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- 25 Apr 2018
- Research & Ideas
We May Have Taken Too Much Credit for Easing Workplace Segregation
Hroe Large American companies are less racially integrated today than a generation ago—in fact, businesses have returned to the bleaker segregation levels of the 1970s, new research shows. This racial division among companies was a... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 08 Mar 2017
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Can the Proposed American Health Care Act Improve on 'Obamacare'?
Yesterday, President Donald Trump endorsed the American Health Care Act (AHCA), a plan proposed by Republican United States lawmakers to replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), more commonly known as “Obamacare.” Democrats rallied against the View Details
- 30 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 30
health choices. The good news is that human nature can also be a source of solutions. Through her studies in Zambia exploring the reasons for unwanted pregnancies and the incentives that would motivate hairdressers to sell condoms to... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 12 Nov 2019
- News
Seismic Shift
transformation officer at the Carlyle Group, began work to put all those influencers together in what they called Culture Shifting Weekends, held annually in Silicon Valley and New York City. The idea was to celebrate Culture Shifters and... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 03 Jun 2016
- News
Again in a Great City
command. For the Kahn Building, Cummings is working on a deal with another leading home-furnishing retailer, for a space on the first floor, and he also plans 165 residential units on the upper floors. Cummings drives around the View Details
Keywords: April White; photographed by Brian Kelly
- 01 Jan 2004
- News
Barbara Hackman Franklin, MBA 1964
the nation that nurtured her ambitions. "We are fortunate to live in a risk-based culture that is reinforced by a democratic system of government," says Franklin. "As Americans, one of our competitive edges is our ability to create and innovate, to change direction and... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
June 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books
book offers the steps necessary to building the new principles and guardrails to empower flexible, high-performing teams. And it teaches readers to lead with purpose, to manage and measure differently, and to believe that by letting go,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Supercharged
electric powertrains into 40 percent of its lineup by 2020, while the Volkswagen Group intends to launch more than 30 new electric models by 2025. “Within mainstream, old, dinosaur auto companies, there’s no lack of enthusiasm about... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Consumer Finance Makes HBS Debut
TUFANO: His new consumer finance elective is part of a broader effort to legitimize the field as an important area for research and teaching. Last spring HBS became the first top-ranked U.S. business school to offer a course in consumer... View Details
- 13 May 2019
- Research & Ideas
The Unexpected Way Whistleblowers Reduce Government Fraud
Whistleblower complaints against federal contractors can help government agencies drive better deals with those companies—even when the allegations turn out to be unsubstantiated, according to new research.... View Details
- 02 Jan 2019
- What Do You Think?
SUMMING UP: Do We Need an Artificial Intelligence Czar?
uninformed, naïve questions posed by legislators to the executives, how unprepared the legislative branch is to deal with issues associated with AI. The question is whether the US has the will and capability to coordinate and support... View Details
- 02 Oct 2008
- What Do You Think?
Workout vs. Bailout: Should Government Take Advantage of the Buffett Effect?
us to the question of whether the U.S. automobile industry should qualify for help. Where should we draw the line? Is it now time for ideology to take over? What do you think? Original Article In view of world financial events, which take View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 27 Jul 2019
- Op-Ed
Does Facebook's Business Model Threaten Our Elections?
Microsoft took over a decade to bring to conclusion. A new direction? Whatever or whenever something emerges from Washington or the EU may be moot. According to a recently announced pivot in strategy—they call it a privacy-focused... View Details
Keywords: by George Riedel
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Letters to the Editor
professional and personal involvement as they embark on their post-MBA careers. Aaron Rudenstine (MBA ’09) New York, NY Curbing Corruption I highly commend the editor for publishing “Show Me the Money” and “M.I.A. Boards” in the June... View Details
- 01 Jul 2013
- Research & Ideas
Crowdfunding a Poor Investment?
of creating a business. A few years ago, the amount of money needed to fund a new company would make this kind of investing just a drop in the bucket for most startups. Today, the bar to start a company has been lowered thanks to cloud... View Details
- 04 Oct 2004
- Research & Ideas
Start to Measure Your E-commerce Success
"The study of e-commerce has unfolded in much the same way that e-commerce thrust itself on the business world—with a great deal of overstatement," says Marc J. Epstein, Visiting Professor and Wyss Visiting Scholar in Social... View Details
Keywords: by Marc J. Epstein
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
One-on-One with Carter Roberts
countries and annual revenues in excess of $126 million. The privately financed organization has nearly 5 million members. Under his leadership, the WWF has launched an ambitious new strategy to focus its efforts on protecting nineteen of... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
A Piece of the Action
there is an audible buzz—the sound of deals being made. Over coffee and fresh bread, someone with an idea and someone with the knowledge, money, or connection to turn that idea into a reality are hatching a View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Latin America's Decade
ragged gypsies would set up their tents near the village and with a great uproar of pipes and kettle drums, they would display new inventions. First they brought the magnet." Today in Latin America, as elsewhere, pipes and drums for... View Details
- 06 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
Sorting Out the Patent Craze
users out of luck. Harvard Business School professor Josh Lerner and his colleagues are studying how SSOs balance the interests of users against the interest of sponsors to gain widespread acceptance of new technologies. Their paper,... View Details