by Richard Bierck - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2023
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A Continuum of Innovation

courses and understand how quickly the curriculum should evolve. “You want to be current, but you don’t want to chase fads—there’s that tension between the static and dynamic,” explains Weinzierl, who co-leads the project with Mitch Weiss, the View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

01 Sep 2023
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Made in Italy

HBS faculty members and students visited Lamborghini’s headquarters in Bologna during the immersion to learn how the company became experts in electric car technology. Photo courtesy Lamborghini IMMERSIVE FIELD COURSES OFFERED AS ELECTIVES IN 2023 Denmark and... View Details

Keywords: April White

30 May 2023
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Finding PRIDE

Edited by Jen McFarland Flint; Illustrations by Anthony Gerace In the late 1970s, a dozen or so gay men found one another at HBS and decided to band together, calling themselves the Alternative Executive Lifestyles group. They posted notices around campus, discreetly... View Details

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

18 Jul 2019
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Lessons from the Rise and Fall of VisiCalc

Dan Bricklin (right) with his MIT classmate and VisiCalc collaborator Bob Frankston (photo by Richard Chase) Dan Bricklin (right) with his MIT classmate and VisiCalc collaborator Bob Frankston (photo View Details

01 Dec 2017
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A ‘One Harvard’ Perspective

Richard Ruback was his advisor. “Even before anyone was talking about ‘One Harvard,’ some of us were trying to make it happen,” notes Tunnell, whose 20th Reunion gift supports the HBS-Harvard Integration Fund. Now a managing director at... View Details

01 Jun 2024
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Leveraging Generative AI

Mitchell Weiss, the Richard L. Menschel Professor of Management Practice and chair of the Required Curriculum in the MBA Program. Read more about From Chalkboards to Chatbots A large language model such as ChatGPT is a type of GenAI that... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

01 Mar 2003
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Dick Franyo: From Banker to Barkeeper

With thirty years in the investment banking business under his belt, Richard L. Franyo (MBA ’72), then managing director of investment banking for Deutsche Bank, was ready for a change. But after a heady career that included playing a key... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality

12 Mar 2021
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My Favorite Case

Edited by Jen McFarland Flint; illustration by Taylor Callery Scroll the main story to read all alumni submissions or jump to a specific case here: “Suzuki Samurai” Paige Arnof-Fenn (MBA 1991) “Johnson &... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

01 Mar 2010
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John Crowley’s Extraordinary Measures

Journal reporter Geeta Anand. An early version of the story is also told in the HBS case, “A Father’s Love: Novazyme Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,” by HBS professor Richard Bohmer and Bradley Campbell (MBA ’02).... View Details

Keywords: Sarah Auerbach; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance; Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries; Information

01 Dec 2004
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Marquis Jet Takes Off

uniquely positioned to broaden the customer base for private-jet travel to their former clients: young, highly paid athletes and performers. By contrast, their research showed that the typical private-jet customer was a highly successful... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Air Transportation; Transportation

10 Mar 2015
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Innovation and Implementation in Cardiovascular Medicine

12 Dec 2018
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Impact Investing Could Accelerate the Fight Against Cancer

12 Nov 2021
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Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge

Younger Black Knowledge Workers BIO As global leaders prepare to meet in Glasgow, the prospects for mitigating the impact of climate change do not look very good. A detailed new analysis from the Rhodium Group, as reported by Axios.com,... View Details

01 Jun 2024
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Alumni and Faculty Books

suicide and assault. In addition, this guide arms you with the top actions you can take as a parent to ensure your adolescent thrives throughout the perilous, exhilarating, and memorable teen years. Accounting for Colonialism: Measuring Unjust Enrichment and Damages in... View Details

01 Mar 2018
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Every Trick in the Book

Carolyn Brody (MBA 1983) photo by HollenderX2 BookHampton has been a mainstay of the Long Island, New York, community of East Hampton for more than 40 years. Carolyn Brody (MBA 1983) fondly remembers the cozy, cluttered bookshop from many... View Details

Keywords: April White

07 Sep 2016
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Appreciating the Big Role of Small Business

the conventional path promoted by many business schools—leading students to aspire to join large-scale corporations or to pursue the fast track of the startup world, versus following the less glamorous or seemingly less lucrative work of... View Details

01 Jun 2018
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Sustaining HBS’s Unique Economic Model

of the School’s intellectual capital. “HBS strives to be a living example of a well-run organization, embodying the skills, tools, and frameworks taught in its educational programs,” says HBS chief financial officer Richard Melnick (MBA... View Details

01 Dec 2012
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Kaplan Named Senior Associate Dean

Robert S. Kaplan, a professor of management practice, has been named Senior Associate Dean for External Relations, joining Professor William A. Sahlman in that role. Kaplan also serves as faculty chair of campaign planning for the upcoming HBS Capital Campaign and... View Details