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- 26 Jun 2013
- News
How a Trivial Pursuit Became a Significant Case
HBS. It's "where I really got into learning," he says, citing Professor Milt Brown's marketing course as especially enjoyable. So it's only fitting that Reiss himself would become a protagonist of case studies: he's also featured in a second HBS case, about Valdawn, a...
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- 07 Apr 2015
- News
Warrior Spirit
passion in life, martial arts. By his own description, Sityodtong lived a blessed childhood, watching his architect father build a real estate business from humble beginnings. But in the years leading up to the Asian financial crisis,...
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- 16 Dec 2022
- Research & Ideas
Why Technology Alone Can't Solve AI's Bias Problem
In a cluttered online world, few can resist the convenience of an automated ranking when deciding what movie to watch on Netflix or which seafood restaurant looks promising in a Google search. But when it comes to finding a job candidate...
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- 31 May 2023
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards 2023
Photographed by Susan Young; Edited by Julia Hanna MORE ON THE RECIPIENTS Read more about the 2023 recipients, and learn about past recipients. ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS SITE MORE ON THE RECIPIENTS Read more about the 2023 recipients, and learn about past recipients....
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- 06 Aug 2021
- Book
Steve Jobs and the Rise of the Celebrity CEO
to watch one’s back. Amelio was an able technologist. He held a PhD in physics from Georgia Tech. He had extensive experience in the semiconductor industry and deeper knowledge of technology than Steve. He might have been a successful CEO...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 20 Apr 2021
- Book
A Simple Question That Can Guide Companies to Epic Success
below. Book Excerpt Think Value, Not Profit By Felix Oberholzer-Gee There are few better places to observe value creation than outside the entrance of an Apple store. Watch customers as they exit with their elegant, beautifully packaged...
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by Danielle Kost
- 11 Jul 2019
- Sharpening Your Skills
Deconstructing 'Customer Experience'
dream come true. But then Amazon's data-driven efficiency met the customer-driven culture at Whole Foods—and the shelves began to empty. How an Order Views Your Company Managers should imagine the customer is watching as their order moves...
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- 05 Feb 2019
- News
The First Five Years: Karan Shah (MBA 2016)
What is your favorite HBS case and why? “One of my favorite cases is about the re-emergence of the Swiss watch industry. The case discussed the near collapse of the industry after failing to adapt to Japanese competition from...
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- 01 Jan 2004
- News
D. Ronald Daniel, MBA 1954
helping the nonprofit sector, he served as Harvard's treasurer from 1989 until last June, advising three presidents and watching over the University's resources. "It was one of the great privileges of my life," he says. In a commencement...
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- 13 Nov 2017
- Research & Ideas
Want to Be Happier? Spend Some Money on Avoiding Household Chores
Whillans says. “Employers could offer workers a couple extra discretionary days where they can stay home just because they want to watch Netflix on a Friday. Companies should start looking at these ideas as a potential path to greater...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 07 May 2024
- Blog Post
Opportunity to Offset Travel Emissions with Carbon Credits that Meet HBS Criteria
meaning they are more likely to deliver their expected GHG reductions (see FAQ for more detail). Calyx Global is a stringent carbon credit rating organization ranked as the best by Carbon Market Watch and recommended by Harvard’s Office...
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- 24 Sep 2019
- Blog Post
Launching a Career in Clean Energy
cliché, but I watched Al Gore’s movie, An Inconvenient Truth. Lionel Bony (MBA 2006), a sectionmate at HBS, was also influential. He worked with the School on its efforts to implement sustainability practices and was vocal about the...
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- 25 Oct 2022
- Research & Ideas
Is Baseball Ready to Compete for the Next Generation of Fans?
will take maybe two or three years to sort out whether betting is a medium- to long-term phenomenon versus something that could be viewed as a fad. Also, I think that when betting is an endemic part of any sport, it raises the ante for player security and for View Details
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Case Protagonists at HBS - MBA
so much that I also joined a lunch he was speaking at after class ended. Second, Jon Claude Biver, titan of the Swiss watch industry and revitalizer of such watch brands as Blancpain, Tag Heuer, and Hublot,...
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- Portrait Project
Sonakshi Bose
scrambled to understand and explain what was happening, As they tried to locate our mostly Manhattan-bound parents (including my father), As we watched the same TV-loop of smoke I sat down next to the girl who teased me. It’s not that she...
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- 12 Jun 2023
- Blog Post
What Does PRIDE at HBS Mean to You?
watch the latest Sex and the City episode (yes, the original series on HBO, before there was streaming), and venture out into the gay nightlife scene in Boston. HBS PRIDE helped me to be a whole person at HBS – celebrating both the...
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- 15 Dec 2023
- News
Exploring Business Opportunities in Africa; Alumni Grapple with Plastic Waste Problem
Clubs News Clubs News Webinar illuminates broad array of business opportunities across Africa On December 5th, the HBS African-American Alumni Association (HBSAAA) hosted ‘Doing Business in Africa: From Opportunity to Action’, a webinar panel of HBS alumni who shared...
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Margie Kelley
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Socioeconomic Inclusion - MBA
insights and recommendations for cultivating a more economically diverse and inclusive community at HBS. Student Profiles Joshua Mbanusi MBA 2021 As the youngest of five siblings, Joshua Mbanusi (MBA 2021) grew up watching his single...
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- 06 Aug 2019
- Cold Call Podcast
Super Bowl Ads Sell Products, but Do They Sell Brands?
road. He goes on to say, "When there's no man around, Goodyear should be." It probably shouldn't be surprising that advertisers took a chauvinistic tone for spots appearing on a game that was expected to be watched mostly by...
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David Chan
A typical five-year old on a Saturday morning would likely be watching the Cartoon Network or Nickelodeon. Not me. I could be found watching The Weather Channel. I was enamored by the weather. I grew up in...
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