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Rishi Chandna
I will live in the present. I will push myself as hard as I can every day. I will pack a bit less and endure a bit more. I will sometimes do things that don't make sense. I will drive from Alaska to Argentina on the Pan-American Highway with someone I love. And we will... View Details
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Tom Adeyemi
Coming to HBS is like... Being thrown into a new world full of almost limitless possibilities. At every turn there are opportunities to learn, experience, and grow. The hardest part is accepting that you cannot pursue them all! What is... View Details
- 10 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
Taking Advantage of Life’s (Few and Far Between) Inflection Points
command module. There wasn't enough fuel to stop its momentum and turn back for Earth. So the crew decided to let the moon's gravity do the work for them. Moving faster and faster, they orbited the moon once, used a single powerful burst... View Details
Keywords: Re: Howard H. Stevenson
- 06 Aug 2019
- Cold Call Podcast
Super Bowl Ads Sell Products, but Do They Sell Brands?
main classes, and so we can sort of carry the social significance from Sunday into our classroom on Monday and just talk about the ads as consumers, but also turning the tables and examining them as brand managers, and so examining, what... View Details
- 01 Jan 2011
- News
Karen Gordon Mills, MBA 1977
financing that ranges from micro loans to help home-based businesses buy delivery trucks to sophisticated loans to build factories, she believes the SBA can stimulate "not just initial product creation, but production innovation, manufacturing innovation, and the... View Details
- 05 May 2011
- What Do You Think?
How Ethical Can We Be?
that, under the circumstances, "we should be as ethical as the situation around us can determine while at the same time be mindful of the consequences ." Turning to the core issue of the column, why do we so often regard... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 31 May 2017
- What Do You Think?
Can Amazon Do What Walmart Couldn’t, Stop the 'Wheel of Retailing'?
models to create a further turn of the wheel. Most of this month’s respondents at least implicitly appeared to accept the validity of the concept. However, there was healthy skepticism. For example, Scott Hessell commented, “I think the... View Details
- 06 Mar 2020
- Book
A Great Teacher's Lessons for Leading
they are turning inward in an effort to have enough energy to see alternatives where they will feel valued and part of the larger group. But the irony is that the more they worry about their own image, the farther the distance created... View Details
- 03 Jan 2011
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles of 2010
more effective negotiator, and motivating great work from others. Here are the Top 10 articles and Top 10 working papers that appeared in HBS Working Knowledge in 2010. Now turn your attention to 2011 and tell us in the Comment section... View Details
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Jennifer Wu
Mom lay on the bathroom floor, her face ashen as she threw up once more. Dad and I hovered over her, fretful and anxious, as we debated calling an ambulance. Thankfully, it turned out to be a bout of food poisoning that quickly passed. ... View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Graduate's Gift Honors HBS Friend
to use it quietly and to set an example." Anderson's life as a builder of businesses, caring employer, and dedicated philanthropist epitomizes those words. Noting that Anderson turned down the highest job offer made to any member of the... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 08 Feb 2010
- HBS Case
Looking Behind Google’s Stand in China
shocking turn of events on January 12 when Google announced it would pull up stakes in China unless the country agreed to stop censoring search. The precipitating event: an unsuccessful cyber attack from inside China attempting to burrow... View Details
- 30 Mar 2018
- What Do You Think?
What Should Mark Zuckerberg Do?
was another issue to be addressed. Up to now, Facebook had little control over the information gathered by app designers, which they could in turn sell to third-party organizations largely unknown to the company. Facebook had, indeed,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Singing to the Corn
events, and activities. A few years ago, when plans for a garden began to percolate, volunteer director Bonni Leiserowitz remembers the conversation turning to “honoring those who came before us.” She and Keen connected and talked for... View Details
- 12 Nov 2021
- News
Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge
don't will fall behind. As a recent speaker at COP26 stated: being an early adopter is hard, but being late could be catastrophic. Ray A. Rothrock (MBA 1988) Founder, FiftySix Investments LLC Turn Climate Challenges into a Competitive... View Details
- 07 May 2007
- Research & Ideas
Rediscovering Schumpeter: The Power of Capitalism
feelings toward the man? Did your impressions of him change while writing the book? A: One of the joys of writing this book was dealing with Schumpeter's personal life. I knew it was going to be interesting, but not nearly so much as it View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Working the Street
destined to succeed his father, William R. Timken Jr. (MBA 1962), at the helm of The Timken Company, the Canton, Ohio–based multinational manufacturing firm. Indeed, Kurt worked at Timken for five years before HBS, followed by three years at Rockwell International.... View Details
- 13 Jan 2021
- Research & Ideas
How 'Small C' Change Can Beat Large-Scale Rebuilding
situations. To turn lone fighters into a force, leaders need to convey to each team member the importance of their role and clarify their contribution to the overall objectives. At the end, leaders must master the complex task of putting... View Details
- 28 Apr 2022
- Research & Ideas
Can You Buy Creativity in the Gig Economy?
Writers may lament the uncertainties of the digital age, as many turn to online markets to distribute their work with no promises of fame or fortune. But when authors are guaranteed a cut of their own book sales, they tend to work harder... View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
- 01 Aug 1998
- News
High Honors
to make the MBA Program coeducational. In 1974, Marshall became a faculty member in the Advanced Management Program and turned his attention to Executive Education. Several years later, he was tapped to teach in the Smaller Company... View Details