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- 19 Oct 2018
- Blog Post
Moving to the U.S. With a Family
easier. During Thanksgiving, one of my classmates invited us to their house for a spectacular dinner before leaving campus to spend the holiday with their family. We also signed up for the Thanksgiving Host Program where international... View Details
- 01 Jul 2021
- Office Hours
Readers Ask: Which Companies Are Transforming Work?
during the school year, not just during holidays or summer breaks. Their ability to share, forward and retain confidential information has been enhanced. Internships will be much more meaningful and substantial than they could have been... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Action Plan: Casting Call
women I knew growing up thought that staying at the Holiday Inn was roughing it. But Joan was different.” Asked for his secret to longevity, Berkley cites exercise and healthy genes as primary factors. Before the age of modern medicine,... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; hobbies; balance; meaning; longevity; aging; Paper Manufacturing; Manufacturing
- 15 Nov 2011
- News
750 World Wonders and counting
was a managing director at the IOD) and to picking up the pace with his photography. “I use every holiday and most weekends,” Main Wilson says, describing how he manages to squeeze it all in. “I don’t golf or go to the pub. My idea of... View Details
- 21 Nov 2024
- Blog Post
Thoughts on the JD/MBA From a Recent Grad
program for me. We had frequent gatherings, including happy hours, brunches and dinners, holiday parties, and the annual New York City trek. The alumni network is also active, with a biannual newsletter and city-specific group chats.... View Details
- 25 Sep 2015
- Blog Post
4 Challenges All Early-Stage Startups Face
with higher frequencies of transactions or larger transaction sizes to be viable. We came up with the idea for cleverlayover when we booked our own flights for the holiday season and realized so many inefficiencies existed in flight... View Details
- 21 Jun 2022
- News
Banquet Brings Latino Alumni Back Together; Dallas Club Marks 75 Years with a Look Ahead
might be one of the most fun parts of the celebrations.” The HBS Club of Dallas was established in 1947, initially offering programs such as lunches with local business leaders, pro-bono consulting for local nonprofits, and holiday... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 02 May 2016
- Blog Post
Why We Recruit: Samsung Global Strategy Group
holidays with other recent MBA graduates from around the world. Coming to Korea and GSG will be an adventure and decision you won’t regret. Is there anything else you would like to share with fellow recruiters or those who are new to... View Details
Keywords: Technology
- 19 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
Black MBA Students Pen Letters to the HBS Community: Letter 4/5
an enduring history of racism; slaves didn’t become free in Texas until 2.5 years after Abraham Lincoln passed the Emancipation Proclamation. The Juneteenth holiday today references this date of delayed freedom for Black Texans, but also... View Details
- 16 Dec 2015
- Research & Ideas
Why ‘Sleep on It’ No Longer Sounds Like Great Advice
As the holidays approach, we’ll all experience the temptation to overspend on gifts for our loved ones (and maybe a little on ourselves). When faced with difficult decisions like whether to spend $199 on a knife set or a tool set, we may... View Details
- 13 May 2008
- First Look
First Look: May 13, 2008
by Sony with the launch of its PlayStation 3. Information based on the 2006 and 2007 holiday seasons and the success of rival consoles is outlined. In addition, the case allows examining the costs and revenues associated with a business... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 18 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
Leading Innovation is the Art of Creating ‘Collective Genius’
of innovative leadership. At eBay Germany, the authors found examples of how a maturing company like eBay can retain its innovative spirit. For a holiday promotion, a young project manager and his marketing colleagues launched a "treasure... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Case Study: Paper Chase
cracking the market via targeted enterprise sales. For example, BMW sending thank-you notes to its loyal customers or United sending holiday or birthday cards to top-tier frequent fliers. This would provide volume and rapid exposure to... View Details
- Web
A Rewarding Work Life - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School
through the establishment of an employees' organization, the Peers Club, where staff participated in activities including sports teams, the company band, dances, holiday skits, and publication of the company's in-house periodical, the... View Details
- 15 Dec 2020
- Research & Ideas
The Unspoken Messages of COVID-19 Restrictions
restrictions—may need to refine their outreach to a pandemic-weary public, especially when it comes to high-risk activities, such as indoor dining. As vaccine hopes and holiday loneliness make distancing harder, consumers will need more... View Details
- 13 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
Rescuing Products with Stealth Positioning
immediate appeal for the atypical user was that the game was simple and unintimidating. But it was also a fun social activity, a diverting game to bring out during the holidays or at informal get-togethers. By using stealth positioning,... View Details
Keywords: by Youngme Moon
- 30 Jun 2009
- First Look
First Look: June 30
provided a one-time tax holiday for the repatriation of foreign earnings by U.S. multinationals. The analysis controls for endogeneity and omitted variable bias by using instruments that identify the firms likely to receive the largest... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 08 Jul 2021
- Blog Post
Catching the Entrepreneurship Bug at HBS
people over the holidays has morphed into a passion and I am so grateful for the professors and classmates at HBS that helped bring me to this point. There’s nothing I love more than getting a text from a friend who sent my cards to a... View Details
- 13 Jul 2020
- News
The First Five Years: Meaghan Fitzgerald (MBA 2016)
with my colleagues (it helps to have the virtual whiteboard!). “Right now, we’re doing a lot of planning for holiday marketing, and supporting the future launches of some really big new titles coming to Oculus, and Facebook Horizon, a VR... View Details
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Inside the Revolution
are vivid against a December snowstorm swirling outside the classroom windows. (He often uses a sliced-open orange as an example — but it’s the holiday season, so the cactus seems appropriate.) Brandishing the plant, he says, “Now we’re... View Details