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- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Taking Time to Make Time
have one piece of paper with an introductory sentence, brief notes on four or five points that you want to make, and a conclusion sentence. You advise against doing too much career planning. Why? I think people should keep their options... View Details
Keywords: Time management
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Life Lessons
Fertility, a company that is developing medical options to prolong women’s fertility, primarily by freezing viable eggs and storing them for later use. While some may feel uncomfortable with the idea, Jones sees her work as a way to... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Pitfalls, Trade-Offs, Dreaming Big
reasons. First, data that I analyzed with Dr. Tim Butler of HBS and that I detail in the book show that Rich and King dominate the top motivations of entrepreneurs. Second, at key forks in the road, Rich options directly conflict with... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
The Exchange: Venture Forth
cost of starting firms falls, this lowers the cost of the option, so you will take on higher option value projects. You will potentially take on more of them and focus less on governance in the early stages. It’s what is known as a “spray... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 15 Dec 2011
- News
An HBS gift guide
Endline’s candy dreams. Previous Next Safe water for millions Sarah Kauss (MBA 2003) Founder, S’well Bottle “My dream with S’well is to allow those without options to be provided clean drinking water, while at the same time encourage... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
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Case Study: Sound Check
customers, keep sharpening the clarity and UX of the self-service options for your focused world-class products. If you’re already getting inquiries from big companies, the most difficult assignment—generating leads—is already behind you.... View Details
- 23 Sep 2021
- News
Confronting Sustainability in Business; Pro-Bono Consulting for Black-Owned Companies
business education for the purpose of the betterment of our society. HBS has a very important role in that regard.” Kawasaki says the club selected Professor Serafeim to be the inaugural series speaker because measurement is crucial in visualizing issues, considering... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Books
firms. And state ownership constrains growth and investment options for domestic firms more than it does for foreign enterprises. While FDI does bring benefits such as the stimulation of privatization activity, increased venture capital... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
My HBS Eureka Moment
some of the case examples were unacceptable, there was another side to this story. One of my classmates mentioned how in their country some families can't afford food, and that sometimes the only option is to have their kids start working... View Details
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
The Exchange: Chance Encounters
than 30 minutes. That is a huge barrier to in-person interaction, and people will almost always pick the virtual over the in-person option if they have a choice. That is a general secular trend some companies will have to fight against... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
HBS Moves Ahead with Curriculum Innovations
combinations of courses) they can offer, and students more options to explore a variety of interests. Dean Nohria recently reflected on these changes as he moves into his second year in office. Why has innovation emerged as such a... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Money Matters
Singh’s Job Search.” While the case disguised his name, it otherwise stuck to the biographical facts. According to its author, former HBS faculty member Monica Higgins, the aim of the case is “to ask what is risky, and when should one embrace one’s passions” versus... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
The Best-Laid Plans
in on a treatment for age-related macular degeneration, a leading cause of blindness. In October 2009 the company entered into licensing and purchase option agreements with Alcon, which is now taking Potentia’s drug candidate through... View Details
- 31 May 2018
- News
Finding Freedom from Eating Disorders
is that abstinence from food, or even exercise, isn't an option in recovery. How do you prepare clients to establish those new relationships in their life and recovery? Ronga: That's a great question and great observation. And while other... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Letters to the Editor
from mistakes we learned a long time ago not to make. Why would we now repeat the mistake of banking on a nuclear option that simply makes no economic sense? Michael Hogan (MBA ’88) Sunapee, NH Priorities Trump Prescriptions Your December... View Details
- 18 Nov 2020
- News
Networking Goes Truly Global; Confronting Institutional Racism with Case Method Webinar
with these questions in a virtual case-method style discussion on October 22. The 160 attendees had the option to be observers only, or participate in the live video class and be prepared to be called upon to engage in the conversation.... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 18 May 2017
- News
Pioneer Spirit
method at HBS illustrated that your situations really aren’t hopeless,” he says. “It was that attitude of ‘If this doesn’t work, let’s try something else, because there’s more than one way to get from here to there.’ That was a new way of looking at situations for me,... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
The Baby Business
As the technology gets better, the options will multiply and so too the opportunities for entrepreneurship. What has been the reaction to the book? It has generated a fair amount of controversy. The libertarians have been opposed. Some of... View Details
- 30 Sep 2016
- News
Competing Against Luck
whose numbers you use, it doesn't really matter, but the probability that you'll be successful is somewhere between 10% and 30%. And why is that? If it truly is a crapshoot, then it means that you just have to throw the dice a lot in order to, you know. But then the... View Details
- 12 Dec 2018
- News
Lesson Plan
Oregon, when she was six years old, and her parents’ anxious search for a home in the best possible school district, which led to a full-tuition scholarship at the University of Oregon. Noting that the option to choose one’s neighborhood... View Details