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- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Dressing by Number
More Retail Revolutions Manufacturing Makeup on Demand Although it isn’t available yet, Mink, a 3D home printer that produces custom makeup, has already made serial inventor Grace Choi (MBA 2013) a cosmetics celebrity. Katrina Lake knew as far View Details
- 23 Feb 2015
- Research & Ideas
How to Break the Expert’s Curse
Unfortunately, though, experts frequently make lousy teachers. Experts are sometimes so steeped in expertise that they don't remember what it was like to be a newbie—in terms of both how much they knew and how they felt back then. The... View Details
- 26 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Manager or Mentor? Why You Must Be Both
his teaching career at Wharton. As a newly minted twenty-nine-year-old professor there, he said, he found himself the recipient of a steady stream of practical advice from the senior faculty. Don't hang back by the blackboard when... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Streamlining the Supermarket
full-time employees, slashing labor costs by 90 percent. Those two innovations are expected to add up to a net profit margin of three times that of the overall industry. “And that is really powerful,” Pedró says. “You can actually give... View Details
Keywords: Francis Storrs
- 16 Aug 2018
- Blog Post
A Day in the Life as a ‘Spreadsheet Ranger’
opportunities. 11am – After a couple hours of project writing, my co-consultant and I have a meeting with the Chief of Resources. We discuss a variety follow-up topics from our initial interview with her. She gives us additional... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Get Ready for Saudi Oil Shock
resource. All sorts of smart people will state categorically that $60 oil will basically destroy the world economies. Give me a break! It would be a good thing for oil prices to go up? It would be a wonderful thing for the world economy... View Details
- Profile
Roniesha Copeland
“very flat, entrepreneurial – we had lots of autonomy to explore ideas and test operational improvements.” In fact, McMaster allowed her to gain management experience early in her career, giving Roniesha responsibility for leading a... View Details
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Got Global?
We didn’t set out to give this issue a global slant, but in our quest for compelling alumni stories, it ended up that way. (One of the fun aspects of this job is the journey of discovery each issue represents for the editorial team.) In... View Details
- 03 Dec 2019
- News
Two Tales of Connection: Over Meals and Mentoring
event. People really love it.” Since Building Bridges started, Gupta says there’s some evidence that more alumni who have attended dinners are starting to engage more often in other events as well. Singapore Alumni Give View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
HBS Fellowship Furthers Entrepreneurial Dreams
Dubinsky (MBA 1981) Fellowship and the Simmons Family (MBA 2007) Fellowship. “Without fellowships, it would be hard to pursue entrepreneurship,” says Okeke. “With them, I can do almost anything, including returning to Nigeria to give... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Preparing Global Leaders
Advisory Board since April 2017, a post that has helped him understand the needs of the School more fully and also inspired this recent gift. “We admire the values that the institution represents and strongly believe that the School’s work will have a positive impact... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Class Day/Commencement 2013
moments? Being part of the HBS Show production team, drinking Coke Zero, and writing the script in the i-lab. What's next? Back to Oklahoma! I'll be working in marketing at the Stephenson Cancer Center in Oklahoma City. What will you miss... View Details
- 02 Dec 2018
- News
An Emphasis on Teamwork
changing jobs frequently, relocating, and starting families—to find the bandwidth to regularly give back to the institutions that helped them succeed,” says Krebs. “But for me, the consistency of the HBS... View Details
- Web
Betty J. Diener Oral History - Business Education For Women At Harvard University | Harvard Business School
office didn't know what to do with us. HRPBA & HBS Experience Looking back on the Harvard Radcliffe Program, which is such an anachronism now and we would all riot before we would do something like that, I guess, I just thought it was... View Details
- 02 Dec 2017
- News
A Leveraged Investment
were able to translate their OPM learnings into increased success for their businesses. Their desire to thank the School for cultivating future leaders inspired them to fund two fellowships at Harvard, one for undergraduates and the other for HBS students. “We wanted... View Details
- Profile
Darrin Rahn
and disruption," Darrin says. "We’re seeing food and beverage brands take a more local and mission-driven approach. My interest is in trying to create sustainable solutions within large food companies." Darrin is giving... View Details
Keywords: CPG
- 15 Aug 2024
- Op-Ed
Post-CrowdStrike, Six Questions to Test Your Company's Operational Resilience
team. Incorporate unanticipated, random complications and consider scheduling exercises during peak and non-peak business hours. Ensure the dissemination of clear crisis management procedures to provide structured and effective responses during disruptions to all team... View Details
Keywords: by Hise Gibson and Anita Lynch
- 29 Dec 2019
- Research & Ideas
Read Our Most Popular Research Stories of 2019
2020. Forget Cash: There are Better Ways to Motivate EmployeesIn today's tight job market, employers must focus on how to attract and keep top talent. Giving away stacks of money may not always be the best incentive. How Gender... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Nov 2007
- Op-Ed
How Marketing Hype Hurt Boeing and Apple
afficionistas who love all things Apple. Slight problem: the 787 was already behind on its production schedule, with multiple parts suppliers falling short of their delivery targets. Should Boeing have backed off its much-hyped coming out... View Details
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Hayling Price
skills developed at HKS with the finance, strategy, and other core business skills taught at HBS. Together, they give me a 360-degree view on how we, as a society, can tackle our most intractable social challenges." HBS has become... View Details