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01 Jun 2012
News

The Power of Philanthropy

Boston Globe (February 9, 2012). “Joe could have turned away and said he hates this disease, but he didn’t,” said C. Richard Mattingly, COO of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. “He led us. He wasn’t working to save Joey’s life. He was... View Details

Keywords: Health, Social Assistance; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

04 Feb 2022
News

Hour by Hour

application to connect employers and former workers in good standing, and allow employers to automate and manage their interactions with former employees. HourWork’s model—pooling and then nurturing former talent for future permanent and temporary “on-demand”... View Details

April 2009
Teaching Note

First National Bank's Golden Opportunity (TN)

By: Shawn A. Cole

Teaching Note for [208072]. View Details

Keywords: Saving; Product; Interest Rates; Personal Finance; Cost vs Benefits; Risk and Uncertainty; Investment; Problems and Challenges; Demand and Consumers; Product Launch; Banks and Banking; Banking Industry; South Africa

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Purchase

01 Jun 2006
News

One-on-One with Tom Oreck

Katrina knocked out operations at the New Orleans headquarters and the Long Beach plant, pushing the business to the brink. Advanced planning saved vital data and operations, but Oreck credits employees with actually View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores; Retail Trade

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S&P Capital IQ Pro | Baker Library

access available Visitors No access at this time Additional Information To install the S&P Capital IQ Pro Excel Plug-In: Save this file: Harvard SSO Settings File Follow these instructions: S&P Capital IQ Pro Excel Plug-In Installation... View Details

24 Apr 2014
News

Finding a cure so that others may benefit

said, ‘we have hope.’” “Joe could have turned away, but he didn’t,” said C. Richard Mattingly, COO of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. “He led us. He wasn’t working to save Joey’s life. He was working for others who still had a chance.”... View Details

14 Jan 2021
News

Better Than Cash

Courtesy Ruth Goodwin-Groen Today, 100 million unbanked adults worldwide receive government transfers, wages, or pensions in cash, a payment method that is highly vulnerable to fraud and theft. Furthermore, 1.7 billion adults lack a bank account, making it difficult to... View Details

01 Dec 2010
News

Money and Markets Dominate New Course Offerings

the Financial Crisis is for those who plan to work in the financial services industry, since it is dominated by a variety of intermediaries that channel savings and investments. Globalization and Emerging Markets is for students... View Details

Keywords: curriculum

01 Apr 2002
News

"Rising to the Challenge" Program Addresses Post-9/11 Issues

were holding, which could save many lives, cost just ten cents per package. In introducing the panelists, who represented a variety of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), Levy said that "NGOs are critical sources of information and... View Details

Keywords: War on Terror; Ronald Levy; Health, Social Assistance

03 Jan 2017
Research & Ideas

5 New Year's Resolutions You Can Keep (With the Help of Behavioral Science Research)

suggest that the mere provision of information on peer health behaviors can have perverse effects on one's health behavior." To learn more, see Converging to the Lowest Common Denominator in Physical Health by Leslie John and Michael Norton. If you have resolved to... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

02 Jun 2019
News

A Data-Driven Approach to Gun Policy

waiting period of three business days for most handgun sales. If enacted, their research suggests, the federal waiting period would reduce gun homicides and could save more than 900 lives a year; additional lives are expected to be View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie; Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities; Government

14 Mar 2011
Research & Ideas

Water, Electricity, and Transportation: Preparing for the Population Boom

By 2050, the Earth's population will likely exceed 9 billion people, up 30 percent from 6.9 billion today, according to projections from both the US Census Bureau and the United Nations. What's more, the population in the world's cities is expected to increase by 3... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

2012
Article

The Excess Burden of Government Indecision

By: Francisco J. Gomes, Laurence J. Kotlikoff and Luis M. Viceira

Governments are known for procrastinating when it comes to resolving painful policy problems. Whatever the political motives for waiting to decide, procrastination distorts economic decisions relative to what would arise with early policy resolution. In so doing, it... View Details

Keywords: Saving; Risk and Uncertainty; Investment Portfolio; Decision Choices and Conditions; Retirement; Policy; Government and Politics

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28 Mar 2023
Blog Post

Novo Nordisk

cabinet and asking us to guess how many lives a tiny one-inch vial of muddy yeast cultures could save. Have a guess? It turned out that with roughly half the yeast you might use to bake a loaf of bread (modified, of course), you can save... View Details

14 Feb 2019
News

Plotting a Path Forward on Climate Change

director of Indigo Agriculture. (photo by Evgenia Eliseeva) We have the technology, the capability, and the talent to combat climate change and save the world. The obstacles? Big money in politics, aversion to change, and inadequate... View Details

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Mintel Reports | Baker Library

In person access only Harvard Faculty, Students, and Staff Remote access available Visitors In person access only Additional Information Create a profile to download the consumer survey databook, add sections of reports to a presentation, and View Details

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Teams | New Venture Competition

wholesale markets. Oply Lindsey Chrismon (MBA 2025), Gabe Chrismon Oply is an AI-powered home management assistant that predicts, organizes and automates home maintenance, saving homeowners time and preventing costly repairs. By... View Details

01 Jun 2004
News

Letters

rebuilding Iraq. However, I was disappointed that the article did not include a photograph of President Bush delivering a fake turkey to the troops on Thanksgiving or in his flyboy suit in front of the grand “Mission Accomplished” banner. Perhaps these images are being... View Details

Keywords: letters; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

Portrait Project

Sundus Husain

versus two unarmed women. My mother pulled me behind her while yelling for help. I was scared, but I knew that I could not leave my mother alone. She was five-feet three-inches of ferocity and guts, spitting fire, never backing down. No one came to help. But she View Details

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Paul Gomopoulos

in the middle stage and life just seems complex. Eventually, hopefully not too late, we will realize that the truth was actually much simpler. I could sit here and spit out clichés and tell you that I want to make a difference and help people and, why not, View Details

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