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- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Case Study: Citizen Buffett
Berkshire Hathaway, would no longer invest in newspapers "at any price." "Very smart people looked at Buffett's offer and wondered what he saw in the declining industry that others did not," notes Roy and Elizabeth Simmons Professor... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Steven Murch: Philanthropist-in-Training
affordable housing, as well as the positive impact individuals can have by working as a team. Getting to know more about Habitat's smart model will help me immensely in thinking how to build a lasting contribution.” View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Faculty Books
Invisible Engines by David S. Evans, Andrei Hagiu, and Richard Schmalensee (MIT Press) Assistant Professor Hagiu and his coauthors offer detailed studies of the personal computer, video-game console, PDA, smart mobile phone, and digital... View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Letters to the Editor
Smart Choices Regarding your December cover story on Jeff Hicks (MBA ’97), CEO of Crispin Porter + Bogusky, I find it interesting that in the many articles written about the firm, the principals never seem to acknowledge the fact that... View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
A Safer, Smarter Future for Tech Trash
BioMine (now BlueOak), which won the 2011 HBS Alumni New Venture Competition. The competition's judges were struck by the company's smart business plan and how it addressed a very great need. According to the EPA, in 2007 an estimated... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Globalization Revisited
that were presented and discussed at the colloquium. Globalization’s complexities and nuances, compared with twenty years ago, were analyzed and debated with a rigor and enthusiasm that doubtless would have pleased Ted Levitt immensely. Worldly Intentions: View Details
- 01 Jan 2011
- News
Hüsnü Özyeğin, MBA 1969
to business school. Özyeğin arrived at HBS with little work experience, but he made up for it by taking over the Gallows Grill, a student concession in Gallatin Hall. His business smarts and hard work — he opted to stay late and clean the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Leslie Hale (MBA 2001)
surround myself with very smart people. But don’t confuse my desire to be collaborative with an inability to make decisions. I’m honored and humbled to be the first African American woman to become CEO of a publicly traded real estate... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
2017 in Education: Investing in the Next Generation of Workers
for a successful educational experience in later years. And second, there is a new “culture of completion” in higher education, in which institutions are focusing on improving graduation rates for all students. Smart business leaders... View Details
- 23 Oct 2024
- News
Running Man
There aren’t many people on this planet—let alone septuagenarians—who can contemplate running 50 or 100 miles at a time. But for 77-year-old Eric Spector (MBA 1972), a retired entrepreneur and CEO in the tech, consumer retail, and media sectors, running long (long,... View Details
- 17 Dec 2015
- News
Field 2 Gives Students Hands-On Exposure To Business Practices In Malaysia
the culture, she wasn’t fully prepared for how dynamic Kuala Lumpur has become. “It is an impressive city where people are very smart and business-driven, and where there is a strong focus on innovation,” she explains. Henderson was one... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Case Study: Farming It Out
percent is spent on labor. Those factors inspired Andersen to found Augean Robotics (AGR), makers of an autonomous farm robot called Burro, which has the carrying capacity of a sure-footed donkey and the smarts of a deep-learning computer... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Tech Trekker
someone like me who had 'different' ideas," says Lang, who eventually became vice president of software and marketing. The company was also flexible - and smart - enough to allow Lang, already the mother of two children, to bring her... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Faculty Books
Why do sane, smart leaders often refuse to accept the facts that threaten their companies? And how do they find the courage to resist denial when facing new trends, changing markets, and tough new competitors? View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Eyes in the Skies
stockpile destined to supply steel plants in China. “Space is hard. Launches are delayed and, in the worst case, things blow up.” “Space is hard. Launches are delayed and, in the worst case, things blow up.” Spectra AI is even smart... View Details
Keywords: Alexander Gelfand
- 01 Jan 2012
- News
Franklin P. “Pitch” Johnson Jr., MBA 1952
After three years, the pair sold their portfolio to Sutter Hill Ventures, and Johnson looked for a company to buy. Instead, he ended up back in the venture business, founding Asset Management Company in 1967. Over the ensuing decades, Johnson has earned a reputation... View Details
- 15 Nov 2020
- News
Podcasts Engage New Audiences with HBS
Oberholzer-Gee, the Andreas Andresen Professor of Business Administration discuss the news of the day and what it means for business. Their conversation is smart and well-informed, but also relaxed and funny—which underlines the value of... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Short Takes
the future. But Chun has written a set of complex formulas demonstrating that this is not a foregone conclusion. Chun shows that the retailer who finds an optimal stockpiling balance can actually increase the intensity of brand competition. He suggests that the View Details
Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey
- 29 Jun 2016
- News
Women of Wall Street Tell Their Story
women of Wall Street can be just as cold-heartedly corrupt as the boys.” The Hollywood Reporter agreed, saying it “is a smart thriller set in the corporate world that disguises its modest budget with an intelligent script and good set of... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Giving Live Sports Another Dimension
Smart Venues “There’s long been this tension between the experience of live sports in a venue versus the comfort of watching on TV at home. And broadcasts have improved dramatically. So now stadium-goers are increasingly expecting their... View Details