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17 Jun 2020
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Toronto Copes with COVID-19 Via Webinars; Alumni Respond to Pandemic in Philippines

testing in Canada, and how Canadian hospitals handled surges and so on,” says club president Kazi Ahmed “It was a great opportunity for our club to strengthen our relationship with the Cleveland Clinic.” According to the club’s board... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

12 Jul 2019
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The Birth of a Silicon Valley Blockbuster

would any of you like to test it? And we’ll literally have hundreds of thousands of people that will raise their hand and volunteer to be our virtual QA team. And what that means is that when we get ready to roll a feature out to our... View Details

01 Sep 2007
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The Old Heave-Ho

First-year students let off a little end-of-the-year steam at the RC Olympics, held on campus last May. Sections competed against each other, testing their strength and agility in events such as dodgeball, wheelbarrow and three-legged... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

02 Dec 2016
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The Story Behind the Stories

that business is not just about fancy people in fancy rooms and places with water, power, and light and very good infrastructure. That, in fact, some of the most resourceful and savvy entrepreneurs are in the toughest parts of the world because their skills have come... View Details

01 Dec 2015
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Golden State of Mind

pitch a room full of VCs, Draper included. Students also test their mettle by breaking boards with their bare hands, building boats, and competing in paintball. The residential program, which has included visits from entrepreneurs such as... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Mar 2009
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Your Taxi Is Waiting

available until late 2006, and Herp figured the small turboprop would be a good means of testing his idea in the marketplace. Linear Air began by offering point-to-point service to over 500 cities in the Northeast, the Mid-Atlantic,... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Air Transportation; Transportation

01 Sep 2006
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Down the Memory Chute

few papers that were tardy or exceeded the word limit.” TALES FROM THE CHUTE A Hopeless Cul-de-Sac WAC student Warren McFarlan (MBA ’61) The WAC was the only course that had regular and detailed feedback and thus was considered a litmus View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

01 Sep 2011
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Coming Full Circle

are an entrepreneur who is selling ideas that have been tested through rigorous research,” says Akinola, who teaches the first-year MBA course on leadership development. “To me, it’s just as stressful as being in a corporation, but the... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Oct 2002
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Dean Clark on Leadership, Educational Priorities, and Funding the Future

scenario that seemed unlikely just a few decades ago — affect what we teach and how we carry out our research. We must test our ideas against a broader range of experience and bring work informed by this understanding back into our... View Details

25 Aug 2021
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Reimagining Chicago’s Schools

Back in 2011, when Melissa Zaikos (MBA 2000) first began digging deeply into the standardized test scores of the Chicago Public Schools system, she saw that elementary schools seemed to be getting better in the Chicago area. But once... View Details

01 Jun 2006
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Entrepreneur's Notebook with Kevin Przybocki (MBA '91)

test network software and hardware by injecting impairments like errors or delays into network traffic on fiber-optic or copper cable. If you are an equipment maker or network manager, you can use our product to make sure your routers or... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services; Information

01 Jun 2017
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Supercharged

stations.” Automakers, which have a vested interest in making that happen sooner rather than later, are not standing idly by. Ford, for example, is testing wireless charging technology, and last November, the automaker signed an agreement... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; illustrations by Tavis Coburn

01 Jun 1997
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Sorting Myth from Reality at Hong Kong Conference

variety of distinguished panelists and participants tested myths, inspected realities, and questioned opportunities. Rafael Hui, Hong Kong's secretary for Financial Services, delivered an upbeat presentation on Hong Kong's future after... View Details

Keywords: Alejandro Reyes

01 Oct 2002
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What's Cookin'

employs an enviable tactic: "I eat," he laughs. "I'm always nibbling and testing - my favorite is our chocolate-chunk cookie." No Typical Days An excellent set of taste buds is one obvious asset in the food business, but other qualities... View Details

Keywords: Hanna, Julia

30 Nov 2017
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Happy Meals (Are Here Again)

business,” says Cunningham. CMO Morgan Flatley says the good narratives about the business are there. “I think we just need to dust them off and show them in a new light to our consumers.” That April, Cunningham and her team first tested... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; photographed by Saverio Truglia

29 Mar 2023
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Supporting Earthquake Victims in Turkey and Syria

iStock The faculty, students, and staff of Harvard Business School are thinking about the people of Turkey and Syria who were impacted by the recent earthquake. We have all been touched by the loss of life, the hopeful stories of survival, and the rapid response of... View Details

10 Mar 2021
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Next Normal

reality, offering tested methods for bridging cultural differences, leading virtually, and preparing for the next global crisis, whatever shape it may take. Neeley also highlights the crucial importance of launch (and relaunch) sessions... View Details

01 Dec 2018
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Hard Choices

the way I want to discuss it is by asking questions. They may sometimes seem rhetorical, but they’re not. They may sometimes seem straightforward, but they’re not. Because these choices are usually hard ones, and tests not just of... View Details

Keywords: Seth Klarman (MBA 1982)

01 Jun 1996
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Keepers of the Flame

It's an international celebration of sport and goodwill whose humble beginnings date back two millennia. Today, with the vastly expanded modern Games, putting on the Olympics has become as much of a test of management skill as athletic... View Details