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- 01 Sep 2015
- News
The Business of Love
thinking,” Kang said to laughter. “It’s another online dating site.” But VC firms have shown a great deal of interest—almost $150 million worth since early 2010—in the revitalized online dating sector, which market research company... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
The Exchange: Micro Management
borrower to come up with a personalized repayment schedule that matches their cash flows. Rigol: We’ve given out about 20 loans so far, and we’re planning to run a randomized evaluation to understand the impact of these kinds of loans on... View Details
- 02 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
The Curse of Double-Digit Growth
change from two bloody civil wars between 1989 and 2003 that left the country torn apart by warlords notorious for using child soldiers and quarter of a million people dead. (UN peacekeepers plan to stay in place until 2017.) Werker says... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
- Profile
Arthur Rock
a simple but profound desire: he wanted to help talented people build great companies. “Anyone who comes into the office and says `I have this business plan and you’re going to make a lot of money if you invest with me’ doesn’t stand... View Details
- 06 May 2022
- Blog Post
Career Advice: Starting a Sustainable Startup
required a good deal of solo work, I learned that digging into data to understand how a business operates can bring me into “flow state” at work. Variety in each role was also a huge plus for me. At Fifth Wall, one week I would explore the atmospheric water generation... View Details
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
New Releases
at Soldiers Field.” The chapter on Organizations and Markets (O&M) opens with an example of McArthur's ability to find innovative solutions to knotty problems. In the mid-1980s, the Dean was able to lure O&M expert Michael C. Jensen, then... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Books
the formation of funds to the investment of the funds in operating companies to the liquidation of those investments. A wide range of topics is considered, including the structure of venture partnerships, how venture capitalists oversee firms, how they are compensated,... View Details
Keywords: Amy E. Dean
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Leading Boston and Beyond
and marketing initiative for the program, as well as working on broadening the Mayor’s overall social media strategy. Following his fellowship, Koh went to work at the Huffington Post, but his heart remained in Boston City Hall. “This... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Books
dominance of corporate icons such as Heinz, Coca-Cola, General Motors, NCR, and Procter & Gamble. Chapters on the 20th century consider how mass production, mass media, and technology have influenced the way goods are marketed and sold.... View Details
- 20 May 2008
- First Look
First Look: May 20, 2008
this want/should pattern, and we briefly discuss survey results suggesting a potential explanation for this. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-078.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsAEC Systems Business Plan Harvard... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Profiles from the class of 2007
who motivates patients to take better care of themselves is often overlooked,” he notes. In the fall, Jain plans to begin his final year of medical school while also spending time at HBS working with Porter. His residency ideally would... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Lewis I. Rice
- 10 Mar 2017
- News
The Business of Lego Batman
I pitched a business plan of basically the LEGO Universe and how we're going to expand this universe. And so my pitch was basically that we had the team movie in the first movie with LEGO one. So that's my Avengers, so to speak. And then... View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Immelt in the Hot Seat: Episode 2
you know, what kind of comp plan are you using? Or different things like that. And so we grew to love each other. Because each one of us had their turn in the barrel. DM: You know, you mentioned by the end of your tenure at GE that you... View Details
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Fran Davis
Fran has a Ph.D. in Psychology and has worked at Harvard for over 25 years. Over these three decades she has provided career coaching for MBA students, HBS Alumni, and in Executive Education programs and has taught psychology courses (including Positive Psychology aka... View Details
- 22 Nov 2017
- News
How to Build a Winning Culture on a Losing Team
going lose about 100 games." She said, "So is your plan to be mad 100 nights a year?" Which was a really interesting insight. So the office does go up and down with wins and losses in terms of emotion because most of us are feisty and... View Details
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
An Entrepreneurial Journey
Steven B. Belkin (MBA '71) began his highly successful travel and financial services marketing enterprise, Trans National Group, a few years out of HBS. G. Peter Bidstrup (MBA '59) started to put together the Doubletree Hotel chain in the... View Details
- 23 Jul 2024
- In Practice
The New Rules of Trade with China: Navigating Tariffs, Turmoil, and Opportunities
Chinese companies. Nippon Steel’s proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel has all but been blocked despite the Japanese firm’s planned $1.4 billion investment to improve U.S. Steel’s older mills. When assessing regulatory risks as a... View Details
- 19 Aug 2024
- News
Quantum Leap
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Quantum computing has long been talked about as one of the next big things—the kind of technology, like AI, that will change everything. But to our... View Details
- 15 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 15
fill a projected supply gap. Mission could also buy avocado farms in other countries, expand its international marketing efforts, invest in brand building in Asia, and/or add processed avocado products. This strategy case describes... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Jul 2015
- Op-Ed
The Future of the Greek Economy
debt and served as Minister of National Planning and Economic Policy in her native Costa Rica from 2010 to 2012. Europe Needs More Europe The game of brinkmanship that the latest Greek government has played with the Eurozone is at its... View Details