Individual - Publications - Faculty & Research

Raymond J. Noorda

Upon his arrival at Novell, Noorda realized that the future of computer networking lay in the software and not the hardware. Novell’s product, Netware, dominated the network operating system market in the early 1990s by making it possible for View Details

Keywords: Computers & Electronics

Edward J. Berwind

During his years at the helm of Berwind-White Coal Mining, Berwind was closely associated with J.P. Morgan in the consolidation, reorganization, integration, and expansion of his coal operations. Berwind was reputed to be the world’s largest View Details

Keywords: Agriculture & Mining

Samuel Goldwyn

Goldwyn is recognized worldwide as one of the most significant single individuals in the history of the motion picture industry. Goldwyn became Hollywood's pre-eminent independent filmmaker producing a body of work, which included 80... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment & Broadcast Media

9 AM – 9 AM EDT, 26 Sep 2018
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HBX Sustainable Business Strategy

Learn how to become a purpose-centered business leader while examining the critical role that businesses play in solving the world's big problems, including climate change, income inequality, and social injustice. Program Dates: September 26, 2018 - October 17, 2018. View Details

18 Dec 2007
First Look

First Look: December 18, 2007

affects emotions. Finally, work in economics on the design of monetary policy makes several assumptions (e.g., a representative agent, a summary measure of emotions akin to utility exists and that individuals only care about income and... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Mar 2014
News

Social Enterprise Initiative Marks 20th Anniversary

through class reunion and individual gifts are among a growing portfolio of offerings that further extend the SEI's impact. The MBA Class of 1973, for instance, supports activities ranging from summer fellow- ships for MBAs to Executive... View Details

Keywords: SEI

Thomas G. Stemberg

Stemberg was a pioneer in the retail industry. By contracting directly with manufacturers of office supplies and eliminating the wholesaler, Stemberg was able to offer discounted supplies to small businesses and individuals through his... View Details

Keywords: Retail

Career Coach

Jan Pianca

MBA Admissions. Before joining HBS, Jan worked as a Marketing and Communication Manager for Austrian Airlines in Milan. As a career coach to alumni and students, Jan welcomes the opportunity to assist individuals with their job search,... View Details

21 Jul 2003
Research & Ideas

Don’t Get Buried in Customer Data—Use It

With the advent of customer relationship management (CRM) in the late 1990s, companies came to believe that by using technology to tailor their offerings to individual consumers' needs, customer loyalty—and company profits—would... View Details

Keywords: by Jean Ayers

01 Jun 2017
News

Powered by the HBS Fund

New Video Series Showcases Faculty Research HBS rolled out a video series that captures the intellectual passion and rigor of four members of the School’s faculty in pursuit of new ideas and insights. The series consists of four two-minute videos highlighting View Details

01 Dec 2002
News

Books

Individuals and the Next Episode of Capitalism, HBS professor Shoshana Zuboff and her coauthor and husband, James Maxmin, a former CEO, contend that such success has also created a new society of individuals... View Details

23 Nov 2009
Research & Ideas

Management’s Role in Reforming Health Care

knowledge to solving the problems of individual patients—offer enormous potential to help patients and the U.S. health-care system overall, says HBS senior lecturer Richard M.J. Bohmer, a physician and researcher on the intersection of... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Health

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Study Spaces | Baker Library

also welcome to use the room as a quiet study space. The Beaubien Reading Room provides research and study space for up to 20 people. Stamps Reading Room (Third Floor) The Stamps Reading Room on the third floor of Baker Library provides shared tables, View Details

Career Coach

Carole Carlson

Carole (HBS '98) has a wide ranging business background, with particular expertise coaching MBAs and executives. She has a passion for helping individuals develop their career vision and implement it via practical job search skills,... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Education; Entrepreneurship; Government; Health Care; Hospitality; Real Estate; Social Enterprise

01 Dec 2003
What Do You Think?

Is This the Twilight Era for the Managed Mutual Fund?

Summing Up What Will it Take to Save the Managed Mutual Fund? In this month's column, I purposely took what I assumed was an extreme position in asking if this was the twilight era for the managed mutual fund. The responses the column generated from View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

12 Apr 2004
Research & Ideas

What Great American Leaders Teach Us

business and specifically, the individuals who shaped it. An appreciation for the history of a field and its great masters is at the core of most liberal arts programs. We thought, why should the study of business be different? Shouldn't... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Read excerpts from DENIAL

By: Richard S. Tedlow

The Edifice Complex: Denial at Sears

Book Excerpt: Denial at Sears (BusinessWeek.com, February 26, 2010)

From Denial: Why Business... View Details

24 Aug 2016
Research & Ideas

Can Obamacare Be Saved?

merger between Aetna and Humana, two of the largest health insurers in the United States. The 838,000 consumers who were insured by Aetna exchange plans in 2016 will be forced to select other public exchange plans or purchase individual... View Details

Keywords: by John A. Quelch and Emily Boudreau; Insurance; Health

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Private Equity - Screening for Portfolio Operations Roles

Status > Active Add any additional filters Note: This Pitchbook example is a people screen for people working in the Operations department. The primary company listed might not be a PE firm, check the individual profile for other... View Details

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Shimon Attie Night Watch (Victor with Freedom Tower), Hudson River 2018 | About

Watch displayed silent close-up video portraits of twelve new New Yorkers whose lives have been saved by recently being granted political asylum in the US. Most of the individuals are from the international LGBTQI communities or were... View Details

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