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- 11 May 2020
- Op-Ed
Immigration Policies Threaten American Competitiveness
percent blamed the US immigration system for causing project delays. And over two-thirds reported that their companies’ operations would be harmed if denied access to foreign skilled workers. Because... View Details
Keywords: by William R. Kerr
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Students Ready to Make an Impact
process of fully developing their ventures in agritech, social enterprise, and sustainability. Their journeys illustrate the ways in which HBS delivers the knowledge base that fuels innovation and the support systems that catalyze new... View Details
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
C.D. Spangler, Jr.: A Leadership Role in Business and Academe
(UNC) tenure were his appointment of fifteen new chancellors and other university leaders; a systemwide enrollment increase of more than 27,000 students, to a total of 150,000 at the university's sixteen campuses; the near doubling of the university's annual View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry; photo by Ann Hawthorne
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Executives Convene to Discuss Consumer-Driven Health Care
employers. While 93 percent of senior executives surveyed indicated satisfaction with the health-care insurance options they offer their employees, 46 percent said they would be receptive to a defined contribution system - often because... View Details
- 12 Aug 2014
- First Look
First Look: August 12
notably higher entry rates and increases in plant productivity. These results are not present for districts located on another major highway system, the North-South East-West corridor (NS-EW). Improvements for portions of the NS-EW system... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
June 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
Publishing The 2008 financial crisis triggered a worldwide recession. Unlike the American banking system, which experienced massive losses, takeovers, and taxpayer-funded bailouts, Canada’s banking system withstood the crisis relatively... View Details
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
1996 Global Alumni Conference Probes "Information Revolution"
information systems tend to mirror the traditional, functionally oriented organizations that they are supposed to help transform. While purchasing the right technology is part of the answer, Coote declared, "There has to be something... View Details
Keywords: Daniel Penrice
Rick Grinnell
Systems (acquired by IBM), TrackVia (acquired by Primus Capital) and VeloBit (acquired by Western Digital). Rick also has deep operating experience, having held senior marketing and engineering roles at... View Details
- 19 Jan 2016
- News
Electric Avenues
the Complaint Department The municipal needs of Boston residents vary by the season. “In winter, it’s snow,” says Lauren Lockwood (MBA 2014), the city’s chief digital officer. In spring, it’s potholes. In summer, it’s potholes and student move-in.” Six years after... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 24 Feb 2014
- News
A Capital Idea for Small Business
enacting its provisions, partly due to concerns over perceived risks to unsophisticated investors. Moreover, not all of the provisions will be enacted at once. For now, Callaghan and McGee are focusing on building iCrowd's technological, regulatory, and View Details
- 20 Nov 2015
- News
Room to Grow
says Kendall, executive director of the Henry P. Kendall Foundation, his family’s philanthropic organization, which is dedicated to creating a “resilient and healthy food system in New England that increases the production and consumption... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 1
look large and compelling. But it can have significant downsides. Leaders who prefer to zoom in tend to create policies and systems that depend too much on politics and favors. They can focus too closely on personal status and on turf... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Faculty Research Online
HBS Working Knowledge is an online forum for innovation in business practice, offering a first look at new thinking from HBS faculty. Read the complete articles summarized below by visiting their Web links. Marketing After the Recession This downturn has likely changed... View Details
- 01 Apr 1997
- News
Critical Information: MIS Monitors the Ever-Changing World of IT
no longer being used as just a tactical resource, it's now fundamentally influencing business strategy and competition," says Richard L. Nolan, MBA Class of 1942 Professor of Business Administration, who teaches in the School's Management Information View Details
Keywords: Elaine Gottlieb
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Clay Christensen (MBA 1979)
Clayton M. Christensen is the Robert and Jane Cizik Professor of Business Administration at HBS, where he holds a joint appointment in the Technology and Operations Management and General Management units. He is the author or coauthor of... View Details
- May 16, 2016
- Article
Food Safety Economics: The Cost of a Sick Customer
By: Dina Gerdeman and John A. Quelch
Chipotle Mexican Grill’s ongoing struggle to win customers back months after a contaminated food crisis highlights the challenges companies face with keeping food safe.
Chipotle has seen its shares tumble and recently reported its first-ever quarterly loss... View Details
Chipotle has seen its shares tumble and recently reported its first-ever quarterly loss... View Details
Keywords: Food Safety; Organic Food; Supply Chain Management; Globalization Of Food Business; Mérieux NutriSciences: Marketing Food Safety Testing; Food Safety Modernization Act 2011; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Transition; Economic Systems; Food; Health; Supply and Industry; Logistics; Practice; Problems and Challenges; Quality; Safety; Business Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Customization and Personalization; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Insurance Industry; Public Administration Industry; Public Relations Industry; Retail Industry; Service Industry; Mexico; North America; United States; Canada
Gerdeman, Dina, and John A. Quelch. "Food Safety Economics: The Cost of a Sick Customer." Harvard Business School Working Knowledge (May 16, 2016).
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Where Innovation Rules
Kiva Systems Intuit Angie’s List Rakuten athenahealth Pandora Bloomingdale's and Gilt Groupe Social Finance Innovation is the real business of Harvard Business School. It begins with the School’s bias toward action, as embodied in its... View Details
- 03 Apr 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Competitive Advantage of Global Finance
face as they operate in the complicated world of international finance. Desai notes that there is tremendous heterogeneity in firm responses to the opportunities and obstacles created by worldwide operations. In this e-mail interview,... View Details
- 19 Nov 2021
- Blog Post
Alumni Spotlight: Career Advice from Alums Working in Climate
corporations and governments alike need to focus on. Consequently, the career opportunities for MBAs are now unlimited- you can shape sustainability strategy at traditional companies and banks, drive products and operations at startups... View Details
- 01 Oct 2021
- Blog Post
Alumni Spotlight: Career Advice from Alums Working in Climate
corporations and governments alike need to focus on. Consequently, the career opportunities for MBAs are now unlimited- you can shape sustainability strategy at traditional companies and banks, drive products and operations at startups... View Details