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- 01 Dec 2017
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Research Brief: Developing High-Tech Talent
enormous financial cost, too, with over 50 percent of the companies surveyed paying college graduates more than non-college graduates for the same job. The takeaway message: stop raising degree requirements for jobs that don’t absolutely... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
She’s Got Your Back
members a fee to access reviews by fellow users. “It’s not the world of Internet graffiti,” says Hicks. “We take a very journalistic stance toward our reviews, which are never anonymous. Members do pay for the expense of maintaining... View Details
- 12 Jul 2011
- News
Phone Fun
says, his two years at the School gave him the courage think outside the box. “It gave me a personal and professional confidence that has underpinned the risk-taking that’s sometimes necessary to deliver original work,” he notes. If last February’s condom giveaway,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
An Action Plan for Economic Recovery
choices. That doesn’t solve the problem of forum shopping. In fact, it makes it worse. What if rating agencies were paid by investors rather than by bond issuers? Wouldn’t that stop forum shopping? In theory, yes. The people who are being served by the rating agencies,... View Details
- 09 Mar 2023
- News
Four Alumni Clubs Mark Milestone Year
of events that pay homage to the many ways HBS alumni have helped make San Antonio what it is today. Pointing to major companies founded or cofounded in the city by alumni, such as Clear Channel Communications and Southwest Airlines, club... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Case Study: Your Call Is Important to Us
If you’ve ever tried to call an airline or almost any service business of a certain size, you’re probably familiar with the problem: After navigating a seemingly endless set of options, you’re asked by an automated message to share information, but it fails to... View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Skydeck Voices: For My Next Act
easier is if you've spent your life living below your means. And so many of us don't do that. And we buy big mortgages and buy more than we need, and really the easiest thing to do is pay yourself first and live below your means and... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
The Rankings Game
measures,” says Sahlman. Despite their evident shortcomings, even the harshest critics acknowledge that business school rankings are here to stay. No doubt, students, alumni, and the schools themselves will continue to pay attention to... View Details
- 19 Aug 2024
- News
Quantum Leap
Elmsford, London, and Naples, Italy, and Levy’s initial intuition seems to be paying off. In 2023, the company rolled out a first-generation quantum computer, SEEQC Red, which used conventional room-temperature control equipment to... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
The HBS Fund
thrilled to be accepted to HBS, but she wondered how she would pay for it and how much debt she could handle. Generous financial aid enabled her to attend HBS, where she blogs about her MBA experience. She is the co-founder of Thrive, an... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Perfection’s Price
from more than 100 available brands and designers. “We meet our customers’ demand for fashion and heightened self-image,” says Kaplan. The investor who walked away eventually came back to the table, a decision that appears to be paying... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Ask the Expert: Gimme Shelter
integrate supportive services to provide stability and reduce management costs for property owners. For example, a service provider can work with new tenants to create a monthly budget, ensure they pay their rent on time, and effectively... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
A Career to Smile About
of acquired knowledge and experience across regions and nations is a key to business success. And with dozens of wildly different markets and ongoing geopolitical rearrangements, she knows that, be it toothpaste or any other consumer product, it View Details
Keywords: Dun Gifford, Jr.
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
How to Fix Wall Street
and ethical performance. The first step should be a rigorous, top-to-bottom review of the firm’s decision-making and management with a special focus on its pay systems, information flows, control functions, and governing beliefs. As my... View Details
- 01 Mar 2003
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New Book Recounts Storied Class of ’49
made big contributions, too. Although the “49ers” chose a miner heading for the Gold Rush as their class emblem, growing up during the Depression gave them a different perspective on wealth. Their initial salaries averaged only $4,000, more than double the typical... View Details
Keywords: Laura Singleton
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
In the Blood
year, one of our competitors bred over 180 mares to several of his stallions. We have a customer base that comes to us because we limit our books, creating some scarcity value that appeals to the people willing to pay to get these... View Details
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
To The Rescue
losses, at EMRI’s quarterly board meetings he focuses on the organization’s very human bottom line. “We track the number of lives saved. It’s like our earnings per share for the quarter,” Palepu explains. “It’s a very inspiring statistic to View Details
- 13 Nov 2020
- News
A Passion for Education
Bob Ryan (MBA 1970) Bob Ryan (MBA 1970), the first in his family to attend college, has come a long way from his Detroit roots. When the former chief financial officer (CFO) of Medtronic set up a fellowship fund at HBS, he wanted to pay... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
East to West
language, paying for employee language lessons during a two-year transition period. In 2005, Sumida reported revenues of 39 billion yen ($345 million) with 17,750 employees. Egawa, who holds a Ph.D. in management with a focus on corporate... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
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Straight to the Heart
Starbucks latte but are still willing to pay $10,000 to hire a matchmaker. There’s also a backlash against online dating. I’m actually a big fan and recommend that clients date online while I’m also fixing them up. Volume is really... View Details