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10 Aug 2015
Research & Ideas

New Medical Devices Get To Patients Too Slowly

accelerate that process without thus far any evidence of safety concerns," says Stern. In other words, just by streamlining its procedures and new product requirements, the FDA can shave months off the time that it takes to get needed devices into the hands that need... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health; Technology

22 Feb 2022
News

New Urban Order

generally. There are potentially even greater savings to be realized in improving building efficiency, he notes, through energy audits, retrofits, and smart building software (the DOE estimates energy waste in the average US commercial... View Details

Keywords: Kathleen Fu, Deborah Blagg, Julia Hanna, and Maureen Harmon; illustrations by; energy; environment; sustainability; entrepreneurship; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transportation; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Corporate Services

01 Dec 2022
News

Singing to the Corn

new application of technology, he set his sights on winning it—and did. “AutoCAD had been around, but it wasn’t being used at Bath Iron Works,” he recalls. “I ran the numbers on the cost savings and—lo and behold—won the award. Management... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Vance Jacobs; Agriculture

28 Apr 2003
Research & Ideas

Supply Chain Risk: Deal With It

will often consider the giant risk but ignore the smaller risks that create friction in the supply chain," says M. Eric Johnson, director of the Center for Digital Strategies at Dartmouth College's Tuck School of Business in Hanover, N.H. "They'll look at... View Details

Keywords: by David Stauffer

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By: Reshmaan N. Hussam

Engaged with field work in South Asia and East Africa, Professor Hussam places a focus on exploring questions with strong theoretical motivation in the economics literature as well as relevant downstream policy implications. Her research spans four broad interests.... View Details

18 Apr 2000
Research & Ideas

Learning in Action

emerged as obviously superior, so a fourth team was formed to draw from the best elements of the three original simulations, rearranging Cardboard City a final time. It resulted in a compact, tightly focused factory and well-positioned machines — View Details

Keywords: by David A. Garvin

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Online Business in Society Courses | HBS Online

in this subject area, you can earn an advanced Certificate of Specialization. With our past participant discount, you'll receive 30% off your second and third courses for a total savings of $1,110 . Here are two learning pathways we... View Details

08 Sep 2008
HBS Case

The Value of Environmental Activists

There are many methods, most financial, to measure the success of companies in meeting goals. But the question becomes a lot harder at Harvard Business School when MBAs are challenged to measure the efforts of environmental organizations like Greenpeace and the World... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Energy; Utilities

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HBS - The year in Review

and working on campus. Conservation measures yielded $29 million in estimated savings in the last decade, and also brought in $2 million in incentives and $130,000 from solar renewable energy credits. More on Campus Sustainability A Dean... View Details

05 Mar 2019
Blog Post

Part 2: Military Transition and the JD/MBA - The Path to Your Goals

your sights set on is readily accessible already or with one of the degrees (instead of both), consider the income and savings losses associated with being in school. Third, understand that trying to do two degrees concurrently (or even... View Details

09 Nov 2022
Blog Post

Building Community: Meet the HBS Latino Student Organization Leadership

encourage more Latino prospective students to apply. Lastly, we will leverage the power of the Adelante Conference, our annual Latino professional conference that brings together current and future Latino/a leaders. This will be hosted on campus on April 22nd, View Details

04 Apr 2012
Research & Ideas

When Founders Recruit Friends and Family as Investors

would suggest you find someone outside that circle who believes in you and your idea." An experienced investor said, "It's a shame to lose friends or family because they invested their savings in the business and lost it all. It... View Details

Keywords: by Noam Wasserman

30 Jan 2020
Research & Ideas

The Upside of Highlighting a Product's Downsides

wait for care. Patagonia lists the suppliers for each item on its website, while Southwest Airlines’ “transfarency” campaign pledges to save customers from hidden fees. After all, customers are already turning to Google searches and... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

23 Nov 2020
Research & Ideas

COVID Was Supposed to Increase Bankruptcies. Instead, They've Gone Down.

authors note. Consumer Chapter 13 filings, which are designed to save assets like homes, didn’t rebound in April. Through August, those filings hovered between 55 percent to 65 percent below 2019 levels, the researchers found. The authors... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

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Teaching Quantitative Material - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

sometimes save time. However, be aware that not every expert is equally adept at explaining the intuition behind the mechanics, and in some cases they may offer comments that are technically impressive but outside the scope of the case.... View Details

12 Nov 2021
News

Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge

inconsistent patchwork. They’re still set at minimum levels, giving occupants time to escape but not saving properties. Homes are the core of most people’s wealth and the most vulnerable assets. How do we ignite a sense of... View Details

10 Sep 2001
Research & Ideas

Do You Have Change Fatigue?

low-level—and virtually unnoticed. Kill The Hero, Save The Change The applicability of Semco's model to large corporations is a matter of some debate. Nevertheless, Henry Mintzberg, a professor of management studies at McGill University... View Details

Keywords: by Nick Morgan

15 Oct 2007
Research & Ideas

Businesses Beware: The World Is Not Flat

becoming Wal-Mart's vice chairman, put it, "We're playing 3-D chess: global, regional, local." And finally arbitrage through offshoring, particularly to China, saves Wal-Mart much more money than the operating income... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

12 Jul 2004
Research & Ideas

Enron’s Lessons for Managers

five-legged cow; it doesn't really make sense. I think that Enron's pathologies are not unique, save in their collective occurrence and collective impact. Very few of us who engage in competitive endeavors have not in some way been... View Details