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- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Clay Christensen (MBA 1979)
intention of getting divorced or having an unhappy family life. But because MBAs so often focus too narrowly on professional achievement, he admonished us to include success in family and community endeavors in our definition of... View Details
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Curriculum | MBA
Curriculum There are moments that pull everything we’ve learned into focus. When theory, practice, experience, and talent all come to one sharp point — a decision that shapes a definitive path. Harvard Business School’s MBA curriculum... View Details
- Profile
Funa Maduka
"where I can drill down into strategy or general management." In the long run, "I'm definitely going into the public sector, either nonprofit or government." View Details
- 26 Oct 2011
- News
On Top, Down Under
spectrum of companies. It certainly helped widen my view of business, and it was a great learning environment. It definitely took me out of my comfort zone.” Asked to elaborate on these comments, Fookes explained, “One of the key... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Vision: Sound Science
at HBS.” Simons saw entrepreneurship as “the best path to translate breakthrough research into something that can help people.” He launched Akouos (Greek, for “to listen”) with a realistic attitude about risk and a flexible definition of... View Details
Keywords: Deb Blagg
- 17 Dec 2020
- Research & Ideas
The 10 Most Popular Stories of 2020
seven Cs. Why Japanese Businesses Are So Good at Surviving Crises As demonstrated after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, Japanese businesses have a unique capability for long-term survival. Hirotaka Takeuchi explains their strategy of... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Well Matched
over five feet tall, Rapaport was the number-one draft pick of Orlando Magic forward Al-Farouq Aminu, who saw her experience at Jefferies, JP Morgan, and Goldman Sachs as a definite plus in helping chart his own financial future. Rapaport... View Details
- 01 May 2017
- Blog Post
Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone at HBS
years, I wanted to learn more about how top corporate executives developed turnaround strategies for their companies and managed diverse teams. I also wanted to bring back those same strategies and... View Details
- Profile
Jonathan Assayag
learn more about business by getting a consulting internship." Jonathan followed the advice and then accepted an offer with Deloitte's Strategy and Operations Practice in New York after graduation. Proof of concept While at Deloitte,... View Details
- 01 Jan 2003
- News
Daniel L. Vasella, M.D.
primarily based on a narrow definition of 'good business,'" says Vasella. "If you can improve the way medicine is practiced, I believe you will also make money." With sales up 21 percent to $5.7 billion in the first quarter of 2003,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Alumni Book Briefs
’01) (Harvard Business Review Press) Anthony draws on stories from his research and fieldwork with companies like Procter & Gamble to demystify innovation. He presents a simple definition of innovation, breaks down the essential... View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Gore All Business at HBS
levies on pollution, which is by definition an indicator of waste and inefficiency. Gore, who has long argued that carbon dioxide emissions contribute to global warming, said that solving the environmental crisis represents “the greatest... View Details
- 09 May 2005
- Research & Ideas
Hold or Fold? Sizing Up Business Risk
results we are likely to get if we stick with Option A and stay in the current game as active players. We use the same definition for the currency of the future results as we did with the Satisfaction dimension, and again we use a very... View Details
- 19 Aug 2015
- Research & Ideas
Codeacademy’s Delicate Work of Adding Monetization Without Crushing Mission
A good way to build a large base of users is to offer something valuable for free. That's been the strategy so far behind Codeacademy. In just a few short years since its inception in 2011, the company has grown into one of the world's... View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Unleashed
better or simply adapt to the status quo. What’s more important, growth or excellence? Action or analysis? Being direct or saving face? Strategy drops hints, but it’s culture that has the definitive answers.... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 28 Nov 2007
- Research & Ideas
B2B Branding: Does it Work?
shareholder value be the same today if it had not made consumers aware of nylon, Lycra, and Stainmaster and linked these innovations to the Dupont name? Definitely not. Do you think brand-building is essential for B2B companies? Have you... View Details
- 16 Dec 2013
- HBS Case
D’O: Making a Michelin-Starred Restaurant Affordable
around 45 to 50 per head and lunches for half that. D'O not only is filled to capacity year-round, but there's an 18-month waiting list to dine there. Understandably, this piqued the interest of a veteran organizational strategy scholar.... View Details
- 06 Jan 2017
- News
Mental Illness and the Workplace
managing very well. You did-- I believe-- have another psychotic break, is that correct? Switz: Yes, I went from HBS to McKinsey for three years and then, to GE Capital in a strategy role. And a couple of weeks after my wedding, had my... View Details
- 11 Apr 2018
- News
The First Five Years: Regan Turner (MBA 2013)
HBS professor? If you did, what impact did he or she have on you? “I had so many fantastic professors at HBS that it’s hard to pick one favorite. I loved the energy that Professor Ramon Casadesus-Masanell brought to our Strategy class... View Details
- 11 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
In the Future of Sports Investing, Media Is the Best Bet
the streets of ten major cities, starting in Beijing and culminating in London. Formula E team owners include Leonardo DiCaprio and Richard Branson, both vocal environmentalists. Higgins says the green factor definitely appealed to the... View Details