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01 Jun 2010
News

The Art and Science of Teaching

Doug Lemov (MBA ’04), a charter-schools consultant and managing director of True North Public Schools, a network of schools in upstate New York, is a former teacher, principal, and charter-school founder. After years of trying to analyze... View Details

Keywords: Educational Services; Educational Services; Educational Services; Educational Services

07 Jul 2010
First Look

First Look: July 7

ObenchainHarvard Business School Case 310-055 Facing the worldwide financial crisis, Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein considered his options including whether his company could avoid a forced marriage and what steps Goldman Sachs should take to try to restore... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Porter’s Perspective: Competing in the Global Economy

interconnected companies, specialized suppliers, service providers, firms in related industries, and associated institutions in particular fields that compete but also cooperate") in your 1990 book The Competitive Advantage of... View Details

Keywords: Re: Michael E. Porter

08 Jul 2024
Research & Ideas

The Critical Computer Science Principles Every Strategic Leader Needs to Know

its own inventory. Today, Amazon is a classic example of “platformization”: The company grew from an online bookstore into a vast technological hub that provides logistics and advertising to third-party retailers and public cloud View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand; Technology; Information Technology

10 Jul 2000
Research & Ideas

Cable TV: From Community Antennas to Wired Cities

marketing and field service expenses. With low penetration and high capital and operating expenses, cable operators experienced significant losses in most urban systems. Hence, in 1975, the industry was not very profitable. Based on... View Details

Keywords: by Thomas R. Eisenmann; Media & Broadcasting; Consumer Products; Entertainment & Recreation

23 May 2019
News

Michael G. Mullen, AMP 109, 1991

began on a blind date at the Army–Navy game in 1967, endured the long deployments of his early career and yielded two sons, both of whom chose to follow in their father’s footsteps and attend the United States Naval Academy. “Deborah and I have worked hard to... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Aug 2013
News

A Cure for Cold Storage

wins, combined with a July 2012 paper that detailed the science behind the technology, attracted attention from the likes of the Economist and National Public Radio. Soon, Schrader no longer had to cold call the pharma companies—they were... View Details

Keywords: Morrell, Daniel; vaccines; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Ambulatory Health Care Services

01 Feb 2000
News

Short Takes

the parties assume the traditional roles of "benevolent donor" and "grateful recipient." For example, urban community-service nonprofit City Year began its relationship with Timberland, a maker of outdoor apparel and footwear, when City Year requested fifty pairs of... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

01 Sep 2015
News

Case Study: Golden Ticket

propositions to a new customer base. —Cindy Park (PLDA 12, 2013) Stay with the current target market and own it—don’t be distracted by other rabbits to chase. —Peter Anderson (MBA 1981) According to the California Department of Education, there were 1,325 regular View Details

10 Mar 2021
News

Dream Job: Higher Ed’s New Hire

The daughter of teenage parents, Kim Lew (MBA 1992) grew up in public housing in Harlem and the Bronx. Her father, a Chinese immigrant, worked in the mailroom of AT&T, where the CEO was a graduate of Penn’s Wharton School of Business. Lew... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; investing; leadership; diversity; career experience; higher education; Educational Services; Educational Services

29 May 2001
Research & Ideas

Good News, Not Blues, For the Inner City

University's most influential professors and the author of numerous books and publications including On Competition (HBSP 1998) and co-author of Can Japan Compete? (Perseus Press, 2000), told the audience that it's time to look at inner... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

12 Mar 2019
Blog Post

What I Learned in the Africa Rising Short Intensive Program

Kosaluchi (Luchi) Nwokeneche-Mmegwa (MBA '20) is from Lagos, Nigeria and graduated with a degree in Public Policy from Princeton University. Prior to HBS, Luchi worked in investment banking and private equity for Goldman Sachs & Co.... View Details

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Training Course in Personnel Administration - Business Education For Women At Harvard University | Harvard Business School

issues in government and industry. Women in the program also took courses from the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, the School of Public Administration, and the School of Education. Students were required to have an undergraduate... View Details

22 Apr 2021
News

Leading for a Better World in Boston; Virtual Event Showcases Japan Fellowship

Tierney (MBA 1980) from The Bridgespan Group, which provides leadership development consulting services to nonprofits. The panel, The Quest for Racial Justice: Making This a Movement, Not a Moment, moderator Ivy Jack (MBA 2004), Head of... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

11 Dec 2012
First Look

First Look: Dec. 11

Meneilly, manager of hip-hop star Shawn Carter-better known as Jay-Z-and a partner in Carter's company Roc Nation and Yusuf Mehdi, senior vice president of Microsoft's Online Services division, to enter into an unprecedented, high-stakes... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Courses by Title - Course Catalog

Archie L. Jones , Emily R. McComb , Brian Trelstad Spring 2025 Q3Q4 3.0 Field Course: Life Sciences Venture Creation Entrepreneurial Management Satish Tadikonda Fall 2024 Q1Q2 3.0 Field Course: Private Equity Projects and Ecosystems Finance John Dionne Spring 2025 Q3Q4... View Details

29 Aug 2011
Research & Ideas

Decoding Insider Information and Other Secrets of Old School Chums

congressional votes are a matter of public record, careful observers can create a virtual crystal ball of sorts by taking note of where politicians went to college, along with their respective voting records. "You can use that information... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services

10 Nov 2011
HBS Case

HBS Cases: Making Lincoln Center Cool Again

New York City Ballet, New York Philharmonic, the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, the School of American Ballet, and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. The leadership structure is complex. In 2010, Lincoln Center's... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Entertainment & Recreation

May 16, 2016
Article

Food Safety Economics: The Cost of a Sick Customer

By: Dina Gerdeman and John A. Quelch

Chipotle Mexican Grill’s ongoing struggle to win customers back months after a contaminated food crisis highlights the challenges companies face with keeping food safe.

Chipotle has seen its shares tumble and recently reported its first-ever quarterly loss... View Details

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01 Feb 1997
News

Shaping the Future of Business: Entrepreneurial Evolution at HBS

Marketing; Entrepreneurship, Creativity, and Organization; Real Property Asset Management; Venture Capital and Private Equity; Entrepreneurship in the Social Sector; and Running and Growing the Small Company. Several related courses include View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry and Susan Young; profiles by Garry Emmons

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