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- 06 Dec 2021
- News
What's the Word?
few pennies to that dollar. Lack of social supports, such as child care and paid sick leave, is another ever-present issue the pandemic laid bare. It could explain why some women have elected to leave the workforce altogether: “Women have... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Mark Mason (MBA 1995)
different perspectives. But I’m also willing to take ownership. That’s not in contradiction to the first point. Leaders have to make decisions and provide vision and direction to motivate people to execute. Unlike the last crisis, which had roots in the financial... View Details
- June 2020 (Revised February 2021)
- Supplement
Accounting for Leases at American Airlines (B)
By: Jonas Heese, Gerardo Pérez Cavazos and Julia Kelley
This is a supplement to the “Accounting for Leases at American Airlines (A)” case. The (B) case describes American Airlines’ financial results for the first quarter of 2020, as well as the continuing effects of coronavirus on the airline industry. View Details
Keywords: Accounting; Financial Reporting; Financial Statements; Finance; Governance; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Governance; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Governing and Advisory Boards; Leasing; Health Pandemics; Accounting Industry; Air Transportation Industry; North and Central America; United States
Heese, Jonas, Gerardo Pérez Cavazos, and Julia Kelley. "Accounting for Leases at American Airlines (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 120-113, June 2020. (Revised February 2021.)
- 09 Feb 2021
- News
How COVID Experiences Will Reshape the Workplace
- January 2011 (Revised April 2014)
- Case
Uptake of Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Tests
By: Nava Ashraf, Natalie Kindred and Richard Sedlmayr
This case describes barriers to adoption of malaria rapid diagnostic tests in Zambia and highlights the importance of understanding end users in promoting product adoption. Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) are simple, easy-to-use tools that provide a relatively reliable,... View Details
Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Health Pandemics; Technology; Health Care and Treatment; Policy; Behavior; Prejudice and Bias; Health Industry; Zambia
Ashraf, Nava, Natalie Kindred, and Richard Sedlmayr. "Uptake of Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Tests." Harvard Business School Case 911-007, January 2011. (Revised April 2014.) (Request a courtesy copy.)
- 13 Jan 2021
- Blog Post
Staying Curious with the Harvard Innovation Labs Ahead of the 2021 Virtual President’s Innovation Challenge
pandemic have had negative impacts but have pushed us to pivot our work and get so much more creative. We’re bringing this same spirit of curiosity to design a new President’s Innovation Challenge experience. Do you have a favorite... View Details
- 22 Mar 2022
- News
Clubs Mark a Milestone and the Lunar New Year
York City’s Chinatown. The gathering at the Peking Duck House was the association’s first in-person event since the pandemic started, with 22 alumni attending. “We decided to go to Chinatown to support an Asian restaurant, since many have... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 04 Dec 2023
- Blog Post
My Summer of Joy with the National Parks Service
memories took place in national parks. I spent 80% of the pandemic going up and down parks along the Pacific Coast Highway. Using business skills to give back to an organization that had provided so much joy sounded too good to be true. I... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Turning Point: Ready or Not
pandemic that the virus would find her; yet she had always taken life by the reins. My grandmother had said she wanted to pass in her own house. She did, and it also felt like part of her plan that she passed calmly, on a sultry Sunday... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
A Focus on Latinx Entrepreneurs
pandemic to a pretty healthy level today. As long as the economy stays strong, it’s going to drive a lot of Hispanic employment,” Perez says. Source: National report on early-stage entrepreneurship in the United States: 2020, Kauffman... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 11 Nov 2020
- Research & Ideas
How Hackathons Help Decide Platform Winners and Losers
find.” Of course, given the limitations the coronavirus pandemic has placed on large gatherings, hackathons have necessarily been suspended over the past year, though Wu says some have successfully transferred at least some of their... View Details
- 30 May 2024
- News
Women’s Association Goes Nationwide; Connecticut Club Hosts Beshears
from the fact that many HBS alumnae from other cities would travel specifically to New York to attend the club’s programs. When the pandemic hit, the shift to virtual programming attracted even more HBS women from around the world.... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 05 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
Developing Black Talent for Leadership
financial impact of the pandemic was again raising fears that colleges could go under. "We are very concerned that without the adequate federal and state support, many institutions that serve the underserved might not be around," he said.... View Details
- 08 Jun 2023
- News
Three Alumni Clubs Celebrate Leadership, Community, and History over Dinner
to excellence and lifelong learning in their careers and contributions to the community. The dinner was the first large-scale gathering for the Club since the end of the pandemic and attracted 400 alumni and guests to the Glasshouse in... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
In Review
serve us well through the rest of this pandemic and even into the future. Do you expect the remote learning the School did in 2020 to affect the faculty’s long-term thinking about the need for face-to-face classes versus online... View Details
- October 2020
- Teaching Plan
Merck: COVID-19 Vaccines
By: Willy C. Shih
COVID-19 infections were still climbing across the U.S. and many other parts of the world in September 2020, and it seemed that every time Ken Frazier, the CEO of Merck & Co. consented to an interview in recent months he always seemed to hear the same question,... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Launch Codes
Walmart could eventually be a big customer, it took the pandemic and the dramatic rise in e-commerce to force us to reevaluate our model and focus on supporting the fulfillment needs of retailers in addition to our brand business. It... View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Chasing the Silver Tsunami
been overlooked, underserved, and misunderstood as consumers. While the pandemic has exposed many of the unmet needs of older adults, from tools to make aging in place easier, to ways to meaningfully spend their time, the sudden Zoom boom... View Details
- 20 Dec 2022
- Blog Post
Thinking About an MBA? Think About Your Purpose
endure adversity. These executives also stick by their employees when times are tough. I heard many stories from executives about sacrifices that companies made during the pandemic to help their employees. One such company was Arcos... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Karmic Kickstart
Janet, are eagerly awaiting the end of the pandemic and a return to Bhutan. In the meantime, please contact him if you have an interest in teaching or otherwise contributing in Bhutan. View Details