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- 01 Sep 2010
- News
A CEO Goes Undercover
about John Briggs as he adapted to his new, unfamiliar job. In fact, I was eager for the undercover experience because I’d never worked the frontline jobs in the theme-park industry and didn’t want any CEO-type special treatment. Plus, I... View Details
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Keith Clinkscales (MBA 1990)
beauty of working in California is that I still wake up on East Coast time. I can work three or four hours before the LA day kicks in.” Happy place: Bryant Park in Manhattan. “You can take a genuine, green-grass moment that’s very... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Regional Alumni Events Address Climate Change
cofounder and COO of FarmTogether, a startup connecting investors to farmland investment opportunities. “There is a strong coalition of alumni working in various roles and industries here in New York City who are committed to generating... View Details
Keywords: Jen Myers
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Raising the Barrio
Buenos Aires’s Villa 31 is within sight of Retiro, one of the wealthiest enclaves in Argentina’s capital. But the villa miseria—the Argentinian term for an unplanned shantytown—is a world away. The neighborhood is sandwiched between the largest railway station in... View Details
Keywords: April White
- Web
The Incredible Land of Ice and Fire: Exploring Iceland's Renewable Energy Model for a Changing Planet - Blog - Business & Environment
innovation hub for sustainable companies. The 103-hectare Geothermal Park hosts a community of forward-thinking businesses in energy and sustainability, offering infrastructure, knowledge, and resources to minimize waste and maximize... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Read All About It!
and other forms of amusement and recreation, no matter how much leisure we may have. After men and women have spent respectively an estimated five and eight hours a week on the care of the body and personal appearance, after routine... View Details
- 04 Feb 2015
- What Do You Think?
Is There a Stanford-Google-Silicon Valley School of Management?
to several of the responses. As Carl X. Parks put it, "Organizations can utilize tools from Google's best practices to enhance or redevelop their own (where applicable). But as a whole, this may not always be directly transferable to... View Details
- 11 Oct 2024
- Blog Post
Committing to Work and Family: Allison Boxer (MBA 2012)
who also had dreams of creating positive social impact through business. When my husband and I moved from New York City to Park City, Utah, we knew we wanted to start a family. I could have stayed with my consulting job, but it would have... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
The Doctor Is In
Dr. Peter L. Slavin (MBA '90) nods toward a long line stretching back from a gourmet coffee counter. "That's one of our most utilized facilities," he says with a smile. "The joke around here is that the hospital operation is a loss leader for the coffee shop and the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Straddling Two Worlds
one-year stint ended, Tierney joined the corporate finance division of White, Weld & Co. in New York and settled with his wife and three children in Connecticut. At White Weld, he developed a department that focused on transportation View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 20 Oct 2016
- News
Smart Moves
cause is pure congestion—too many vehicles trying to occupy the same stretch of road at the same time—but accidents, breakdowns, construction, bad weather, and potholes all take their toll, not to mention time that is spent looking for the View Details
- 09 Apr 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: JSW Steel
across the country. This January, we had the good fortune to travel to India for one of Harvard Business School’s Immersive Field Courses (IFCs), focusing on “Decarbonizing while Developing.” It was a unique opportunity to understand how View Details
- 23 Aug 2010
- Research & Ideas
The Drive to Acquire’s Impact on Globalization
now give to the overall benefits of globalization. As practiced today, Ricardo's classic system results in win-win exchanges when both trading partners are either (1) industrialized nations with modern impulse/check/balance governments,... View Details
Keywords: by Paul R. Lawrence
- 01 Jan 2013
- News
Thomas A. James, MBA 1966
Raymond James Financial 1983 Raymond James Financial IPO, NYSE 1987 Appointed Trustee, Salvador Dalí Museum 1992 Named Chairman, Securities Industry Association 1994 Establishes Thomas A. and Mary S. James Foundation 2007 Named Chairman,... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 29 May 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 29, 2018
for firms from industrialized economies and negative effects for firms in other emerging economies, which are less export-intensive and more import-intensive. Motivated by these facts, we build a dynamic model in which real depreciations... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 10 Dec 2013
- First Look
First Look: December 10
Publications August 2013 Strategic Management Journal Location Choices under Strategic Interactions By: Alcácer, Juan, Minyuan Zhao, and Cristian Dezso Abstract—The literature on location choices has mostly emphasized the impact of location and firm characteristics.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
Creating Leaders for Science-Based Businesses
While trucks continue to rumble in and out of the container-cargo rail yard opposite the HBS parking lot, the depot's days are numbered. Adjacent to it, several blocks of low-rise commercial buildings are already history, demolished and... View Details
- 24 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 24, 2017
acquisition will affect the symbiotic relationship that had existed between TPX and MFRM was the subject of intense speculation. While some industry observers believed it would increase MFRM's bargaining power vis-à-vis TPX, others argued... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Mar 2023
- News
A Sporting Chance
of his HBS training. "You become a problem solver." Perez de Leza has employed those transferrable skills in consulting, internet services, retail, and finally real estate, an industry in which he has been for nearly 20 years. As European... View Details
Keywords: Ralph Ranalli
- 02 Mar 2016
- News
The New Space Race
growing: There are now nearly 1,000 space companies worldwide according to industry analyst NewSpace Global, and they are touting revolutionary (and mostly unproven) new concepts in rockets, space tourism, and even space services, ranging... View Details
Keywords: Robert S. Benchley