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- 09 Jan 2019
- Research & Ideas
The UK Needs a Bold Strategy Around Competition to Survive Brexit
is still by far the leading academic research center in Europe in terms of science and technology. ls. A focus on attracting more technologically intensive industries and better connecting the country’s academic institutions with... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 08 Dec 2015
- Research & Ideas
You Won't Make It If You Fake It
single drops from the finger. Holmes’ rapid rise to fame put her on a fast track to success, with high expectations and intense pressures. Yet she hadn’t had adequate leadership experience leading people through difficult and complex... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 28 Nov 2011
- Research & Ideas
Rethinking the Fairness of Organ Transplants
A proposal out of Harvard and MIT to rethink how kidney transplants are allocated could result in a fairer system giving patients longer lives. The new empirical model, which is intensely data driven, would provide a flexible framework to... View Details
- 10 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
Cross-Sector Collaboration: Lessons from the International Trachoma Initiative
relationships that are more intense and involve joint value creation. "The shift," they continue, "represents an opportunity to magnify the social value and the benefits to the partners, but carries with it greater... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Pursuing the Ultimate Deal
noteworthy “in terms of its psychology,” Ross explained, for several reasons: Saudi Arabia, a seat of religious orthodoxy, was presenting it; the proposal was being put forth despite the most intense hostilities in decades; it gave hope... View Details
- 15 Nov 2011
- First Look
First Look: November 15
primarily adjusted on the intensive margin: the firms that began to lobby for immigration were those that were sensitive to H-1B policy changes and were already advocating for other issues, rather than firms that became involved in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Sep 2019
- Op-Ed
Even for Non-Believers, These Are the Next Steps on Climate Change
taming global warming and other environmental threats. These intense juxtapositions must leave many wondering what we should be doing in the face of these perils. Just what are the next steps? I have an idea about that. My research... View Details
Keywords: by John Macomber
- 25 Aug 2017
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: After Charlottesville, Where Does a CEO's Responsibility Lie?
for college-educated minority voters. Putting those two findings together, it is clear that young college-educated Americans don’t just disapprove of Trump, they do so strongly and overwhelmingly. Given the intensity of feelings aroused... View Details
Keywords: by Gautam Mukunda
- 28 Oct 2024
- Blog Post
It Takes a Village: Global Field Courses at Harvard Business School
proposed by the faculty and are in line with their expertise and regional interests, but also consequential for the local partners the students are engaging with. So, the result is quick, intensive learning that is often put to practice... View Details
- 06 Mar 2025
- Blog Post
IFC India 2025: Sustainability in Action: Inside Hindustan Unilever’s Public Sanitation and Plastic Recycling Facilities
gap funding for operating expenses and wrap-around needs of the Saathi waste workers who are integral to this operation. During the visit, students questioned the labor intensity and efficiency of the center but HUL shared their... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Curb Your Smartphone Habit
control of people’s schedules could be achieved without negative organizational consequences. So was it relatively easy to get team members on board with this? Not at all! Remember, this was totally counter to the intense work culture at... View Details
- 01 Apr 1996
- News
"Foundations" Paves the Way for Entering MBAs
at the end of the intensive three-week module, one student compared the experience to running a marathon. "First we stretched, then we warmed up, and then we ran," is how Dwayne Romero (HBS '97) described his nine-and-a-half-hour days... View Details
- 05 Nov 2013
- First Look
First Look: November 5
profits at the extensive rather than the intensive margin, outperforming competitors by attracting a larger customer base. And fourth, higher competition intensity need not improve consumer privacy when... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 12, 2008
that Enhance the Effectiveness of Workforce Diversity Initiatives in Knowledge Intensive Firms Authors: Modupe N. Akinola, David A. Thomas Abstract Workforce diversity continues to be a key focus for organizations, driven by globalization... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Life in Lockdown
intense and very structured: take a concept idea and get to a real prototype for customers to interact with by the end of the day,” Sapone says. On Wednesday of that first Startup Lockdown, the group worked on a concept then called... View Details
- Profile
Alice Yang
our first year, comparing the U.S. and UK health-care systems. We spent intensive time in Boston and in London, learning from leading health-care policymakers, practitioners, and administrators.” That experience of traveling and learning... View Details
- 15 Aug 2017
- Blog Post
What is Field Foundations?
discussions. How is the course connected to the FIELD Global Immersion? FIELD Global Immersion provides students the opportunity to take the skills developed in FIELD Foundations and put them into practice on an intensive project,... View Details
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
McArthur Hall Dedication
in Industrial Transformation." Evening festivities included a reception, dinner, and tours of McArthur Hall, which is located near Kresge Hall, overlooking the Charles River. The building was conceived by educators and architects as the quintessential environment for... View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Modupe Akinola: Outreach In Africa
a penchant for business and served as vice president and a board member of Harvard Student Agencies, a $2 million, student-run company. “I’ve always been interested in how enterprises are organized,” says Akinola, who is open, friendly, and View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
GLF Showcases London
and to their fellow alumni. I’ll keep you posted on all the committees’ work as the year progresses. In closing, let me say that one of the things that really impresses me about the Alumni Board is the level of intensity and commitment... View Details