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- 13 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
6 Ways to Support COVID-Weary Employees
not necessarily an aggressive response. Yet it requires a response informed by a concern with public health combined with compassion for the victims. As women tend to lead in a more participative manner than... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- Web
Africa - Global Activities 2021
Emory University, to work at McKinsey & Company. There she was responsible for strategy due diligence and planning for financial services and public sector clients in Africa and the Middle East. “I discovered a pathway to economic... View Details
- Career Coach
Pamela Harder
Melinda Gates Foundation, Hewlett Foundation), to K12 school districts & education-focused organizations (Pittsburgh Public Schools, Virginia early childhood education collective). Pam has worked with a number of MBA and MBA/MPP joint... View Details
- 23 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
Creative Entrepreneurship in a Downturn
there lessons from the past that could be used for guidance? A: Clearly there will be areas such as infrastructure, health care, education, clean technologies, etc., that will get a boost because of investments and demand from the View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 12 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 12
simple, easy-to-use tools that provide a relatively reliable, inexpensive way to confirm diagnoses of malaria. In addition to ensuring that patients' febrile illnesses are properly diagnosed and treated, confirming malaria diagnoses has broader View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 3, 2008
creation of a system of secure land titles, and a homestead program to encourage cultivation of public lands. During the first phase of American occupation (1898–1918), we find that the progress of implementing these reforms was very... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Nov 2008
- First Look
First Look: November 12, 2008
selective annexation using a specific policy rule, I find that areas which experienced direct rule have significantly lower levels of access to schools, health centers, and roads in the post-colonial period. I find evidence that the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Case Study: Your Call Is Important to Us
restaurants. “There are whole startups focused on that, and it’s a very difficult problem to solve,” Sambvani says. 3. Go wider. They could expand into entirely new markets, such as financial services, travel, or health care. This... View Details
- Career Coach
Juan Leung Li
While it takes introspection, Juan believes in the meaningful differences (finding purpose!) these efforts have in career searches. While at HBS, Juan considered a diverse set of opportunities such as brand management, consulting, PE, View Details
- 30 Jun 2020
- Book
Capitalism Is More at Risk Than Ever
The book Capitalism at Risk first appeared in 2011. The problems it identified with social inequality, global trade strife, and environmental degradation have only accelerated by 2020. The new edition of Capitalism at Risk, subtitled How Business Can Lead, is expanded... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 27 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
Employee-Suggestion Programs That Work
June 2012 working paper, Key Drivers of Successful Implementation of an Employee Suggestion-Driven Improvement Program. Tucker is an associate professor in the Technology and Operations Management unit, and the Marvin Bower Fellow at HBS. Singer is an assistant... View Details
Keywords: by Paul Guttry
- 05 Jul 2006
- First Look
First Look: July 5, 2006
prevailing public health system, while operating under the same revenue structure (per capita payments from the Ministry of Health). A highly visible landmark initiative of the Medical School of the Catholic... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jul 2021
- Office Hours
Readers Ask: Which Companies Are Transforming Work?
The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated workforce shifts that had been gaining momentum before the public health crisis, thrusting employers and workers into a new era within months. Joseph Fuller, a professor at... View Details
- 18 Sep 2006
- Research & Ideas
When Words Get in the Way: The Failure of Fiscal Language
hold no meaning, why do governments persist in using them as a gauge of economic health and as an impetus for policy? Why do economists follow along? "I've been hammering this point for twenty years and it still hasn't gotten through... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 06 Feb 2023
- Blog Post
Meet the Black Investment Club
companies, a sale of a health care portfolio company, and several debt refinancings to facilitate portfolio company growth. This summer, Akapelwa expanded on his financial services experience at Kohlberg & Company serving as a Private... View Details
- 13 May 2014
- News
Willing Hands
just have to be willing to participate with others in the work." "Real estate is the thread that's run through my career," adds Spencer, who most recently served as president of Cogdell Spencer Inc., a publicly traded health care, real... View Details
- 26 Apr 2011
- News
BioMine Strikes Gold
alumni from fields such as venture capital, consulting, law, accounting, life sciences, and technology. Legal services were sponsored by Cooley, LLP. LifeQube’s mobile clinic management system, MobiQube, creates and manages shared mobile-based longitudinal Electronic... View Details
- 02 Nov 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #11: Mary Jo Veverka (HBS 1978): Fostering Actionable Climate Literacy
health of the creek, lab work, student team research and presentation on one animal or plant in the ecosystem and the development and presentation of an action project.” Because the school district lacked the resources to develop such a... View Details
- 15 Apr 2002
- Research & Ideas
In the Virtual Dressing Room Returns Are A Real Problem
an apparel purchase. Apparel purchasing decisions are closely linked to individuals' feelings about themselves: their body image and the image they wish to project. Clothing is the "skin" one chooses to wear to project one's self-image to the View Details
- 17 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 17
failed to institute a ban on serving sizes of large sugary beverages. Obesity posed a large public health risk to the city. Mayor Bloomberg's proposed ban was one of many attempts to combat the rising threat... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne