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Michael Son
classes on making change at the community level; on the causes of poverty and how to address them." But in his senior year, the promise of a "free week's vacation" gave him entrée to his first real-world business... View Details
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
3-Minute Briefing: David Perpich (MBA 2007)
I interned at a lot of different places in high school and college—a hospital, a retail store, a magazine, an ad agency. At Duke, I was part owner of a student-run food-delivery service. In Clay Christensen–speak, it was the “emergent strategy,” exploring as I went and... View Details
- 08 Mar 2010
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Successful Negotiation
role of communication in multiparty bargaining. Can You Win Against A Non-negotiable Partner? HBS Cases: Negotiating with Wal-Mart What happens when you encounter a company with a great deal of power, like Wal-Mart, that is also the... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Letters
global-poverty problem, which is what IGD has done, is an important step that the public sector would be wise to study. One thing stands in the way: lack of a broad-based understanding in the business community that ending extreme global... View Details
- 19 Jun 2022
- Blog Post
Celebrating our Student Fathers
Company What is it like being a parent at HBS? Being a parent at HBS is such a unique and incredible experience. The entire community, from the staff and faculty to the other students, is so welcoming and supportive – my wife and son truly feel like they are full... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
HBS Press Books in Brief
maintain that in order to survive, traditional multinationals must stop playing yesterday's global game — essentially creating a homegrown strategy and then projecting it around the world — and start competing the metanational way. The... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Cyberposium: Pros and Cons of Outsourcing
Sheeroy Desai, EVP and COO for Sapient, noted that his company saves 30 to 40 percent by offshoring IT — but the move has involved a significant investment in training. “Most IT organizations tend to underestimate the costs of management overhead, costs related to... View Details
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Finalists | New Venture Competition
kids in Kazakhstan with an AI-driven simulation game that makes learning English fun Remarcation Hannah Wong (MArch 2025) Jia Wen Goh Fostering the autonomy of disabled users in public space through information justice Business Track,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
The Business of Love
presented with the image of a potential date, taken from Facebook. He or she swipes left on the screen to dismiss the potential date or swipes right to indicate interest. With the swipe, Tinder turned what was once a time-consuming slog through online dating résumés... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 26 Feb 2013
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 26
may be less effective at motivating employees than the literature suggests. Our quasi-experimental setting shows that two types of unintended consequences limit gains from the reward program. First, employees strategically game the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: January 4
tribes and U.S. states often find themselves at the bargaining table, often negotiating "compacts" to govern gaming operations on tribal lands. The operational success of the Pequot gaming... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
14 for '14
above the fray." —John Piscitello (MBA 1998), film composer, No Place On Earth and The Short Game Andrew Tobias Photo courtesy of Andrew Tobias "Watch out for Republicans who would have Abe Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, and Dwight... View Details
- 12 Nov 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Marketing of a President
fundraising prowess was aided by his appreciation and use of all communications media, notably the Internet, to engage voters. Obama picked up where Howard Dean left off. He leveraged his website, the blogosphere, and even user-generated... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
Case Study: Golden Ticket
collateral business. For long-term strategy, the company is weighing two options. One, invest in expanding their client base and extending it beyond the sports market, targeting all kinds of community events like fairs and festivals. The... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
The Levitt Brand
if they listened long enough to give him a shot,” says HBS professor emeritus Stephen A. Greyser. “Also, it’s interesting to note that he didn’t go to the academy to get his ideas accepted; his approach was to convince important people in the practical world of... View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Action Plan: Brewing Awareness
quickly that almost no one knew what they were doing—everyone was playing a guessing game because the situation was so unprecedented. But people who had been through crises in the past advised me to go into military mode immediately.” For... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Building a Strong and Prosperous Society
less than 25 percent. Part of the problem is polarization. We’ve talked ourselves into thinking that the other party wants to destroy what’s good about America, instead of thinking of it as “His Majesty’s loyal opposition” as they say in the UK. I’ve always liked that... View Details
- 25 Apr 2024
- Blog Post
Climate Stories: Water Series - Episode #18: Tom Ferguson (MBA 2014) Venture Capitalist and Water Evangelist
place, or to community – than water. We hope these stories showcase a range of ways in which some alumni have connected their bond with water to action in the business world. Thank you for reading, and please share your stories with us at... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Li & Fung's Global Footprint
said, “You know, Mr. Fung, we don’t know why you’ve come to Taiwan. We’re finished here, everything’s gone to Korea.” And pretty soon, the Koreans were saying, “How can we compete with the Thais, the Indonesians, the Filipinos,” who were all getting into this export... View Details
- 01 Jul 2019
- What Do You Think?
Are Super Stretch Goals Only for the Very Young?
organization defining its role and finding its niche and space in the world will find it easier to communicate and achieve that super stretch goal. They start with a blank piece of paper. They do not have to re-design.” Alex Kahel... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett