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- 03 Jun 2020
- News
Keeping a Community Connected
to check on them, posting videos, delivering groceries, dropping off yarn for knitters who are making blankets to give to new babies in the community. We've also been able to provide some direct cash... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
A Growing Drumbeat
activity among HBS graduates and connects alumni with faculty, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and angel investors. This year, Privahini Bradoo won the $25,000 cash prize for BioMine, a novel solution to the millions of tons of... View Details
Keywords: Contests
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
HBS Releases 2003 Financial Report
Despite a sluggish economy that constrained revenue growth for a second year, HBS finished fiscal year 2003 last June with a balanced budget and double-digit growth in its endowment funds. “Through careful management of our expenses, we were able to meet our target for... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Respond to a Worthy Cause
runner-up in the social enterprise category of the HBS Business Plan Contest. They used the $5,000 cash prize and the same amount in services from The Bridgespan Group to turn their business plan into a reality. They garnered support from... View Details
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
It has been a busy fall here at HBS! Reunions went off without a hitch in early October (be sure to note the photos on page 14), the Alumni Board had a productive meeting on October 16 and 17, and record... View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Prognosis
Physicians Organization. Slavin and Huckman joined the HBS Alumni Bulletin to discuss the ways in which MGH was able to redeploy resources to meet the surge of patients, and how the delivery of health care might be forever changed as a... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Floor It
research ecosystem have delayed the delivery of lifesaving advances. Think of it as a plumbing problem: The third-floor shower in an old house doesn’t have enough water pressure. The problem may be with the third-floor pipe, but it’s far... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustration by Mengxin Li
- 18 May 2011
- News
U.S. Manufacturing Comeback?
Don’t give up on American manufacturing yet. There are signs of new life that give rise to optimism about a U.S. manufacturing renaissance. A new analysis by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) estimates that within the next five years the... View Details
- 17 Feb 2011
- News
Field Report: Rwanda
Afghanistan. Information gathering for the field project began before the team left Boston. The group’s on-the-ground experience, however, provided much-needed cultural context — the heart of any IXP experience. “Most of the renewals for Tele-10’s satellite television... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
The Right Connections
From genome research to e-commerce, new ventures are popping up everywhere, competing for the cash needed to turn them into successful enterprises. When trying to secure backing for a high-risk start-up, whom you know can be just as... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 31 Aug 2016
- News
Managing McDonald’s Makeover
that the iconic brand is “keeping pace with changing tastes and habits.” The move was reportedly unexpected, given McDonald’s history of promoting from internal ranks. (Kempczinski was brought on last year.) In quickly tapping a relative... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
Read All About It: Journalism Can Be Profitable
(MBA 1995) Local newspapers need to rethink what they are. Gone are the days of newspaper bundles where you cover all kinds of topics—some of which are now covered better in other places, whether it’s sports on ESPN or national and... View Details
- 14 May 2014
- News
(Re)moving the Needle
You wouldn't think that the lowly, annoying mosquito would have anything to teach researchers working on the cutting edge of drug delivery methodology, but you would be wrong. Have you ever noticed that you... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
The Maestro and the Market
divided. Some felt sure that Adrià should be doing more to cash in on his name; others said he would destroy what he has worked so hard to build. In December, students had the opportunity to hear from the... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Turning Point: Dream Weaver
four decades ago, there’s been a technological shift from a local delivery platform to one that is global. In tandem, we’ve seen a transformation from a culturally and ethnically centralized world of actors,... View Details
- 02 Jan 2018
- News
Reconsidering Retirement
store in New Jersey; the son accompanied him on buying trips to New York and watched him negotiate for the best merchandise and price. He had even launched his own successful business before arriving at HBS: a birthday cake View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
An Atypical Case — Robin G. Berglund (MBA 1971)
At the Cedars-Sinai Hospital complex in Los Angeles, patients, visitors, doctors, nurses, and delivery people stream up and down the hallways on a busy summer afternoon. The bank of phones in the lobby is... View Details
Keywords: Thomas Frick
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Taking Care of Business
Winners the HBS New Venture Competition don’t rest on their laurels for long—the ink is hardly dry on those prizewinning checks before it’s time to shift to a higher gear. (This year’s View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
The Taxi Wars of Jakarta
business model that in many respects mirrors Go-Jek’s, down to the green helmets and jackets that its drivers wear. In a city short on a transportation infrastructure, the companies are also competing as View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Robots to the Rescue
Mountz Photo courtesy Kiva Systems Kiva's robots in action Main article: Where Innovation Rules In the News: Boston Globe: Amazon Buys Kiva for $775M Those who know Mick Mountz (MBA 1996) well were not overly surprised when he started a business based View Details