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16 Sep 2024
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Life Preserver

human body. “We could literally multiply organ transplantation on Earth 15 or 20 times if we just were able to solve the logistics,” Giwa explains. To address that, in 2012 Giwa helped to found and served as CEO of the Organ Preservation Alliance, a nonprofit... View Details

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2014 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

Recruit the “Lean In” Generation Becky Cooper & Kiran Gandhi , Harvard Business School Evolving Models of Intergenerational Feminist Interaction Apr 04 Friday, April 04, 2014 Panel: Bridging the Globe May... View Details

01 Dec 2022
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The Potential of Business to Improve Lives

company with a business model selling affordable housing to first-time home buyers among the country’s poor, and outperforming the Tokyo Nikkei index. Chu coauthored the case, “Katitas: Home Ownership for the Majority of Japan,” and... View Details

Keywords: April White

02 Apr 2015
Research & Ideas

Digital Initiative Summit: The Business of Crowdsourcing

is establishing your authenticity in this space," Lipstein said. DrivenData hosts online challenges, usually lasting two to three months, in which data scientists compete to come up with the best statistical models for tricky community... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

05 Jul 2006
First Look

First Look: July 5, 2006

predictive and prescriptive implications, this theory contributes to the general notion that pricing might affect as much as capture perceived value. Paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/06-055.pdf Capital Structure with Risky Foreign... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

02 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Why Have Marketers Ignored America’s Man-of-Action Hero?

presented by the rise of the man-of-action hero. Salls: What is the man-of-action hero, and why is this manhood ideal so important in American culture? You say the man-of-action hero is a synthesis of two other popular models of American... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Media Metamorphosis: Advertising in the Technology Age

days, because consumers' demand for information about goods and services tends to be inelastic. As the model illustrates, additional forces drive industry change as well. Alternatives to advertising, known... View Details

Keywords: by Peter K. Jacobs; Advertising

01 Mar 2006
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Whitehead Urges MBAs to Become Lifelong Leaders

WHITEHEAD (with moderator George):Because "the world cries out for leadership," HBS students must lead not just in their companies but in their lives. John C. Whitehead (MBA 11/ ’47), one of HBS’s most distinguished graduates, is a powerful role View Details

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REITs (real estate investment trusts)

Where do I find information on real estate investment trusts (REITs)? General Background: National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts: Produces the global and domestic indices for... View Details

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Frequently Asked Questions | MBA

Frequently Asked Questions Application: General What is the timeline for applying? How will my application be evaluated? In which part of the application may I enter additional information, including special... View Details

11 Sep 2018
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New Research and Ideas, September 11, 2018

M. Viceira Abstract—Our new model of consumption-based habit formation preferences generates loglinear, homoscedastic macroeconomic dynamics and time-varying risk premia on bonds and stocks. Consumers'... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

20 Jul 2010
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First Look: July 20

value-relevant before disclosure, for negative earnings adjustments it is value-relevant only after disclosure. This finding is consistent with managers delaying the communication of bad news until IFRS compliance. A finer model shows... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Develop and disseminate research and course material on advancing racial equity in business. - Advancing Racial Equity

race and business. Through its Division of Research & Faculty Development, HBS already provides generous support for research and course development related to race. The Division funds this research by drawing on revenues View Details

29 Oct 2021
Blog Post

Helping Women in Mexico to Live Fulfilled and Healthy Lives

Giovanna Abramo (MBA 2022) spent the last three years prior to HBS working at Bain & Company in Mexico City where she worked on performance improvement, strategy, and operational model redesign projects across industries like consumer... View Details

Portrait Project

Nathalie duPreez

otherwise. I am fortunate that I have had the encouragement and opportunities to live by his advice. Yet, just five miles away from where I grew up, children do not have fathers to make them "wings," nor role models to inspire... View Details

28 Feb 2022
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Equal Partner

realized she could do more to disrupt the traditional investment model from the outside. At the time, Aditya was already working with Republic, an online investing platform. The company, which launched in 2016, offers investment... View Details

25 Aug 2022
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Vision: To Go-Go

in the course Challenges and Opportunities in the Restaurant Industry. In it, Izquierdo began sketching the outline of a tech-enabled business model that would eliminate everything she disliked about restaurants; namely, that they tend to... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; entrepreneurship; foodtech; startup; Latin America

03 Jul 2012
Research & Ideas

HBS Faculty on Supreme Court Health Care Ruling

of diabetes; cardiovascular disease; cancer, spine and joint disease; and metabolic syndrome. One of the most important aspects of AHCA is the creation of designated accountable care organizations (ACOs). ACOs shift reimbursement away from the prevalent fee-for-service... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty; Health

Mar 2012
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Enriching the Ecosystem

they are far more effective when they're networked. By collaborating to bridge the gaps between them, business, academic, and policy leaders can help generate more ideas, start-ups, company growth, global competitors, and prosperity. In... View Details

01 Sep 2003
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Incentives and Operational Excellence

common to both major corporations and mom-and-pop shops, and offered practical solutions based on his research. One case Narayanan used to illustrate his point involved a family-owned video store. Generally in the past, he said, as many... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Retail Trade

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