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- 23 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
Product Disasters Can Be Fertile Ground for Innovation
discovered that the error was made a year before when it had reconfigured a scanner to improve doctors’ ability to see blood flow in the brain. More than 200 patients had suffered the same fate, receiving up to eight times the normal dose of radiation. View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Wan Heads HBSP
after working for Salomon Brothers, Paine Webber, and PepsiCo. Leadership Focus of New Publishing Partnership HBS Press and the Kennedy School's Center for Public Leadership (CPL) recently announced a partnership to publish a series of... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Wick Moorman (MBA 1989)
remember that I only got one. That’s how I ended up at HBS. I try hard to have an open-door policy and listen to everyone. I’m lucky if I have one good idea a year. I’m tapped out by May. It’s the people who are dealing with customers,... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 19 Feb 2010
- News
The MBA Oath Debate
(these) cases, but rarely are the stakes so dire in business.” Sridhar also contends that the oath’s commitment to social well-being is “uncapitalist.” “The oath is a reaction to the public furor over the financial crisis, but... View Details
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John Oxtoby
fundamentals.” In addition, an MBA would help John better coordinate the efforts of public and private players. “While the Jobs Council is a good example of supporting public/private partnerships,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
An Advocate for Women's Equality
"staff assistant to the president for executive manpower" was an irony not lost on many, including herself. Manpower? As she answered a press inquiry about the title at her introduction, "This is a good question with no View Details
- 04 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: December 4
resulting endogenous scarcity of informed investors exacerbates primary market collapses in bad times. Inefficiency arises because informed investors are a public good from the perspective of originators.... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
Cracking Conferences
Molloy, who grew up on a dairy farm in County Offaly. “We hold our storytellers up as heroes. And being able to tell a good story helps you connect with people.” Grit and gratitude are two other Irish traits, she adds, conceding that... View Details
- 17 Nov 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
Managing the Family Business: Are Optimists or Pessimists Better Leaders?
they will do it in different ways, with different goals. Which are you? Here's a quick test. I plunk down two magazines in front of you. One, Time, has Warren Buffet on the cover, under the headline "The Optimist." The other View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Frank Blethen (PMD 35, 1978)
Washington for four years. That was the first time I was on my own, and I realized I really do love this work, the public service aspect, and the business challenge itself. I also realized I'm pretty good at... View Details
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Black Business Leaders and Entrepreneurship
Filling the Gap: Underserved Markets in the Black Community Use these resources to validate the need underlying your business idea. Please contact infoservices@hbs.edu to schedule a consultation with a Baker librarian. Research Task View Details
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Digital Innovation and Transformation: Resources useful for Course Assignments
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Laura Arjona
electrical engineering from the University of Florida. Laura followed suit, obtaining a scholarship to Rice University, where she studied mechanical engineering. "I was always analytical and good at math," she says.... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
View from the Top
honest, humble, and setting realistic expectations may be good ingredients. Gadiesh: The public has lost confidence, and the underlying problem does not seem to be the absence of checks and balances, but... View Details
- 22 Jun 2021
- Blog Post
Why Many Businesses Are Becoming More Vocal In Support of LGBTQ Rights
internal practices on LGBTQ issues, investing in culture, benefits, and marketing to welcome LGBTQ workers and customers, and to telegraph inclusion and openness. Political activism has been slower in coming. In recent years, however, something has shifted: more... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 24 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
Why Do We Tax?
this policy be designed not just to meet Utilitarian goals but also to align with the principle of Equal Sacrifice. The principle of Equal Sacrifice declares that the goal of tax policy is to share the costs of funding public View Details
- 31 May 2016
- First Look
May 31, 2016
both mechanisms successfully generates a sizable secular increase. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51107 Motivating Effort in Contributing to Public Goods Inside... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Oct 2007
- First Look
First Look: October 2, 2007
services, but also through the provision of related financial services. A rival offers a pre-season refund-lending product that has drawn away Block customers. Ernst feels that the product as structured is not View Details
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Sarah Wong Archives | Social Enterprise
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Impact Measurement Inclusive Finance International Development K-12 Education Leadership Fellows Leadership in Challenging Times MBA Programs Microfinance Non Profit Management Nonprofit Supportive Services Public Sector Public-Private... View Details