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- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Reinventing the Wheel
(courtesy Martijn Lopes Cardozo) Carbon black is everywhere. The dark, powdery substance can be found in inks, dyes, polymers, rubber, and tires—almost everything that looks black has used carbon black in... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
James McKenney Remembered
MCKENNEY: The first information systems expert at HBS, he led its early IT efforts. HBS professor emeritus James L. McKenney,an expert in management information systems and the use of computer systems for teaching management, passed away... View Details
Keywords: Information
- 03 Aug 2020
- News
A Clean Start
help solve this environmental conundrum. A chemical engineer, Brix had spent his career at Chevron in research and technology and then at Microsoft in IoT and automation. Then, in 2017, he turned his attention toward creating a renewable platform chemical (a View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Zanzibar: Something for Everyone
The Zanzibar portion of the trip allowed us to slow our pace and take advantage of the seaside resort as well as a series of optional side trips. Given the legendary lure of Zanzibar as one of the Spice Islands, many of View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Personal crises inform a life’s work
and patient empowerment, the organization created the first comprehensive, disease-specific cancer site on the Web, and informed millions though innovative corporate partnerships. Another life-changing event prompted Langer to focus her advocacy on the physically... View Details
- Profile
Tessa Vacher-Desvernais
two-year opportunity cost, I wanted to get the best possible MBA training.” The case study method, Tessa believes, “is different from the theoretical memory-based teaching in Europe. Here, it’s not just about the substance of your ideas.... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Rebel with a Cause
environmental activist and ran for lieutenant governor of Massachusetts (he lost). HBS attracted Massie after he realized that business could be a powerful agent for shaping public policy and creating social good, “the most potent force in our century.” Corporations... View Details
- 21 Oct 2020
- News
Cold Calculations
seasons in memory for the region. “It used to be hard to convince people climate change was going to be a problem in our lifetime,” Payne observes. “Now it is a serious problem in our decade.” The Arctic Ice Project is in pursuit of what... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 13 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Inner Life of Leaders
share with us briefly what fascinated you as a scholar of leadership? A: In addition to the example above of Eisenhower and his reluctance to confront and instead rely on consensus, another example from the book concerns the education of... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 31 May 2018
- Blog Post
Yes, Introverts CAN Network Successfully: A Brief How-To for People Who "Hate" Networking
knowledge is that it changes the substance of the conversation. "Now you can approach your contacts with an honest question: 'How did you get where you are?'" says Shepherd. "Instead of asking for a job, you're asking for... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
Your Keyboard Is Listening
allow for continuous verification of a computer’s user, eliminating the need for passwords. He was making just that pitch in a meeting in 2013 when someone offhandedly said, “Hey, I bet this could also be used to detect Alzheimer’s.”... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Turning Point: Addiction’s Impact
articulate and eloquent writing by an addict about the conflict they go through in treatment.” I kept finding more notebooks. They were hard to read, but helped me better understand the six tumultuous years she was sick and her underlying emotional pain. I knew Amy had... View Details
Keywords: Melissa Weiksnar (MBA 1982)
- 23 Jan 2019
- News
The Promise of Personalized Medicine
instance, would be something to bridge the gap, to try and upregulate, to make use of the silenced part of the gene. To use those, you have to be very specific and very targeted. Knowing where the mutations... View Details
- 08 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at Research and Ideas, August 8, 2017
reality technology to treat amblyopia (more commonly called “lazy eye”), the single biggest cause of visual disorders among children. By February 2017, the three founders had raised $950,000 in angel funding and developed a prototype of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Apr 2016
- News
The First Five Years: Kelly McKenna (MBA 2015)
Why is the mission of ArtLifting so important? “We’re demonstrating how something as simple as optimism can change lives and create jobs. This is very powerful and very personal to me. My older brother has a rare metabolic disorder that... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
AI Enhances Diagnostic Care
treatment of disorders and diseases, including pulmonary nodules, COVID-19, and brain injuries. “AI has improved workflow through higher efficiency and has helped us deliver more personalized care, leading... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 17 Nov 2008
- Research & Ideas
Decoding the Artful Sidestep
the right question poorly," the authors note. "In this research we find that, at least in part, people value style over substance because the style blinds us to the lack of substance," says... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 14 Apr 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Surprising Right Fit for Software Testing
found in a group of people previously thought to have a crippling condition: autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In a new case coauthored by Austin, "Specialisterne: Sense & Details," an innovative consultancy in Denmark has... View Details
- 07 Feb 2005
- What Do You Think?
If You Blink, Will You Miss?
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)...Often such persons are very convincing in their communication and often are correct; however, they may be very wrong due to their lack of correct analysis." Others were concerned... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Building Bridges: New Dimensions in Negotiation
"and it changed the nature of Chile's BATNA in favor of the company." Among other tactics, the company offered to sell a majority of its equity stake to the Chilean government and use the proceeds, along with loans guaranteed by... View Details
Keywords: by Anita M. Harris