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- 14 Nov 2019
- Book
Lifting the Lid on Turkey's Hidden Business History
neighborhood." Silverthorne: A significant portion of the essays focus on individuals, entrepreneurs, and enterprises that led economic growth of the country. Is there any one person, institution, or family that was especially... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Oct 2019
- News
Skydeck Live: Galactic Returns
Bezos’s Blue Origin was still three years away from launching its first test vehicle. Today, Morgan Stanley estimates that the global space economy is worth $350 billion—and projects that it will grow to $1 trillion by 2040. Garriott de Cayeux says that the change from... View Details
- 17 May 2010
- Research & Ideas
What Brazil Teaches About Investor Protection
supposed to be bad, and there was little debate about what companies or managers could do about it. For me this just sounded too simplistic. Moreover, the focus on national laws led to policy recommendations that were sometimes too... View Details
- Portrait Project
Tony Deifell
blind photographer. Since 1994, I only thought about this story occasionally. After writing my essay, the "cracked sidewalks" became a pivotal metaphor that helped me define my calling in the world. The story of the cracked sidewalk also had a very concrete... View Details
- Profile
Jeff Nelson
upon others. They’re a guide to how you might approach different situations after you leave HBS.” HBS activities have already opened opportunities for applying newly learned business practices. Through the Harbus Foundation, a student-run nonprofit, Jeff View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Immersion Program Digs Deep
241 participated in immersions to China and Vietnam, India, the Middle East, Europe, and New Orleans. A sixth immersion on the health-care industry, chaired by University Professor Michael Porter, took place on campus. HBS senior fellow Regina Abrami View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Marketing Muscle
her own share of difficulties in making iii a success. "I was starting to run out of my own money, and I needed to buy computers and hire people. I went to Richard Caruso (69th AMP), and he led a syndicate. Harvard gave me the realization... View Details
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Northern California Initiative Reaches Out to Women, Girls
HBS, led a successful alumni event last year titled “How I Leveraged My Harvard MBA,” which featured a panel of alumnae from the Classes of ’70, ’80, ’90, and ’00. Afterward, she says, she was tapped to help further with the Women’s... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
The First Five Years: Emmanuel Straschnov (MBA 2012)
it led us to keeping the team small and being extremely customer-centric, since we don't have investors as stakeholders. What's been the most enjoyable part of building the company, and what's been the most challenging? The most enjoyable... View Details
- 03 Nov 2003
- What Do You Think?
Can Investors Have Too Much Accounting Transparency?
practices led to earnings "management" or "smoothing," whether or not such practices resulted in more stable stock prices. Responses such as these to recent corporate scandals prompt several questions: Are these and... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 14 Feb 2023
- Blog Post
African American Student Union Spotlight on STEM
or fitting into the mold of what was considered the “typical” engineer – which was white, straight, and overly masculine. This led to feelings of isolation and impostor syndrome during my undergrad studies. I overcame these challenges by... View Details
- 28 Jul 2015
- Blog Post
Nairobi Love: Heading Home
and reconcile them with my early experience in the ‘real’ world led me to Harvard. I am currently pursuing a joint-degree with the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) for a Master in Public Administration with a focus on International... View Details
- 07 Aug 2017
- Blog Post
A Summer Internship with the City of Boston
Fellowship, has led the charge, championing the end user in a system burdened with legacy IT, a complex government bureaucracy, and the financial constraints that (rightfully) come with using taxpayers’ dollars. The name of the team,... View Details
- Web
Systems Change Forum | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
specific themes and challenges they saw across the field. The forum raised multiple insights and challenges that are elaborated on in the full forum proceedings document at the bottom of this page. We highlight five themes and three tensions below. Five main themes 1.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Prima Datarina
on the phone shouting to their friend, ‘We pay that for Celtics tickets, we can pay it for the ballet!’ ” In addition to dynamic pricing, Hodges oversees a number of other data-driven initiatives at Boston Ballet, including a recent examination of its adult dance... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Alumni Honorees Urge Students to Emphasize Ethics
President and CEO, Starbucks Coffee Company Smith has led Starbucks through more than ten years of tremendous growth, both domestically and internationally. Today, the company operates nearly 6,000 stores in 29 countries. Marjorie M.T.... View Details
- 30 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
Venture Investors Prefer Funding Handsome Men
attractiveness led to a 36 percent increase in pitch success. But for female entrepreneurs, their looks had no apparent effect on the success of their pitches. The second study was an experiment designed to isolate the effect of gender on... View Details
- 02 May 2023
- Blog Post
Sustainability Career Advice from the Career & Professional Development Office
Four years ago, I got involved with coaching and career education programs. This led me to working with students interested in industries such as consumer products, retail, sustainability, agribusiness, and hospitality. Living sustainably... View Details
- Web
Values Matter—No Matter Where You Are | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
has led Shilla to her next venture, launching a company in the fashion technology space with a mission to do well by doing good. “I’ve been working on it for the past year on nights and weekends, and it will launch publicly the fall of... View Details
- 06 May 2019
- News
Startup Talk in Chicago
Entrepreneurship Council within the club in 2006, and has led a dedicated team of alumni in developing a robust network connecting entrepreneurs with mentors, investors, and industry leaders. “The Distinguished Speaker Series has brought... View Details