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- 24 May 2017
- News
Ilene H. Lang, MBA 1973
Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page TIMELINE 1943 Born, Chicago, Illinois 1965 Earns AB, History and Literature, Radcliffe College 1966 Joins PHI as Technical Editor 1968 Joins Cambridge Computer Associates as Technical Writer 1972 View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 18 Dec 2017
- Op-Ed
Why Employers Must Stop Requiring College Degrees For Middle-Skill Jobs
Credit: Pixsooz American companies have a problem. Over the past decade, they have begun to demand a bachelor’s degree in hiring workers for jobs that traditionally haven’t required one. This uptick in credentialing, or “degree inflation,” rested on the belief that... View Details
Keywords: by Joseph Fuller
- 22 Nov 2004
- Research & Ideas
Side Effects: The Case of Propecia
professor Marta Wosinska led the conversation. The Propecia launch came at a time of regulatory change, which made advertising of prescription drugs to consumers more feasible. But Casola had to consider three limitations on such... View Details
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Investment bank league tables
Where can I find investment bank league tables? Generate custom tables or find league tables in: LSEG Workspace Type “screener” into the main search bar and click to launch the Screener App. Under Universe, change from Public... View Details
- 06 Jan 2014
- Research & Ideas
Technology Re-Emergence: Creating New Value for Old Innovations
proposed the idea of a low-cost quartz design that would compete in the market not on precision, but on fashion. SMH pursued the risky idea, but the project's young engineers, Elmar Mock and Jacque Muller, found themselves ostracized by many of their skeptical... View Details
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Prineeta Kulkarni
Prineeta Kulkarni originally "dreamed of becoming a scientist." She completed a dual biotechnology BS/MS at the University of Pune, but when it came time to launch her career, she shifted direction. "I wanted to see the... View Details
- 23 May 2023
- Research & Ideas
Lessons on Life, Graffiti, and Value: 'It's in That Darkness That You Can Actually Develop and Evolve'
powerful and important.” When he thinks about the answer, his experience as a young graffiti artist gives him an edge. “I think it makes me look in corners and places that maybe others would overlook,” said Riley, who in January launched... View Details
Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette
- 15 Mar 2017
- Lessons from the Classroom
More Than 900 Examples of How Climate Change Affects Business
This word cloud is composed of blog posts by more than 900 students describing how individual organizations are likely to be affected by climate change. Image by Patrick Clapp Last fall, first-year MBA students at Harvard Business School received a new assignment in... View Details
- 24 May 2017
- News
David G. Bradley, MBA 1977
year is 2017, providing evidence that while Bradley’s manner may be from a bygone age, he’s firmly planted in the 21st century. When Bradley was just 26, he founded a legislative and regulatory research business. “I’d done nothing but study at that point,” says... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 May 2013
- News
Thomas S. Volpe, MBA 1976
early stages of numerous successful start-ups, including Genentech’s dramatic public launch in 1980. Currently, Volpe continues to invest in entrepreneurial ventures, serves on numerous boards, and travels frequently to the Middle East on... View Details
- 04 Jun 2018
- Blog Post
Reapplying to HBS
introduced a line of products in a new geography, and launched a new product development process in the company’s highest growth business unit. Surely, my perspective—both what I might contribute and the learnings I’d now internalize in... View Details
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Industry Information - Alumni
operates a separate paid version of their free public database called Crunchbase Pro. Fast Company Launched in November 1995 by Alan Webber and Bill Taylor, two former Harvard Business Review editors, Fast Company magazine tends focus on... View Details
- 25 Aug 2014
- News
Jonathan M. Nelson, MBA 1983
he says. “I had no idea that it would mushroom the way it did. I was just doing what I wanted to do.” Six years later, Nelson launched Providence Equity. Over the last 25 years, he and his partners have earned and sustained a reputation... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 22 Dec 2022
- Blog Post
TOP 10 MBA VOICES BLOGS OF 2022
problem in 2016 was autonomous vehicles and I was fortunate enough to join Ford as a Machine Learning Researcher. I wrote software, generated intellectual property, and talked about autonomous vehicles in international industry conferences. In late 2018, I realized... View Details
- 04 Dec 2019
- Book
Creating the Experimentation Organization
launched as new champion. Example of an experiment conducted by Booking.com; from Experimentation Works by Stefan Thomke. Discipline required In order for such an experiment to work, says Thomke, a company must be disciplined—having a... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- October 2011 (Revised March 2012)
- Case
Cottle-Taylor: Expanding the Oral Care Group in India
By: John A. Quelch and Alisa Zalosh
Brinda Patel, director of oral care products for the India division of a consumer home-care product company, develops a data-driven marketing plan for toothbrushes. She believes her plan can support a 20% increase in unit sales based on rising demand for modern... View Details
Keywords: Forecasting; Budgeting; International Marketing; Product Planning ＆ Policy; Sales Promotions; Marketing Plans; Products; Marketing Strategy; Consumer Behavior; Emerging Markets; Forecasting and Prediction; Advertising; Product Launch; Budgets and Budgeting; Product Development; Consumer Products Industry; Health Industry; India
Quelch, John A., and Alisa Zalosh. "Cottle-Taylor: Expanding the Oral Care Group in India." Harvard Business School Brief Case 114-350, October 2011. (Revised March 2012.)
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Entrepreneurship Course Online | HBS Online
techniques that they can apply to their own entrepreneurial journeys. Related Programs On Demand Launching Tech Ventures Professor Jeffrey Bussgang Gain proven frameworks to build a viable, valuable tech venture that can profitably scale... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Trading Up — Kenneth D. Brody (MBA 1971)
and produce good jobs for American workers." Brody, who grew up in the Washington, D.C., area, has decided that the city is an ideal place to raise a family and base his new business ventures. He has launched a third career as an... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 26 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: Financing the Climate Transition in India
It was founded by Rockefeller and Ikea foundations and the Bezos Earth Fund. GEAPP launched at COP26 with aligned investments of $10B+. It is an alliance of preeminent philanthropic, government, donor, multilateral development banks,... View Details
- 10 Sep 2012
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Branding Yoga
understanding that you needed legal protection for your branding." The Stiles Approach Tara Stiles, meanwhile, found success in yoga her own way. She had studied ballet before launching a brief modeling career with the Ford Agency.... View Details