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- 13 Nov 2020
- News
Student Startups Help Fight COVID-19
and beyond. Student teams have exclusive access to advising, technical resources, and other programming. “We’ve received support with everything—from assembling an... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
From Das’s Desk
learn—whenever they want, wherever they are, and in a way that works best for them. If you’re not already in the podcasting habit, I encourage you to give some of these series a listen. (You can find most of... View Details
- 21 Sep 2009
- Research & Ideas
Excessive Executive Pay: What’s the Solution?
In the search for culprits in the global financial meltdown, bloated executive pay and the excessive risk-taking behavior it fueled stand out as prime suspects. Of the two, pay dominates the headlines and... View Details
Keywords: by Roger Thompson
- 31 Jan 2025
- News
New York, Boston Alumni Volunteer to Boost Small Businesses
When the HBS Club of New York (HBSCNY) launched its Small Business Partnership Initiative (SBPI) in 2020, its goal was to simply help small businesses survive the COVID pandemic with guidance from a small group of volunteer alumni advisors. Now, nearly five years on,... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 26 Nov 2013
- First Look
First Look: November 26
whether the testimonial's efficacy increases when information is added about an affiliation the quoted individual shares with the recipient. Research Design and Methods: A total of 5,498 union members were randomly assigned to View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jan 2011
- News
Robert Kraft, MBA 1965
in a tight-knit family, the son of a deeply spiritual man who was a philanthropist. "My father was a man of great integrity who was very well-respected in our community," says Kraft, noting that his mother, a homemaker, doled out discipline View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Life-Saving Network
give and receive from others who, like them, have signed on to a larger computerized network that matches willing donors and recipients. Said... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
The School of Life
striving for an out-of-reach goal. This can be difficult for parents to do. So much of our society’s culture is focused on trying to build self-esteem in children by never letting them lose a game, giving them accolades simply for trying... View Details
- 04 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 4, 2016
Abstract—Though fundamental to innovation and essential to many industries and occupations, the creative act has received limited attention as an economic behavior View Details
- Fast Answer
Patent search: US patent ownership
Tip: "Assignor" refers to the one giving away the patent rights, "assignee" refers to the one receiving the rights An original patent application may often lead to continuing... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Lunch with Jack: Student Dines with GE's Welch
sponsored by Section NG that was held on campus last April to benefit Summer Search Boston (SSB). A nonprofit organization, SSB provides scholarships for summer programs to high-school students who demonstrate strength of character and... View Details
- 26 Jan 2016
- First Look
January 26, 2016
whether politicians can use direct contact to reconnect with citizens, increase turnout, and win votes. During the 2014 Italian municipal elections, we randomly assigned 26,000 voters to receive visits from... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
Far-Reaching Impact
Above: Teachers in India's daycare system draw on Rocket Learning's digital platform to enhance learning. Photo courtesy Rocket Learning When the news reached Namya Mahajan (MBA 2022) as her HBS graduation was approaching that she would receive financial assistance to... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
Happy Campers: HBS Student Auction Helps Local Kids
At a "Christmas in July" auction held last summer, the January Cohort of the Class of 2001 raised just over $15,000 to benefit the Cambridge Camping Association (CCA), a 106-year-old organization dedicated to helping low-income, minority, View Details
- 20 Dec 2016
- First Look
December 20, 2016
strengths and limitations of this method, and address two misconceptions about ABMs: reductionism and “you get out what you put in.” We also offer maxims for good View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Advancing Diagnostics that Can Save Lives
data and machine learning to improve health care. Kelley, who recently received a Blavatnik Fellowship in Life Science Entrepreneurship at HBS, aims to bring fast and accurate... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 17 Apr 2015
- News
A Driving Force for a Sustainable World
“The feedback I got was I was too young and I was a woman,” she says. “They said, ‘Stay with us. You need maturity. In a year, you will be promoted.’” Instead, she left the firm View Details
- 05 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
Reinventing the Dowdy Savings Bond
In the family of investment products, a U.S. savings bond might be cast as boring old Uncle Ned, snoozing away in the corner after dinner. There's nothing wrong with that—but HBS professor Peter Tufano envisions a more meaningful role for savings bonds in the financial... View Details
- 09 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 9, 2008
responses by firms that receive poor ratings, especially those that face lower cost opportunities to improve and that operate in highly regulated industries. Our empirical analysis examines how nearly 600... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
The “A” List
Started in 1995 in Columbus, Ohio, by Angela Hicks (MBA ’00), Angie’s List is a consumer-driven report card on numerous local services (plumbers, car mechanics, and moving companies, not to mention solar panels View Details