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- 15 Jul 2013
- Research & Ideas
Five Imperatives for Improving Health Care
Health Care Policy at HMS; and Joseph P. Newhouse, John D. MacArthur Professor of Health Policy and Management at Harvard University. The key... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2017
species. My Name Is Melvin: The Life of an Extraordinary Ordinary Man by John A. Ehlert (OPM 23, 1996) (Telemachus Press LLC) In this biography of his father, Ehlert tells how Melvin was born in hardscrabble... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2019
and the Underground Economy edited by John Edmunds (DBA 1977) Greenwood This easy-to-use guide covers the history, development, and current... View Details
- 05 Mar 2009
- What Do You Think?
How Frank or Deceptive Should Leaders Be?
by Nobel-prize winner in economics George Akerlof and economist Robert Sheeler of "irrational exuberance" fame. These authors cite the importance of what John Maynard... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 25 Mar 2021
- News
Alumni Honor Nitin Nohria and Support His Legacy
low- and middle-skill workers, particularly those considered essential during the recent pandemic, and offers companies strategies for reaching them (coauthored by Professor of... View Details
- 16 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
How the Coronavirus Is Already Rewriting the Future of Business
indoor air quality—notably involving fresh air and filtration—directly impacts productivity of healthy people and helps mitigate the onset of sick people. As Dr. Joseph View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 03 Jul 2008
- What Do You Think?
Are Followers About to Get Their Due?
followership? Why isn't followership addressed by business school curricula along with leadership? Does it belong in a course of study? Or does this just run the risk of deteriorating into a discussion of how to manipulate your boss? What... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 30 Jun 2015
- First Look
First Look: June 30, 2015
audits yield fewer violations when the audit team had been at that particular supplier before, when audit teams are less experienced or less trained, when audit teams are all male, and when the audits were paid for View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 02 Jan 2014
- News
The Power to Change
by Ralph Ranalli Talking about his ambitious plans to create a safer, cleaner type of nuclear power plant, Russell Wilcox says, quite matter-of-factly, that he was "looking for a project that would have an impact on the world." There... View Details
- Web
Business and Climate Change Course | HBS Online
Change John D. Black Professor of Business Administration "Companies will have to play an active role if we, as a society, are to have any realistic hope of managing the challenges presented by climate... View Details
- 19 Apr 2004
- Research & Ideas
Birth of the American Salesman
Walter A. Friedman's new book Birth of a Salesman chronicles the rise and development of modern sales management from the 18th century to the present day. Its fascinating cast of dynamic business figures and... View Details
Keywords: by Laura Linard
- 02 Dec 2018
- News
An Investor’s Guide to Climate Change: Risks and Opportunities
On the 50th floor of a global law firm, overlooking a cold and rainy Manhattan skyline in November, more than 70 Harvard Business School alumni gathered to learn from each other and confront the business... View Details
- 24 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 24
invest in platform quality in open-source and proprietary two-sided platforms. Open platforms have open access, and developers invest to improve the platform. Proprietary platforms have closed access, View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
After the Opium War: Treaty Ports and Compradors - A Chronicle of the China Trade
Related Collections Site Credits I must say the Comprador has come out like a brick. I can count upon . . . certain $23,000. — Albert Heard to John Heard, Hong Kong, February 28, 1863 22 After the Opium War: Treaty Ports View Details
- 01 May 2020
- In Practice
COVID-19’s Hard Lessons Might Prepare Business for Climate Change
sustainability programs will need to be reimagined to include resiliency programs that anticipate the impacts of long-term climate change, short-term weather extremes and the reactions—“under stress”—of host governments on company... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 12 Jul 2020
- Book
The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2020
humans have become an indoor species, so buildings have a major impact on our health. say John Macomber and Joseph Allen. Teaching View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 23 Oct 2019
- News
Exploring Big Issues at the Intersection of Business and Society
otherwise meet. The day concluded with a panel discussion on how to build and maintain society’s trust in business. Panelists included Bethany McLean and John... View Details
Keywords: Educational Innovation
- 07 Jul 2003
- What Do You Think?
Can We Have Too Much Productivity Improvement?
global economy and the Internet were cited by some as being responsible for the current dilemma. John van Heteren paraphrased several respondents when he opined that "I... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 20 Mar 2013
- Research & Ideas
How CEOs Sustain Higher-Ambition Goals
At a recent Harvard Business School conference, dozens of CEOs committed to the idea of working toward "higher-ambition" goals that go beyond just short-term shareholder value. Inspired by the book Higher Ambition: How Great Leaders... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 06 Nov 2017
- Research Event
Who is Responsible for the Future of Cities?
The panel was moderated by John Macomber, a senior lecturer at Harvard Business School whose work ponders how public/private partnerships can fuel urban development for the better. As a business person, he... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel