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- 20 Aug 2014
- News
With No Time to Lose
Avi Kremer (MBA 2007) A Network for Life “We were just a group of friends, bringing our skill sets from our jobs, to help Avi,” says Amy Yamner Jenkins (MBA 2006), who became very close to classmate Avi Kremer in the weeks after his diagnosis with ALS and helped him... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
INK: The Lessons of Blitzscaling
produces great results in some cases is that when there’s a winner-take-all or a winner-take-most market, the first company to achieve critical scale becomes the enduring market leader. It ends up becoming what we call a Glengarry Glen... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
The Small Business Difference: How Smaller Companies Manage with Less
Slayton (MBA 1990) discussing the situation he faced in 1997 when he took over as president and CEO of a small company called MySoftware. The firm was a struggling Silicon Valley business that developed and sold software for a variety of... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Faculty Books
in entrepreneurship, the historical origins of "born global" companies; the importance of networks in new international market development; the role of public policy in shaping cross-border entrepreneurial activity; and the effect of... View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Venture Capital’s Comeback
doesn’t necessarily mean having a global presence. Farrington’s StarVest Partners, for example, focuses on emerging enterprise software, a niche without significant foreign competitors. Nonetheless, the firm tracks foreign software View Details
- 26 Feb 2009
- News
Last Look - March 2009
Our thanks to HRPBA ’60-ers Sandy Krickovic Self and Nancy Needham Merrill, who recognized themselves as the second and third models in the photo. Self wrote: “In Malcolm McNair’s Marketing class, we were studying the women’s retail... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Everything Old Is a New Opportunity
Stephen Johnston (photo by Gary Laufman) For a mobile-focused business entrepreneur, Stephen Johnston (MBA 2002) is more than a bit of a contrarian. Unlike many of his peers, Johnston, 41, has his sights set not on emerging nations but on the View Details
- 15 Nov 2013
- News
Helping Bright Ideas Shine Again
now, but that could change in a few years when the markets are right. "We specialize in restructuring patents, carrying out further development work, then getting them into the hands of strategic buyers who... View Details
Keywords: Robert S. Benchley
- 08 May 2014
- News
The Sky's the Limit
performance resulted in more opportunity—this time at Harvard—in the Program for Management Development (PMD). It was an experience that opened her eyes to the world. "Seventy percent of the class was international. They spoke multiple... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2016
within the confines society imposed. Integral Advantage: Revisiting Emerging Markets and Societies by Ronnie Lessem (MBA 1968) (Routledge) The BRIC countries are heralded for their double-digit economic growth rates, and yet, significant... View Details
- 18 Feb 2014
- News
Stick with Plan A
persistence are must-haves. Find good local partners who share your vision and your business philosophy. "In terms of impact, there is an absence of legacy technology in many cases. An entrepreneur has far greater latitude in leveraging technology that is already... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Alumni Bookshelf
leaders. Brand Aid by Brad VanAuken (MBA ’84) (American Management Association) This reference guide is aimed at solving tough branding problems and strengthening marketing position. VanAuken offers solutions to pressing problems facing... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Consultant on the Go
produces no marketing materials, and finds his clients the old-fashioned way: through word of mouth. Charan can rarely be found in his office in Dallas, where his two assistants organize his hectic schedule and FedEx him fresh changes of... View Details
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
Proposed Chair Would Honor African-American Business Pioneer
University, where he helped to develop a business program by instituting a marketing department, advising business and marketing clubs, and organizing the school's Small... View Details
- 01 Aug 2001
- News
T.J. Dermot Dunphy (MBA '56)
summer employment to take a road trip across America. Captivated by the country, he decided to stay on after graduation; in 1961, he became a U.S. citizen. Dunphy was recruited by Westinghouse Electric and worked in various marketing and... View Details
- 22 Jul 2019
- News
A Way Forward for Women
cohort. They were great for education, she recalls, but progress was slow as far as gaining seats. So, Hagemann, CEO of Executive Development Associates, created a directory of the 2016 and 2017 WOB participants so the women could connect... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Eight Join HBS Faculty
teaching. His coauthored research on golfer performance has aided the PGA’s development of a new metric to measure putting skills. Francesca Gino is an associate professor in the Negotiation, Organizations View Details
- 30 Oct 2018
- News
Paths of Victory
Competition had on their business. Parker Treacy (MBA 2012) Founder of Cobli, 2016 Alumni Track Grand Prize Winner Cobli, based in Brazil, is a vehicle fleet logistics business tapping into the South American market of 50 million... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
An Ethical Fitness Quiz for Negotiators
down to craft a deal or settle a dispute,” says Wheeler. “Your character is one thing you shouldn’t make up as you go along.” Wheeler presents three cases that test ethical negotiating behavior. The “steal deal” scenario involves an elderly couple offering their house... View Details
- 05 Jul 2011
- News
Driving Innovation
and develop a brand through mobile,” she observed. Reflecting recently on the skills required to lead innovation in any industry, Stewart talked about an inspirational note she received from the School’s legendary View Details