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- 01 Jan 2005
- News
Joseph J. O'Donnell, MBA 1971
by providing loans for large capital expenses. And finally, we have no debt. In a high-risk business like this, where things ranging from bad weather to national security concerns can wreak havoc with the best View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Working the Street
scuffles but has never fired his weapon, nor been fired upon. He always wears his bulletproof vest, and does things by the book. On the street, he’s firmly in command but respectful, bantering in both English and Spanish. “On a... View Details
- 23 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
Arla Foods: How Sustainable Can A Dairy Company Be?
over alternatives. Our team sees things differently. Lab grown dairy products have shown high potential for matching animal dairy in terms of nutritional value and taste. As these technologies improve and... View Details
- 31 Jan 2018
- Research & Ideas
American Idle: Workers Spend Too Much Time Waiting for Something to Do
productivity” “That expected leisure time changed things completely,” says Amabile. Participants worked much more productively, finishing the same tasks in less time but without any more mistakes—and without any evidence View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
My First Job
once in a while to be in front of the right waves, and conserve energy—until it’s time. The key is to know when to paddle hard to set things in motion. Conversely, life is also about knowing when not to... View Details
- Web
Digital Innovation - Alumni
Transformation Leadership Donor or a Digital Data Design Leadership Donor —please contact Ellen Harkavy, Managing Director of Development, at eharkavy@hbs.edu or 617.495.6883. The HBS Fund Investors Society recognizes leadership annual... View Details
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ARD - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School
modern venture capital industry. "We are a movement, not just a company. A commercial bank lends only on the strength of past successes and proven assets. I want money to do things that have never been done... View Details
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Erin Kaivan
spent most of her first semester pregnant; in December, she gave birth to a daughter, Odette, who lives with Erin and Erin's mother in Cambridge. Erin's husband, Alex, an Army officer, is currently serving in Afghanistan. "Hands... View Details
Keywords: Consulting
- 25 Aug 2014
- News
Jonathan M. Nelson, MBA 1983
says, noting that “long-range plans don’t usually work out,” and observing that in his career he has focused on building things in a different way. “I have spent 30 years working with some of the most... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- Portrait Project
Justine Lee
something meaningful she can learn. When I was younger, I found this embarrassing. But as I got older (to my horror), I started to say “Hello” too. Smile. Strike up conversation. And the more I wanted to keep doing it. People from different corners View Details
- 10 Sep 2001
- What Do You Think?
Do MBAs Need More Street Smarts?
They are people who: are "willing and able to make a tough decision based on a gut instinct" (Jason Huang), are "more able to adapt to changing conditions ... because they have a clearer view of the implications View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 12 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
How Hot is the “Hot Spot” Business?
Internet pioneers looked at everything from Wi-Fi "hot spots" to the future of broadband at a recent telecommunications conference at Harvard Business School. The issues were debated at the... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Breaking News
different configurations work in different communities. A big takeaway of our work is that every community is different. There are certainly things that are similar about the business model, and some View Details
- 06 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
The Innovator’s Battle Plan
process comes from repeatedly solving a particular class of problem. Processes are designed to get the same thing done, over and over—and as such they tend to be inflexible. Asymmetric skills arise when one... View Details
- 23 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Building a Better Buyer-Seller Relationship
underestimated factor in industrial or business marketing is buyer behavior.— Narakesari Narayandas "So you get in, and then if you do things right, what happens for the business? The customer calls you and wants to place an order.... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 29 Aug 2023
- News
Helping Consumers Decarbonize their Purchases
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. In this episode, we’re going to be highlighting an episode of another HBS podcast: Climate Rising, which focuses on what businesses are doing, can do, and should do... View Details
- 16 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
Has COVID-19 Broken the Global Value Chain?
For the general business practitioner, what are the major takeaways from your observations? How will their businesses be affected, and are there things they should be doing now to prepare or react? Answer: The pandemic has made more... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
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Ahmed Alimi
best use of myself would be to provide a bridge for others, particularly young people, to have a more successful life. I thought HBS could help prepare me on this journey." An unexpected turn toward entrepreneurship "The number... View Details
- 25 Sep 2006
- Research & Ideas
How Software Platforms Revolutionize Business
platforms running under eBay or Google or Rakuten. In some countries like Japan and Korea, one can do exactly the same thing on the Internet and over the mobile phone. And in Japan, mobile phones now... View Details
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Subramanian Spring 2026 Q3Q4 3.0 Deals Q2 Guhan Subramanian Fall 2025 Q2 1.5 Getting Things Done: Motivating Yourself and Others Ashley Whillans Fall 2025 Q1Q2 3.0 Navigating Your Worth: AI, Negotiations, and the Nature View Details