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06 Sep 2022
Research & Ideas

Curbing an Unlikely Culprit of Rising Drug Prices: Pharmaceutical Donations

consider prices, particularly because so much of the tab is being picked up by insurers, including public insurers,” says Dafny, who is currently an expert for the US Department of Justice in legal challenges related to drugmakers’... View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand; Insurance; Health; Pharmaceutical

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The Art of "Posting" - The Art of American Advertising

advertising media such as trade cards or souvenir publications, broadsides and posters occupied the domain of large public spaces—their size being a significant advertising asset. In his 1910 guidebook on poster advertising, G. H. E.... View Details

25 Apr 2000
Research & Ideas

Adjusting the Fit for Government

pointed out. Panelist Dean Donovan, managing partner of Bain & Company in South Africa, said the imperatives for African governments are many, and are all intertwined. The key underpinnings include a health policy that deals with... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

06 Jan 2012
Op-Ed

Where Green Corporate Ratings Fail

News Corporation—a multinational media conglomerate that includes BSKYB, Dow Jones, Fox News, 20th Century Fox and Star, among other units—announced earlier this year that it has become climate neutral, meaning that its operations have no net impact on global climate... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Toffel & Auden Schendler; Information; Publishing

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4.5 University-Wide Statement on Rights and Responsibilities | MBA

4.5 University-Wide Statement on Rights and Responsibilities 4.0 General Policies University-Wide Statement on Rights and Responsibilities The central functions of an academic community are learning, teaching, research and scholarship. By... View Details

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Online Harassment | About

“intense personal harassment” under the University-wide Statement on Rights and Responsibilities (USRR) and “bullying” under the Non-Discrimination and Anti-Bullying Policies (NDAB) . Doxing occurs under these View Details

25 Sep 2007
First Look

First Look: September 25, 2007

the public equity markets for their own funds, and whether they should do the same. They are also pondering how to monetize their own stake in the firm, and whether taking the firm itself public may be a... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Jun 2015
News

The End of Cows?

today: It may have unpredictable economic outcomes, but that shouldn’t mean we reject innovation. “We need to be aware from a public policy perspective what all the ramifications are going to be for the... View Details

Keywords: Jason Feifer; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade; Scientific Research and Development Services

17 May 2011
First Look

First Look: May 17

existence of rural areas not supplied by grid electricity was an important motivation for early movers in both the U.S. and Denmark. Public policy was the problem rather than the opportunity for wind... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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AllWorld Network - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

scaling growth and job creation. Winning companies will go public and become icons known around the world. Governments will benefit from real-time research on leveraged policy interventions. An expanding... View Details

01 Sep 2008
News

The Business Environment in the 21st century

The business leaders surveyed for the colloquium suggested several ways in which business schools generally, and HBS in particular, could play a role. They included research and thought leadership on major challenges to capitalism; scenario planning to stimulate... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

31 Mar 2017
News

Turning Teachers into Leaders

Sophie Lippincott Ferrer (MBA 2006) is a senior consultant with Education First, a national policy and strategy consulting firm that partners with education leaders to design and accelerate policies and... View Details

15 Nov 2004
Research & Ideas

Solving the Health Care Conundrum

providers are beginning to offer unique services, creating the facilities and organizations to effectively deliver them, and gathering the data to show superior performance and to continue to improve. Public View Details

Keywords: by Michael E. Porter; Health

January 2001 (Revised May 2001)
Background Note

State, The

By: Rawi E. Abdelal

Surveys approaches to understanding the state; highlights the relationships between the state, order, and property; and offers an analytical framework for how states vary from place to place and over time. View Details

Keywords: Business and Government Relations; Governance Compliance; Framework; Economic Sectors; Policy; Private Ownership; Public Ownership; Entrepreneurship; Development Economics; Equality and Inequality

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2021 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

Gender and Work Research Symposium: Virtual Edition Gender and Work Research Symposium: Virtual Edition 6 MAY 2021 Home Speakers Videos Agenda Danielle Allen Danielle Allen is James Bryant Conant University Professor at Harvard University. She is a political... View Details

15 Nov 2020
News

Exploring China’s Belt & Road Initiative

the BRI is considered one of the most ambitious infrastructure undertakings ever conceived. It comprises a vast collection of development and investment projects stretching from East Asia to Africa to Europe. This signature foreign policy... View Details

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BiGS Fellows | Institute for Business in Global Society

Asensio Associate professor in the School of Public Policy; director of the Data Science and Policy Lab, Georgia Institute of Technology Using AI to ensure an equitable distribution of EV infrastructure As... View Details

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Global Climate Change - Course Catalog

combination of country and company cases to explore these topics with a focus on the intersection of public policy and firm strategy. Written work will include a quiz (10%) and a final paper (40%). Copyright... View Details

01 Dec 1999
News

From the Editors

Fenn, Jr., Edward L. Anthony (MBA '52), and Jeffrey L. Cruikshank (51st PMD). Volume I, number 1 of the Harvard Business School Alumni Bulletin appeared on January 3, 1925, after a three-year trial as a special section of the Harvard Alumni Bulletin. The tentative plan... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

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Library leadership Ken Peterson Linking Policy Thank you for your interest in linking to Harvard Business School Working Knowledge. Please read below for our content linking policy: Use direct links to Harvard Business School Working... View Details

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