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- 05 Sep 2012
- What Do You Think?
Will Business Management Save US Health Care?
Wittenberg put it, " management will never fix the health care system (it) can promote standardization and mass production (but) the actions of individual managers will have no effect on the overall system," one that as Barry... View Details
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Latin America - Global Activities 2020
being able to repay their loans on the schedule required by the lender. Microfinance has evolved as this very standardized one-size-fits-all loan product you repay on a weekly, biweekly, or monthly basis. There may be some kinds of... View Details
- 10 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 10
working paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2443674 Codes in Context: How States, Markets, and Civil Society Shape Adherence to Global Labor Standards By: Toffel, Michael W., Jodi L. Short, and Melissa Ouellet Abstract—Transnational business... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
The Right Stuff: Getting the Word from MBA Admissions
looking for in applicants? Wheelwright: The vision of the MBA Program is to develop outstanding business leaders who contribute to the well-being of society. With this overriding goal in mind, we seek individuals who maintain high View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
This is my first letter to you in my capacity as president of the HBSAA Board of Directors. I am honored to carry on the work of my predecessor, Ed Hajim (MBA '64), who over the years has done so much for the School and its alumni. Ed has set an extremely high View Details
- 10 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty Views on Debt Crisis
When Standard & Poor's Rating Services lowered its long-term sovereign credit rating on the United States from AAA to AA+ on August 5, it was a shot heard 'round the world. Stock markets plummeted, investors covered their eyes,... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
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The Route of the Exhibition - The High Art of Photographic Advertising - Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
presented in the context of fine art. They were works, The New York Times explained, “of a high standard of artistic merit, judged by professional photographic standards, as well as a respectable level of proved commercial value.” 23 The... View Details
- 24 Aug 2009
- Research & Ideas
SuperCorp: Values as Guidance System
principles of this sort not only speak to high standards of conduct but also stretch the enterprise beyond its own formal boundaries to include the extended family of customers, suppliers, distributors, business partners, financial... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- 18 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 18, 2018
Ratcheting, Competition, and the Diffusion of Technological Change: The Case of Televisions Under an Energy Efficiency Program By: Amano, Tomomichi, and Hiroshi Ohashi Abstract—In differentiated goods markets with societal implications, quality View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 13 Oct 2003
- Research & Ideas
Negotiating Challenges for Women Leaders
themselves less for comparable work. But if there's a standard [that men and women know], then this result goes away. This entitlement effect is a little hard to understand. Some of it is linked to perceived deservedness: In ambiguity,... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
How Business Schools Lost Their Way
HBS, founded the American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business in 1916 to set standards for the professionalization of business education. Years passed with no consensus, but the Great Depression revived interest in setting View Details
- 30 Jun 2009
- Research Event
Business Summit: The Role of Business Leaders in Sustaining Market Capitalism
legitimate, it must consider the interests not just of shareholders, but of all stakeholders. Several panelists see societal problems as opportunities for entrepreneurial businesses. They believe it is possible for business to help solve societal problems, improve the... View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty
- 08 Oct 2015
- Blog Post
Why We Recruit: DaVita Healthcare Partners, Inc.
commitment to clinical excellence and improving patients' health and quality of life. DaVita focuses on setting worldwide standards for clinical, social, and operational practices in kidney care, with over 2,200 dialysis clinics worldwide... View Details
Keywords: Health Care
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
The Next Lessons
significant developments Khan cited is a new partnership with the College Board, a nonprofit that helps prepare students for college through standardized test preparation and other programs. “The College Board has recognized that there... View Details
Keywords: William Weber
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Linda Leung
standard work experience.” “Here, I’m exposed to smart, accomplished people from all types of backgrounds,” Linda says. “In my first semester, I sat next to the best downhill skier in Cyprus. In a case we discussed about business... View Details
- 01 Aug 2001
- News
William F. Connell (MBA '63)
to make them feel like owners. Connell also maintains a tight system of quarterly operations reviews and monthly financial reports, making frequent visits to plants and customers. In an ongoing commitment to the highest standards of... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Class Day & Commencement
of community, family, trust, and giving back. “The path ahead may be difficult. It will be full of risk and great reward,” he told the graduates and their guests. “We need leaders who will make a difference in the world, leaders who are firmly grounded in the highest... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Making a Difference
Bridgespan Group — Jeff Bradach (PhDOB ’92) and Tom Tierney (MBA ’80) — pioneers in the application of data-driven strategy and consulting services to enhance the effectiveness of nonprofits and foundations. Founded a decade ago, Bridgespan has helped set new View Details
- 20 Oct 2010
- Research & Ideas
HBS Workshop Encourages Corporate Reporting on Environmental and Social Sustainability
The development of corporate integrated reporting (IR) standards has the promise to be one of the great business innovations of the 21st century, and could be pivotal in restoring public trust in business institutions, Harvard Business... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Bringing ‘Global’ Back Home
and accurate commercial data (to facilitate business forecasting, for example), and a skilled workforce with seasoned supervisors. “That mix of factors does not come standard with every country,” Fields notes. As for government’s role in... View Details