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11 Dec 2017
News

Leadership Lessons from the Basketball Court

lessons from sports that really resonate with people across industries and backgrounds. And we saw an opportunity to take some of those lessons––but also, interview leaders across all walks of life who... View Details

23 Jan 2017
News

The CEO Who is Perking Up Peet’s Coffee

offices. Burwick managed all of this, the article notes, while guiding the company through a transition from public entity to private ownership. Before joining Peet’s, Burwick worked at PepsiCo and as president of Weight Watchers North... View Details

02 Mar 2016
News

On Credit

organizations. “It’s in that world that you get a glimpse of what is happening in the overall economy,” she says. “The Dun collection is remarkable in that sense because it references all of American society in the View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

30 Nov 2020
Research & Ideas

COVID Not Slowing VC Investment

The COVID-19 pandemic has battered industries around the world, but one sector's prospects aren’t so bleak: venture capital. Startup backers—and private-equity managers in general—say that half of their portfolio companies haven’t been... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Financial Services; Banking

Student-Profile

Do Yoon Kim

My background drew me to subjects like game theory, and courses in industrial organization piqued my interest the most. I applied to economics programs, but ultimately chose the Strategy program at HBS because of the faculty members here,... View Details

03 Aug 2022
News

Hungry for Change

products in the food industry are thinking, ‘How can we make the best product possible within the existing grocery supply chain?” she says. Flynn decided to launch Sun & Swell with a different approach: “Let’s make the best product... View Details

Keywords: April White

27 Apr 2017
News

Fellowship Fuels a Passion for a Career in Aviation

says: “My first act was all about GE, where I worked for 30 years, and my family. My second act is about the next generation. Fellowships are a great way of giving back, helping students, and supporting the View Details

10 Jul 2024
News

Next Level

Gina Joseph (GMP 29, 2020), chief strategy officer for the technology media company VentureBeat, was recently honored by the San Francisco Business Times in their “40 Under 40” issue. Joseph is thriving in the media, tech, and gaming world—all View Details

Keywords: Catherine O’Neill Grace

03 Dec 2018
Research & Ideas

How Companies Can Increase Market Rewards for Sustainability Efforts

Sentiment and the Price of Corporate Sustainability, takes public sentiment data around sustainability activities obtained from TruValue Labs, culled from news stories, industry analysts, NGOs, and think tanks, and combines it with... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

01 Mar 2009
News

A New Approach to Health-Care Reform

CHRISTENSEN: “By some estimates, 50 percent of all health care is driven by physician and hospital supply, not by patients’ needs.” An acclaimed author and expert on the development and commercialization of technological and business... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Health, Social Assistance

19 Sep 2006
First Look

First Look: September 19, 2006

Working PapersSuperstars and Underdogs: An Examination of the Long Tail Phenomenon in Video Authors:Anita Elberse and Felix Oberholzer-Gee Abstract The rise of online channels facilitates the distribution of a wide range of products and services. Academics and View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Nov 2012
Research & Ideas

Book Excerpt: Judgment Calls

industrial location, talking and asking about the question with the nervous energy for which his team had always known him. By his own words, LaMagna was "a risk addict and a compulsive capitalist," and deep down knew that he... View Details

Keywords: by Thomas H. Davenport & Brook Manville; Consumer Products

15 Sep 2020
News

How To Make Diversity a Reality

deal sources, right? The people, the investment banks, the middle market investment banks who provide deals—and underlying all of that is two critical problems, right? One is there's just pervasive, unconscious bias. It's not intentional.... View Details

01 Jan 2006
News

Sir Ronald M. Cohen, MBA 1969

venture capital and private equity. Last year, he stepped down from his management responsibilities to devote all his efforts to social investing in the United Kingdom and the Middle East. "Those who have had a successful career are... View Details

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Management Training Program: 1945 - 1955 | Baker Library

related to industry and government. T. North Whitehead, who had served in the war in the British Foreign Office, became director of the program. Ragnhild "Rags" Roberts served as the associate director. Students studied under the case... View Details

01 Mar 2018
News

Can a Digital Platform Open Up the Opaque Metals Industry?

most difficult markets,” Chernilovskiy says. “That’s why it’s stayed this way for a long time.” One executive in the industry recently told them he admired their courage. They took this in stride. “You need to know both the commercial... View Details

Keywords: Nicole Torres

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WesTrek 2025: Exploring the future of tech in Silicon Valley - Recruiting

Amat 13 Mar 2025 Launching leaders: HBS's new initiative fuels first-generation and low-income student success Shoma Simkin Student Clubs Partner with one of the 50 career-related clubs on campus to engage with targeted groups of students. See View Details

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Energy & Environment Club | MBA

Energy & Environment Club All recognized student clubs are part of a 501(c)(3) non-profit tax exempt organization, called Student Clubs of HBS, Inc. Each student club at Harvard Business School (HBS) is open to View Details

20 Dec 2018
Blog Post

A Time For Opportunity In Food and Agriculture

Program, moderated the event. Panelists emphasized how quickly the food industry is changing. “The little guys and the newcomers are disrupting big organizations every day,” explained Carlos Poblete (MBA 2016), Vice President of... View Details

14 Dec 2010
First Look

First Look: Dec. 14

Working PapersThe Influence of Prior Industry Affiliation on Framing in Nascent Industries: The Evolution of Digital Cameras Authors:Mary J. Benner and Mary Tripsas Abstract New industries sparked by... View Details