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Andrew Dervan
inefficiencies." Where Andrew breaks away from many other medical students, however, is in his commitment to doing something about it, to find ways to "fix the system." Applying insights from outside industries In his first year at Harvard Medical... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Model Patient
Rhenisch Rick Bern/Courtesy Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority A community organizer during the 1960s, Madelyn Rhenisch was a pioneering advocate for better medical care for the people of rural upstate New York. More... View Details
- 05 Dec 2011
- Research & Ideas
It’s Alive! Business Scholars Turn to Experimental Research
tools like an infrared eye tracker to measure eye movements and special vision software that analyzes facial expressions to gauge emotional responses. Experiments in the field are gaining popularity too,... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Where Are They Now?
Marshall is still eyeing business opportunities is to be expected. The Henry R. Byers Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus, he was universally held in high esteem during his HBS years, thanks to his penchant for a practical... View Details
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(PhD) 1994 Where's the Power in Empowerment?: Definition, Differences, and Dilemmas of Empowerment in the Context of Work-Family Boundary Management David M. Porter Jr. (PhD) 1997 The Eye of the Beholder: the Impact of Race and Gender on... View Details
- 11 Jan 2024
- Blog Post
My Summer of Joy with the National Parks Service
a medical device engineer working on products for Operating Rooms and Intensive Care Units. I came to school passionate about access and equity in health care, and curious about systemic barriers to resources that allow communities to... View Details
- 04 Dec 2023
- Blog Post
My Summer of Joy with the National Parks Service
Care Units. I came to school passionate about access and equity in health care, and curious about systemic barriers to resources that allow communities to live healthy lives. As soon as I got to campus though, I realized I had no idea how... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
- 27 Nov 2012
- News
The Beauty of the Network
have come from HBS.” Those friends have also been essential in the funding of Restorsea (www.restorsea.com), a line of luxury skincare products with an initial launch of day and eye creams. (Additional products, with expanded... View Details
- 28 May 2014
- Research & Ideas
Building Histories of Emerging Economies One Interview at a Time
consequence, the likelihood of seeing the same mistakes repeated in the future. He also expressed an interest in doing something about it. "We came up with the idea that we could capture at least the past 30 or 40 years through the eyes... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Howard Stevenson: The Personal Side
“Howard is the fiercest man I have ever known — fiercely interested in the world and its people, fiercely loyal to family and friends. Of course, he is also fiercely honest.” — HBS professor Myra Hart “Howard cares so much about HBS and... View Details
- 21 Oct 2013
- News
Moving the Needle
hospital stays and doctors' visits showed her the health care system up close. "I realized that I really wanted to make a difference," she recalls. At Harvard, this self-described "contrarian" recalls having to push her idea of promoting... View Details
- 15 Sep 2015
- Blog Post
On the Road: HBS in Israel
applicants understand that HBS has really generous financial aid packages. Clearest, simplest advice from the alumni panel? Apply to HBS! What advice would you give to prospective students? Keep doing what you’re doing—gaining meaningful experience in diverse fields,... View Details
- 11 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
In the Future of Sports Investing, Media Is the Best Bet
redefined," Higgins says. "The younger generation doesn't care as much about cable TV." And for older sports fans, mobile devices are gaining popularity because they allow for multitasking. "Wyc Grousbeck was on a tour... View Details
- 15 May 2015
- Blog Post
How to Get a Global Perspective at HBS
Immersion Elizabeth: I think the most important thing I learned from my FGI was that anything is possible. My group was able to work for a team of entrepreneurs that had started a sports gear company in Buenos Aires. It was energizing and exciting to work so closely... View Details
- 24 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
Climate Finance in Africa: Health, Self-Interest, Avoided Future Cost
Kenya or Senegal does not care about global carbon; that’s a “global north” concern. However, they absolutely care day to day about air pollution, cost and availability of fuel, cost and availability of... View Details
- 08 Dec 2008
- Research & Ideas
Thinking Twice About Supply-Chain Layoffs
management gave service quality (e.g., clean bathrooms and employees greeting customers and making eye contact) a 20 percent weight in importance, as compared with 10 percent for store conditions (e.g., shelf organization, labeling, and... View Details
- 24 May 2018
- Blog Post
Win/Win Board Assignments: Expert Advice from Board Recruiter Julie Norris
kinds of hard skills and experiences one would curate on a resume, except with an eye toward a board post rather than a job. "We're talking about things like financial expertise that would help an audit committee, or HR experience that... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Case Study: Sweat the Technique
including NFL and NHL teams. Use cases also include military and elder care markets. All told, Unger estimates peak revenues to reach about $375 million. Nix is still in the midst of product development, but it expects to set the market... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Kash Rangan
an organization creates significant social value, we don’t care how it sustains itself — with internally generated surplus or with donor funds. Americans give roughly $300 billion a year to nonprofits, yet we really don’t know much about... View Details
- 16 Nov 2020
- Research & Ideas
Transitions of Power Are Difficult. What Joe Biden and Other Incoming Leaders Need to Know.
losing teams have star players, but those players often play for themselves, for their own statistics and career, and don’t really care whether their team actually wins games, as I showed in my book Confidence: How Winning Streaks and... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne