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Globalization - Faculty & Research
promising potential benefits, concerns persisted about navigating labor regulations, ensuring appropriate vetting, and guaranteeing the quality of work. Sarah Tang, the newly appointed Vice President of... View Details
- 13 Apr 2009
- Research & Ideas
Kind of Blue: Pushing Boundaries with Miles Davis
Ask jazz fans the world over to name their favorite compilation, and chances are their response is Kind of Blue. With music that is sophisticated and sublime, spare yet complex, trumpeter View Details
- 08 Oct 2021
- Blog Post
8 Stories from PRIDE for National Coming Out Day
emphasized the quality of choice. When coming out, some folks choose to come out to their families first. However, as the oldest sibling of five and the first to go to college from my family, I felt a... View Details
- 21 May 2012
- Research & Ideas
OSHA Inspections: Protecting Employees or Killing Jobs?
help gauge regulations' effectiveness. What's more, say Toffel and Levine, the potential benefits from randomizing isn't limited to government inspections, but can also extend to the private sector in the form of randomizing the... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 13 Mar 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Tricky Business of Nonprofit Brands
brands establish this incredible level of trust? A: Trust is essential for nonprofits. The purchasers or donors are not the ones receiving or benefiting from the nonprofit organization's services and programs. Since the purchasers cannot... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- 25 Jul 2005
- Research & Ideas
Fool vs. Jerk: Whom Would You Hire?
into these questions, we studied four organizations selected to reflect a wide range of attributes—for-profit and nonprofit, large and small, North American and European. We... View Details
Keywords: by Tiziana Casciaro & Miguel Sousa Lobo
- 28 Mar 2016
- Blog Post
Why I Chose to Pursue an MD/MBA at Harvard
of organizations and about issues that are new to healthcare, but that other industries have dealt with for decades - like customer satisfaction, efficiency, and providing quality service for a reasonable... View Details
- 22 Jul 2019
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How to Be a Digital Platform Leader
requiring no further investment from them, posting their property on Airbnb (in addition to Craigslist) would simply increase the quantity of the property owners’ exposure to possible renters. In addition to increased exposure, Airbnb... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 29 Nov 2017
- Research & Ideas
How to Succeed in Business (According to a 15th Century Trade Merchant)
In what could be considered the first business how-to book, an Italian merchant from the 1400s advises leaders to be charitable, ethical, and treat people fairly; be modest; look for the right qualities in a... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 04 Nov 2010
- What Do You Think?
Why Do We Chase Stars?
Summing Up Three themes appear to characterize many of the responses to this month's column: (1) leadership talent is portable, (2) the reasons that we chase stars are traceable to human nature, and (3) women have View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 31 Jan 2023
- Research & Ideas
It’s Not All About Pay: College Grads Want Jobs That ‘Change the World’
make a difference to the business itself. “Investing in prosocial missions actually will help you attract candidates,” Zhang says. “You can get quality candidates even when lowering your wage if you're a prosocial employer." Policymakers... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 27 Jun 2019
- Research & Ideas
Rituals Strengthen Couples. Here’s Why They’re Good for Business, Too
need to be stated, but they start getting pizza every Friday night and it's fun, so they keep doing it and then they realize they've been doing it the whole year. Either way, it's a commitment, View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 13 Sep 2010
- Research & Ideas
The Consumer Appeal of Underdog Branding
they were acquired by large corporations. Additionally, there may be product categories for which consumers reject underdog brand biographies. With hospitals, consumers believe that being externally disadvantaged jeopardizes quality View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 07 Jan 2002
- Research & Ideas
How Marketing Can Reduce Worldwide Poverty
level, the quality of the conversation between stakeholders and its resolution is very important, and we cannot have a reasonable conversation without the voice of all... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 15 Nov 2023
- News
Sound Investment
Steven Rogers outside the Second Church of Christ, Scientist, Evanston, Illinois (photo by Gay Riseborough) Steven Rogers outside the Second Church of Christ, Scientist, Evanston, Illinois (photo by Gay Riseborough) Retired senior lecturer Steven Rogers (MBA 1985)... View Details
- 09 Jun 2024
- Blog Post
The EC Formula: MBA Class of 2024 Looks Back
because I wanted to learn the business side of health care, and ultimately contribute to making high quality health care technology more affordable to underserved communities. What advice would you give to... View Details
- Portrait Project
Shivangi Goel
to provide high quality care for hundreds of patients with COVID-19 in a converted conference ballroom without any of the usual resources. This experience defined me and how I deal with adversity, pain View Details
- 10 Feb 2003
- Research & Ideas
Commodity Busters: Be a Price Maker, Not a Price Taker
the long run, the most profitable to offer. Step 5: Determine customer value. Develop a way to charge for each customer transaction based on either the quality or the quantity of value you provide. Each... View Details
Keywords: by Benson P. Shapiro
- 10 Oct 2023
- Blog Post
Policy Drivers for Environmental Justice: What Businesses Need to Know
communities; better quality of life and good jobs. The Justice40 InitiativeDirects 40% of some federal investments to disadvantaged communities.[5] About $29 billion falls under this program.[6] Examples... View Details
- 03 Jul 2008
- What Do You Think?
Are Followers About to Get Their Due?
those decisions as one of the most important factors in the quality of their work life. This observation raises some questions for us. As a follower, what advice would you give to other followers wishing to have an impact on their jobs... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett