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- 20 Apr 2017
- Blog Post
Why I Love My Job: Ching Ching Chen On Her Passion For the Music Industry
Name and Graduation Year: Ching Ching Chen, 2017 What inspires you to want to make an impact in the music industry? I grew up studying violin, piano, and opera and my mother was a world-touring musician so music has always been a big part... View Details
Keywords: Entertainment / Media / Sports
- 13 Nov 2020
- News
Faculty Focus Their Research on COVID-19 Issues
Gifts to the HBS Fund support a wide range of people and programs like this. Developing ideas that have tangible, real-world impact—not just in academia but in practice and policy—has always been a vital part of HBS’s DNA. So not... View Details
- 07 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
Off and Running: Professors Comment on Olympics
constitute the apex of competition by individuals and countries in hundreds of events (302 in London, to be exact), involving sports that may be very popular in one part of the world and virtually unfollowed in another. The common thread... View Details
- 17 May 2018
- Blog Post
HBS/HKS Alum Regan Turner on Empowering Veterans
veterans by giving them the resources and empowerment to help tackle these and other challenges. Our veterans are now leading the way on cleaning up neighborhoods, beautifying schools, restoring trails in parks, and building urban farms,... View Details
- 26 Apr 2011
- Op-Ed
HBS Faculty Comment on Environmental Issues for Earth Day
personal freedom, but at a tremendous cost. Greenfield developments have been built farther and farther from our core cities. America's answer to affordable housing historically has been the suburbs, away from employment centers because land is View Details
- 25 Aug 2016
- News
Having an Impact on Development and Poverty Issues
benefits, not all of which can be calculated as a direct ROI. “Even with the best charities, the ‘I-am-helping-you’ element is always somewhere in the transaction,” Gandhi says, who recently joined the HBS faculty View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Taiwan Club President Thrives on Region's Entrepreneurial Energy
a good idea and be willing to work to make it happen." Over the last century, Taiwan's economy was built on the success of its small and medium-sized trading companies. "Competition has always been fierce... View Details
- 10 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
COVID's Surprising Toll on Careers of Women Scientists
reopening plans of institutions,” they write. Leadership could consider childcare infrastructure at each university or institution when crafting reopening plans, both as the pandemic drags on and well into the recovery period, Myers and... View Details
- 14 Jan 2002
- Research & Ideas
Countries on the Cusp: The Power of Nationalism
nations must choose their own paths, for better or worse. He later expanded on his ideas in the following interview with HBS Working Knowledge senior editor Martha Lagace. As a student at Cornell, Abdelal said, he became fascinated by the... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 20 Jun 2016
- News
Having an Impact on Development and Poverty Issues
programs, there is no way that is going to solve the problem. So I think bringing business principles to address issues is a very interesting and exciting thing to do.” Toward that end, Gandhi has founded two companies. One is Asha... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- 10 Dec 2021
- Blog Post
African American Student Union Spotlight on the Midwest
underserved communities. What has been the highlight of your HBS experience thus far? The highlight of my HBS has been co-planning and moderating a panel on health equity during the H. Naylor Fitzhugh Conference during the spring of my... View Details
- 29 Jun 2015
- HBS Case
Consumer-centered Health Care Depends on Accessible Medical Records
can be used in powerful ways, ideally leading to better patient care, lower health care costs and, ultimately, healthier patients. “Trust on the part of both the consumer and doctor is hugely important in determining who is going to be... View Details
- 05 Sep 2006
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Porsche’s Risky Roll on an SUV
A decade ago, Porsche, the luxury car company, found itself at a crossroads. Renowned for its classy (and expensive) sports cars, the firm had taken a hit in the wake of the 1987 stock market crash and suffered in great part due to Porsche's dependence View Details
- 14 Nov 2019
- Book
Lifting the Lid on Turkey's Hidden Business History
Turkey’s economic development story has always been something of a black box for scholars to understand, perhaps in part because many of the most successful business enterprises there have been in family hands and largely closed to public... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
How South Africa Challenges Our Thinking on FDI
views of how foreign direct investment works. "I think a glimpse into private sector flows has shown that our conventional wisdom might not always align with the reality on the ground," he says. He... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 29 Feb 2016
- News
How Joe Shoen Got U-Haul Back on Track
great detail about Shoen’s management style, too, with more anecdotes about his hands-on approach: “He’s boots on the ground. That’s how he knows what’s going on. He’s always in our field operations,... View Details
- 26 Jun 2023
- Research & Ideas
Want to Leave a Lasting Impression on Customers? Don't Forget the (Proverbial) Fireworks
always remember their last interaction with a brand when deciding whether to reengage—so a strong finish is worth the investment. That doesn’t have to mean fireworks, however. A furniture company may invest in a reputable delivery company... View Details
- 29 Feb 2016
- HBS Case
Bigbelly's Big Bet on the Digital Trash Can
advertising. “Government is a giant customer. They buy a lot of stuff” Harvard Business School professor Mitchell Weiss explores this strategy pivot in a new case on Bigbelly, co-written with case researcher Christine Snively, that looks... View Details
- 12 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
Regulators Ease Up on Companies Generating Political Benefits
levers that politicians pull to spring the trap, including appointment of favored regulators, control of budget appropriations, and direct arm bending of regulators on behalf of companies they favor. In all these models, the cycle of... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 10 Mar 2002
- Research & Ideas
Breakthrough Negotiation: Don’t Leave It On the Table
bolster their bargaining power, and channeling the flow of the process through time. They understand that actions taken away from the negotiating table can be as important as what goes on at the table, if not more so.1 Specifically,... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Watkins