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- 28 Aug 2007
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First Look: August 28, 2007
guidelines for when to use each strategy. Purchase this note: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=808004 ABRY Partners and F+W Publications Harvard Business School Case 207-010 After acquiring F+W View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Mar 2021
- News
Addressing Education Inequities Exacerbated by the Pandemic
children, especially from low-income communities; also a founder of Ashoka University The pandemic has been a disaster for education overall and has exacerbated inequity as well. Unlike in the United States and Europe, all public and... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 11 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 11, 2007
private sector can also attain results in politics, the most public of all realms. Teaching Executives and Teaching MBAs: Reflections on the Case Method Author:David A. Garvin Periodical:Academy of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 02 Jan 2019
- What Do You Think?
SUMMING UP: Do We Need an Artificial Intelligence Czar?
AI oversight and regulation. At least that’s the impression created by a small sample of comments on this month’s column. Sandeep made the case for an AI czar. “Any public servant is accountable to you and me and we can fire him and find... View Details
- 01 Nov 2019
- Blog Post
Confronting Climate Change in the Classroom and Beyond
leaders, and to inspire new ideas and practical, effective solutions that will benefit managers everywhere. In practical terms, that translates to the BEI team, led by Faculty Chair and Senator John Heinz Professor of Environmental Management Michael Toffel, amplifying... View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Dream Job: Higher Ed’s New Hire
The daughter of teenage parents, Kim Lew (MBA 1992) grew up in public housing in Harlem and the Bronx. Her father, a Chinese immigrant, worked in the mailroom of AT&T, where the CEO was a graduate of Penn’s Wharton School of Business. Lew... View Details
- 18 Dec 2007
- First Look
First Look: December 18, 2007
banks understand the tradeoffs that the public is willing to accept in terms of unemployment for inflation, at least in terms of keeping the average level of one particular emotion (contentment) constant. An alternative use of these data... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Jul 2004
- Research & Ideas
Michael Porter’s Prescription For the High Cost of Health Care
not related to costs imposes huge burdens on the system today. Having multiple prices drives up administrative costs. Patients covered by the public sector are subsidized by private-sector patients. And... View Details
- 15 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 15
the firm than in its absence. An Exploration of Technology Diffusion Author:Diego A. Comin Publication:American Economic Review (forthcoming) Abstract We develop a model that, at the aggregate level, is similar to the one sector... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Web
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 the United States prioritizes... View Details
- 12 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Facing the New World Order
Published since 1979 by the World Economic Forum, the Global Competitiveness Report ranks seventy-five countries and measures the comparative strengths and weaknesses of their economies. At a press conference announcing publication of the... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 04 Aug 2020
- News
How Business Can Advance Racial Equity
businesses that were going to be a source for good, and that really aspired to both, to profit and to purpose. You know, the whole premise or conceit, if you will, that's sort of taught in business schools, is that the private sector and... View Details
- 17 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 17
Publications August 2013 California Management Review What Impact? A Framework for Measuring the Scale & Scope of Social Performance By: Ebrahim, Alnoor, and V. Kasturi Rangan Abstract—Organizations with social missions, such as... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Sep 2020
- News
The Race for a Vaccine
headlines, the vaccine sector was a pretty sleepy space. Interest in vaccine development and production had been on the decline for decades. In the 1960s—the triumphant years after Jonas Salk discovered the first polio vaccine—there were... View Details
- 08 Jan 2014
- What Do You Think?
Do Productivity Increases Contribute to Social Inequality?
especially the public sectors that, "We need to do more with less?" The underlying assumption, of course, is that greater productivity will cure whatever ails an organization. Something good will... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 18 May 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Unseen Link Between Savings and National Growth
It is commonly accepted in economic circles that a country can grow faster by making key investments in sectors such as technology and in R&D and human or physical capital. But can a country also grow by saving more? A recent working... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Rx for Too Big to Fail
approach seems to enjoy more support from the left and the second from the right. Unfortunately, neither plan is likely to work on its own. While a number of major financial firms should be broken up, it is neither desirable nor feasible to destroy every vestige of... View Details
- 27 Feb 2025
- Blog Post
IFC India 2025: HBS Visits Jindal Steel Works (JSW) Steel Dolvi Plant
Professor Vikram Gandhi’s Immersive Field Course (IFC) “Development while Decarbonizing: India’s Path to Net-Zero" delved into the critical aspect of decarbonization and sustainability goals amid India's rapid development. The course presented an opportunity for... View Details
- 20 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
How Small Businesses Can Survive the Coronavirus Outbreak
businesses often have less than 20 days’ worth. While forecasts vary, many public health experts don’t expect the coronavirus outbreak to subside for at least eight weeks, assuming that social distancing and other mitigation efforts can... View Details
- 04 Mar 2015
- What Do You Think?
Can a Laissez-Faire Approach Fix Labor Market Inequality?
redress of the imbalance of returns to labor, capital, and consumers is needed in many parts of the world. What is the answer? Is it government action through such things as minimum wage legislation? Is it new legislation to enable labor to organize itself more... View Details