Human Genome Program - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2007
News

The Wise Men

managerial demands of the war had prompted new courses in, and research emphasis on, human relations and control. Commensurately, the School began to boost its faculty (it had 98 members in 1946). By 1950, HBS was a commanding presence in... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna

01 Sep 2009
News

Over the Top

Second, there’s a flaw in getting information from management, or maybe management doesn’t understand what’s going on. As a consequence, if management doesn’t understand, the board doesn’t understand. Rakesh Khurana teaches The Board of Directors and Corporate... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Finance; Government

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Confronting the Challenges that Face Bricks-and-Mortar Stores

tried installing video terminals in one of its restaurants to allow patrons to place their own orders. Younger customers loved them, but older people preferred to talk with human attendants. I recently tested an on-line banking system and... View Details

Keywords: by Raymond Burke; Retail

08 May 2020
In Practice

Nonprofits Hurt by COVID-19 Must Hoard Cash to Hold On

(like 2008) but a depression (like the 1930s.) Accordingly, we must be prepared to act in ways we’ve never done before. Second, just as doctors in overburdened hospitals, we need to triage with iron discipline. Our support must go to View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

01 Dec 2020
News

In Review

& Sciences and the Harvard Medical School. It initiated new faculty research initiatives on issues like US Competitiveness and the Future of Work. It marked the 50th year anniversaries of women being admitted to the MBA program and the... View Details

23 Feb 2010
First Look

First Look: Feb. 23

setting of eleven "wiki-like" programming contests, where contest submissions are open for reuse by others, each involving more than one hundred contributors and several thousand attempts to generate, over a one-week period, the... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Jun 2017
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2017

exceptionally favorable factors in France such as its wealth of assets, human capital, and the French brand. And the disadvantages of the system (the burdens of administration, law, and the cost of labor and taxes) are comparatively much... View Details

29 Sep 2009
First Look

First Look: September 29

http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/410032-PDF-ENG Managing Individual Human Capital: Library Resources Harvard Business School Note 410-046 This technical note provides a list of library resources for researching executives and a... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

25 Jan 2013
Research & Ideas

Why a Harvard Finance Instructor Went to the Kumbh Mela

this land was under 30 feet of water. Three weeks from now this will become the largest city on earth, the largest single-purpose gathering of humanity in history. Every 12 years, when the moon and stars are aligned, this becomes the most... View Details

Keywords: by John D. Macomber; Construction; Real Estate

01 Nov 1999
Lessons from the Classroom

What’s Next & So What? Leading in the 21st Century

Leading in the 21st Century is an HBS Executive Education program being held in January 2000. Professors Gary Hamel and John Kotter talk about the course and the new realities of leadership and competitive success. Q: What led the two of... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

29 Jan 2013
First Look

First Look: Jan. 29

all states, have decreased very modestly between 1990 and 2005, and cannot be attributed to broad differences in access to physical or human capital. Open Innovation and Firm Boundaries: Task Decomposition, Knowledge Distribution and the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

03 Jan 2007
First Look

First Look: January 3, 2007

implications for the efficient targeting of social programs more generally. A key issue in this debate is whether higher purchase prices lead to more intensive product use and, therefore, greater health benefits. We present results from... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

Web

Commencement 2018 Address | About

core of any vibrant capitalist system, and we should cherish it. At a time when people are losing trust in the role of business enterprise in society, it is your job to restore their confidence in this engine of human prosperity. You... View Details

04 May 2007
What Do You Think?

How Do Managers Think?

proactively seek out the doctor . A good manager needs to get more involved in 'preventative medicine .'" Akhil Mehta, before observing similarities, pointed out that " human life is almost never involved in managerial decision... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

Student-Faculty-Profile

Michelle Shell & Ryan Buell

them. Ryan: At HBS, research literally meets practice. The questions we tackle arise from a deep understanding of both the extant theory and the real problems managers face. Michelle entered the doctoral program fascinated by impediments... View Details

17 Aug 2015
News

The Play Alchemist

do is take technology and combine it with human nature to create meaningful products.” After she graduated, Matthews did a stint at a startup, but soon left that position to help launch Uncharted Play, a company based in New York City... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman

25 Nov 2014
First Look

First Look: November 25

Raffaella Sadun, and John Van Reenen Abstract—We collect data on operations, targets, and human resources management practices in over 1,800 schools educating 15-year-olds in eight countries. Overall, we show that higher management... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

06 Dec 2021
News

December 2021 Alumni and Faculty Books

that opportunity can change our lives—and the world—for the better. The human spirit craves connection. Authenticity. Belonging. Touch. Gratitude. Purpose. We need to make our interactions count. Whether it’s the death of a friend, loss... View Details

21 Jan 2013
Research & Ideas

Altruistic Capital: Harnessing Your Employees’ Intrinsic Goodwill

human capital, which measures the economic value of an employee's skill set and intellect. And now there's a new member of the capital lexicon: altruistic capital. "Altruistic capital is the idea that every individual has within them an... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

01 Jun 1998
News

Diversity and Community

shines on White House honorees - illuminated these issues, and their HBS champions, in high relief. It was an indication of how much these matters have come to the fore. At a February 11 awards ceremony and daylong program of events in... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

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