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Tony Perez

method is a phenomenal way for me to find my own voice. We're forced to make thousands of management judgments each year. As in medicine, in which we are trained to make timely decisions to save lives, managers are required to make... View Details

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U.S. Healthcare Strategy - Course Catalog

course builds on the economic principles of business strategy and is ideal for students looking to gain a comprehensive understanding of the strategic dynamics at play in the healthcare sector and to apply this knowledge to real-world scenarios. Course View Details

13 Jan 2021
News

Silicon Valley’s “Detroit Moment”

Out-Innovate, calls it the “frontier market model.” Founded in places with limited resources and nascent entrepreneurial ecosystems, these startups have to be scrappier and leaner. And these limitations, Alex says, make businesses more... View Details

25 Oct 2004
Research & Ideas

Planning for Surprises

say. Here's the good news: There are reasons why leaders fail to prevent predictable surprises and there are ways to identify trouble while there is still time to stop it. As authors of a new book from Harvard Business School Press,... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

28 Jan 2002
Research & Ideas

Read All About It! Newspapers Lose Web War

different markets with different customers and employ different business models than those traditionally successful in the established organization, they are typically undervalued by that organization. Managers refuse to provide the... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Entertainment & Recreation; Information; Publishing

01 Oct 1998
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Andresen Becomes First European and First Exec. Ed. Graduate to Endow HBS Professorship

"to give a little back to America" in appreciation for the United States' support in rebuilding postwar Europe, Andresen notes. In announcing the new professorship, HBS Dean Kim B. Clark stated, "The timing of this gift couldn't be... View Details

Clarence M. Woolley

With the financing help of JP Morgan, Woolley’s American Radiator came to control just about every heating equipment manufacturer in the United States. Seeing that a greater market for gas radiators existed in Europe than in the United... View Details

Keywords: Fabricated Goods

01 Feb 1997
News

Made, Not Born: HBS Courses and Entrepreneurial Management

transcend rational thinking." The course, which debuted in 1995, is designed to optimize the marketing efforts of entrepreneurs, who typically lack the time and resources for conventional View Details

19 Dec 2005
Research & Ideas

The Regional Slice of Your Global Strategy

continental perspective. My goal is not to be elusive but to avoid restricting the strategies to a particular geographic scale. Particularly with large countries, the logic of the strategies can apply to intranational as well as international regions. Oil companies,... View Details

Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat

24 Jul 2000
Research & Ideas

Linking the Globe: The Role of Media and Communications

time." "Today, people are used to getting information when they are doing something else. Today, deadlines are just what they say—they're dead. Old wine matures and gets better, but old news is just late. We're into real-time information on demand any View Details

Keywords: by Kenneth Liss; Information; Publishing; Journalism & News; Media & Broadcasting

11 Jan 2019
Blog Post

The ABCs of Recruiting at HBS

HBS runs a Dedicated Interview Period for internship hiring. This week students do not have class and can dedicate time to interviewing. Over 100 companies come to Boston to conduct these interviews held at the DoubleTree Hotel. E – EC.... View Details

19 Mar 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: Tata Power - Trombay Thermal Power Plant Takeaways

that is abundant in India. In fact, Tata Power has already demonstrated their ability to address changing market trends within this plant. The Trombay plant began as an oil thermal plant but switched to coal around 70s-80s to mitigate oil... View Details

01 Feb 1997
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OPM Celebrates 21st Anniversary at Gala Florida Reunion

first time to executives who report directly to OPM participants for graduates. The intensive two-week program will include courses in Human Aspects of Business, General Management, Corporate Finance, View Details

01 Apr 2020
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How Scott Linzmeyer Crafted a Business He Loves at Reveler Beverage

new opportunity, Linzmeyer found himself drawn to the entrepreneurial aspects of the industry where he “reveled” in building business plans, hiring staff, developing marketing strategy, and managing distributors. Making the Hop Into... View Details

03 Nov 2003
What Do You Think?

Can Investors Have Too Much Accounting Transparency?

it, "We cannot look at investor losses as the only benchmark to evaluate the costs of Sarbanes-Oxley. One must also consider the cost of capital if confidence in the markets does not return…Unfortunately, you cannot legislate... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

05 Apr 2016
Blog Post

Summer Internships in the JD/MBA Program

LLP, a multinational corporate law firm headquartered in New York City. While there, I divided my time between their Private Equity/Mergers and Acquisitions group and their Capital Markets group. I had the... View Details

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Road to the White House 2024, a Private Sector Perspective on Presidential Politics - Course Catalog

Business School graduates are in a unique position to help solve the problem - as candidates for elective office, as private sector leaders who actively contribute time and money to candidates with high integrity and sound policy, and/or... View Details

10 Jan 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research: January 10, 2017

“Who are the world’s best negotiators? What makes them effective?” Inevitably Henry Kissinger’s name comes up as an elite, if controversial, negotiator from whom we can learn a great deal. At a time of rancorous divisions in American... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

20 May 2014
First Look

First Look: May 20

in context by a discussion of how during Jurlique's growth as a successful premium brand there had been substantial changes in market position, in part associated with shifts of ownership. At times the brand... View Details