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Student Spotlight: 2023 HCC Co-Presidents Reflect on Their Time at HBS and the Current Health Care Systems - Blog: Health Supplement
tremendously inequitable and fragmented. The health care system delivers innovation, ranging from cell therapies to remote patient monitoring and intervention solutions, to the privileged minority that have access due to care proximity... View Details
- 02 Aug 2021
- Research & Ideas
What If Closing the Wage Gap Means Everyone Earns Less?
pay for the same roles in different locations tended to vary. Cullen theorized that proximity helped workers talk to one another about their wages, creating opportunities to re-negotiate based on what they learned. “It’s been a seven-year... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Very Continental
in the United States so badly. And my parents said, ‘Okay, but it has to be New England.’ They trusted the region because of its universities and proximity to Europe; it was almost as if I was in London.” Brass tacks: “The pragmatic... View Details
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Porter’s Perspective: Competing in the Global Economy
proximity that clusters provide, companies can do things together without formal ownership or legal relationships. And this kind of flexibility opens up more possibilities for change and dynamism, which are crucial ingredients in a modern... View Details
Keywords: Re: Michael E. Porter
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
New Urban Order
clear that cities offer the greatest hope (and have the biggest stake) in stewarding ever-scarcer resources such as water and power. Cities represent 70 percent of carbon emissions, according to a 2021 McKinsey report; and given their View Details
Keywords: Kathleen Fu, Deborah Blagg, Julia Hanna, and Maureen Harmon; illustrations by; energy; environment; sustainability; entrepreneurship; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transportation; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Corporate Services
- 21 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
The Pandemic Conversations That Leaders Need to Have Now
means closeness, and while social distancing remains important to mitigating the spread of COVID-19, psychological proximity—interpersonal trust, alignment on values and strategy, shared understanding of key facts—has never been more crucial. Psychological View Details
- 15 Nov 2016
- News
Classroom Lessons Put Into Practice Abroad
discovered while doing fieldwork in São Paulo, Brazil, in some countries, proximity to one’s neighborhood can be a more influential factor when deciding where to shop. During FIELD 2, part of the Required Curriculum course Field Immersion... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
HBS at 100: School to Celebrate Centennial
face in the decades ahead.” Whatever their proximity to Soldiers Field, alumni are encouraged to contribute ideas on how to celebrate the School’s centennial, both on- and off-campus. To offer your thoughts, visit www.hbs.edu/hbs100, send... View Details
Keywords: Centennial
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Clusters and Competition
in the modern economy,” he noted, “and clusters enhance both.” As an example, Porter pointed to the California wine cluster, where the close proximity of related enterprises — grape growers, wine-equipment manufacturers, PR firms that... View Details
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Judging | New Venture Competition
you seek to have. The team has a clear understanding of the issue it seeks to address, why the issue is important, the recipients of the product or service, economic and social drivers of the model, and feasibility of the concept. View Details
Uncovering the roots of innovation
access to archival resources, including the Henri A. Termeer Papers at the Baker Library. This access was transformative, offering a deeper historical perspective on life science innovation in the area. Additionally, the proximity to the... View Details
- 13 Aug 2021
- Blog Post
Exploring Racial Justice with the Scaling Minority Businesses Course
work on real-world projects with Black and Latinx-led businesses in Greater Boston – a proximate learning experience that seemed like exactly the opportunity I was seeking. The course itself consisted of a mix of lectures, a live case,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
But It's All Right Now (In Fact, It's a Gas)
somehow revive the dormant business, stated a front-page article in the Wall Street Journal (March 13, 2001). Seeking a new source of supply, Shearer eventually settled on Trinidad and Tobago, better known as the calypso capital of the Caribbean, because of its large... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Porter's Paradox
in this country and abroad. With the proximity that clusters provide, companies can do things together without formal ownership or legal relationships. And this kind of flexibility opens up more possibilities for change and dynamism,... View Details
- 04 Dec 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Money Connection—Understanding VC Networks
networks." There's a general understanding of the role played by proximity and likeness in establishing local network clusters—but how to account for the appearance in a network of a distant player with no immediate connection or... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Negotiating with Wal-Mart
pioneers a new supplier-retailer partnership between P&G and Wal-Mart. Built on proximity (Muccio relocated to Wal-Mart’s turf in Arkansas) and growing trust (both sides eventually eliminated elaborate legal contracts in favor of Letters... View Details
- Student-Profile
Byungyeon Kim
create knowledge that makes a difference in the world, all with support and resources from your department, from HBS, and from Harvard.” ResearchHarvard’s proximity to top firms that would be possible research sites was one of the primary... View Details
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
The Exchange: Chance Encounters
Assistant Professor Maria Roche and Associate Professor Andy Wu; image by John Ritter Late one day in the fall of 2021, as she was packing up to head home, Assistant Professor Maria Roche bumped into Andy Wu, a colleague in the Strategy Unit whose office is next to... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 06 Nov 2014
- News
Building a Startup Community Beyond Commencement
The rent is relatively cheap ($200/month per person) compared to start-up sites in Kendall Square and South Boston’s Innovation District, its dedicated desks offer more permanence than most co-working spaces, and the access to the i-lab’s resources and View Details
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
We Have Liftoff
proximity to the University community at very competitive rates. Here, a few of the HBS alums who have returned to Allston to launch their businesses. SplitNGo Steve Gorodetskiy (MBA 2014) Describe your company in fewer than 140... View Details