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- 17 Feb 2021
- Research & Ideas
Pandemic Self-Care for CEOs: Rituals, Running, and Cognitive Restructuring
that by particular date or event—a family reunion, graduation, or holiday—everything will be “normal again.” Stockdale wisely said: “You must never confuse faith that you will prevail in the end—which you can never afford to lose—with the... View Details
- 19 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 19
enterprise for the provision of affordable housing in India. After India's microfinance industry collapses, mHS needs to reposition itself for continued operations and long-term growth. Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Dec 2009
- Research & Ideas
Can Entrepreneurs Drive People Movers to Success?
terms of time and convenience, than a close-in building just a block from the station. Suddenly the outlying land is as valuable as the close-in land, and the developer can afford to pay for PRT with private funds. It's an exciting... View Details
- 10 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Cable TV: From Community Antennas to Wired Cities
converted from hot-to cold-type printing technologies, and captured the labor cost savings afforded by new techniques. Nieva de Figueiredo, in her study of the post-war U.S. newspaper industry, explains that the demands of managing... View Details
- 30 Nov 2016
- Op-Ed
Where Could More Regulation Help Small Businesses? Online Lending.
players tend to offer. The problem is that lending to small businesses falls through the regulatory cracks, specifically on borrower protections. As a case in point, safeguards such as the Truth in Lending Act afford consumers... View Details
- 06 Oct 2015
- First Look
October 6, 2015
with a discussion of task shifting’s potential to improve access to affordable tertiary care in resource-constrained settings. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=49780 Integrated Reporting for a Re-Imagined... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
How Mercadona Fixes Retail’s ’Last 10 Yards’ Problem
of retail space. Mercadona believes it has a responsibility to select the highest-quality, most affordable products to "prescribe" to customers, an approach that may sound paternalistic but, in fact, is much appreciated by... View Details
- 10 Nov 2009
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 10
http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/210027-PDF-ENG VIZIO, Inc. Krishna G. Palepu and Liz KindHarvard Business School Case 110-024 William Wang, CEO of VIZIO, Inc., was proud of his company's success in providing affordable flat screen... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 23 May 2019
- Book
These Entrepreneurs Take a Pragmatic Approach to Solving Social Problems
In 1908, Harvard Business School’s first dean, Edwin Francis Gay, welcomed the School’s inaugural class of 59 students by saying that HBS was challenged with encouraging its students to have the “intellectual respect for business as a profession, with the social... View Details
- 29 Sep 2015
- First Look
September 29, 2015
undermine U.S. international competitiveness. This background note digs deeper into these trends and their origins, the barriers hindering change, and past and current reforms, including the 2010 Affordable Care Act. If fully implemented,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Mar 2015
- First Look
First Look: March 3
generate large amounts of data, as it was capable of sequencing an entire human genome in less than eight hours. At this price, GenapSys' device would be attractive to customers that had been unable to afford sequencers, such as smaller... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 May 2004
- Research & Ideas
Why We Don’t Study Corporate Responsibility
with procedures that respect rights and afford subsequent accountability. Some critics fear that socially responsible corporate activity encroaches upon the role of government and usurps authority reserved for elected officials and bodies... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- 16 Oct 2013
- Op-Ed
Response to Readers: Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Power and Fracking
to cumulative world-wide CO2 emissions. Nuclear While rich countries can afford to do whatever they wish to do, policymakers in poorer countries consistently make the trade-off in favor of the certain benefits of electricity to their... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
The Exchange: The Road Ahead for Crypto
likely to go away anytime soon. So far, two countries have declared bitcoin as legal tender: El Salvador and the Central African Republic. Kominers: You raise a really important use case, which is financial inclusion. In some places, the transparency and security View Details
- 11 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 11
the (A) case. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/417030-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 317-059 United Housing—Otis Gates Otis Gates, the only African-American in his HBS graduating class, is an entrepreneur from greater Boston area and... View Details
- 14 May 2008
- Research & Ideas
Getting Down to the Business of Creativity
middle-class Indians could already afford to buy. The opulence also justified the high prices and created a natural market because these were luxurious garments that could be worn at festive occasions such as weddings, when people spent... View Details
- 14 Feb 2021
- Blog Post
Celebrating Love @ HBS in 2021
stare at his own reflection in the mirror for a weirdly long time. Momo could outrun a once-pro-BMXer on a BlueBike – wish I hadn’t learned this one. I came to appreciate how beautiful it is to be afforded the opportunity to truly know... View Details
- 23 Jan 2019
- News
The Promise of Personalized Medicine
personalized medicine development, we’re going to be done in two to three years, with a single proof-of-concept patient. That two to three years is critical. By that time, my brother will be either 25 or 26. What we need to do is move quickly to get this done. We can’t... View Details
- 09 Jun 2017
- News
Curating the Cuisine of Southwest China
done it. And also China, over the years, have become a much wealthier destination, so it's no longer a very affordable destination. I mean it is still affordable, but it's not cheap anymore. So the inbound interest to China has gone flat... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Promise & Perils
firms no longer are required to partner with a Chinese firm to gain market access. The country’s communist leaders clearly must balance WTO requirements for market reform against the need to maintain domestic economic and political stability. They can’t View Details