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- 23 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Setting the Stage: A Young Scholar at HBS
accounts. But, by the early twentieth century a large industry had emerged that provided basic financial services to the public. In the 1930s the modern regulatory framework for this industry was created. In broad terms, my research examines how this transition took... View Details
- 01 Mar 2025
- News
Work of Art
the arts.” Architectural choices such as the floor-to-ceiling windows at the building’s entrance—in a neighborhood where vandalism and graffiti aren’t uncommon—communicate that the building is for the community. “The neighborhood is a different View Details
- 26 Feb 2018
- Research & Ideas
The Airbnb Effect: Cheaper Rooms for Travelers, Less Revenue for Hotels
Farronato, a Harvard Business School assistant professor, and Andrey Fradkin, postdoctoral fellow at the Initiative on the Digital Economy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "You might find a Fifth Avenue apartment or a View Details
- 08 Jul 2015
- What Do You Think?
Do Americans Work Too Much and Think About Work Too Little?
long hours, most folks are being forced to do that with minimal compensation." Patrick Coomans placed some blame on "the weak job protection employees have in the US." Sid Mehta, who reminded us that Greece has the longest... View Details
- Profile
Dan Vallone
encourages you to expand your box of ideas. On a personal note, what’s your biggest takeaway from your MBA experience? I’m now much more focused on placing people as my objective. Rather than concentrating on what I want to do or where I... View Details
Lillian M. Vernon (Katz)
Katz took some of her family savings to place a small ad in Seventeen magazine for small handbags and belts in 1951. Within a few weeks, she had received $16,000 worth of orders, and sales have skyrocketed ever since. She began expanding... View Details
Keywords: Retail
- Student-Profile
Fanele Mashwama
resources at HBS, one has a great deal of ownership over their doctoral experience here and as such I knew this was the right place for me.” For instance, he adds, “To access sensitive administrative data in emerging markets, you need to... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Immersion Program Digs Deep
241 participated in immersions to China and Vietnam, India, the Middle East, Europe, and New Orleans. A sixth immersion on the health-care industry, chaired by University Professor Michael Porter, took place on campus. HBS senior fellow... View Details
- Profile
Jaime Mendez
just seven minutes and managed to place second out of seven. "All the other teams presented variations on the same idea," Jaime says. "We took a risk by planning something entirely different." "After the contest,... View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Investigation Leads to Sanctions, Recommendations
classmates at section events. "These behaviors seriously interfered with the ability of other students to learn," the report stated. "The HBS classroom is a unique place where students exchange ideas and are encouraged to take risks as... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Snapping Up Voters
Illustration by Chris Gash When Rob Saliterman (MBA 2011) started selling online political ads at Google, they were almost all destined for people already seeking political content, placed either on specific networks or in response to... View Details
Keywords: Sasha Issenberg
- 01 Mar 2025
- News
Forward Thinking
There was a time when human activity in outer space was a highly centralized, government-led endeavor, says Professor and Senior Associate Dean Matthew Weinzierl. But that era has passed: Over the past two decades, a calcified space bureaucracy has given way to a... View Details
- Portrait Project
Mark Plunkett
making trade-offs, but making trade-offs with your eyes open, that is what makes the difference. Do I hope the world is a better place for my being in it, absolutely. To be able to say those words and know my family, friends, peers, and... View Details
- Portrait Project
Carolyn Pyles
Let me be in that place where I am able to be. To give. Let me be open to fill up, stand up, recognize, build, support, love. Destroy, observe, rebuild. Children? Two, please. My own company? Hmmm... yes... But let me start by... View Details
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Teach with Special Collections | Baker Library
using original rare materials Background and contextual information sharing - Digital copies of original materials to bring the reality of a time and place alive for students in the classroom Assignment development - Creation of... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Toy Story
2006, Schmults said that “any time you’re in a tough retail environment and your traffic is up 50 percent, you know you’re doing something right.” He added, “This is a happy place to work. How could it not be? You see kids racing around... View Details
- 31 Jan 2016
- News
Studios Back App, Hoping to Fill Cinema Seats
making group sales easier, the new company will allow for dynamic pricing for movie tickets: Theaters set ticket prices, though studios typically set the minimum revenue they will accept per ticket sold, which can make discounts difficult. “We think it’s a View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Extending goodwill to all in the global community
people and placed more than 215,000 people in jobs, many of whom participated in the organization’s career-training programs. When Gibbons visits Goodwill centers, the advice he gives to the people they serve is simple: “Keep hope alive,... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Design Fair
and informational content can then be shown to customers on nearby flat-panel displays. Also participating were Lance Ward, Amy Reinhard, and Brian Davis, who, with the Design Continuum and MicroOptical Corp., created Active Insight. The group's product is a... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Faculty Research Online
The Best Place for Retirement Funds Location, location, location isn’t just about real estate. Assistant Professor Daniel Bergstresser discusses his research on optimal asset-location strategies. The Hard Work of Failure Analysis We all... View Details