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- 24 Sep 2015
- Blog Post
Why We Recruit: Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation
of leaders in the social sector and cutting edge social change models as well as valuable networks in the public, private and non-profit sector. Is there anything else you would like to share with fellow recruiters or those who are new to...
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Nonprofit / Government
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Paul Lenehan
professors are really good at teasing out contrary positions." As an example, Paul points to a case on the media industry. "Just today, we were talking about publishing and the future of a major economics magazine. The prevailing view was that the magazine...
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Linda Leung
In her junior and senior undergraduate years, Linda Leung fulfilled the dream job of nerds, or at least Star Wars enthusiasts, worldwide: she developed simulation models for ion propulsion engines, the real-world technology behind the...
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HBS - From The Dean
artificial intelligence and machine learning, are disrupting operations and business models around the world. The Digital, Data, and Design Institute at Harvard (D^3) launched last year provides HBS and other schools in the University...
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- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Flight Path
remote-controlled quadcopter,” hitting 163.5 mph. September 2017 DRL High Voltage, a drone pilot simulator, graduates from beta testing. The video game hones skills in preparation for flying an actual drone. DRL drones cost between $500 and $1,000; Nikko Air, a View Details
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Julia Hanna
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Timothy G. Brier: The Price is Right
With his thorough understanding of the airline industry's complex pricing policies, Brier was the ideal person to explain to carriers how they, as suppliers, would benefit from the new venture. With the airlines on board, more than five million customers would follow,...
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James E. Aisner
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Reforming Company Boards
exceed analyst expectations. Businesses do not grow that way. If they’re managed well, they grow incrementally, with minor setbacks. The model that we have come to rely on — that companies’ earnings grow smoothly — is just not right. Do...
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Corporate Services
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Making a Difference
CEO of the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, leads an organization considered to be a model among disease-focused foundations that pursue research, therapies, and cures. Under Hood’s guidance, the foundation has helped...
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- 05 Dec 2007
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Managing Marketing
marketing and other expenses to grow the business, and to develop a more accurate estimate of firm value. Using a model for valuing networked customers, Gupta found that in an auction scenario, buyers and sellers had almost equal value...
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- 08 Dec 2003
- Research & Ideas
Why Europe Lags in Pharmaceuticals and Biotech
healthcare allows you to do something that means a great deal to the consumer. In a September speech, FDA Commissioner Mark McClellan said that low drug prices charged elsewhere in the world results in U.S. consumers paying more. He urged countries to adopt...
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- 08 Aug 2023
- Research & Ideas
The Rise of Employee Analytics: Productivity Dream or Micromanagement Nightmare?
of transparency is a tricky one. For instance, some algorithms are reaching levels of complexity that are challenging to explain, and even good explanations of models can quickly become outdated. When algorithms are implemented poorly,...
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- 29 Aug 2024
- Blog Post
Leni Peterson R. (MS/MBA 2023): Solving Big Problems Through Entrepreneurship
at Mawa Modular – a startup designing modular shelters for refugees in Jordan – I discovered that innovative business models can be as impactful as product design. This experience solidified my desire to join a program that would equip me...
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- 13 Jun 2017
- Blog Post
What is the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program? A Q&A with Professor Tom Eisenmann
tradeoffs between product quality, cost, and time to market. They also need to formulate a viable business model and build an organization that can deliver value. This takes training in both design methods and in business fundamentals. ...
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- 17 Apr 2024
- Blog Post
New Venture Competition 2024: Business and Environment Ventures
the country The Humanity Company - Jobelle Gacuya (GSE) - The Humanity Company is a social enterprise using innovative business models to end poverty through impactful products, consulting services, and social venture investments.
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Latin America - Global Activities 2021
of climate change by helping SHI scale its business operations in Latin America and create ventures that offset financial costs and increase farmers’ benefits. Of the eight HBS Online Community Chapters that submitted proposals, the one from Los Angeles was chosen...
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Transforming Health Care Delivery - Course Catalog
models of care delivery (e.g., retail locations and home-based settings), and new care providers (e.g., non-physician providers, including patients and their families). Grading and Evaluation In the Q3 course, students will be evaluated...
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- 29 Jan 2021
- News
Holding Business to Account
before the model Aiyer envisioned would be christened “impact investing,” she launched Walden Capital Management in 1994 to pursue these dual goals of financial return and social change on behalf her clients. Following Walden’s...
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- 04 Dec 2020
- News
Hour by Hour
additional income over time.” Building a company that would allow businesses to retain that training investment, and allow workers to build more wealth, seemed like a problem worth solving. The coronavirus pandemic has made the company’s View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Democratizing Data to Favor Farmers
analytics model the ways that different variables interact: the number of seeds planted per acre, the amount of nitrogen added to the soil, the crop rotation, and rainfall and tillage practices, among others. With a large enough data set,...
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Sasha Issenberg
- 01 Apr 1998
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Plunging Into the Net
studies, course notes, journal articles, and a forthcoming book - Marketspace - by Rayport. In addition, HBS is delivering human capital. "Our graduates are going into established industries and creating new models that are changing the...
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