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- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Profiles from the class of 2007
to be a doctor, but over time I became interested in larger health-care systems issues, too.” After graduating from Harvard College, where he started a health clinic for homeless people in Harvard Square, Jain completed three years at... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Lewis I. Rice
- 20 Feb 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, February 20, 2018
C-Suite and the CEO what internal and external stakeholders are thinking and how this may affect corporate image in terms of credibility, confidence, trust, relationship, and reputation. In short, the new CCO must understand both the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Nov 2015
- Research & Ideas
Can Consumers be Trusted with Their Own Health Care?
of the way these two groups think about how much empowerment is safe to have in our system.” Yet Quelch believes consumer empowerment has the potential to save the system money, deliver greater consumer... View Details
- 17 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Business Case for Diabetes Disease Management
hypertension." Why Diabetes Is A Good Case But first, diabetes. Beaulieu chose diabetes as a context in which to spark discussion on organizational and financial systems for several reasons, she said. It is a very prevalent disease:... View Details
- 05 Aug 2021
- Blog Post
Closing the Education Gap with Kei Takatsuka (MBA 2022)
noticed that the students who did have a large number of opportunities available to them sometimes felt overwhelmed with information and options. “I became interested in what is the best way to make the education system fairer, while also... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Hard Choices
Dear alumni and friends, We celebrated the opening of Klarman Hall on October 1 and used the occasion to spark discussion and spur thinking on important issues of the day. Beth and Seth (MBA 1982) Klarman, in providing the gift for this... View Details
Keywords: Seth Klarman (MBA 1982)
- 24 Mar 2008
- Research & Ideas
Reducing Risk with Online Advertising
markets, these are the kinds of concerns you should think about when setting payment terms and dealing directly with suppliers. One tool to deter fraud: pay later. Edelman's new research on a major advertising affiliate network... View Details
- 12 Mar 2006
- Research & Ideas
Global Poverty Needs a Global Answer
positive change. Cynthia Churchwell: In your Foreign Affairs article, you shared ideas on first steps to forming a World Development Corporation. What obstacles do you think have prevented this organization from coming into existence?... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
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Commencement 2019 Address | About
than it has in the past. Around the globe, people are wrestling with growing inequality, increasing divisiveness, and the rising threat of systemic challenges such as climate change. They are living with the terrifying insecurity that... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
A Binary Formula
Harvard’s initiatives in stem cells, bio-inspired engineering, systems biology, chemical biology, and innovative computing. The colloquium featured a number of case studies about academic labs as well as private-sector firms that are... View Details
- 30 Jul 2025
- News
Play with Purpose
the Sixers for $280 million. And then we basically engaged with the city, improved the team, improved the business, improved their fan experience. And now I think we were in the high twenties out of 30 NBA teams in revenues per game, now... View Details
- 01 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
Best Practices for Creating a Successful Virtual Internship
these programs to exist beyond the global pandemic because of the unique ability to connect with students across geographies and expand the pool of potential candidates. To help organizations think through the process of creating a... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 17 Oct 2016
- HBS Case
Business Solutions That Help Cut Food Waste
won’t come from fruit that’s on the edge. “You wind up with a system that drives waste all the way through,” Alvarez says. “So we’re trying to get the industry to think about: Can we have ugly... View Details
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Engineering Meets Advocacy: Driving Innovation in Women’s Health - Blog: Health Supplement
committed to helping lead the next wave of innovation in this space. How has your background in STEM shaped the way you think about challenges in health care? My engineering background gave me a structured, systems-level approach to... View Details
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Climate Symposium 2024: Confronting Reality, Celebrating Innovation - Blog - Business & Environment
partnerships for decarbonization to succeed. Raffi Freeman , VP of Strategy at Sublime Systems , explained that to overcome the initial phase, “we need incentives like a tax credit to help scale.” During “Decarbonizing the Grid”,... View Details
- 01 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 1
centers. It uses a transfer-pricing system designed to account for interdependencies between profit centers and to induce coordination. Further, profit center managers are incentivized with own-level residual income measures. The use of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
June 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
Publishing The 2008 financial crisis triggered a worldwide recession. Unlike the American banking system, which experienced massive losses, takeovers, and taxpayer-funded bailouts, Canada’s banking system withstood the crisis relatively... View Details
- 23 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
Oil Price Fallout: What Happens Next?
The last six years have proved just how fluid the international oil market is. And if recent support of the Keystone Pipeline by the U.S. House of Representatives and the Nebraska Supreme Court (which approved the pipeline's path through that state) are any indication,... View Details
- 28 Feb 2005
- Research & Ideas
Amazon, eBay and the Bidding Wars
sniping worth the risk of not getting your bid in? There are lots of reasons it might be. The easiest case to think about is of a bidder who has some expert information about the item being sold, information that might affect how much... View Details
- 24 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
IPR: Protecting Your Technology Transfers
rights (IPR) and technology transfer? Fritz Foley: Before going to graduate school, I spent a year living in Sri Lanka. I was affiliated with the Institute of Policy Studies, an economic think tank, where I conducted research on... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell