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MD/MBA | MBA
the core science and clinical disciplines of medicine. Further, the MD/MBA is designed as an integrated curriculum, rather than simply a sequence of MBA classes added to the standard medical education. Admissions & Financial Aid... View Details
- 13 Dec 2004
- Research & Ideas
Sharing News That Might Be Bad
day face this dilemma: How do you deal with developments that are utterly and wholly…ambiguous? Living Up To Your Standards When you get right down to it, what choice do you have? You've made a commitment to openness and reaped... View Details
Keywords: by Paul Michelman
- 17 Sep 2024
- HBS Case
The Climate Targets Leaders Need to Know as Regulations Loom
difficulty comparing targets that companies self-define, some common standards have emerged, including ISO 14064-1 for carbon neutrality and the Corporate Net Zero Standard by the Science-Based Targets... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- Web
Class Profile | MBA
changes each year based on who chooses to apply and enroll at HBS. We hope you will consider applying to HBS on your journey to make a difference in the world. We follow the GME Admissions Reporting Standards developed and voted on by... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Consumption Is America’s Competitive Advantage
standard of living. But Amar Bhidé (MBA ’79, DBA ’88) thinks the “gathering storm” theory is not only wrong but alarmist and harmful. Writing in his book The Venturesome Economy: How Innovation Sustains Prosperity in a More Connected... View Details
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Value Judgments: Business Ethics Across Borders
organizational values and business ethics, Paine focused on U.S. companies engaged in business principally at home. But faced with an increasing number of questions from international students about whether U.S. standards and values... View Details
Keywords: by Judith A. Ross
- 13 Aug 2019
- Blog Post
What is the MS/MBA Biotechnology: Life Sciences Program?
in biotechnology leadership, financing, and social ramifications. The seamless integration of all these elements prepares students for life and leadership in the biotechnology-related arena in a sophisticated manner not available through any other View Details
- 17 Nov 2020
External Partner Event: MBA Information Session Hosted by the HBS Club of the Philippines
Join the HBS Club of the Philippines to meet local alumni and learn about the value of Harvard Business School’s MBA. The event will run from 7:30pm-9:00pm Philippine Standard Time. This link goes directly to the Zoom room. The password... View Details
- September 2009 (Revised December 2009)
- Supplement
Genzyme Center (C)
By: Michael W. Toffel and Aldo Sesia
Genzyme Corporation is in the midst of planning its new corporate headquarters, which incorporates many innovative green building features. After learning that the building as planned would likely earn a LEED Silver rating, an intermediate score in the LEED green... View Details
Keywords: Environmental Sustainability; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Standards; Cost vs Benefits; Biotechnology Industry; Construction Industry; Real Estate Industry; Green Technology Industry
Toffel, Michael W., and Aldo Sesia. "Genzyme Center (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 610-010, September 2009. (Revised December 2009.)
John K. Jamieson
Jamieson oversaw the creation of Exxon from the reorganized Standard Oil and other affiliates. During the Arab Oil Embargo in the early 1970’s, Exxon generated record-level profitability. View Details
Keywords: Utilities & Energy
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Advance Racial Equity in the Office
those challenges. Quantitatively and qualitatively, define the standard of what “good” looks like, and then commit to bringing the same standard of rigor with which organizations approach any other aspect of... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Touting Green Energy’s Potential
he said, to create a green energy industry that has the potential to be much larger than telecom. Key elements are legislation that is raising the fuel-efficiency standards of cars from 25 mpg to 35 mpg; providing $80 billion in stimulus... View Details
- November 2009 (Revised November 2010)
- Case
SIPEF: Biological Assets at Fair Value under IAS 41
This case examines fair value accounting under lAS 41 for a European-listed agricultural firm. Students identify the firm's core operations, distinguishing the IFRS treatment for three distinct assets: land, agricultural assets that reside on the land, and inventory... View Details
Keywords: Business Earnings; Fair Value Accounting; Financial Reporting; International Accounting; Standards; Valuation; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Europe
Riedl, Edward J., and Kristin Elaine Meyer. "SIPEF: Biological Assets at Fair Value under IAS 41." Harvard Business School Case 110-026, November 2009. (Revised November 2010.)
- 23 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Corporate Responsibility is Changing in Asia
To what extent do multinational corporations have an institutional obligation to the Asian countries in which they serve, and does that obligation include holding higher standards than Asian law requires? These questions were debated at... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 06 Jan 2003
- Research & Ideas
Why Expensing Options Doesn’t Solve the Problem
transactions that were favorable to the SPE but not to Enron. The furor over expensing is, if anything, a sideshow distracting us from deeper flaws in accounting standards, compensation philosophy, and professional standards in the... View Details
Keywords: by William Sahlman
- 24 Jul 2020
- News
Reimagining Chicago’s Schools
Photo courtesy of Melissa Zaikos Back in 2011, when Melissa Zaikos (MBA 2000) began digging deeply into the standardized test scores of the Chicago Public Schools, she saw some concerning trends. Elementary schools, she thought, seemed to... View Details
- 22 Sep 2015
- News
Business as a Force for Good
As director of B Lab, the standards organization for certified B corporations, Kim Riether Coupounas (MBA/MPA 1995) encourages companies around the world to be a force for good. By promoting policies that benefit their employees, their... View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Stacey Lawson (MBA '96)
illustrations of standard parts, such as valves, pumps, and gears. Today Lawson is the vice president of marketing at InPart, a company she cofounded upon graduating from HBS. InPart, now fifty employees strong, is creating a library of... View Details
- 2008
- Working Paper
Finding Missing Markets (and a disturbing epilogue): Evidence from an Export Crop Adoption and Marketing Intervention in Kenya
By: Nava Ashraf, Xavier Gine and Dean Karlan
In much of the developing world, many farmers grow crops for local or personal consumption despite export options which appear to be more profitable. Thus many conjecture that one or several markets are missing. We report here on a randomized controlled trial conducted... View Details
Keywords: Agribusiness; Developing Countries and Economies; Trade; Profit; Product Marketing; Standards; Failure; Risk and Uncertainty; Non-Governmental Organizations; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Service Industry; Kenya; Europe
Ashraf, Nava, Xavier Gine, and Dean Karlan. "Finding Missing Markets (and a disturbing epilogue): Evidence from an Export Crop Adoption and Marketing Intervention in Kenya." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 08-065, February 2008. (forthcoming, American Journal of Agricultural Economics.)
- February 2000 (Revised April 2001)
- Case
Boston Medical Group
By: Richard M.J. Bohmer and Bruce L. Hall
Describes the structure of a variable compensation plan for physicians implemented by a Massachusetts medical group practice. Examines issues such as balancing group and individual risk and selection of performance metrics (productivity and patient satisfaction). View Details
Keywords: Customer Satisfaction; Health Care and Treatment; Executive Compensation; Management Practices and Processes; Risk Management; Standards; Risk and Uncertainty; Health Industry
Bohmer, Richard M.J., and Bruce L. Hall. "Boston Medical Group." Harvard Business School Case 600-086, February 2000. (Revised April 2001.)