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- 11 Oct 2022
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Righting the Ship
might have a situation where a group of our engineers is working on old equipment that is not only inefficient but also might also present a safety risk. Or we might have a situation in which the building itself has safety issues; maybe... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Academic Cross-Pollination
FLEMING: Scientists make wrong assumptions about MBAs. PHOTO BY STUART ROSNER Despite earning two engineering degrees at Stanford, HBS associate professor Lee Fleming says he always knew he “wanted to study more than electrons.” Even so,... View Details
- 05 Jun 2018
- News
Fueling the Future
When Cecily Kovatch (MBA 2002) began her career working as a field engineer for Schlumberger, one of the world’s largest oilfield service companies, the all-male crews were often less than welcoming. Since those early View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Profiles from the Class of 2006
year, but it opened his eyes to a new career path. As an Army ROTC scholarship student at Notre Dame, Andreichuk majored in civil engineering and anthropology and, after graduation, expected to be commissioned as a reserve officer and... View Details
- 13 May 2013
- News
Alex Popa, MBA 2007
also a more heartfelt inspiration behind Popa’s gift. His late mother, Florina, a nuclear engineer in Romania, had always wanted him to be a geneticist. “This gift,” he says, “is a way I can begin to honor her dreams.” View Details
- 01 Oct 2018
- News
For the Greater Good
difference I can make in the world. My goal is not to make the most difference or put it on a competitive level or do the most what I can. But I try and be thoughtful and do something at whatever level that could have a positive influence on the world. Supporting the... View Details
Keywords: Finance
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
A Woman in the House
Davis, a Democrat, has never held public office, she is not new to state governance, having led the state’s budget and family and social services agencies. “I accept my new responsibilities gladly and wholeheartedly,” said Davis, who moved to Indiana after earning her... View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Les Vadasz (107th AMP)
firm's early days, says Vadasz, who started out as an engineering manager, the dialogue in the industry was too technical for nonengineers to grasp. Vadasz knew the business had reached a turning point when a vendor wanted to use... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
INK: The Lessons of Blitzscaling
prize is a set of steak knives, and third prize is you’re fired. In these markets, the most important thing is to be first, to win that Cadillac. If you’re not that leader, there’s little room to build a great business. If someone were to build a new search View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Dean Nohria Looks Ahead
Visit Dean Nohria's page Watch Dean Nohria at Fall Reunion (LEFA login required) Fresh out of a highly competitive engineering school in Mumbai, 22-year-old Nitin Nohria aspired to pursue his interest in business, earn an MBA in America,... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Profiles from the Class of 2005
creative guy. Since high school, he’s paid homage to both — becoming an engineer who also loves to act in community theater. Still, the question loomed: Could his seemingly opposite sides be united in a common career goal? As a youngster... View Details
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
New Releases
Engines of Innovation edited by Richard S. Rosenbloom and William J. Spencer (HBS Press) In past decades, industrial laboratories such as AT&T's Bell Labs and the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center were wellsprings of powerful new... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Flight Path
engineers devoted a good chunk of 2015 and most of 2016 to developing a drone that could be piloted in real time through a complex, three-dimensional course of gates and obstacles. That meant creating a lightning-fast radio system and... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 28 Sep 2018
- News
Pushing Progress at Panasonic
Yasuyuki Higuchi (MBA 1991) (photo by Akio Kon/Bloomberg) Yasuyuki Higuchi (MBA 1991) (photo by Akio Kon/Bloomberg) When he was fresh out of engineering school in 1980, Yasuyuki Higuchi (MBA 1991) got a job at Panasonic. He left just as... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
MBAs by the Numbers
Minorities 22% International 33% Median Age 27 Total Countries 68 Undergraduate Majors Humanities and Social Sciences 37% Business Administration 24% Engineering 22% Other 7% Natural Sciences 6% Unspecified Major 4% Class of 2005 Median... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Letters to the Editor
University engineering professor Andrew Schultz Jr. who had published an article on the experience curve (or learning curve) based on his research in the aircraft industry years before BCG’s founding. Henderson’s insight was not of the... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Accelerating Allston
As Harvard University transforms its Allston campus into an epicenter of research and innovation, Denise Dupré and Mark Nunnelly (MBA 1984) have made a gift that both accelerates that progress and catalyzes the collaboration between HBS and the Harvard John A. Paulson... View Details
- 25 Jun 2014
- News
An International Perspective
“I’ve been involved in international business ventures my entire career,” says Andrew L. Waite (MBA 1993), a generous supporter of global research at HBS. After majoring in civil engineering at England’s Loughborough University of... View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Recognizing Potential
graduating from the University of Southern California (USC) with degrees in electrical engineering and economics, Stevens wanted to pursue a master's degree in computer engineering but didn't want to give up... View Details
- 07 Jan 2015
- News
Taking on risk
Having worked as an engineer at SpaceX and as an analyst at Oaktree Capital, Zach Lupei (MBA 2015) is now building a startup in the personal-finance space. (Published January 2015) View Details