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- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Sustaining Business And Society For The Long Term
spark discussions about the critical role that business can play in solving some of the world’s biggest problems. The 20 hours of content Henderson developed highlight a variety of companies, some of which feature in cases she and...
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- 01 Jun 2017
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Jen Wong (MBA 2004)
company.” The uniform: “Jeans and sneakers. That is my daily outfit.” She has six pairs of Vans in a variety of colors. One-on-one: “I’m on Slack a lot. I use it to go to the person I know who is exactly the right person to have a...
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April White
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
When You Speak, This Group Listens
cross-section of MBA, Executive Education, and Doctoral alumni. Before joining the board for three-year terms, each of us had volunteered in a variety of capacities, including serving in key roles in HBS clubs and associations, mentoring...
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- 01 Dec 1996
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
and ongoing HBS initiatives, faculty research, and alumni profiles. Many of you have noticed the magazine's new "Alumni Resources" section, which offers specific information on a wide variety of alumni activities designed to strengthen...
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- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Barbara Bry: Business is Blooming
Despite recent e-commerce volatility, Proflowers has experienced phenomenal growth, including a new partnership with Amazon.com and expansion into Japan. Proflowers is only the latest in a variety of endeavors that Bry has been involved...
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- 15 Sep 2016
- Research & Ideas
Political Dysfunction Makes America Less Competitive
economic growth and prosperity. The news isn’t completely bleak. The US still retains a variety of key strengths in areas like higher education, entrepreneurship, and innovation. But those advantages are being offset by weaknesses in...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 09 Aug 2017
- Blog Post
"A Balance Between Autonomy and Resources to Help Me Learn."
addition, Jon is responsible for two research projects, one that looks into emission-free hydrogen production through wind generation, and another that predicts corporate demand for renewable energy based on a variety of corporate goals...
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Manufacturing
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
What Fellowships Make Possible
and chair of the MBA Program. The School’s success in educating future leaders requires that its students represent a variety of backgrounds. “Imagine a case discussion where everyone agrees,” says Oberholzer-Gee. “That would be a very...
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- 01 Jun 1997
- News
New Releases
may still lose market dominance. Drawing on observations from a variety of industries, HBS associate professor Clayton Christensen argues that otherwise sound business practices - such as concentrating investments and technology on the...
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- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Where Are They Now?
taught the first-year MBA course in management accounting and later a second-year elective in management control systems. He also taught in a variety of Executive Education programs. “I’d never taught using the case method, so that took...
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- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Carl M. Plochman III: A Savory Success
transferred electronically, and computers monitor everything from the arrangement of cases on each shipping pallet to the consistency of Plochman's zesty brown Kosciusko mustard, one of eleven varieties enjoyed by mustard aficionados...
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- 02 Aug 2011
- First Look
First Look: August 2
fictional three-party negotiation between a primary insurer and two reinsurers. It is appropriate for use in a wide variety of courses, including Financial Institutions, Negotiations, and courses related to the Insurance and Reinsurance...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Nov 2021
- Op-Ed
How to Tap the Talent Automated HR Platforms Miss
As the global staffing shortage grinds on, corporate recruiters everywhere are relying on their online hiring platforms and automated systems to deliver the candidates they need. Too often, these tools will fail them, sidelining many qualified workers in the process....
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by Joseph B. Fuller
- 05 Apr 2016
- First Look
April 5, 2016
Abstract—This article looks back at the publication and influence of Wesley Mitchell’s Business Cycles published in 1913. It surveys some of the key ideas in the book and explains the reasons why it resonated with a variety of people,...
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Sean Silverthlorne
- 02 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
‘Retail Revolution’ Excerpt: The Scale of the Ecommerce Threat
earned on fixed costs), the brick-and-mortar retailer finds itself with shrinking margins. Online retailers' lower cost structures are driven by a variety of cost efficiencies. From an employee perspective, positions such as cashiers and...
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- 09 Aug 2010
- Research & Ideas
How to Speed Up Energy Innovation
Is there a special sauce for stimulating innovation in the energy sector, a concoction to spur cost-effective developments toward solving the climate change problem? HBS professor Rebecca Henderson doesn't claim to know all the ingredients for that special sauce. But...
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- 26 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 26, 2008
developed a revolutionary video pill for imaging the small bowel in the gastro-intestinal tract. The development has required the integration of a wide variety of technologies. GI founder and CEO Gabriel Meron must determine GI's...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Jul 2005
- Research & Ideas
An Organization Your Customers Understand
Imagine an organization made up of a variety of three-dimensional shapes. Rectangular blocks represent the functions: manufacturing, R&D, and sales and marketing. The spheres are regional offices. Pyramids represent product groups—one...
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by Robert Simons
- 04 Sep 2001
- Lessons from the Classroom
Getting Back on Course
about their strategies and real-life adventures. Hearing from colleagues who have made different choices and who are at different stages in the process would provide a variety of perspectives and enable alumnae to learn from each other's...
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by Martha Lagace
- Profile
Michael Maples
When he sold Motive, after its IPO, for a handsome profit, he knew he would not consider taking an investor’s money to start something else. He needed a change and he zeroed in on becoming an investor himself. “I thought the variety...
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