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Ludcke House | About

Ludcke House Ludcke House is named in honor of Gipp L. Ludcke, (MBA 1925) and his support of the School. One of two buildings on the original HBS campus that were named for their functions, Ludcke House opened in 1927 as the first Faculty Club. View Details

13 Nov 2019
Research & Ideas

Don't Turn Your Marketing Function Over to AI Just Yet

how new products or services would perform at various prices or with different characteristics. The machine learning algorithms that might power such a device are, at least for now, incapable of producing such promising results. But what... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

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Sustainable Investing Course | HBS Online

Government, Business, and Nonprofit Leaders Early-Career Professionals Learn how to evaluate, measure, and manage sustainable investment opportunities with cutting-edge frameworks, strategies, and techniques. The course content is well View Details

14 Jul 2022
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When the Rubber Meets the Road, Most Commuters Text and Email While Driving

how automated cars might be designed to minimize major accidents. For their time-use study, the researchers conducted online interviews with about 400 knowledge workers, who make up a large percentage of commuters on today’s roadways and... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

30 Jul 2001
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What’s the Future of Corporate Governance?

parentheses are mine.) Shann Turnbull suggests that the world of corporate governance will benefit from the establishment of "a new type of corporate information and control architecture." In fact, he goes beyond this to propose that a network of more View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Jun 2002
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Up to the Challenge: Demola Gbadegesin - In the Right Direction

Gbadegesin has lived more than half of his life in the United States and speaks perfect English with a slight Midwestern accent, he is still at heart a Nigerian. Armed with his MBA, he will return home to launch an identification system View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; democracy; family; technology; Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services; Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services; Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services

24 Jun 2021
Blog Post

Celebrating the Past, Crafting the Future Part 2: The First HBS/HKS Class

reference points and it’s made me a better leader in navigating these issues.” To tackle issues facing his company and employees, Soo considers the impact of policy, social change, health, and education in service to a culture at Stitch... View Details

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Power and Influence for Positive Impact | HBS Online

a particular subject area or further develop their career." Corina Cristea Lavoie Corporate Services Manager at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Understand power and how to use it responsibly to make a positive impact on society. The program... View Details

01 Sep 2023
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The Exchange: Where Ethics Meet Economics

Max Bazerman and Mike Luca (Image by John Ritter) What makes people behave the way they do—and to what degree are design choices influencing that? Associate Professor Mike Luca studies the design of online... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services; Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services

14 Mar 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: SELCO - Last Mile Solar Powered Energy for Rural India

impact within the community is designed to build ecosystems that deliver quality livelihood, health, and energy services at the last mile. During our visit, we had the chance to see and learn about several... View Details

04 Dec 2019
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Creating the Experimentation Organization

new ideas and gauge their effects is a game changer, revealing surprising insights that can lead to incremental changes that can have a cumulatively huge effect on business. After research that the checkout experience could be improved, for example, Booking’s View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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In the News - Creating Emerging Markets

part of every manager’s toolkit. Working Knowledge Thriving in the Turbulence of Emerging Markets Entrepreneurs in developing market economies face special management challenges. Company leaders in India, Turkey, and Africa discuss their... View Details

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Value Measurement for Health Care - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

responsible for overseeing care delivery Financial executives who direct cost management for health care delivery organizations HR executives from large organizations who manage health care for employees, collaborate with health care institutions, or offer on-site... View Details

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Wombi Rose

doing different things for different partners," says Wombi of his FIELD 2 experience. Wombi's assignment was challenging: A local television station wanted to expand its existing online dating service into a mobile application.... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Manufacturing/Energy; Retail/Hospitality

20 Jan 2023
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Free Spirits

colada, the standard offerings for non-drinkers—even at special occasions—can feel like real kids’ table fare. Royle and Wood saw a demand for adult beverages as interesting and complex as a satisfying cocktail, just without the alcohol.... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Food Services and Drinking Places; Food Services and Drinking Places

04 Apr 2018
Research & Ideas

Smart Cities are Complicated and Costly: Here's How to Build Them

Chombosan Much promotion of smart cities assumes that municipalities will take a proactive, top-down, technology-first approach to urban progress. Thus far, these initiatives look for some forward-thinking city official (or immensely deep-pocketed private investor) to... View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber; Construction; Green Technology

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Events - Private Capital Project

September 14, 2022 “The Engagement of Private Equity with Employees of Portfolio Companies” with Professor Sabrina Howell (NYU), Andrew Stern (President Emeritus, Service Employee International Union (SEIU), and Senior Fellow, Economic... View Details

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Business, Government & the International Economy Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Invited as Guest Editor, Special Issue on Business, Capitalism, and Slavery, Business History Review 97, no. 2 (Summer 2023), with Anne Ruderman. 2022 Caroline M. Elkins : Legacy of Violence: A History of the British Empire (Alfred A.... View Details

20 Oct 2010
Op-Ed

Export Competitiveness: Reversing the Logic

sustained growth while pursuing a strong export orientation provided the empirical backdrop for this approach. Government policy to achieve export-led growth is then essentially about findings ways to increase the ability to sell domestically produced goods and View Details

Keywords: by Christian Ketels

05 May 2008
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Connecting with Consumers Using Deep Metaphors

in unconscious processes. Growing recognition of this is one reason for the increased interest among marketers of the role of emotions in decision-making. Deep metaphors, being a part of this unconscious language of thought, have three View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Consumer Products

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