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- 01 Jun 2007
- News
James McKenney Remembered
MCKENNEY: The first information systems expert at HBS, he led its early IT efforts. HBS professor emeritus James L. McKenney,an expert in management information systems and the use of computer systems for teaching management, passed away...
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- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Zanzibar: Something for Everyone
The Zanzibar portion of the trip allowed us to slow our pace and take advantage of the seaside resort as well as a series of optional side trips. Given the legendary lure of Zanzibar as one of the Spice Islands, many of View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Personal crises inform a life’s work
and patient empowerment, the organization created the first comprehensive, disease-specific cancer site on the Web, and informed millions though innovative corporate partnerships. Another life-changing event prompted Langer to focus her advocacy on the physically...
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- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Rebel with a Cause
environmental activist and ran for lieutenant governor of Massachusetts (he lost). HBS attracted Massie after he realized that business could be a powerful agent for shaping public policy and creating social good, “the most potent force in our century.” Corporations...
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- 01 Sep 2018
- News
Your Keyboard Is Listening
allow for continuous verification of a computer’s user, eliminating the need for passwords. He was making just that pitch in a meeting in 2013 when someone offhandedly said, “Hey, I bet this could also be used to detect Alzheimer’s.”...
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April White
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Turning Point: Addiction’s Impact
articulate and eloquent writing by an addict about the conflict they go through in treatment.” I kept finding more notebooks. They were hard to read, but helped me better understand the six tumultuous years she was sick and her underlying emotional pain. I knew Amy had...
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Melissa Weiksnar (MBA 1982)
- 21 Oct 2020
- News
Cold Calculations
seasons in memory for the region. “It used to be hard to convince people climate change was going to be a problem in our lifetime,” Payne observes. “Now it is a serious problem in our decade.” The Arctic Ice Project is in pursuit of what...
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April White
- 31 May 2018
- Blog Post
Yes, Introverts CAN Network Successfully: A Brief How-To for People Who "Hate" Networking
knowledge is that it changes the substance of the conversation. "Now you can approach your contacts with an honest question: 'How did you get where you are?'" says Shepherd. "Instead of asking for a job, you're asking for...
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- 13 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Inner Life of Leaders
share with us briefly what fascinated you as a scholar of leadership? A: In addition to the example above of Eisenhower and his reluctance to confront and instead rely on consensus, another example from the book concerns the education of...
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by Martha Lagace
- 23 Jan 2019
- News
The Promise of Personalized Medicine
instance, would be something to bridge the gap, to try and upregulate, to make use of the silenced part of the gene. To use those, you have to be very specific and very targeted. Knowing where the mutations...
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- 07 Feb 2005
- What Do You Think?
If You Blink, Will You Miss?
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)...Often such persons are very convincing in their communication and often are correct; however, they may be very wrong due to their lack of correct analysis." Others were concerned...
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by James Heskett
- 08 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at Research and Ideas, August 8, 2017
reality technology to treat amblyopia (more commonly called “lazy eye”), the single biggest cause of visual disorders among children. By February 2017, the three founders had raised $950,000 in angel funding and developed a prototype of...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Jul 2010
- What Do You Think?
Is Profit as a “Direct Goal” Overrated?
decision-making and even to the future and viability of capitalism. One debate concerned the primacy of profit as a goal. Deaver Brown led this argument by saying, "Profit is the only legitimate goal of a corporation ," pointing out that it serves many...
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by Jim Heskett
- 01 Jan 2003
- News
James E. Burke, MBA 1949
killed. Industry analysts and advertising experts told us that Tylenol was finished." As several HBS case studies point out, Tylenol was the country's best-selling over-the-counter pain reliever at the time of the poisonings, with 35...
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- 14 Apr 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Surprising Right Fit for Software Testing
found in a group of people previously thought to have a crippling condition: autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In a new case coauthored by Austin, "Specialisterne: Sense & Details," an innovative consultancy in Denmark has...
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- 26 Mar 2008
- First Look
First Look: March 26, 2008
corporate managers use information provision to encourage subsidiaries' adoption of advanced management practices. Focusing on the distribution of expertise across subsidiaries, we propose that corporate managers elect an information...
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Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
AI Enhances Diagnostic Care
treatment of disorders and diseases, including pulmonary nodules, COVID-19, and brain injuries. “AI has improved workflow through higher efficiency and has helped us deliver more personalized care, leading...
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Jennifer Gillespie
- 23 Sep 2019
- Blog Post
Distressed Employees? Try Resilience Training
where technology helps users combat mental health disorders by relaxing, meditating, and completing other mind-calming exercises. Competitors include meQuilibrium, Headspace, Big Health, and myStrength. The research team conducted an...
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All Industries
- 17 Nov 2008
- Research & Ideas
Decoding the Artful Sidestep
the right question poorly," the authors note. "In this research we find that, at least in part, people value style over substance because the style blinds us to the lack of substance," says...
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by Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Your Own Medicine
drug he has ever taken that directly targets his DMD, a rare degenerative disorder in boys that weakens the body's muscles, usually putting sufferers in wheelchairs in adolescence and shutting down their heart and lungs in their 20s. For...
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