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- 13 Nov 2020
- News
A Passion for Education
University in his hometown and then went on to earn a master’s in electrical engineering at Cornell University. Ryan excelled at engineering, but it wasn’t his passion. “From my father, I had learned that it was important to make a good... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
An Rx for Small Business Recovery
envisioned in my book. These tools will be game changers in the post-pandemic economy.” Yet technology can come with a “dark side.” In her HBS classroom, Mills challenges MBA students to consider the responsibilities of business leaders in an era when View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2015
Foundation in Singapore. Charleston, A Novel by Margaret Bradham Thornton (MBA 1986) (Ecco) Faculty Books Managerial Accounting: Making Decisions and Motivating Performance by Srikant M. Datar and Madhav V.... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
The Way You See It
added that "with almost Œreal-time' information, business can now make appropriate decisions rather than guess." Second on the list was telecommunications, "a great facilitator, the pipeline that allows... View Details
- 21 Dec 2022
- News
HBS Community Comes Together in Wake of Ukraine Invasion
interview with NBC-10 Boston, noted the potential economic impacts of the invasion of Ukraine. "We will see it in fuels, natural gas, gasoline, also in food prices," Shih told the channel, noting that natural gas is also used to make... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Natural Fit
implement an OKR-driven approach to leadership, in addition to driving a high-performing culture focused on transparency, accountability, and engagement. Making an inclusive culture is another objective. “Some of the little things can... View Details
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Riding It Out
Gisholt gave the go-ahead, the recall came off without a hitch and garnered a warm customer response. “Thank you for your diligence in keeping us informed during this stressful time,” read one e-mail. “It reinforces the wisdom of our View Details
- 14 Nov 2019
- News
Keeping Red Lobster Fresh
to do is work on is following a phased plan. And there are three phases to the plan. Phase one was fixing the fundamentals of the business, which are making sure you're operating well, making sure you got... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
City of Dreams
remade his mother’s broken washing machine into a chair. He loved to work with wood, shaping a table out of raw planks. Transforming the things around him was an outlet, a way to make his vision a reality. Studying architecture was a... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Ron Shaich’s Café Society
Today, the financial analysts are calling this phenomena “quick casual,” but we think of it as specialty food. How did you make the transition out of Au Bon Pain? It wasn’t easy, in part because I really loved Au Bon Pain. In many ways it... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Mary Callahan Erdoes
danger zone for the foreseeable future. How would a U.S. invasion of Iraq influence your investment advice? Every decision we make for clients today takes that into account as a what-if scenario, but there's... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 11 May 2017
- News
Going with the Flow
come to fruition and become real, productive companies. “I remember my dad visiting ViaCord in the early days, when I had only 10 employees. He came in and said, ‘Where’s your cash register? I don’t hear the cash register ringing.’ That was his way of saying we had to... View Details
Keywords: Robert S. Benchley
- 13 May 2014
- News
Willing Hands
place," he explains. "The team just needed a coach to get them organized to run the right plays." He cites HBS for providing that know-how, and more: "Do we need to be able to build a decision tree and create a net present value on a... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Bringing Hope to a Violent Land
reasonable livelihood.” Van Gerpen, who is single, brushes aside questions about her personal safety. “What’s worrisome is not my own situation,” she says, “but having to make decisions about sending staff... View Details
- 02 Oct 2015
- News
The ‘F’ Word
coauthored by Professor Tom Eisenmann and researcher Lisa Mazzanti, is under discussion by first-year students in The Entrepreneurial Manager. Wallace has the opportunity to offer a firsthand perspective and listen as her decision points... View Details
Keywords: Walt Disney Studios
- 23 May 2019
- News
Marla Beck, MBA/MPA 1998
that department stores organized cosmetics by brand, making comparisons difficult, she was determined to offer consumers a better option. “I wanted to build an empire in the beauty industry,” says Beck, who oversees Bluemercury’s 195... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 30 Nov 2017
- News
Happy Meals (Are Here Again)
insights for Cunningham to utilize. Recent partnerships with Applied Predictive Technologies have allowed McDonald’s to speed up its analytics, helping it make menu decisions more quickly. “It’s great to be... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Retirement's Changing Face
proposal to analyze the wreck and film a documentary at the site has been awaiting a decision from a High Court judge in Ireland for the past year. In June, Bemis made an unofficial visit to the wreck, training for the record-setting... View Details
Keywords: Personal Services
- 04 May 2017
- News
Going the Distance
adding an African proverb he quotes often. "If you want to go fast, go alone. I if you want to go far, go together." Become comfortable being uncomfortable. “High adventure requires that you make decisions... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 30 Apr 2021
- News
Revealing the Rules
less likely to be promoted to management than men. And Hispanic, Latino, and Black employees make up 11 and 12 percent of entry-level hires but only three to five percent of corporate vice presidents. Corporate America is investing in... View Details