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- 02 Nov 2020
- What Do You Think?
Is Antitrust Just a Quaint Notion in the Digital Age?
etc.” Several responses questioned whether there was damage to the consumer, often at issue in antitrust. As Shoshanna Zuboff pointed out, in “free” high-tech services, the consumer benefits and resulting satisfaction are highly visible;... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett; Retail; Technology; Telecommunications; Communications; Consumer Products; Service
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Siebel Addresses HBS Northern California Club
make a profit. And then two cents, and then four, and then eight." In 2000, Siebel's revenues were $1.79 billion. "This was one of the most well-attended speaker events we've ever organized," said Jacobsohn. "It was a great opportunity for HBS alumni to come together,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Investing FAQ
Investing in HBS Great Expectations Model Teamwork Donor Spotlight Balanced Scorecard and Beer Game Go High-Tech FIELD 2: Global Intelligence Why is participation important? Every gift represents an endorsement of the School’s mission to... View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Austin Club Provides Down-Home Hospitality
(HBS Club of Austin) Last February, the HBS Club of Austin sponsored a Texas-sized get-together for the HBS students who participated in the 2001 Austin High-Tech Trek. More than one hundred alumni, students, and partners were treated to... View Details
- 19 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
Expensing Options Won’t Hurt High Tech
(One cure for stock option abuse, say proponents, is to change accounting rules so that option grants are reflected in a company's principal financial statements. High-tech start-ups blister at that idea, saying it would harm their... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
HBS Press Books in Brief
HBS Press Books in Brief Total Access: Giving Customers What They Want in an Anytime, Anywhere World. Regis McKenna, the renowned "father of high-tech marketing," sets forth a new marketing paradigm in which machines and networks do most... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
HP's Fiorina Speaks at HBS
Silicon Valley’s quintessential “garage to riches” enterprise. Perhaps her biggest move has been HP’s 2002 merger with Compaq, the largest such marriage in high-tech history. Acknowledging the nay-saying and controversy that accompanied... View Details
- 15 Apr 2011
- News
Students Hear Wall St. Critics
A successful high-tech businessman, author, and consultant with a PhD in political science from MIT, Ferguson believes, as does Angelides, that outright fraud was integral to the crisis on Wall Street and that criminal trials are in... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Where the Jobs Are
U.S. high-tech firms have relied too much on outsourcing manufacturing in the mistaken belief that what really counts is R&D, not the actual fabrication of products. In fact, they argue, innovation and manufacturing go hand in hand. Now... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Man on a Mission
Girand Courtesy Jim Girand Jim Girand (MBA ’61), who’s been a high-tech entrepreneur since the 1960s, is also a veteran duathlete and former age-group national champion who hasn’t let a bout with prostate cancer slow him down. Indeed,... View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Student Conferences Tackle Business Issues
can be found at http://www.hbs.edu/mba/student-life/activities-government-and-clubs/Pages/default.aspx. Cyberposium 2001 Focuses on Quality The seventh annual Cyberposium high-technology conference, held on campus in early February, brought together a host of View Details
- 18 Oct 2010
- Lessons from the Classroom
Venture Capital’s Disconnect with Clean Tech
MBA students often fall into one of two categories—those hungry to rush into careers as venture capitalists, and those eager to found a venture-funded start-up. For all of them, Harvard Business School professor Joseph Lassiter has some intriguing advice: Spend a few... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Bridging the Success Gap
Navarro Six years ago, Diego (“James”) Navarro (MBA ’89) completed what he calls “a 25-year apprenticeship,” though others might call it a successful career in the high-tech industry. But for Navarro, it was only training for the work... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Donor Spotlight
Investing in HBS Great Expectations Model Teamwork Balanced Scorecard and Beer Game Go High-Tech FIELD 2: Global Intelligence FAQ Walter Haydock When it comes to philanthropy, Walter Haydock (MBA 1979) may shun the spotlight, but the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
The End of Cows?
could be used to make roughly 175 million quarter-pound burgers, which currently require 440,000 cows. There would be massive economic effects, with millions of old jobs dependent on beef production replaced by thousands of new, high-tech... View Details
- 01 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
Immigrant Innovators: Job Stealers or Job Creators?
particular industry—both software engineers and fashion models are considered "specialized"—but 60 percent of the visas go to workers who specialize in science, engineering, and high-tech occupations. Top recipients of H-1B visas include... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Delivering HBS-style training for teachers
top-quality K–12 education was possible everywhere. Klemmer also served as assistant principal of his alma mater, Portsmouth Abbey, in Rhode Island, and launched several high-tech companies during his career. He credits HBS for inspiring... View Details
- Profile
Rocio Parra
says. In fact, she completed a couple of high-tech consulting internships while attending Stanford. But her senior project led to a major change in plans. "I was part of a team that conducted marketing strategy for a digital... View Details
- Web
Arthur Rock | Baker Library
high-tech companies. He was a visionary who saw very early on the future of the computer industry and, in many ways, was a driving force in the emergence of Silicon Valley as a center of innovation and entrepreneurship. Following an early... View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Excitement Building for HBS Global Conference in Chicago
established companies and examine how emerging growth firms are developing competitive products and strategies for the global marketplace. Over a dozen presentations and panel discussions on topics such as entrepreneurial marketing, View Details