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Harvard Business School

and Connecticut General Insurance Corporation, where Jones became the first African American board member. Otis Gates III MBA 1963 Otis Gates grew up in Roxbury and graduated from both Harvard College and HBS. In 1968, Gates began his career in View Details

29 Jan 2021
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How Influencers, Celebrities, and FOMO Can Win Over Vaccine Skeptics

of the innovation. Some of them question the value of the COVID-19 vaccine and plan to take a wait-and-see approach. Others may have concerns about immunizations in general, or even outright opposition to vaccines and government efforts to facilitate them. Their... View Details

Keywords: by Rohit Deshpandé, Ofer Mintz, and Imran S. Currim

May 2022
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Rawbank's Illico Cash: Can 'Fast Money' Overcome Cash Dependency in the DRC?

By: Lauren Cohen and Grace Headinger

Thomas de Dreux-Brézé, the Head of Strategy and Project Management at Rawbank Congo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), was perplexed as he reviewed annual adoption rates for the bank’s launch of Illico Cash 2.0. As the bank’s mobile money app, Illico Cash... View Details

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Transitioning From the Military to Business School - MBA

network of people who want to see you succeed. Reach out to us , come visit us, ask us questions, and ask us for help. We want to be a resource for you. You Might Want to Read Harvard Business School’s Armed Forces Alumni Association... View Details

September 2020
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Uber at a Crossroads (2017)

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Karen Elterman

This case describes the history of Uber, its business model—including the ways it differed from that of the traditional taxi industry—and its competition with Lyft. The case is set in 2017, a year in which Uber was plagued by even more scandals than usual, though its... View Details

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African American Student Union Spotlight on STEM - MBA

role? Aerospace / Product Manager. Post-MBA industry and role? Automotive Tech / Founder. Why did you decide to pursue an MBA given your STEM background? To round out my technical background with a foundation in business, to test out entrepreneurship, and to build a... View Details

20 Oct 2003
Research & Ideas

Gaps in the Historical Record: Development of the Electronics Industry

Japanese company's equity. It then concentrated on enhancing its functional capabilities in product development, production, and marketing. These learned capabilities permitted it to enter related electronic commercial, industrial, and even View Details

Keywords: by Alfred D. Chandler Jr.; Consumer Products

19 Sep 2016
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Why Isn't Business Research More Relevant to Business Practitioners?

Like many business leaders, Donovan Neale-May routinely seeks out information on business innovation and management trends. He reads reports from market analysis firms, white papers from companies in his field, and articles in online... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Education

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Commercialization of the Polarizer - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

Home Site map Map / Directions Search: General Information HBS Home About Annual Report Campus Commencement Dean Nohria Employment Fifty Years of Women Give News New Construction Academic Programs Doctoral Programs Executive Education MBA... View Details

01 Mar 2018
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Every Trick in the Book

“convening” through book-related and community-focused events are the “three Cs” of Raffaelli’s research. All are traits that independent booksellers—working together, despite the “independent” moniker, and sharing best practices through View Details

Keywords: April White

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2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

commissioning a study and engaging with its results to inform strategic decision making. Trade, Logistics, and Geopolitics: New Realities for Supply Chains Professor Willy Shih No additional materials available + More Info – Less Info... View Details

01 Sep 2013
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A Focus on You

numbers don't tell the whole story. So, we need you to do your part to make this information better. And that starts with each of you updating your profile. We can't encourage you strongly enough. YOUR VIEW: Build a View Details

Keywords: Information; Information; Information; Information; Information; Information

01 Sep 2012
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Anti-Social Media

two best-selling books, Open Leadership and Groundswell, and an expert on social media and related technologies. In an interview with the Washington Times (May 9, 2012), Li commented, “One of the most fascinating trends is the focus on being ‘less’ social. For example,... View Details

Keywords: Information; Information

01 Sep 2009
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Building Your Own Dream Team

This era of social networking would surely have been invented by Keith Ferrazzi (MBA ’92) had it not sprouted on its own. Ferrazzi is well known as a professional networker in the best (or worst, depending... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne; Information; Information

01 Mar 2011
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Family of Clubs & Associations Expands

The network of HBS clubs and associations continues to grow, with recent additions bringing the total to 91 worldwide. Three new groups recently received recognition: the HBS Angels Alumni Association, the HBS Christian Fellowship Alumni... View Details

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

01 Jun 1999
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Q & A: Pat Russo - Focused on the Future at Lucent Technologies

and probably hungrier. Our independence has eliminated the strategic conflicts that we faced in trying to sell networking solutions to AT&T's competitors. That's no longer an issue, and the entire market is open to us. How rapidly do you... View Details

01 Dec 2005
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Connecting with Clubs

later, preparing to move to Toronto, there had been no question in my mind that my first point of contact should be with the president of the HBS club there. The truly valuable connections developed through the Toronto club eased my transition and led to enduring... View Details

Keywords: Peter Cooper; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

01 Sep 2008
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When You Speak, This Group Listens

level of programs and services for alumni worldwide. At our meetings three times each year, we are also kept informed of major issues and opportunities facing HBS, and we provide feedback on those that affect alumni. The 44 hard-working... View Details

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

01 Oct 2001
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Industry-Related Clubs Offer Alumni a New Resource

In addition to the well-established network of HBS clubs in cities all over the world, a fairly recent development is the growing number of associations that have been formed around alumni interests. Over the past few years, two of these... View Details

Keywords: Health, Social Assistance; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

08 Feb 2016
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The Civic Benefits of Google Street View and Yelp

Even as citizens generate more data than ever before, most cities haven’t taken full advantage of that information flow to improve services and become more efficient. “Historically, cities have been moving in analog, trying to measure... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Consumer Products

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