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- 02 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 2, 2010
situations that are heavily or completely determined by chance. We examine whether such overestimation of control persists in situations where people do have control. Our results suggest a simple model that accounts for prior findings on illusory control as View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Mar 2008
- News
HBS Blogs
Bulletin blog. I have included only ongoing blogs that have had entries in 2008. Though the number of blogs listed is small, the range of their topics is broad, including kite-surfing, food and wine, technology, politics, and investing. Several of these blogs are very... View Details
- 08 Dec 2003
- Research & Ideas
Why Europe Lags in Pharmaceuticals and Biotech
being conducted and the location. For example, doing cross-border clinical trials in Western Europe can be a nightmare of paperwork, Llana said. But trials can be much easier in Eastern Europe. As to career opportunities, Wellner said marketers might do View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
What's the Word?
response. That development—one we now take for granted—is just the start of innovations in health care and beyond. According to McKinsey’s Kevin Sneader (MBA 1993), that same approach, as well as other... View Details
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Buildings & Cities - Business & Environment
to increase to nearly 70% by 2050. [33] Because nearly all the world’s largest cities—and 40% of all other major cities—are located along coasts, these population centers are especially at risk from sea level rise, hurricanes, and flooding. Climate change threatens... View Details
- 15 Oct 2019
- News
Engaging More Deeply with Business in Africa
solar power startup. In Lagos, they had dinner with Yemi Osinbajo, vice president of Nigeria. The immersion, which included faculty from nearly every unit at the School, was a weeklong deep dive and included meetings with business, government, and academic leaders, as... View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Book Review: Getting Beyond Yes
by $100 billion spent annually on management consulting and training. Yet that message doesn’t always get to the people who need it most: fewer than half of public-facing employees are well versed in these grand strategic ideas when it... View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
March 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
depends on the ability to deliver great service. The Low Cholesterol Cookbook and Action Plan by Karen Swanson (MBA 1990) (Rockridge Press) Getting serious about heart health can be overwhelming. That’s why cardiac dietitian Jennifer... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Collective Wisdom
Cathedral. Even the design of the HBS campus began as an architecture competition. Contests work well when we don't know what the right approach may be to a problem. Today they're used in a variety of situations, from creating logos to... View Details
- 08 Jan 2014
- What Do You Think?
Do Productivity Increases Contribute to Social Inequality?
while creating new jobs more or less commensurate with the skills of the displaced workers. But things have changed since the technology is now able to think as well as perform tasks It is not easy to convert today's manual laborers to... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 07 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Three Steps for Crisis Prevention
merger negotiations and antitrust consultations differently—and Honeywell might well be a part of GE today. Lapses in recognition occur when leaders remain oblivious to an emerging threat or problem—a lack of attention that can plague... View Details
Keywords: by Michael D. Watkins & Max H. Bazerman
- 03 Jun 2021
- Blog Post
HBS Pilots First Impact Investing Fund
fund follows a traditional investment process, with deal teams completing diligence and presenting to an Investment Committee (IC). The IC is composed of faculty members and HBS alumni that bring a wealth of experience in investing as View Details
- 06 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 6
not been well served by the financial sector's boom. First, the shift from deposit-based banking to a market-based "shadow banking" system, without adequate regulatory adjustments, has left the financial system vulnerable to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Mar 2008
- First Look
First Look: March 11, 2008
http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=808104 Partners in Health: The PACT Project Harvard Business School Case 608-065 Partners in Health (PIH) is a Boston-based, not-for-profit that provides View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 Nov 2024
- News
Driving Change
thought were well behind us as well as some brand-new ones we may never have imagined: laws that limit women’s right to access reproductive health care and brazen attacks on... View Details
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
groups in discussions focusing on how new competitive dynamics are playing out in retailing, health care, and several rapidly consolidating industries. Alumni who lead small, entrepreneurial companies will have a chance to discuss... View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
The Path Ahead
we must also ensure that the School is a place where every individual is able to be the best they can be. Groups like the MBA student-led Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council as well as staff affinity groups are important steps toward... View Details
- Fast Answer
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Tools
& Bradstreet, as well as demographic data including income, age, race and educational attainment from the US Census. Business Analyst Online: access to data on demographics and businesses in the USA. Business Analyst Online is... View Details
- 06 Feb 2006
- What Do You Think?
Should CEOs of Public Companies Offer Earnings Guidance?
Terry Ott commented, "I worked in a private company that went public. . . . Post-IPO, the company has continued to do well but the morale has seriously declined because employees feel pressure to have the business look good on a... View Details
- 19 Dec 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 19, 2017
is likely to have a meaningful effect on health care spending patterns. In addition, precision medicines can change the expected profitability of therapies both by allowing more sophisticated pricing systems and potentially decreasing the... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel