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- 12 Jul 2004
- Research & Ideas
Michael Porter’s Prescription For the High Cost of Health Care
right kind of competition working. The health care system can achieve stunning gains in quality and efficiency. And employers, the major purchasers of health care services, could lead the transformation. [ ] Positive-sum Competition In a... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Reinventing perceptions of Africa through wine
winery Seven Sisters, produced the first South African wine served on American Airlines. The South African government helped to negotiate a land purchase for Seven Sisters, which, until that point, owned no vineyards and had to contract... View Details
- 08 Mar 2010
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Successful Negotiation
non-negotiable partner? How can women negotiate past gender stereotypes? How Is Negotiation Evolving? The New Deal: Negotiauctions Whether negotiating to purchase a company or a house, dealmaking is becoming more complex. Harvard Business... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 02 Apr 2020
- News
Patriots Plane Delivers a Million Masks from China
mission. We knew that purchasing greatly-needed N95 masks and providing the Patriots plane to expedite their delivery to local hospitals would immediately help protect our courageous health care professionals,” Robert Kraft said in a... View Details
- 26 Feb 2008
- News
The Right Stuff
leaders, school officials, and the mayor of Boston. Harvard University also chipped in, helping with the purchase of commemorative rings (complementing special jackets donated by New Balance) for all the players and cheerleaders. Featured... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 02 Oct 2012
- First Look
First Look: October 2
Purchase this case:http://hbr.org/search/312067-PDF-ENG Generation Investment Management (Abridged) Sandra J. Sucher and Matthew PrebleHarvard Business School Case 613-002 Examines the investment process of Generation Investment... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Short Takes
items and are affected by them. For their 1996 study, "The Paradoxes of Technology," HBS assistant professor Susan M. Fournier and David Glen Mick, associate professor at the University of Wisconsin, interviewed 29 households about their View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 21 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
Music Downloads: Pirates—or Customers?
concept that people will purchase music online. But it seems the recording companies themselves have done little on their own to experiment with models here, such as tiered pricing (hits cost more) and bundling. A: The classic business... View Details
- 20 Apr 2016
- Research & Ideas
When CEOs Become Activists
group of same-sex marriage supporters, purchasing intent was nearly twice as high among respondents who had been told of Cook’s public views about the RFRA. For those who opposed gay marriage, Cook’s opinions didn’t sway View Details
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Engage with the broader business community to promote racial equity. - Advancing Racial Equity
approach racial matters. Our initial actions in the broader business community are therefore focused on learning from and alongside others rather than taking the lead on advising or instructing others. In the short run, our business engagement efforts will focus on:... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
The Great Priority Reset
There’s no telling when business travel will rebound, but if history is any guide, we will have to be patient. It took four years for business travel to climb back to previous levels after the terrorist attacks of 2001. With fewer business travelers View Details
- 22 May 2017
- News
Two On-Track Investments
race—often referred to as “the most exciting two minutes in sports”—was won by Always Dreaming, the favorite at the Preakness. Terry Finley (OPM 45, 2014) owns 25 percent of that horse, purchased for $1.25 million. As president and CEO of... View Details
- 07 Aug 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, August 8, 2018
Purchase this case: https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/318085-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 218-100 Chaudhary Group: Rebuilding Nepal After the 2015 Nepal earthquake, the Chaudhary Group, a billion-dollar conglomerate in Nepal,... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Jan 2014
- Research & Ideas
Super Bowl Ads for Multitaskers
able to tell to the second how the airing of a particular ad affected both the number of people visiting an advertiser's website, and the number of purchases they made there. Next, using 22 important features of ads (including a... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Full Stream Ahead
Picasso you can’t put a price on these songs.” By 2016, when Sony purchased Jackson’s share of ATV, the figure had ballooned to a staggering $750 million. Music has been raking in top-dollar valuations ever since, in part because of the... View Details
- 07 Feb 2019
- News
A Course Correction at Chris-Craft
Riva. The plan for Christ-Craft? Getting rid of generic model, and focusing on “watercraft that were high-quality and unusual in their focus on nautical beauty.” Stellican purchased the company in 2001, and sold it to Winnebago in June... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Second Acts
When Glen Meakem (MBA ’91) couldn’t persuade his employer, General Electric, that he was on to a hot idea to revamp corporate purchasing using the Internet, he quit and started his own firm, FreeMarkets, which charted the way for... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Making Their Way
Chirchirillo was able to establish a foothold in China. That import model, however, was only intended to be an interim strategy to build a global capability, and in 2008, Chirchirillo purchased a precision metal-stamping company in... View Details
- 15 Aug 2007
- Op-Ed
3 Steps to Reduce Financial System Risk
set of investors who previously had limited access to complex derivative products. These include insurance companies and public and private pension funds. They see the products as a way to earn higher yield. The growing purchase by such... View Details
- 03 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Basics of Consumer Marketing in Asia
of the audience asked Duan how companies obtain market research about Chinese consumers. Not easily, as it turns out. "Our best tools are our two legs," he said, because there are few companies dedicated to performing market research for clients. He also said... View Details
Keywords: by Julie Jette