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- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Chinese CEOs, Professors Study at HBS
To help Chinese CEOs operate more effectively in the global economy, HBS has teamed up with two other business schools to develop the Global CEO Program for China (GCPC), an Executive Education offering consisting of four week long modules. The first two sessions took... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Sahlman Heads External Relations
SAHLMAN: Taking an industry-specific interest in alumni relations. As the new senior associate dean for External Relations, Professor Bill Sahlman, an expert on entrepreneurship, brings over thirty years of experience with the HBS community to his latest role. “I’m... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Winston to Lead the Global Initiative
As the new executive director of the HBS Global Initiative, Victoria Winston will be a central figure in the School’s efforts to chart the future for its global activities. Last winter, Dean Jay Light convened a faculty task force, led by Senior Associate Dean for... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
New Program for Science-Based Businesses
HBS has launched a new Executive Education program designed to help leaders of science-based businesses meet the many distinctive challenges found in their industry. Leading Science-Based Enterprises, to be held on campus June 26–29, will focus on strategies for... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Ideas: Books
The Broadband Explosion Leading Thinkers on the Promise of a Truly Interactive World edited by Robert D. Austin and Stephen P. Bradley (HBS Press) Associate Professor Austin and Professor Bradley have collected a series of essays about cheap, abundant bandwidth and its... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
New Career Wanted
When contemplating a move that will set your career on a new course, be sure to sharpen your navigational skills. “The research and preparation that go into making a move are crucial to success,” counsels Christine Sullivan, director of Alumni Career Services at HBS.... View Details
- 04 Feb 2008
- News
After Twenty Years, Rankings Remain Controversial
The School’s Centennial year just happens to coincide with another important anniversary, one many business schools would like to forget: the debut of BusinessWeek’s school rankings in 1988. Talk about disruptive. Up to that point, business schools built their... View Details
- 11 Sep 2009
- News
I Network, You Network, He, She, It Networks…
Do future MBAs emerge from the womb with business card in hand? Greet their preschool pals with a firm, not fishy, handshake? HBS alumni so frequently mention the lifelong benefits of connections made at Soldiers Field that I’ve always assumed their networking skills... View Details
- 19 Feb 2010
- News
The MBA Oath Debate
After months of glowing press accounts, the MBA Oath, a voluntary HBS student-crafted pledge that asks graduating MBAs to commit to the creation of value “responsibly and ethically,” has hit a media rough patch. Critics now see little value and much potential harm in... View Details
- 03 Mar 2010
- News
Last Look - March 2010
Our thanks to Ron Demer (MBA ’64E), who identified his male classmates in the photo as (top) Jon Plexico (E, now deceased) and Joe Collins (B); (bottom) Bob McNitt (E) and Konrad Ulbrich (F, now deceased). Demer added that “nothing was going on; just a few students... View Details
- 12 PM – 1 PM EST, 07 Mar 2022
- Virtual Programming
Considering a Career Transition? Connect with HBS
Are you thinking about making a career move? Or, do you want to work with a coach on some aspect of your leadership? Maybe you want to step back and reflect on your purpose, power up your LinkedIn profile, or practice for an upcoming interview. If these aspects of... View Details
- 06 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
Where Do Workers Go When the Robots Arrive?
according to the research. One reason might be that costs are lower for companies that moved production offshore, and the resulting, more efficient firms developed higher-skilled service work, like computer science, to fill the employment... View Details
- February 2018 (Revised December 2019)
- Case
Rise of the Drones: Identified Technologies
By: Andy Wu and George Gonzalez
The founder and CEO of Identified Technologies, a Pittsburgh-based drone software and services company, faces a dilemma when San Francisco–based DroneDeploy begins to disrupt the industry with its drone software platform. Identified Technologies needs to consider... View Details
Keywords: Applications and Software; Digital Platforms; Disruption; Network Effects; Computer Industry; Computer Industry; Pittsburgh; San Francisco
Wu, Andy, and George Gonzalez. "Rise of the Drones: Identified Technologies." Harvard Business School Case 718-482, February 2018. (Revised December 2019.)
- September 2007
- Teaching Note
Sun Microsystems, Inc.: Web Services Strategy (TN)
- December 2006 (Revised January 2007)
- Case
Infosys in India: Building a Software Giant in a Corrupt Environment
By: Rawi E. Abdelal, Rafael M. Di Tella and Prabakar (PK) Kothandaraman
Shortly after Infosys was founded in 1981, its managers faced a major turning point when they made a decision to operate without giving in to the petty corruption rife in the Indian economy. Within just a few years, that decision had truly defined the company. Over the... View Details
Keywords: History; Management Style; Moral Sensibility; Policy; Business and Government Relations; Decisions; Business Growth and Maturation; Situation or Environment; Crime and Corruption; Business Strategy; Computer Industry; Computer Industry; India
Abdelal, Rawi E., Rafael M. Di Tella, and Prabakar (PK) Kothandaraman. "Infosys in India: Building a Software Giant in a Corrupt Environment." Harvard Business School Case 707-030, December 2006. (Revised January 2007.)
- July 2000 (Revised April 2011)
- Case
Greeley Hard Copy, Portable Scanner Initiative (C)
By: Michael L. Tushman and Daniel Radov
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Tushman, Michael L., and Daniel Radov. "Greeley Hard Copy, Portable Scanner Initiative (C)." Harvard Business School Case 401-005, July 2000. (Revised April 2011.)
- September 1989 (Revised January 1990)
- Case
Vinod Khosla and Sun Microsystems (A)
Describes how Vinod Khosla got Sun Microsystems started, and a critical marketing challenge the company faced at the end of the first year. Objective is to illustrate how bold creative thinking can make or break start-ups. View Details
Keywords: Marketing Strategy; Business Startups; Innovation and Invention; Computer Industry; Computer Industry
Bhide, Amar. "Vinod Khosla and Sun Microsystems (A)." Harvard Business School Case 390-049, September 1989. (Revised January 1990.)
- Profile
Janelle McDonald
personal risks. Initially trained as a systems engineer concentrating in computer science, she started her career as a software developer and later became intrigued with consulting. “I liked the variety of work, the exposure to different... View Details
- Profile
Jacqueline Beato
general management program with Harrah's Entertainment in Joliet, Illinois. "It's in a service industry that's oriented around people," Jacqueline says, "rather than sitting of front of a computer screen all day."... View Details
- 13 Jun 2017
- Blog Post
7 Reasons Why the New MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program at Harvard is Next Level
companies now. i.e. This is bigger than just you. Interested in learning more about the MS/MBA? Here are four things you need to know. -- Anita Mehrotra is a Class of 2018 HBS student (Section I!) and was previously a data scientist at Accenture Tech Labs and... View Details