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- 01 Dec 2003
- News
The Next Big Thing
prominence to the role of dynamic clusters as a key to regional and national economic success. He defines clusters as geographic concentrations of interconnected companies and institutions in a particular field. At the summit, Porter noted that many countries and more... View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
Books
world: dot-coms, dot-com enablers (technology and service providers), and "wannadots" (established companies seeking to incorporate the Internet into their activities). These organizations must find ways to thrive in a digital age that... View Details
- 01 Aug 2001
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
to understand its customers' profile. Currently, HBS has no way to actively measure alumni interest in specific areas. A more robust profile of alumni would not only enhance the School's ability to provide valued services but would better... View Details
Keywords: John Hoffman
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Making Sense of the Modern Startup
stuff in a box and ship directly to customers. Well, there’s a lot of uncertainty in that project, right? I don’t know if I can make the mattress. I don’t know if people will buy it online without trying it out first. I don’t know if I can stuff it in the box. I don’t... View Details
Keywords: Jeffrey L. Cruikshank (PMD 51, 1986)
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
In the Blood
that of Kentucky’s established breeding farms, some of which managed over forty stallions. Clay adopted a boutique approach to guarantee personal service for both the owners and their horses, and serve as a point of differentiation to... View Details
- 15 Dec 2024
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
competition with upstarts like Southwest Airlines and the clashes with unions that led Fortune to name him one of “America’s toughest bosses,” along with accolades from his employees. Along the way, Lorenzo highlights the strategies and tactics that propelled his... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Back to School
Prom was a fantastic affair that engendered a deep sense of family. I view this teaching experience as a self-sponsored internship; after two years, I’ll reflect on my next step. If I love teaching, then I’ll continue. Or maybe I’ll try school administration, the View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
A Binary Formula
scientific knowledge into commercial applications. For HBS participants, an overriding goal was to gain a better understanding of how the School might best contribute to this effort. “To maintain a leadership position globally, the United States needs high value-added... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Dispatches from the Global Classroom
“we-dentity” and the power of community in the face of an inefficient, sometimes corrupt, local government. Santa Ana del Valle, for example, provides many of its services (such as policing or maintenance of the church and museum) through... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Letters to the Editor
Obama, by contrast, is the most liberal U.S. senator. When it comes to the presidential arena, of course, HBS alumni are well-represented in the Republican Party, including President George W. Bush (MBA ’75) and former Massachusetts... View Details
- 11 May 2011
- News
The PMD 70 Tree and Other Memorials at HBS
chairs, and more than 400 fellowships. When the campus was built in 1925-26, George F. Baker, who funded the buildings’ construction, was given the honor of naming them and chose names of U.S. Treasury secretaries (Chase, Gallatin, Glass,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
A Call to Innovation
authority on the issue. He developed and taught a course on innovation at HBS and served as a visiting professor at both the MIT Media Lab and the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School. — Sean Silverthorne View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
A Janus-Faced Reflection
as editorial director and senior vice president in charge of its publishing division. Kiechel's joint MBA/JD degree reflects, in part, a bit of "career confusion." A Phi Beta Kappa Harvard College graduate, he enrolled in Harvard Law School in 1973, after five years of... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Dean Nohria Looks Ahead
you knew it, new factories were built close by to supply the first plant. Out of what was one plant, often in the middle of nowhere, seven or eight years later you’d see thriving communities. These plants produced products and services... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Alumni Books
Alchemists of Loss: How Modern Finance and Government Intervention Crashed the Financial System by Kevin Dowd and Martin Hutchinson (MBA ’73) (Wiley) The authors discuss modern finance as a U.S. invention, the theories and practices... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Getting the Message
service reaches more consumers," asserts Silk. Broadband -- a high-speed constant link to the Web that will place today's 56k modem in the history books next to the UNIVAC -- promises to transform the advertising industry. Currently only... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Lessons from Private Equity
down the road?” PE managers can also teach you the value of managing cash. Most PE-acquired firms are capitalized with 70 percent debt, compared with the 40 percent average of U.S. public companies. Thus PE managers know how, in the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
What You Know Depends on Where You Go
were largely gained in the trenches of a multiyear research project with Professor Tarun Khanna that explores the implications of conglomerate business structures in emerging markets. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, research showed that diversified View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
No Easy Fix for the Financial Crisis
something that will take years.” Home Ownership: Back to Basics HBS lecturer Nicolas Retsinas, who before arriving at Harvard served as assistant secretary for housing in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, offered a... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Five Honored for Missions Accomplished
Lovell began a career in telecommunications. He also coauthored Lost Moon, a book that inspired the movie Apollo 13, starring Tom Hanks and directed by Ron Howard. Lovell now serves on several space-related boards and is an advocate for the View Details
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