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- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Taking Tailoring High Tech
width and lining options. But instead of measuring tapes, there’s Molly, a 3D scanner that creates a mathematical model of the shopper’s body. The more than 200,000 measurements collected in just seven seconds are translated into patterns... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
HBS Press Books in Brief
entrepreneurship and a fascinating case study of a large media business both experiencing and driving change. In their groundbreaking book, The Venture Imperative: A New Model for Corporate Innovation, Heidi Mason and Tim Rohner — leading... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Books
of capital and the demand for financing. The book's final chapter suggests areas for further study. "Much is not yet known about the venture capital industry," write Gompers and Lerner, who note that one open question is the extent to which the U.S. View Details
Keywords: Amy E. Dean
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
The Exchange: Micro Management
match the cash flows of their business with their repayment obligations. If you are a tailor and you’re switching from sewing by hand to using a sewing machine, you have to learn how to use the machine and... View Details
- 14 Feb 2023
- News
Dean Datar Meets with Alumni in San Francisco
opportunities?" The desire to produce thought leadership at a fast pace, the Dean said, is the catalyst for the new Digital, Data, and Design Institute at Harvard (D^3), a lab-based research model that will draw faculty, students, and... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
In Africa, Porter Sees Lessons for Health Care
fourteen years later, Rwanda is looked to as a model for the rest of Africa, not the least for its successes with public health and health-care delivery. The goal of the Global Health Delivery Project is to make the first-ever systematic... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Hawes Family Funds New Classroom Building
strong belief in the individual," said Hawes, who explained that much of what he has learned in the insurance business has come from talking to those who don't ordinarily get a voice in a company. "Some of the best advice I've gotten has... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
DonorsChoose: Teaming Up with Teachers
learning — typically supplies and field trips. Donors review the proposals online and choose to fund the project they like. DonorsChoose is unique among philanthropies in that every dollar goes to the chosen project. In response to an... View Details
- 11 Oct 2024
- News
Highlights from the Fall 2024 Alumni Board Meeting
of her group and offered an overview of the strategic priorities for External Relations. Susan Gold, Senior Director of Special Projects in Alumni Relations, and Alumni Board President Paula Madoff (MBA 1994) followed by detailing a new View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
One-on-One with Edwin Reed
character of underserved urban communities where houses of worship are stable, deeply rooted institutions. We are adept at leveraging both human and financial resources and are committed, in particular, to nurturing entrepreneurship. Our View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
The Meaning of Ramadi
lessons I’d learned earlier in combat and proved that they applied not only in war but also in business and life. Here are a few of those lessons; maybe some will ring true. First, I’ve learned that time is... View Details
- 09 Mar 2021
- News
Addressing Education Inequities Exacerbated by the Pandemic
become similarly important. At some level, there should be critical learning coming out of the past year as to how to deliver education through new channels. We have the opportunity to throw the model up... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 29 Nov 2017
- News
Inbox: From Das’s Desk
An old adage about volunteers cites the value they bring to organizations as including “wealth, work, and wisdom.” These “three Ws” define the dedicated alumni body here at HBS. Although being a donor is certainly critical to sustaining the economic View Details
Keywords: Das Narayandas
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
A Binary Formula
and what the School teaches, and to whom. How can HBS best complement and contribute to the work of the University’s world-renowned laboratories as well as to cutting-edge, science-based firms in Boston and beyond? Can the School itself View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Turning Point: Living History
was no museum to learn about this period in history, and nowhere for those affected to record their experiences for the benefit of others. I grew up with my maternal grandparents—the generation that lived through Partition—and saw that... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
The Camel and the Unicorn
merchants basically built a portfolio of these highly risky ventures. A lot of the boats didn't come back. Some of the boats didn't come back full or didn't pay off. And with that approach, were able to really build an industry. And that View Details
- 31 Jul 2014
- News
Making Private Equity Public Knowledge
reached out to personal contacts in the industry, spending nights and weekends getting free lessons in industry skills like diligence and financial modeling, carefully building his path to private equity. "I was very fortunate to have good friends the private equity... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Ronald P. Mitchell
community education program for minorities. "Young people need role models who can teach them not only basic academic skills," he says, "but also about what the stock market is, how to get a loan, and what to wear to a job interview. They... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Q&A: Camille Tang Yeh of the Asia-Pacific Research Office
include whether high-performance Asian companies can provide a business model for success in the region, the role of accounting infrastructure in transitional economies, restructuring diversified businesses in emerging markets, and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Case Study: The Doctor Deficit
markets. That said, “marketplace” models only support so many players, so start in the two to three markets that represent a disproportionate amount of the demand. —Andrew Goldberg (MBA 1999) Creep, crawl, walk, run. Do it in the top five... View Details
Keywords: April White