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- 12 Jul 2020
- Book
The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2020
at Risk, Joseph Bower, Herman Leonard, and Lynn Paine argue that not enough companies are stepping up to fix big global problems. The Politics Industry: How Political Innovation Can Break Partisan Gridlock and Save Our Democracy Katherine... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 12 Jul 2016
- First Look
July 12, 2016
bundled payments. The stakes are high, and the outcome will define the shape of the health care system for many years to come, for better or for worse. In this article, the authors argue that although capitation may deliver modest savings... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 30
tax per dollar of pre-tax income than non-PE backed firms, after controlling for NOLs and debt tax shields. We find additional tax savings for PE-backed portfolio firms that are either majority-owned or owned by large PE firms, consistent... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 18, 2009
and probabilistic delayed observation of agents' types. I derive conditions in which an advertising principal can set its payment delay to deter rogue agents and to attract solely or primarily good-type agents. Through the savings from... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 08 Oct 2007
- Research & Ideas
Management Education’s Unanswered Questions
that CEOs deserve and should be given a percentage of the value they created. The notion struck me as odd when compared to the logic of other professions. Doctors save lives; lives are infinitely valuable; so do doctors deserve to be paid... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
The Devil You Don’t Know
capacity, effective treatments, a vaccine. These investments are necessary to save lives, first and foremost. But the scale and speed of these investments in public health also have tremendous economic implications, because we can’t truly... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Making Their Way
manufacturing, which is very high-skilled with fluctuating demand. Similarly, with IT, we were first-movers to cloud computing, which saves on fixed IT costs.” Looking ahead, CGM is building on its core strength: family. “Our business... View Details
- 22 May 2020
- Blog Post
Reflections on Service - Armed Forces Alumni Association Student Profiles
did my best every day to bring all the good guys home, keep the civilians safe, and stop the terrorists and criminal organizations from hurting anyone. I was successful for a short time. In June of 2013, I was in Eastern Afghanistan when my Attack Weapons Team was... View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Increasing Access and Expanding Opportunity
assistance needed to attend for two years, including the ability to partake in all aspects of the MBA experience? Susan Gilbert: It depends on what their expectations are. I think there are a lot of people who come here and think it should be free, and it’s not.... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
After the Fall
nature, he says, so “this is about designing a financial system that can save us from our own worst tendencies.” To illustrate, Hanson points to a paper he coauthored with Robin Greenwood that revealed lessons about the mix of firms that... View Details
- 27 Jun 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 27
century and today. It tells the story of the extraordinary and often eccentric men and women who defied convention and imagined that business could help save the planet rather than consume it. The social and religious beliefs that drove... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Sep 2006
- First Look
First Look: September 26, 2006
hospital services by more than 50 percent in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, saving the government more than $3 billion. These cases offer suggestions for global strategies for confronting AIDS and other problems faced by developing... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Jan 2006
- Research & Ideas
Rebuilding Commercial Real Estate
'78), the former head of real estate for Fidelity Management & Research Company in Boston who now handles special projects for Fidelity. Real estate syndicators essentially sold tax losses to their well-heeled clients. Savings and... View Details
- 15 Aug 2005
- HBS Case
Classic Cases Live On at HBS
Canadian facility that performs hernia operations only, has developed procedures to maximize surgical success rates, save patients money, and speed their recovery in a friendly, noninstitutional environment. The hospital's advertising... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- 23 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
New Challenges for Long-Term Investors
savings in CDs and money market instruments, with the purpose of preserving the capital, and living off the interest on those deposits. This seemed a sound, safe strategy. Indeed, in the '80s and early '90s, when interest rates were... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
- 04 Nov 2020
- News
The Long View: Persevering Through Past Crises
money and my savings and my job and this and that. Now, this is very different. It's about health. And so I kind of forgot about everything else. And so what I did was I was lucky enough to have a modest house up in the northwest corner... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Teachable Moments
telling you that he feels like a failure. He feels like he has ruined the business his father began in the early 1900s. And he wants you to save the business. Through the story of Rick Cohen, I have invited the students to join me... View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Answering the Call
the value you create.” Illustration by PJ Loughran Hernias R Us Case: Shouldice Hospital Limited Written: 1983 Copies Sold: 240,911 Shouldice Hospital, a Canadian facility that performs hernia operations only, has developed procedures to maximize surgical success... View Details
- 28 Aug 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, August 28, 2018
savings of 40% versus national brands through the elimination of the BrandTax, the hidden costs the company claimed consumers paid for a national brand. As the venture-funded startup entered the fiercely competitive CPG industry, it was... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Afghanistan’s Hope and Light
to power a new PA system for the village mosque. “You have to lead from the front,” Khoja says of AKDN’s decision to go against the cultural norm. “These are the things John Kotter taught us in AMP. You’re trying to change the paradigm.” Of course, paying a bribe would... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna