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You Might Share More in Common with Your Friends Than You Think

Quotes Adam Kleinbaum in an article about likeness among friends, citing a recent paper by Kleinbaum, and coathors Carolyn Parkinson and Thalia Wheatley, which found that friends demonstrate similar neural activity.

Jul 30, 2018

How India’s High-Quality, Low-Cost Model Can Save American Health Care

Vijay Govindarajan and coauthor Ravi Ramamurti illustrate how value-based innovations from India can be used to improve the health care system in the United States.

Jul 29, 2018

Why Are Doctors Removing Too Many Thyroids?

Features research from Dr. H. Gilbert Welch and Dr. Gerard Doherty exploring the increase in thyroid cancer diagnoses and the propensity for doctors to choose aggressive treatments that may not be necessary.

Jul 25, 2018

All Thyroid Cancers Are Not ‘Created Equal’— Avoiding Unnecessary or ‘Excessive’ Treatment

Features research by Dr. H. Gilbert Welch and Dr. Gerard Doherty examining the steep increase in thyroid cancer diagnoses. The doctors write that, along with overdiagnosis, overtreatment is a real concern and physicians should educate their patients that not all cancers are the same.

Jul 25, 2018

Hate Talking on the Phone? This Interview Is for You

Quotes Sydney Finkelstein in an article about the rise of text-based interview platforms. Finkelstein says that, in order to prepare for a text-based interview, candidates should spend time evaluating their past text conversations.

Jul 24, 2018

Why Climbing the Corporate Ladder May Be the Worst Path to the Top

Features research by Adam Kleinbaum in an article about the value of a having a diverse network of contacts that spans different industries and groups.

Jul 24, 2018

Five Industry-Changing Principles from India

In an excerpt from their book Reverse Innovation in Health Care, Vijay Govindarajan and coauthor Ravi Ramamurti illustrate how value-based health care innovations from India can be used to lower costs in the United States.

Jul 24, 2018

Infosys Top Executives to Be Measured on Digital Performance

Quotes Vijay Govindarajan in an article about Infosys including digital revenue as a performance metric against which its top executives will be measured.

Jul 24, 2018

Admissions Director Q&A with Tuck’s Luke Anthony Peña

In a wide ranging interview with Clear Admit, Luke Anthony Peña discusses his path to higher education and to Tuck, changes to the Tuck admissions process, strengths of Tuck as a premier business school, and more.

Jul 23, 2018

Can Factor Investing Kill off the Hedge Fund?

Mentions research by Eugene Fama and Kenneth French in an article about the rise of factor investing and whether the practice can replace traditional asset management.

Jul 22, 2018

These Are the Best MBAs If You Want to Be an Entrepreneur

Lists Tuck in an article about the Financial Times’ ranking of the best MBA programs for entrepreneurship. Tuck was rated #3 among the top 50 business schools worldwide for entrepreneurship.

Jul 20, 2018

Why Tracy Sun Spends Time Dreaming up Solutions for Impossible Problems

In an interview with Refinery29, Tracy Sun T’05, co-founder and vice president of merchandising at Poshmark, discusses her career and the path that led her to the business world and becoming an entrepreneur.

Jul 20, 2018

Why the Auto Industry (Mostly) Opposes Proposed Tariffs

Quotes Emily Blanchard in an article about the auto industry’s reaction to proposed tariffs by the Trump administration. Blanchard says the typical divide between domestic and foreign companies regarding tariffs doesn’t hold in this case.

Jul 19, 2018

India Is No Place for Health Care Innovation, but “Doctorpreneurs” Are Making It Happen

In an excerpt from his new book, Reverse Innovation in Health Care, Vijay Govindarajan illustrates how India became a hotbed for health care innovation.

Jul 19, 2018

Task Shifting Could Help Lower Costs in U.S. Health Care

Vijay Govindarajan and coauthor Ravi Ramamurti write that task shifting, the idea that one should match the skill level of the individual to the skill requirements of a task, could help lower costs of health care in the United States.

Jul 19, 2018

100 MBAs to Watch in the Class of 2018

Features Martina Ravelli T’18, one of Poets & Quants’ 100 MBAs to watch from the class of 2018. Ravelli, who graduated with highest distinction this spring and joined Microsoft after earning her MBA, says that Tuck offered the kind of experience she was looking for from business school.

Jul 18, 2018

You May Run from It, but Disruption Is Going to Occur All the Same—Here’s H...

Features insights from Vijay Govindarajan in an article about how companies can embrace disruption.

Jul 18, 2018

With a Worldwide Shortage in Effective Leaders, Now’s the Time to Develop Your Leadership Skills

Highlights Tuck as one of the top business schools for preparing students to be leaders on a global stage.

Jul 17, 2018