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- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Alumni Perspective: The Morning After 9/11
a pioneering program at Uber to help thousands of employees prepare to succeed and lead. Back in 2001, having just completed her third year of teaching at HBS, she wouldn’t answer to “Professor Frei,” encouraging students to use her first... View Details
- 15 Jan 2020
- News
The Business of Access
services. “We’re working to introduce these technologies to clients in their 60s and 70s. These are people who don’t go to bed with their phones beside them.” Such technology, she says, includes screen readers for smart phones, for example, or the ability to use the... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 20 Sep 2021
- Research & Ideas
How Much Is Freedom Worth? For Gig Workers, a Lot.
Uber and Lyft to classify their drivers as employees, rather than independent contractors, since driving is central to their work. Drivers would get minimum wage, overtime, paid sick leave, and unemployment insurance. The companies said... View Details
- 18 Oct 2021
- Blog Post
How Much is Freedom Worth? For Gig Workers, a Lot.
Uber and Lyft to classify their drivers as employees, rather than independent contractors, since driving is central to their work. Drivers would get minimum wage, overtime, paid sick leave, and unemployment insurance. The companies said... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products
- 27 Aug 2019
- Blog Post
Meet the PRIDE Club
came from a tech background after working in operations and product in Uber and ofo (a bike-sharing tech company) for four years. Alex decided to attend HBS to take a break from the hectic startup life and to explore different industries... View Details
- 16 Jul 2024
- Blog Post
Driving Positive Impact on Community and Climate with Ben Schutzman (MBA 2016)
I had done some shipping and logistics work during my career, and had also liked the tangible aspects of working in a manufacturing facility. In the back of my mind, I was always curious about the physical infrastructure of cities. I had an internship at View Details
- 18 Jun 2024
- Blog Post
Alumni Career Journey: Ben Schutzman (MBA 2016) - Driving Positive Impact on Community and Climate
climate. I had done some shipping and logistics work during my career, and had also liked the tangible aspects of working in a manufacturing facility. In the back of my mind, I was always curious about the physical infrastructure of cities. I had an internship at View Details
- 10 Apr 2019
- HBS Case
How Entrepreneurs Can Turn Lead Into Gold
Entrepreneurs aren’t short on ideas for exciting new products or companies, but they are often short-sighted when it comes to finding ways to fund and build those projects. “There is a huge amount of discussion about how you come up with a new entrepreneurial... View Details
- 15 Dec 2015
- News
The Year in Ideas 2015
Professor Ramana Nanda and his colleague asked: Did the crowd choose to fund the same theater projects that expert judges would have? The answer: yes, and then some. “Our findings highlight the wisdom of crowds,” Nanda says. “Trend number one: Everybody will be an... View Details
- 13 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
Small Businesses Are Worse Off Than We Thought
and is working through the details of a partnership with GoFundMe to help facilitate donations for businesses. Other platforms such as Uber are working on similar initiatives. Distrust of government aid The survey data also shed light on... View Details
- 23 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
Product Disasters Can Be Fertile Ground for Innovation
innovation by creating uncertainty and convince risk-averse companies to pull back on R&D. When a bicyclist was killed by an Uber autonomous car in Arizona in 2018, for example, the company suspended the program—even though the crash... View Details
- 17 Apr 2017
- Research Event
The Most Pressing Issues for Platform Providers in the Sharing Economy
riders alike can easily switch between Uber and Lyft. Sze concurred. “I don’t know if winner-take-all is a real thing,” Sze said. “It sounds like a unicorn myth.” And even when one company wins a market, it’s not always obvious who the... View Details
- 08 Jul 2021
- Blog Post
Managing Sustainable Advantage with Key ESG Co-Founders, Anne-Marie Schoonbeek and Heleen van Poecke
felt like an MBA in the U.S. would teach me valuable skills,” she said. “HBS really stood out to me in particular because it has a very strong alumni network, even in Europe.” Her first role outside of finance was a summer internship in operations at View Details
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Impact Stories - Business & Environment
the Uber of farming, in that farmers have the knowledge base and the skills and all of the equipment necessary to do this but they are unable to buy additional land." Maria Woodman MBA 2018 | Power Flow "Electric vehicles are going to... View Details
- 03 Feb 2021
- Blog Post
Faculty Spotlight: Professor Jurgen Weiss
sectors will be very important in a carbon free energy system. There may be opportunities for the existing providers to reinvent themselves in ways that leverage their existing skills and play a critical role in enabling the transition. Rebekah Emanuel: You've written... View Details
- 18 May 2015
- News
The First Five Years: Anjali Vaidya (MBA 2010)
mobile one. Uber and other apps have made the mobile device a remote control for life (think of how distressing it is when your battery runs out!). The pace of innovation here makes it incredibly exciting to be a part of this industry.”... View Details
- 27 Jan 2015
- First Look
First Look: January 27
case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/115024-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 115-025 Lobbying at eCab Erin Jones' ridesharing startup in her mid-sized hometown is finally picking up. She's hoping to reach a sustainable scale so that she can sell to a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Profile
Marcela Sapone
like we have. How have you addressed the insurance issue? We’ve gone to multiple insurance providers and had to construct a plan that makes sense. But we’re not the only one. Airbnb and Uber have similar liability issues. And I’m really... View Details
- 25 Mar 2021
- Research & Ideas
Steer Clear of the Blind Spots That Derail Experiments
says Luca, the Lee J. Styslinger III Associate Professor of Business Administration. “They can’t rely on data scientists alone.” Experiments have come to have an outsize influence within tech companies from Uber to Zillow, which test... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 11 Aug 2020
- Blog Post
Supporting Independent Workers During COVID-19: One Phone Call at a Time
help these individuals, while also spreading awareness about these programs,” says Chrys. After conversations with over 40 Uber drivers and other gig workers in the Boston area, the team picked up on common barriers to applying for... View Details