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- 13 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Merck CEO Ken Frazier Discusses a COVID Cure, Racism, and Why Leaders Need to Walk the Talk
recent vaccine for Ebola took five and a half years. And why does it take so long? First of all, it requires a rigorous scientific assessment. And here we didn't even understand the virus itself or how the virus affects the immune system.... View Details
- 28 Jun 2022
- Book
The Moral Enterprise: How Two Companies Profit with Purpose
How can government and business work together in this fractious political moment, when finding solutions to pressing problems like inequality and climate change are more urgent than ever? Rebecca Henderson, Harvard University’s John and Natty McArthur University... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 06 Oct 2020
- Sharpening Your Skills
18 Tips Managers Can Use to Lead Through COVID's Rising Waters
potentially have a role for everyone in which they feel they can contribute to overcoming the uncertainty, overcoming the crisis. Community. All of us live in communities. so it’s extremely important that we set an example, model behaviors that are View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- Blog
The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2023
generally refers to spiritual dryness, or profound loneliness and doubt. The best social science indicates that across the globe, our communities are becoming lonelier and less fulfilled. John of the Cross teaches how to find deep meaning... View Details
- 15 Mar 2017
- Lessons from the Classroom
More Than 900 Examples of How Climate Change Affects Business
This word cloud is composed of blog posts by more than 900 students describing how individual organizations are likely to be affected by climate change. Image by Patrick Clapp Last fall, first-year MBA students at Harvard Business School received a new assignment in... View Details
- 28 Apr 2015
- Blog Post
3 Reasons Engineers Thrive at Business School
the scientific merit or understand manufacturability. I am often asked to help friends understand the technology better, and evaluate the business plan. They gain leadership skills and a broader perspective on business Carol: I loved my... View Details
- 08 Nov 2021
- Blog Post
4 Ways the MS/MBA is Preparing Me for a Career in Health Care and the Life Sciences
experience. The case method at HBS forces you to be fully present, reactive and able to communicate your opinions in a very clear way. The real beauty of the case method is listening to the opinions of fellow students, who come from such... View Details
- 15 Nov 2018
- Book
Can the Global Food Industry Overcome Public Distrust?
JamesBrey Food is the largest segment of the global economy. It is also widely recognized as more critical for human health than any pharmaceutical drug on the planet. But significant changes in the industry are making people lose trust in many institutions involved in... View Details
- 25 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 25, 2016
New York: Springer Building a Culture of Health: A New Imperative for Business By: Quelch, John A., and Emily C. Boudreau Abstract—This ambitious volume sets out to understand how every company impacts public health and introduces a robust model, rooted in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Case Studies - Social Impact Collaboratory
higher education and beyond can realize change by working with, not against, change-makers even when board members and community leaders stand in opposition. Bold collaboration, significant due diligence, and persistence are integral to... View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Brice Cutrer Jones
is no simple matter. Those who raise a glass of Jones's Sonoma-Cutrer Chardonnay are enjoying the delicate outcome of painstaking scientific research, months of careful growing, exceptional attention to detail, and - last but not least -... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 21 Feb 2005
- Op-Ed
Is Business Management a Profession?
individuals. In response to the recent scandals, politicians and government officials have stepped in to pass new laws and create new regulations, while prominent persons on Wall Street and elsewhere in the business community have issued... View Details
- 15 Jul 2019
- Book
Many Executives Are Afraid of Finance. Here's How They Can Gain Confidence
what’s the best way for managers to communicate financial information to shareholders? “People who want to have advanced roles in enterprise confront financial questions more and more, and they have to be more fluent in the financial... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 03 Nov 2023
- News
Global Networking Night; Sweden Club Holds Climate Forum
Clubs News Clubs News Global Networking Night 2023 Another successful Global Networking Night (GNN) is in the books, after alumni around the world held nearly 60 separate events on October 25. The annual GNN features alumni gatherings—some in person, some... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- Web
2022 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
their interventions and benefits consumers who now receive communications that are more relevant to them. However, algorithmic personalization poses risks for firms, consumers, and society. One risk is to underserve customers from... View Details
- 04 Jul 2005
- What Do You Think?
How Can Business Schools Be Made More Relevant?
has an advanced degree." As an alternative way of achieving this objective, Bobby Mackie suggests that faculty development "could include more two-way movement of staff, building communication links, and networking between... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 14 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
The Business Case for Becoming a Jack-of-All-Trades
handheld controller. Scientific researchers soon realized the potential for the knowledge embedded in the technology in a whole range of applications, and quickly wrote their own software code to use it. “It took the cost of doing... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 13 Nov 2019
- Research & Ideas
Don't Turn Your Marketing Function Over to AI Just Yet
envisioned “virtual market” machine could become a reality but would still require one missing ingredient: a soul. The “soul” is our human intuition, scientific expertise, awareness of customer preferences, and industry knowledge—all... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 19 Sep 2016
- Research & Ideas
Why Isn't Business Research More Relevant to Business Practitioners?
often a disconnect between practitioners and academics,” he says. Source: CMO Council Neale-May illustrates a pervasive paradox in academia: Research conducted at business schools often offers no obvious value to people who actually work in the world of business.... View Details
- 12 Nov 2021
- News
Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge
customers, investors, and communities a voice and a place at the table when corporate leaders address the climate issues their organizations face. This has manifested in over $30 trillion in investment product under the ESG “label,”... View Details