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attract top talent.” Leadership Fellows enabled access to a variety of qualified candidates, among whom Henry stood out. “He was absolutely my number one choice: he combined an amazing tech background with public sector experience.”... View Details

01 Jun 2018
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Floor It

aren’t working may be more quickly eliminated; patients then can be moved over to the arms of the trial that are seeing a response. The group is working to analyze indicators contributing to the successes and challenges of platform trials; identifying best business... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustration by Mengxin Li

21 Oct 2014
First Look

First Look: October 21

attractive to both consumers and merchants, while trying to accelerate deployment at reasonable cost. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/product/Pivots-and-Incentives-at-/an/915001-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 815-055 Rent the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 2000
News

Latin America's Decade

open markets and trade began to emerge across Latin America. In recent years, state-owned companies have been privatized, currencies stabilized, and inflation reduced. These changes have helped attract a fresh influx of foreign direct... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons and Julia Hanna; Latin America; research; infrastructure; Hospitality; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

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Erika Sanchez

With back-to-back degrees in engineering, it’s no surprise that Erika Sanchez was attracted to Boeing. “I presented technical solutions to management teams that had the authority to allocate funds,” Erika says. “I quickly learned that to... View Details

25 Mar 2024
Blog Post

DC Alumni and BEI Present Talk on Inequality and Climate Change

Society, and Audrey Choi (MBA 2004), the Former Chief Sustainability Officer at Morgan Stanley. The chat, titled Inequality and Climate Change: Implications for Business Policy and Action, attracted 85 alumni and guests to the University... View Details

01 Apr 1998
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Going For The Summit

women - has climbed well above the competition. With some two million visitors to its Web site each month, iVillage attracts more than twice as much traffic as its nearest competitor. "We've established a commanding lead," Carpenter... View Details

Keywords: Caroline Chauncey

22 Apr 2015
Op-Ed

Reforming Greece: Myths and Truths

attract FDI, I believe two of them were the primary determinants: Political uncertainty. Lacking strategy and vision the country has floated with no sense of direction. Policies change constantly. To make things worse, the polyphony... View Details

Keywords: by George Serafeim

11 Jun 2012
Research & Ideas

When Business Competition Harms Society

my vehicle' rather than 'the inspector accurately measured my vehicle's emissions,'" says Toffel, an associate professor and Marvin Bower Fellow in the Technology and Operations Management Unit at HBS. "This results in facilities competing on the basis of... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Auto

10 Nov 2011
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HBS Cases: Making Lincoln Center Cool Again

that historically made up a significant share of ballet, symphony, opera, and theater audiences. "What do you do is the big question," Levy said. "It gets at a central tension. Do you modify your programs to attract a young... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Entertainment & Recreation

08 Nov 2024
Op-Ed

How Private Investors Can Help Solve Africa's Climate Crisis

efficiencies could perhaps also attract “green finance.” The commercial terms were seldom better than non-green finance, and for the most part, the projects would have been executed anyway. Our alumni were more interested in... View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber; Green Technology; Energy

07 Sep 2021
News

Increasing Access and Expanding Opportunity

Since its earliest days, HBS has committed to educating students with the highest potential for leadership, regardless of their financial circumstances. As a result, the School is able to attract and enroll exceptional women and men from... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

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Katie Laidlaw

Why was getting a degree from HBS important to you? HBS attracts people similar to me, yet different from me in every way. I was particularly drawn to challenging myself in this learning environment and meeting new people from around the... View Details

Keywords: Consulting

30 Nov 2021
News

Cold Calculations

electrical engineering and 58 patents, asked the venture capitalist for help in setting up the organization. In the intervening years, the small nonprofit has attracted interest from such organizations as the United Nations and the Arctic... View Details

01 Jun 2009
News

Murray Named Class of ’08 Fellow

share this transformational experience with others,” says Jennifer Lee, who cochaired the class gift effort with Tricia Glynn (both MBA ’08). Murray was attracted to HBS because of the Healthcare Initiative, the case method, and the... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

01 Jun 2004
News

Merck’s Gilmartin on Vaccines, Global Health

but most have been driven away by fears of liability and government discount price-setting. “No one company or handful of companies can undertake all the research” necessary to produce needed vaccines, he said. Incentives must be introduced, so as to View Details

Keywords: Merck; public health; global public health; vaccines; Health, Social Assistance; Scientific Research and Development Services

01 Dec 1997
News

Growing Together

attractive and a workforce that fits their needs - all within a comfortable community where key employees will want to live. Locales that offer an effective infrastructure, a skilled workforce, and business-friendly regulations will View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso and Nancy O. Perry

02 Nov 2016
What Do You Think?

Are Employees Becoming Job 'Renters' Instead of 'Owners'?

“It may not be possible for every employee (to) value the company as if it were his own. The next best thing is to make the customer the focus of everyone’s work. When customer service is enculturated through policies and programs, employees take actions that View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

22 Mar 2024
Blog Post

Driving Impact in Emerging Markets with HBS Alum Nneka Chime (MBA 2015)

following graduation, Nneka joined the CrossBoundary team. Now Nneka is thriving at CrossBoundary, working directly with other HBS alumni and collaborating with stakeholders as she attracts capital and grows a highly effective team. In... View Details

07 Jul 2023
Blog Post

Fostering Candor in Teams and Organizations

aligned with a company’s commitment to building a diverse and welcoming organization. It is widely recognized that diversity in teams has a positive impact on an organization’s output. Therefore, attracting and hiring employees from... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

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