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Venus Miller

is that too many self-select and don't apply.' I knew I wouldn't make the same mistake." Connecting with experience "As an undergraduate, I had learned a lot of theories – but the disconnect was experience," says Venus. "To take foundational View Details

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Colt Stander

concepts. The process allows numerous opinions and concepts to be shared. And the quality of the students – you get to really know and become friends with top people.” Making the transition from design to business was not as difficult as... View Details

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Strategy Execution - Course Catalog

that motivates people to help others achieve shared goals. Adapting to change: You will learn how to identify the strategic uncertainties that could upend your strategy, build early warning systems, and adapt current strategies to changing competitive conditions. View Details

01 Jun 1998
News

Chai Ling

persistently - the push for human rights and the rule of law in China. Without those concepts in place, the country's economy will never develop properly." She adds that "the most-respected American companies in China are the ones that... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; photograph by Webb Chappell

17 Jul 2019
Blog Post

Tech for the People

Shireen Santosham (MBA 2008) and Mayor Sam Liccardo immediately supported the idea,” says Tsai, which led to the October 2018 launch of Host Corps. This public/private initiative drew on a concept Airbnb devised to use its platform to... View Details

15 Jan 2025
Blog Post

Building Bridges to Sustainable Infrastructure with Allied Climate Partners

interviews. As we talked, the concept evolved, and ultimately; we co-created a role that matched both my learning objectives and ACP’s needs. The Social Enterprise Summer Fellowship, which supports students interning with organizations... View Details

16 Sep 2015
Op-Ed

The Real Duty of the Board of Directors

of other stakeholders if they are in the best interest of the corporation. In our paper, we aim to broaden the understanding of directors’ fiduciary duty and to provide directors with a new concept to narrow and focus their judgment, by... View Details

Keywords: by Robert G. Eccles & Tim Youmans

28 Jul 2009
First Look

First Look: July 28

they cannot spend on marketing the way their competitors do. The case invites students to explore an unusual business model in both concept and execution. Purchase this case: http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/609106-PDF-ENG Pfizer:... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

07 Jan 2002
What Do You Think?

Did Consumer Behavior Tracking Come of Age on September 11?

a greater awareness of what the concept of privacy entails, like Plato's prisoners discovering that they had been observing and talking about shadows as opposed to the objects themselves." The tone of these responses raises several... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Jun 2025
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Crucible: Relocation

Illustration by Caroline Tomlinson When we discussed the concept of crucibles at HBS, my best guess then—based on my dating record and polycystic ovaries—was that I might struggle with finding a life partner and with fertility. As I re-emerge from my first real... View Details

Keywords: Zhang, Qian

01 Jun 2024
News

The Bookshelf: Try As One Might

A professor of management at the Darden Graduate School of Business at the University of Virginia and a leading expert on design thinking, Jeanne Liedtka (MBA 1981) helps people make better decisions through experimentation. The concept sounds simple enough in the... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; experimentation; innovation; process

02 Jan 2014
Blog Post

Preparing for a career in investment banking

immigration laws for international students which was very helpful. After conducting some ground research, I found out about the importance of “Networking” when you are recruiting for banking. It was a new concept for me. When I was... View Details

14 May 2024
Blog Post

Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - How to Build a Culture of Intrapreneurship

Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series – How to Build a Culture of Intrapreneurship Today, the concept of “sustainable innovation” seems commonplace and is generally accepted as a viable path balancing business growth with... View Details

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Lauren Taylor & Rebecca Henderson

some precision to the discussion of culture in organizational change. She'll use the concept of relational contracts to help readers see the "fuzzy" side of management with clarity. Rebecca: My work on change is unusual in two respects.... View Details

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Field Course: Startup Operations - Course Catalog

industry focus for this course - all sectors and business models apply - including CPG, social enterprise, nonprofits and bootstrapped businesses. This field course complements concepts covered in Launching Tech Ventures, Entrepreneurial... View Details

01 Mar 2019
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From Das’s Desk

The course brings together several innovative elements. First, students are engaged with the faculty in developing the course’s concept and content, including video, simulations, workshops, and other new teaching methodologies; second,... View Details

01 Mar 2016
News

In My Humble Opinion: Jeffrey Deitch (MBA 1978)

accomplishment: Post Human, an exhibition Deitch curated in 1992 on future conceptions of the human body. “It became very influential, and the term entered into the language.” Dream project: “I’m particularly determined to do the great... View Details

Keywords: April White

Portrait Project

Joe Nagae

concepts and never become complacent, simply accepting things at face value. "Does the nail that sticks out always get hammered in? Does disruptive technology really disrupt?" I want to embrace new ideas and not be encumbered by... View Details

01 Mar 2008
News

The Last Frontier

have...is that people like me. The other is that my logic is impeccable. My life, my death, my control.” The article noted, “Gardner does not live like a man waiting to die” as he works out regularly and prepares to climb Mt. Rainier. The awkward physical symptoms of... View Details

Keywords: William Booth Gardner; MBA 1963; physician-assisted suicide; Government; Health, Social Assistance

06 May 2025
Blog Post

The Incredible Land of Ice and Fire: Exploring Iceland's Renewable Energy Model for a Changing Planet

network, supplying homes, greenhouses, and bathing facilities with hot water. And while Flúðir has only 400 residents, their work goes a long way as they produce one-third of Iceland’s vegetables. The Flúðaorka power plant is a tangible example of Baseload Power,... View Details

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