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- 10 Nov 2020
- News
Learning to Fight
function caused by the tumor and its treatment, Susan had survived the unsurvivable. It was then that Sontag made a promise to himself and his wife: “If I ever get a chance to do something about this disease, I’m going to do it.” In 2002,... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 19 Jun 2012
- First Look
First Look: June 19
The alleged benefits of flattening flow primarily from pushing decisions downward to enhance customer and market responsiveness and to improve accountability and morale. Has flattening delivered on its promise to push decisions downward?... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Jul 2004
- Research & Ideas
A Better Way to Negotiate: Backward
possible alliances and partnerships); manufacturers (for manufacturing set-top boxes); non-U.S. licensees; and wholesale and retail distributors (for sales). With his promising venture running on fumes, Perlman's next obvious negotiation... View Details
Keywords: by James K. Sebenius
- 11 May 2015
- Research & Ideas
A Road Map to Fix America’s Transportation Infrastructure
Any highway commuter who has wasted hours stuck in traffic can see the cracks in the United States' transportation system, as can any airline passenger who has been stranded overnight in an airport. Yet while many agree that the need for infrastructure change is... View Details
- 04 Sep 2007
- Research & Ideas
Jumpstarting Innovation: Using Disruption to Your Advantage
brainstorm business ideas that leverage disruptors to create value for you and for your customers, partners, and other stakeholders. Identify the potential value of promising ideas and a process for prioritizing and choosing among them.... View Details
Keywords: by Lynda M. Applegate
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Letters to the Editor
approximately $0.06–$0.08 for conventional coal plants and $0.16 (est.) for coal plants that capture and store CO2. Moreover, renewable technologies offer the ability to produce affordable power. Most promising is concentrating solar... View Details
- Jan 2014
- Case
Rail Transportation in the United States
structured way of thinking through the issues facing rail transportation and discusses three recent freight rail infrastructure projects that hold promise for the future: the National Gateway, the Keystone Corridor, and the CREATE... View Details
- 14 Jun 2024
- News
Highlights from the Spring 2024 Alumni Board Meeting
Attendees also heard updates from MBA Program Senior Associate Dean and Chair Matthew Weinzierl, highlighting the three priorities he and Executive Director Kierstead have focused on in the MBA program: Invigorate our sense of purpose, center the education, and attract... View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
High Stakes: Springboard 2000 Comes to HBS
enthusiasm, his opinion changed when he began interviewing the entrepreneurs. At that point, he said, "I was sure there were some promising opportunities in this group." Before the forum was over, presenter Jill Card of IBEX Process... View Details
- 02 Nov 2015
- Blog Post
Harvard Arab Weekend (HAW) 2015
strongly believe that it is our responsibility to promote a positive, forward-looking view of the region that bridges the gap between its rich history and promising future. The 2015 rendition of Harvard Arab Weekend will seek to promote... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- Portrait Project
Thomas Rajan
industry one airline at a time to where value isn't just a fair ticket price or a healthy balance sheet, but where customers and employees are treated with dignity and respect as well. To lift nations to the heights of their economic View Details
- 03 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 3
investors in the infrastructure funding system and shows that there are creative tools that can be used. It focuses on five major areas: the problematic state of fuel taxes; the increasing promise of user fees; innovations in debt... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Aug 2002
- Research & Ideas
Here Comes Internet2—Time to Shed Dot Vertigo
The dot-com implosion has left many managers wary of the promised wonders of information technology, but those who ignore the next phase of the Internet—dubbed Internet2—do so at their peril, says HBS professor Richard Nolan. "The... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 18 Sep 2015
- Blog Post
A Peek Inside Peek Weekend
fulfilling intersection of experiences – a networking opportunity, women’s forum, leadership training, think tank, dialogue, classroom the list goes on. HBS promised a “peek” into its classroom, and delivered a full-immersion business... View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Alumni Perspective: The Morning After 9/11
she promised with a mischievous twinkle in her eye. She then listed a couple in her sights: “ ‘The customer is always right.’ Or ‘If it is free to offer better service, then always do it.’ ” Frances loves to tease business students,... View Details
- 18 Nov 2021
- News
Strength in Numbers
American Cancer Society for the mental health field—an organization that can increase awareness, reduce the stigma, and rally donors to make large, multiyear funding commitments to the most promising care and research in the field. While... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 17 Nov 2020
- In Practice
How Retailers Can Thrive in a Shopping Season Like No Other
promptly weed out ideas that don't have potential and do a better job of doubling-down and improving their most promising ideas. I would imitate these startups when it comes to the holiday season: get creative, test out lots of ideas... View Details
- 25 Mar 2001
- Research & Ideas
Who Wants to Be an Entrepreneur? [Part II]
promising them seasoned managers and top-tier business partners; recruiting people by assuring them of adequate financing and powerful partners; and securing partners by explaining the power of the customer reward, UPromise's financial... View Details
Keywords: by John S. Rosenberg
- 02 Feb 2023
- News
Can We Really Engineer a Climate Fix?
help address the climate change crisis by removing excess carbon dioxide right out of the atmosphere. The promise of this approach has launched a raft of companies that not only capture but also store and even reuse the carbon—creating an... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Can Business Smarts Save the Charter School Revolution?
Recovery and Reinvestment Act, with a Race to the Top competition that promised more than $4 billion in stimulus money for states that—among other reforms—heeded the call to establish what the President referred to as "laboratories of... View Details