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- 15 Nov 2018
- News
Don’t Be Afraid of AI
situation. They told us, you know, the snake gets to a set of stairs and it can't climb the set of stairs. So, a human being has to somehow program it for those specific stairs. Where, you as a human, if you see a set of stairs that are... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Lighten Up
Kim and Coup, summiting Green Mountain is an easy 3.3-mile hike that they can do before work. The couple have climbed some of the world’s most beautiful and challenging peaks, including legendary Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest mountain,... View Details
- 29 Feb 2000
- Research & Ideas
Whence IT Value?
During the past few years inventory turns among U.S. manufacturers have climbed steadily, and it appears as if productivity has improved nicely. One explanation for these happy trends is that the massive investments we've been making in... View Details
Keywords: by Andrew McAfee
- Profile
Matt Thurmond
the boutique firm, RCBG. "I wanted to move from consulting to an operations role in the technology industry," Matt says. "Much of my knowledge was self-taught; I had no formal business education and wanted to take two years to fill the gaps." HBS... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Creating Miracles — Charles A. Coverdale (MBA 1971)
diabetes to support services for those with catastrophic illnesses such as AIDS. Through the church's efforts, hundreds of residents in Riverhead and beyond have been able to climb out of poverty, drug abuse, and crime to create lives of... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- Portrait Project
Robyn Tsukayama
As a child, nature was my playground and her creatures were my playmates. Watching my new friends in action just captivated me: how ants unite to build a mound; the multiple legs of a caterpillar moving in sync to climb a branch; an... View Details
- 27 Mar 2023
- News
A Sporting Chance
It would be a much sexier story, says Jorge Perez de Leza (MBA 1996), if he told people he was trampled by a raging bull, but the truth is that the fall that had such a profound effect on his life was a much more mundane event. "It was just a really stupid accident,"... View Details
Keywords: Ralph Ranalli
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Natural Fit
loved, not the winning.” Gamechanger: “After I stopped being solely focused on my results, I started to climb back up the ladder and won the last, biggest race of the year. That got me an invitation to the US team camp. From there, I was... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
The Complete Package
bell curve?” The challenges of being a leader: “Sometimes in business, you get very lonely as you climb higher, and you can’t go around telling people about your problems. Who do you talk to?” Who she talks to: Her OPM classmates. “Our... View Details
Keywords: April White; entrepreneurship; sustainability; packaging; leadership; women; Manufacturing
- 16 Oct 2014
- News
Innovating for International Aid
It’s no secret HBS graduates are a hard-charging bunch who sometimes find it hard to take time off. Most eventually learn how to do this so they can recharge to do even harder charging—spending time at a beach, playing golf, climbing... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- 30 Nov 2020
- Research & Ideas
COVID Not Slowing VC Investment
capitalists surveyed—who collectively manage $340 billion in assets—said they expected their funds to prosper. However, two-thirds acknowledged that investing had slowed. During the first half of 2020, they invested at 71 percent of pre-pandemic levels, a rate that... View Details
- 25 May 2015
- Blog Post
RapidSOS Wins the HBS New Venture Competition
father climbed up the ladder to clear the roof. My father remembers it as a blur, but in an instant he was lying in the driveway with the excruciating pain of a shattered hip and broken wrist. Surrounded by only the snow piles of our... View Details
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From Connections to Seats: The Journey of Diverse Board Candidates - Blog: RGE Report
Journey of Diverse Board Candidates Tamara Lytle Author tag Board Diversity Securing a first seat on a corporate board can feel like climbing a mountain. Competition is fierce, and the search process can be opaque, often favoring certain... View Details
- 01 Jan 2002
- News
Orin C. Smith (MBA '67)
Wall Street has left the caffeinated powerhouse virtually untouched. The price of Starbucks stock has climbed steadily over the past ten years, gaining approximately 2,200 percent on the ten-year anniversary of the company's 1992 IPO. Net... View Details
- 26 Jul 2024
- Research & Ideas
Why Great Ideas Get Stuck in Universities
startups that found further success in the market—are rare, and mainly involve companies purchased for their intellectual property. Lessons for universities The study’s findings are significant as university research expenditures climb to... View Details
- Portrait Project
Josh Latson
did little else." The day I left my job, I vowed to revise my plan of who I should be. Once class started, the leaders who stood out to me long after our discussions were not those who made the most or climbed the fastest. They were... View Details
- 10 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Privatization and the New European Economy
almost half of its stock was acquired by the SairGroup, a unit of Swissair; as of last April, their stake in the airline climbed to 85 percent. The move to the private sector has Sabena flying high. Its number of passengers has doubled... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Alumni Books
most innovative, successful biotech firm ever, Amgen led its industry in revenue and sales growth in 2007. Binder, the firm’s CEO during 1988–2000, describes Amgen’s climb to success, revealing the highs and lows in the race to develop... View Details
- 16 May 2018
- Research & Ideas
How Companies Managed Risk (and Even Benefitted) in World War Internment Camps
however, internees could go hiking and climbing in the nearby mountains for nine hours at a stretch. Germans who were interned during WWI lobbied on behalf of their countrymen during WWII. Several, for example, penned a letter to... View Details
- 03 Apr 2013
- What Do You Think?
Will Women Leaders Influence the Way We Work?
two-year MBA program. More important, those climbing the ladder in this manner must not be penalized for doing it this way. The point is that organizations will, as a result, be just as productive and also able to choose leadership from a... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett