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- 26 Jan 2017
- News
Finding a Path out of Poverty
his drive was not quelled. “I was not content with this achievement,” he says. “In Remembrance of Things Past, Marcel Proust writes that ‘the voyage of discovery is not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.’ I was pleased,... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- Web
Managing and Innovating in Financial Services - Course Catalog
navigate and shape an environment in which competition, technology and regulation are constantly changing. We will look at a variety of financial institutions and financial service providers including banks, nonbank financial... View Details
- 02 Jan 2019
- News
Not Waiting for Progress
international film festivals. The foundation has also established dynamic relationships with media companies such as NBCUniversal, WarnerMedia, Netflix, and HBO. Talented and Together Throughout his career, in a variety of business and... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- Profile
Carol Lauson
Seeking a holistic vision Right away, Carol knew she wanted an MBA program "strong on general management. I had a couple of mentors with HBS degrees and was impressed by their perspectives. They had a more holistic view of business... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Truth in Lending
30-minute credit test is based on research in psychometrics conducted at Harvard’s Center for International Development to help lenders understand both the skills and the personality of loan applicants. The questions on the test seek not... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Negotiating in 3-D: An Overarching Way to Get to Yes?
two-dimensional approach cannot render an outcome acceptable to participants. Its most familiar element involves what each party will do if no deal can be reached - in other words, the "best alternative to negotiated agreement" or "BATNA." Rather than expending efforts... View Details
Keywords: Anita M. Harris
- 18 May 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Unseen Link Between Savings and National Growth
expending is the best way to foster aggregate demand. Q: Given that there are more challenges for entrepreneurs in developing countries, what can they learn from your research to help them seek funding and support for their businesses? A:... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- Profile
Prita Kumar
room. As Kumar calls it, Booya is “group fitness without the mob.” The idea is to provide fitness classes in a wide range of disciplines—from pilates to barre fusion to yoga boxing—that are accessible and affordable. By offering a View Details
- 03 Jun 2021
- Blog Post
HBS Pilots First Impact Investing Fund
Funds seeking purposeful investment opportunities. Senior Lecturers Brian Trelstad and George Riedel supported a team of students, Sara Eskola (MBA ’20), Jessica Hart (MBA ’21), Nga Nguy (MBA ’21), on a summer project to explore potential... View Details
- 09 Apr 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: JSW Steel
more citizens are achieving personal wealth, and the middle class is growing. On our trip to India, we had the opportunity to meet with a variety of companies that are part of the clean build: from incumbent power and steel producers that... View Details
- 01 Jan 2006
- News
Ann S. Moore, MBA 1978
turned it into a consumer powerhouse and created a variety of equally successful spin-offs, including InStyle and People en Español. People is now a major contributor to the company's $5.8 billion in revenues. Magazine publishing has... View Details
- 01 Apr 1997
- News
Manager's Notebook
at the 128 Venture Group, a forum in suburban Boston where businesspeople meet monthly to make contacts and form partnerships. The meetings are attended by a range of professionals seeking a variety of... View Details
Keywords: Judith Ross
- 31 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
Encouraging Niche Content in an Ad-Driven World
variety and quality, not a lot of duplicate mainstream content” The good news: Advertising encourages bloggers to produce more and longer content, leavened with more photos and video, which prompts more bookmarking among readers. This... View Details
- 14 Jul 2021
- Blog Post
From Colombia to the District of Columbia: Making an Impact with Paulina Llano (MBA 2022)
passionate about, which is Political Science.” During undergrad, Llano interned at McKinsey and joined the firm full-time in Bogota after graduation. She spent three years traveling and working on a variety of projects before taking her... View Details
Keywords: Health Care
- 31 Oct 2004
- Research & Ideas
Bypass Marketing: Are Docs Influenced?
drugs? How frequently do physicians prescribe advertised drugs when other drugs or treatments may be equally effective? We surveyed a national probability sample of 643 physicians practicing in a wide variety of specialties. Data were... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- 28 Jul 2009
- First Look
First Look: July 28
without substantial verification of recipients' actual trustworthiness. This lax approach gives rise to adverse selection: the sites that seek and obtain trust certifications are actually less trustworthy than others. Using a new dataset... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 08 May 2006
- Lessons from the Classroom
Writing the Case for Public School Reform
The state of public education in the United States is a perennial hot-button topic, with rhetoric often outpacing any real sense of progress. The Public Education Leadership Project (PELP), a 2003 joint initiative of HBS and Harvard's Graduate School of Education,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
From Das’s Desk
especially in those critical first few years after HBS. The course will cover a variety of topics, including: Career navigation. How to establish a path through the transitions and tradeoffs as they move toward their personal definition... View Details
- 18 Oct 2006
- Research & Ideas
New at the Helm: A Talk with HBS Dean Light
development interests on asset management, risk management for global investment, and negotiation and deal structuring. He also served in a variety of leadership roles: as chair of the Finance Unit (1986-88); as senior associate dean,... View Details
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Driving Profitable Growth - Course Catalog
examine the challenges of growth through transformation and seek to understand the reason some of these efforts succeed while other fail. We also explore the question whether there are ultimately limits to company growth. The course will... View Details