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05 Sep 2019
Sharpening Your Skills

Making the Right Technical Hire

Mythical Person Month” OR “Nine women can’t make a baby in one month” just sayin’.) There are also many blog posts explaining why full stack engineers are unicorns. Yet, when I did my latest poll on Twitter on top hiring priorities this... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Austin; Technology

10 Sep 2012
HBS Case

HBS Cases: Branding Yoga

different traditions. "It felt right and natural, not rigid with a certain style," she said. Yoga "gurus" she had encountered in New York put her off. Stiles used Facebook to promote yoga classes taught out of her apartment and offered private... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Entertainment & Recreation

11 Apr 2023
Blog Post

BTG Bioliquids: Creating Fast Pyrolysis Bio-Oil from Biomass Residue Streams

essays posted on the HBS Business and Environment Initiative’s Blog that highlights their reflections. Learn more about this IFC course on Decarbonization and Sustainable Production by watching this five minute video summary. As part of... View Details

17 Oct 2022
Blog Post

6 Things to Know About Sustainability at HBS

health and well-being, and culture and learning. After Harvard achieved its 30% GHG reduction goal (and HBS achieved a 47% reduction!), the University launched a separate Climate Action Plan, which includes the goals of being fossil fuel neutral by 2026 and fossil free... View Details

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US Business Immigration Overview - Alumni

announcements with campus career offices Advertising job openings in local and ethnic newspapers Advertising job openings in radio and/or TV ads From the Career Blog Make Social Media Work for You Abroad Looking to move to a new country?... View Details

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Inside the Learning: Program Formats Unpacked

program that is right for them, whenever they can, in whatever format they can." More Insight Want more help in understanding the various learning experiences at HBS? Check out these past blog posts: What's the Right Fit for You—An... View Details

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Frequently Asked Questions | HBS Online

events. However, you may visit the HBS Online Business Insights Blog and HBS Online Facebook page for information about upcoming conferences and webinars featuring faculty, or join the HBS Online Community to build your network and... View Details

04 Apr 2023
Blog Post

Maersk’s Journey to Decarbonize Shipping

essays posted on the HBS Business and Environment Initiative’s Blog that highlights their reflections. Learn more about this IFC course on Decarbonization and Sustainable Production by watching this five minute video summary. As part of... View Details

30 Mar 2018
What Do You Think?

What Should Mark Zuckerberg Do?

outcry from users, legislators, and the general public, to force the company to do a better job of protecting private information. In an initial response, Facebook informed its blog readers that it had suspended the consultancy from the... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Web Services; Information Technology

September 2017
Case

Tencent

By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth

Tencent had undergone many transformations since it was founded in 1998 as a simple messaging service. In 2017, it was the largest online games provider in China with a wide range of game types, China’s largest social networking service provider with several of the... View Details

Keywords: Tencent; Tencent Holdings; WeChat; Social Networking; Social Networks; Gaming; Gaming Industry; Video Games; Computer Games; Mobile Gaming; Portals; Payments; Mobile Payments; O2O; Online-to-offline; E-commerce; Messaging; Subscription Model; Freemium; Mobile App Industry; Smartphone; PC; Monetization Strategy; Antitrust; Streaming; Cloud Computing; Artificial Intelligence; Big Data; Alibaba; Facebook; JD.com; Tesla; Bundling; Synergies; Digital Strategy; Imitation; Licensing; Agility; Entry Barriers; Online Platforms; Advertising; Digital Marketing; Business Ventures; Acquisition; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Conglomerates; Business Units; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Organization; For-Profit Firms; Joint Ventures; Restructuring; Communication; Communication Technology; Blogs; Interactive Communication; Interpersonal Communication; Entertainment; Film Entertainment; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Music Entertainment; Investment; Investment Portfolio; Price; Profit; Revenue; Geographic Scope; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Global Strategy; Multinational Firms and Management; Globalized Markets and Industries; Business History; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Product Positioning; Social Marketing; Network Effects; Emerging Markets; Market Entry and Exit; Digital Platforms; Industry Growth; Monopoly; Media; Distribution Channels; Product Development; Service Delivery; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Structure; Public Ownership; Problems and Challenges; Business and Government Relations; Groups and Teams; Networks; Opportunities; Social and Collaborative Networks; Strategy; Adaptation; Business Strategy; Commercialization; Competition; Competitive Advantage; Competitive Strategy; Cooperation; Corporate Strategy; Diversification; Expansion; Horizontal Integration; Vertical Integration; Segmentation; Information Technology; Internet and the Web; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Internet and the Web; Applications and Software; Information Infrastructure; Digital Platforms; Internet and the Web; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Value Creation; Communications Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Financial Services Industry; Information Industry; Information Technology Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Motion Pictures and Video Industry; Music Industry; Service Industry; Technology Industry; Telecommunications Industry; Video Game Industry; Web Services Industry; Asia; China; Canton (province, China)

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06 Sep 2019
Blog Post

The Business of Medicine: MD/MBA Students Having an Impact

These Harvard Medical School (HMS) students are already making a difference in the health care community. Now, they are at HBS fine-tuning their leadership skills in preparation of receiving their MD/MBA. Each year, MD/MBA applicants apply in year two of the HMS MD... View Details

11 Nov 2019
Blog Post

The Military Community at HBS

In this Facebook Live session, HBS Professor George Riedel chats with current students about their path to HBS, tips during the application process, the military community, and resources available to students (and their families) at HBS and post-graduation. View Video View Details

20 Dec 2019
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Aspa Lekka (MBA 2020) Talks Dreams of Becoming a CEO, Handball, and Her Hometown in Greece

Aspa Lekka (MBA 2020) was a member of the Greek National Team for handball. Upon realizing she had global ambitions of competing in a larger world, she ventured out to Berlin to join a startup as a business analyst despite her lack of knowledge and skills in the field.... View Details

13 Sep 2022
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Video Perspectives: Magashe Ngoepe

View Video TRANSCRIPT Magashe Ngoepe: My purpose in life is to increase access to meaningful opportunities that allow people to have upward social mobility in society, and to have greater quality of life, specifically geared towards South Africa and then Africa... View Details

14 Oct 2022
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Video Perspectives: Rachel H Chung

View Video TRANSCRIPT Rachel H Chung: When I was a kid, adults always asked me what I wanted to be when I grow up. The studious side of me said a doctor. The musical side of me said a pianist. However, over the years I've realized that adults are asking kids the wrong... View Details

26 Oct 2023
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Video: Students Foster Disability Awareness and Access

View Video MBA Class of 2024 students Landon Hollingsworth (MBA/MPA-ID 2024) and Teresa Danso-Danquah (MBA 2024) discuss forming and leading the Disability Advocacy and Affinity Group (DAAG), the challenges and strengths of their own disabilities, and how businesses... View Details

15 Nov 2019
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Julio Cedeno (MBA 2020) Talks the Case Method and Work-Life Balance

Julio Cedeno was born in Texas just months after his mother and father (originally from Mexico and Venezuela respectively) arrived in the United States from Venezuela. Julio became an electrical engineer and worked at Chevron in Australia after college. Julio pursued... View Details

26 Jan 2022
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Video: HBS Dean Srikant Datar Introduces the Case Method Centennial

View Video VIDEO TRANSCRIPT Dean Srikant Datar: 2021 brings a wonderful milestone: the 100-year anniversary of the introduction of the case method at Harvard Business School. I am excited to mark this moment in time as we both celebrate the enduring nature of cases and... View Details

01 Oct 2021
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Video Blog: My Experience in the Joint MS/MBA Engineering Sciences Program

View Video TRANSCRIPT Kaelyn Griffin: Hi, my name is Kaelyn Griffin and I'm a second-year MS/MBA student here at Harvard Business School. In this video, I wanted to talk a bit more about how I view the MS/MBA Program and why I decided to apply to it. I actually applied... View Details

24 May 2022
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Get to Know 2022 Class Day Student Speaker Peter James Kiernan

View Video Peter James Kiernan (MBA 2022) has been selected as the student speaker for Harvard Business School’s (HBS) Class Day celebration, held this year on Wednesday, May 25. Class Day honors graduating students, and typically takes place on the day before the... View Details

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