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- 30 May 2007
- Research & Ideas
Health Care Under a Research Microscope
Project Antares with colleagues at the Harvard School of Public Health. The effort aims to create a system for devising commercial incentives that provide affordable public health initiatives, such as delivering medicines at very low cost. A speedy organ transplant can... View Details
- 28 Feb 2023
- Blog Post
Celebrating Socioeconomic Diversity and Inclusion at HBS (Part 1)
sometimes through their own sacrifices. So here I am, proud of where I come from and proud of where I am going. Abi Chen, Class of 2023 I grew up in the restaurant industry. To make ends meet, my parents worked in a number of restaurants... View Details
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Case Study: Staking a Claim
share that enthusiasm with a group that is also unlikely to fit the traditional insurance mold: people in their 20s, 30s, and even 40s. Terry, who worked in product management at Liberty Mutual for a dozen years, observes that View Details
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Winners & Runners-Up | New Venture Competition
delivery trucks (think FedEx/UPS) with a platform that enables anyone to deliver packages in their own car. CozyKin Jeremy Au (MBA 2018, Section C) Business Track Runner-Up For working parents seeking infant childcare, CozyKin pairs... View Details
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Baker Library / Bloomberg Center | About
building was extensively revitalized and expanded in 2003-2005, primarily with funds donated by generous HBS alumni. Special attention was given to updating and enhancing the building’s traditional functions while designing new spaces that encourage interaction and... View Details
- 04 Dec 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Money Connection—Understanding VC Networks
faculty, Toby Stuart studies networks and how they enable or impede certain organizational and entrepreneurial behaviors. In a working paper, "The Evolution of Venture Capital Investment Networks," he and coauthor Olav Sorenson... View Details
- 16 Apr 2018
- Research & Ideas
Can Consumers Be Saved From Their Misguided Decisions?
choice exists, or think about it the wrong way, like Advil buyers. In a friction analysis, researchers theorize people are overwhelmed, and don’t take the time to investigate before making a decision. Too many things going on in a person’s View Details
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Made in Italy
boundaries of the classroom. The idea stretches back to 2006, when, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, a group of MBA students organized a service trip to New Orleans to study—and assist—businesses working to rebuild the city. Since... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 17 Nov 2009
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 17
Working PapersUser, and Open Collaborative Innovation: Ascendent Economic Models Authors:Carliss Y. Baldwin and Eric von Hippel Abstract In this paper we assess the economic viability of innovation by producers relative to two... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Blog
Eight Steps to Board Success for Female Executives
buddy—someone in your work life who can give you direct feedback and a sanity check when needed. Step 8: Maximize Your Contribution Whether it's your first board meeting or your fortieth, there is no... View Details
- 01 Jan 2013
- News
Roger W. Sant, MBA 1960
Ocean Hall opens at National Museum of Natural History As a Mormon missionary in Wisconsin, Roger Sant enjoyed working with Native Americans. Innately curious, he liked spending time with the people, getting to know them, and helping them... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 25 Apr 2024
- News
Origin Stories
of coal on his back and said when he was about 16, there has to be a better way. He founded our company in 1933 by driving a secondhand oil truck and just built this incredible independent energy company. And I’m really proud of that, but he always thought that hard... View Details
- 23 Aug 2011
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First Look: August 23
intervention. Working PapersWhen Smaller Menus Are Better: Variability in Menu-Setting Ability Authors:David Goldreich and Hanna Hałaburda Abstract Are large menus better than small menus? Recent literature argues that individuals'... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Apr 2011
- HBS Case
Reinventing the National Geographic Society
case study in 1994 when Fahey was CEO of Time Life, ironically facing many of the same challenges with earlier generations of media and technology. Fifteen years later it was an opportunity to observe an elite general manager at work in a... View Details
- 28 Feb 2019
- News
New Program Will Develop Leaders of Innovative Ventures
Roberts’ interest and expertise in technology was honed over nearly 30 years in the business. A magna cum laude graduate of Princeton University, Roberts worked in consulting at Booz Allen for several years before graduating from HBS as a... View Details
- 24 Jan 2020
- News
Clayton M. Christensen Dies at 67
Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail. It became a New York Times bestseller and received the Global Business Book Award for the best business book published in 1997. More than two decades later, business leaders from around the world continue to... View Details
- 28 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
Unilever: Transformation and Tradition
Currently a Unilever brand can be found in one out of every two households in the world. This book has related how these brands came to form part of the everyday life of so many people as the world "globalized" from the 1960s.... View Details
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Business Finance Course Online | HBS Online
potential projects Examine how capital markets work and how they affect your business Develop a financial intuition that will give you the confidence to make effective decisions in your career and life Who... View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts
Ukraine and the fighting in Israel and Gaza. Mason Wright fears MI6 may try to drag him and Kelly back in as global strife continues to spread, but he’s more focused on keeping his marriage and his life from falling apart. On the surface... View Details
- 21 Nov 2018
- Blog Post
Harvard Square's Hidden History
fledgling college in 1640 and converted it to dormitory chambers. Nearby, he established the college’s printing works after marrying the widow of the man who brought the first printing press to Massachusetts. Cambridge Common: Where... View Details