Section 10(b) - Publications - Faculty & Research

16 Oct 2013
Op-Ed

Response to Readers: Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Power and Fracking

citizens in the future. To change that trade-off significantly, I believe we need to get new dispatchable, zero-carbon technologies on the table within the next 10 years that can beat coal on price in India and China in order to change... View Details

Keywords: by Joe Lassiter; Energy; Utilities

27 May 2020
Blog Post

Creating Unity and Belonging through Food and Dance: ‘EKTA’ at HBS

the occasion and inviting friends to share sweets made me feel like I was not only participating in but also carrying forward my family’s traditions. HBS gave me another family in the form of Section E and other friends on campus. We... View Details

01 Dec 2022
News

The State of Play

good time.”) Even traditional art institutions are jumping into it: A number of venerable institutions have hosted immersive exhibits, and now a whole section of the Venice International Film Festival is dedicated to virtual-reality... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

06 Dec 2018
News

Cold Call Horror Stories

pretty funny. It was pretty funny. Katherine Randolph, 1993, Section H. My cold call story was being cold called by Michael Porter, the day that we did the Five Forces. Now as backstory, I got into Harvard Business School as the total... View Details

25 Aug 2010
News

Games, Parties, Pranks, and Celebrations

(sent in by class-notes secretaries) Games 1972J. Section A started our bingo game in the second term of our first year (1971). Cards had the names of roughly a third of the class (24 of 75) on them (5 each for B, I, G, and O and 4 plus... View Details

Keywords: Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment

Web

Jewish American Heritage Month | Baker Library

Jewish individuals in the United States. Enjoy the latest issue of Jewish Business News via ABI/ProQuest . Read the 10 Key Findings About Jewish Americans from Pew Research. Contemporary Collections Contemporary Collections aim to support... View Details

28 Jul 2015
Blog Post

Nairobi Love: Heading Home

conference on Africa in the world (Africa Business Conference 2015), to more social pursuits including weekend getaways, section retreats and happy hours, half-marathons boredom is not part of the vocabulary around here. Returning Home... View Details

10 Apr 2013
Research & Ideas

Learning Curve: Making the Most of Outsourcing

and licensed to practice radiology in the United States. The data set included 2.7 million scans read by the radiologists for 1,431 customers over a 30-month period. Nearly 85 percent of the scans were CT; roughly 10 percent were... View Details

Keywords: by Paul Guttry; Health

15 Jun 2021
News

From Das’s Desk

forged ahead to create more virtual programs, at a pace of 5 to 10 per month, covering topics from leadership, civic entrepreneurship, happiness, and capitalism, to artificial intelligence, climate change, and much more. The clubs also... View Details

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services

14 May 2020
Research & Ideas

What Leaders Can Do to Fight the COVID Fog

plenty of water. Omega fatty acids, B and D vitamins, and antioxidants promote mental functioning; sugars and saturated fats impair it. Sleep As one of our wise CEOs noted, “The primary task of leaders is to avoid as many sleepless nights... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams

19 Oct 2022
News

If I Were You

thinking of the 50 people who are having fun, look around, you’ll always find 10 people who you will be able to relate to, who can connect to the things you can. So, always look out for those people. That’s my biggest advice. Carmen LI... View Details

02 Nov 2015
News

Making Higher Ed Accessible to Africans

part time. ”I have now been to 10 countries in Africa in three years, and often times feel more comfortable here than I do in my other home, the USA.” With the acquisition of two universities (Cavendish in Uganda and Zambia) and a... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

01 Jun 2022
News

Empowering Entrepreneurially Minded Students

furthering the entrepreneurial passions of its students has led to the creation of some 25 courses, research that has informed 1,300 cases, and the growth of a wide range of resources that support innovators both inside and outside of the MBA classroom. Within View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

20 Jul 2010
First Look

First Look: July 20

crisis hit the Western markets. The use of project finance has grown at a compound rate of 0% over the last five years, 4% over the past 10 years, and 12% over the past 15 years. This note focuses primarily on private sector investment in... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

Web

HBSGrid Terms of Service - Research Computing Services

being able to do their work. Users should follow the System Resources and Limits section in the HBSGrid documentation to ensure that you select the CPU and RAM profile that best fits your work at hand. Users who fail do so may have... View Details

15 Jun 2021
News

HBS Addresses Racial Equity

officer; and me to head up the 70-plus-member Dean’s Anti-Racism Task Force. It represented a cross section of our community—MBA students (including the three African American Student Union copresidents), doctoral students, faculty,... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

14 Jan 2013
Research & Ideas

Few Women on Boards: Is There a Fix?

stakes of sitting on a board are statistically higher for women than for men. For example, 90 percent of male board members are married, versus 72 percent of female members, and 90 percent of the men have children, versus 64 percent of the women. The divorce rate among... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

09 Apr 2019
News

Finding a Fix for Food Allergies

Institutes of Health allocates only $76 million to food allergies, which affects roughly one in 10 Americans and has no FDA approved treatments,” says Elise. “Epilepsy, which affects one in 105 Americans, receives $163 million and has 20... View Details