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Annual Cost of Attendance | MBA
of Attendance makes allowances for many of the typical expenses, there is no way to anticipate specific costs for each individual student. It is important to understand that students who get financial aid will need to make choices—or plan additional View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Money (Actually) Can Buy Happiness
typical month on time-saving purchases is as good for relationship satisfaction as receiving adequate emotional support from your partner. But there’s a funny finding here: When the purchase saves time for the women, who are typically... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 30 May 2005
- Research & Ideas
Germany’s Pioneering Corporate Managers
literature, we still operate with a sort of history of the commanding heights of German capitalism. For instance, we all know about the Deutsche Bank, Dresdner, or Commerzbank. Yet the Big Four banks have a market share (measured on total assets) around 14 percent. The... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Jul 2020
- Op-Ed
It's Time for a Bipartisan Health Plan for Employers and Employees
their dominance has lulled them into somnolence. Private insurers could compete by reducing the estimated waste in the health care system of $900 billion; experts estimate that at least $250 billion could be saved without diminishing the... View Details
- 21 May 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
CORe: HBS Powers Up Online Program on Business Fundamentals
would have been able to design this course in my first year," he says. In addition, by preparing incoming MBAs with basic concepts and theory, it will allow professors to teach to an assumed level of competency in the classroom, View Details
- 08 Sep 2003
- Research & Ideas
A Bold Proposal for Investment Reform
high quality information in the asset management business comes from increases over time in liquidity for investors. Liquidity is typically thought of as a positive, since it allows investors to quickly switch their savings out of poor... View Details
- 03 Feb 2021
- Blog Post
Faculty Spotlight: Professor Jurgen Weiss
there are places in the world now where it makes sense to shut down a perfectly fine fossil plant and replace it with a solar farm because you save money on the fuel itself. That said, a decarbonizing electricity system will need other... View Details
- 23 Sep 2020
- News
Alumni Consider Election Reform; Clubs Explore Parenting by Case Method
Gridlock and Save Our Democracy. The mission of Reform Elections Now is to facilitate election reform through education and engagement, with practical solutions that will enhance informed discourse, increase voter participation and... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 22 Jun 2009
- Research & Ideas
“Too Big To Fail”: Reining In Large Financial Firms
Here's a really scary thought. Now that the federal government has poured hundreds of billions of dollars into saving financial institutions deemed "too big to fail," hasn't it implicitly guaranteed similar largesse for all such... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
The Fab Four
college savings vehicle acquired by Sallie Mae in 2006. Now a general partner at Flybridge Capital Partners, Bussgang represents the firm on the boards of BzzAgent, ClickSquared, DataXu, digitalArbor, Mall Networks, Simple Tuition, and... View Details
- 14 Mar 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, March 14
epidemiology, cost, and market share information given in the case to estimate potential cost savings one year after the introduction of biosimilars. The case also explores qualitative questions around the appropriate communication with... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
A Force for Good
smart, he was interested in health care, and he had a history of taking on challenges,” recalls Frist. “So I went to him and said, ‘John, the company is under siege, and I’ve got to rebuild it. Are you willing to come on the board?’ And fortunately for us, he agreed.... View Details
- 08 Jan 2018
- Research & Ideas
The Startling Percentage of Financial Advisors with Misconduct Records
consumers are saved unnecessarily high fees. Opponents argue the rule would create an uneven playing field between products and raise fees. Related Reading: Are Stockbrokers Illegally Leaking Confidential Information to Favored Clients?... View Details
- 24 May 2004
- Research & Ideas
The Watsons: IBM’s Troubled Legacy
pavilions and exhibits clustered around the "Court of Peace" on the fairgrounds. Every major country was represented save Germany. New York's mayor, Fiorello H. La Guardia, had suggested in 1937 that a "Chamber of... View Details
Keywords: by Richard S. Tedlow
- Blog
Emerging from the Pandemic: Insights from South Asia and ASEAN
some of their specific business challenges. Rather than flying executives to an in-person program, they saved on the cost of business-class or first-class flights. They also reduced the risk associated with having all of their executives... View Details
- 22 Dec 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #13: Democratizing Climate Returns - Nisha Desai (HBS 1997), Founder and CEO of Invest With Intention
energy.’ We were trying to be a bridge between saving the planet with new technologies” while talking to utilities and the “incumbent energy industry” about buying clean sources of power. Today, Nisha has evolved her focus and is... View Details
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“It’s like a pie-eating contest” | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
“He immediately understood and added value to a number of deals,” says Alastair. “But the single biggest value he brought? He was excited by our mission. He’s done everything from M&A analysis to support for your growth strategy, to helping us develop our initial View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Finding The Right Patient-Provider Match
you are an $8 billion health system and you have 2 percent more appointments scheduled, that’s $160 million of downstream revenue.” While the financial savings are significant, equally important—to both doctors and patients—is the ability... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Case Study: Moment in the Sun
a large hotel chain reached out to express interest, Hoskins began to see the promise of B2B sales in the hospitality market. “They got the value right away,” says Hoskins. “It’s automatic: Your customers are healthier and getting better sleep, and there’s cost View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Not Your Typical Business Conference
early and regularly. According to a recent study, she said, 88 percent of American women invest primarily in low-yield vehicles such as savings accounts and CDs, none of which outpaces inflation. By not entering the more high-yield world... View Details