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- 04 Nov 2016
- News
The Competitiveness of Lost Causes
sales forces, and phone-based payment services using power from car batteries, because often they have no electricity,” says Duch, who once described his job in a Class Notes update as “making competitive businesses out of ‘lost causes.’”... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
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The Dedication - A Concrete Symbol: The Building of Harvard Business School 1908-1927 – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
dedication addresses in the afternoon. A reported four thousand people, including business leaders, senators, representatives, and university presidents, attended the festivities held on the steps and lawn of Baker Library. The... View Details
- 05 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
Reinventing the Dowdy Savings Bond
accept a customer, but everyone has the right to save if they want to work to do that," Tufano says. "So let's think about what the characteristics of a universal savings vehicle might be: It's low cost, low risk, portable,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Pitfalls, Trade-Offs, Dreaming Big
Noam Wasserman (MBA 1999) spent his MBA summer internship working for a VC firm, he observed important universalities in the decisions that founders faced. He also saw that the “fundamental implications of those decisions were getting the... View Details
- 20 May 2008
- News
Endowment Tax Debate Puts Harvard on the Spot
it also aims at Amherst College, Boston College, Boston University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Smith College, Tufts University, Wellesley College, and Williams College. Across the country, 67 other colleges and universities... View Details
- 14 Sep 2016
- Research & Ideas
Web Surfers Have a Schedule and Stick to It
In most markets, products and services compete for the consumer’s money. On the internet, however, the coin of the realm is time, not money—websites and other online services fight for the attention of... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Student Real Estate Champs
A team of six MBA students from HBS won the fourth annual National Real Estate Challenge, held at the University of Texas in November. Teams from sixteen MBA programs spent two days evaluating a case involving an investment in a high-end... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Community Building
The Ruth Mulan Chu Chao Center opened this month, providing a vibrant hub of activity for the more than 10,000 senior executives who attend the School’s Executive Education programs each year. Located at the eastern terminus of Harvard Way, the Chao Center completes... View Details
- 08 Nov 2011
- News
Saluting Our HBS Veterans
Counselman (MBA 2005), a former Marine officer in Iraq, Bosnia, and the Horn of Africa, is the founder and CEO of Fidelis, an organization that assists service personnel with the military-to-civilian transition. Emphasizing education,... View Details
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Accessibility - Commencement 2025
Accessibility Accessibility Harvard University provides several options for guest accessibility and accommodations – including accessible parking information, shuttle and van services, HU ceremony accommodations, and wheelchair rental... View Details
- 22 Sep 2016
- News
Words and Pictures
As a student in Professor Nitin Nohria’s LEAD class, in the spring of 2001, Tony Deifell (MBA 2002) was particularly captivated by the idea of reflective leadership. “We talked a lot about the human aspects of business, and I was interested in what we could do as a... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Looking for a Leader: The Role of Executive Search Firms
At a recent gathering of chief executives in New York City, the heads of two companies shared pleasant dinner conversation. The first led a large, successful corporation; the second also happened to serve as a director of a telecommunications firm that was looking for... View Details
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Blog | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Impact Measurement Inclusive Finance International Development K-12 Education Leadership Fellows Leadership in Challenging Times MBA Programs Microfinance Non Profit Management Nonprofit Supportive Services Public Sector Public-Private... View Details
- 04 Dec 2000
- What Do You Think?
Have We Overdone Deregulation and Privatization?
consumers were that deregulation: (1) unleashes the power of a self-correcting free market (Jeff Struck), giving customers services at prices they are willing to pay and quality levels that they are willing to pay for (at least in the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Christensen and Vernon Remembered
and books, including Teaching and the Case Method. The recipient of numerous honors, Christensen received the HBS Distinguished Service Award in 1993. The Harvard MBA Class of 1963 paid tribute to Christensen by establishing a... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
William Fung: E-Commerce and Efficiency
managers are able to e-mail a digital picture of any questionable item to Hong Kong for an instant assessment. But it is Li & Fung’s StudioDirect service that has investors buzzing. For a long time, the company has built a solid... View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
OPM Honors Marty Marshall with Professorship
comprehensively," said Hindman, the founder of Jiffy Lube and retired chairman of Youth Services International. "Marty has given his students not only the confidence but also the skills to take on challenges they never would have... View Details
- 01 Jan 2009
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Henry M. Paulson Jr., MBA 1970
Distinguished Visiting Scholar, The Johns Hopkins University Former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Former Chairman and CEO, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page Earlier Education: B.A., English,... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
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New Jakurski Chair Supports Research in Global Finance
endow a chair at the School. After graduating from HBS as a Baker Scholar, he worked for a number of years at Unibanco, Brazil's third largest bank, including service as executive director. In 1983, he and three partners founded Pactual,... View Details
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HBS - Financials | Statement of Activity & Cash Flows
81 77 Space & Occupancy 64 71 72 Supplies & Equipment 10 12 13 Professional Services 46 59 72 Fellowships 53 57 51 University Assessments 21 26 26 Debt Service 2 3 3... View Details