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- 11 May 2015
- Research & Ideas
A Road Map to Fix America’s Transportation Infrastructure
Any highway commuter who has wasted hours stuck in traffic can see the cracks in the United States' transportation system, as can any airline passenger who has been stranded overnight in an airport. Yet while many agree that the need for infrastructure change is...
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- 02 Jun 2011
- Research & Ideas
Signing at the Top: The Key to Preventing Tax Fraud?
The instructions went on to say that the participants would receive a tax credit for the cost of their commute to the lab. After the problem-solving exercise, the participants went into another room and filled out a "research study tax...
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- 02 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
Digital Initiative Summit: Big Messages, Small Screens, Many Choices
Home Plus. He explained how the company has posted giant pictures of various produce items in South Korean train stations, along with individual QR codes. Via an app, commuters can scan the codes to order any given item while they wait...
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- 17 Feb 2015
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: The Battle for San Francisco
been a draw for innovators of a different sort—technology workers who began populating the suburbs of the South Bay, which came to be known as Silicon Valley, in the 1970s and '80s. In recent years, they have increasingly put down roots in San Francisco itself, View Details
- 06 Nov 2017
- Research Event
Who is Responsible for the Future of Cities?
over a period of months.” With or without government support or collaboration, technology will continue to disrupt cities. “Autonomous driving, electric cars, it’s all happening,” said Christian Irmisch, sales manager for commuter and...
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by Carmen Nobel
- 13 Jan 2014
- Research & Ideas
How Government Can Restore the Faith of Citizens
Henry David Thoreau once said, "That government is best that governs least." Easy for him to say. Stuck out by himself at Walden Pond, he never had to deal with potholes on his morning commute or broken streetlights at night. It...
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by Michael Blanding
- 04 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
How Female Stars Succeed in New Jobs
analyst moves, he or she continues to cover the same companies and serve the same clients. Most investment banks are within a mile radius of each other, so even the commute does not change. “A company that is willing to double your...
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- 01 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Slow, Steady Battle to Fix Cancer Care
value-based care agenda to life at MD Anderson, with hopes that it eventually will be standard operating procedure in American health care. Since joining the HBS faculty part-time, Feeley has commuted between Boston and Houston every...
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- 15 Feb 2017
- Op-Ed
What Africa Can Teach the United States About Funding Infrastructure Projects
also inform infrastructure investors—or even abutters of projects—who want to see their funds go directly to X bus or Y power plant or Z interchange. Consider the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s Commuter Rail stop, which is...
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- 17 Feb 2021
- Research & Ideas
Pandemic Self-Care for CEOs: Rituals, Running, and Cognitive Restructuring
to in July and December. Now, we’ll look at what they have been doing to cope with the circumstances. Forced to stop and rethink every aspect of their businesses from the morning commute to the mission statement, these inspiring CEOs have...
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- 14 Dec 2009
- Research & Ideas
Can Entrepreneurs Drive People Movers to Success?
technology is an important part of the story here. What would it take to get commuters out of their cars and into public transit? I envision a subway system with stops further apart, so long-haul transit can be faster and more efficient....
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- 12 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 12
let people pay their bills online, and airline apps let them check in and monitor the status of their flights. (2) Offer unique value. In South Korea, commuters can use an app to order groceries while waiting for their trains. (3) Provide...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 18
that demographic stability affects the community composition of organizational forms, and we also investigate arguments about a community's income distribution, age distribution, population trends, geographic sprawl, and commuter...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
Come Fly with Me: A History of Airline Leadership
never gave up. His success lay not only in his indefatigable competitive spirit, but also in his ability to maintain a focused approach to running Southwest—an approach that transformed the tiny Texas commuter airline of the 1970s into...
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- 09 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
Andy Grove: A Biographer’s Tale
in Silicon Valley. Tell us a little bit about the preparation that went into this biography. A: Well, there was a lot of travel. I commuted there for a while and I lived in Silicon Valley for fourteen months. Andy was not involved in this...
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- 26 Apr 2011
- Op-Ed
HBS Faculty Comment on Environmental Issues for Earth Day
Earth Day focuses the world's attention on the both the dangers and opportunities facing the planet. But sustainability and the intersection between business and the environment are issues that need to be addressed all the time, as cities grow, resources diminish, and...
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