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- 13 Jan 2021
- Research & Ideas
How 'Small C' Change Can Beat Large-Scale Rebuilding
Germany’s World Cup victory in 2014. What followed was a terrific turnaround story. The team won 33 of 36 games under Flick’s leadership. In August 2020, only 295 days after Flick took the helm, the team won the world’s most prestigious soccer trophy and made the... View Details
- 25 Aug 2014
- News
Jonathan M. Nelson, MBA 1983
and kind—and far ahead of where I was at their age.” His love and respect for Judy, his second wife, also brings him great joy. “In marriage, I’ve been lucky twice. This is something to be thankful for.”... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 02 Jun 2016
- Blog Post
Applying to the JD/MBA Program
years of school which comes with its own opportunity costs. So far, it's been worth it for me. How did you navigate the application process at each school? Joanna: HLS and HBS have separate admissions processes and different timelines. I took the LSAT in college and... View Details
- 12 Nov 2015
- Blog Post
3 Facts About HBS Discussion Groups
required part of your first year curriculum Students are required to participate in assigned discussion groups during the first term of RC year. Second semester, students can choose whether to stick with their original team, self-organize... View Details
- 13 Apr 2009
- Research & Ideas
Kind of Blue: Pushing Boundaries with Miles Davis
only two short sessions in 1959. At the age of 32, Davis coaxed innovative ideas out of his players—among them greats including John Coltrane and Bill Evans—that took everyone by surprise. He also remade the industry, introducing longer,... View Details
- 19 Apr 2024
- News
Alumni Host Energy CEO Summit in Houston; Austin Club Co-Hosts SXSW Reception
Clubs News Clubs News Houston Alumni Host Annual Energy CEO Summit The HBS Club of Houston presented its fourth annual Energy CEO Summit on April 3, which featured four of the industry’s top CEOs discussing trends and challenges around the theme of “Energy Security and... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 18 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
How Disruptive Innovation Changes Education
innovation, which is our field of specialty, proved a great way to help us do just that." Christensen, Horn, and Johnson recently teamed up via e-mail to answer a few questions from HBS Working Knowledge on the best paths to better... View Details
- 06 Aug 2019
- Cold Call Podcast
Super Bowl Ads Sell Products, but Do They Sell Brands?
capturing an audience of 56 million viewers. A 60 second spot cost $85,000. Advertisers were hooked from the start. Fast forward to 2019 and the Super Bowl is still one of the most watched events at major network television, but now,... View Details
- 15 Sep 2017
- News
Christopher Harland (MBA 1984)
avenues and think about what I wanted to do next,” he explains. He especially enjoyed being able to choose which courses to take in his second year. Reflecting on his HBS experience, Harland believes that the School taught him to be a... View Details
- 12 Feb 2021
- News
How Dunkin’ Donuts Took Over the World
place had it not been for us. And the second thing that gives me a great deal of satisfaction is the franchise opportunity that got created as a result of the business. Dunkin’ did all of his business... View Details
Keywords: brands; leadership; management; strategy; operations; career; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade
- 25 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
Why IT Does Matter
fuzzy logic, and you have the makings of Nicholas Carr's article. Carr's examples of railroads and electric power played out over eighty years, (not forty, as he suggests), turning society, business organizations, and lifestyles inside out. The deeper societal impacts... View Details
Keywords: by F. Warren McFarlan & Richard L. Nolan
- 18 Feb 2019
- Book
What’s Really Disrupting Business? It’s Not Technology
following the steps a customer takes to select, buy, and consume a product or service. You call these situations “decoupling.” Could you give an example? Teixeira: A great example of decoupling is an insurance startup called Trov. It’s an... View Details
- 12 Nov 2021
- News
Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge
process solutions has become clear. And it is driving new business creation, as well as traditional business adaptation, at far higher than previous rates. With the evolution of our great industrial and financial base, we may at last be... View Details
- 11 Mar 2021
- News
Leading with Heart
didn't even think that far. I just wanted to take her to London, hoping that her diagnosis was incorrect and that I would find a way to come back. But unfortunately, the diagnosis was confirmed at the Great Ormond Street hospital. And not... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Full Court Press
On May 28, 2022, the Basketball Africa League (BAL) held the championship game of its second season, pitting the club team Petro de Luanda, from Angola, against US Monastir, from Tunisia. Traffic snarls outside the stadium, congestion... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 20 Oct 2003
- Research & Ideas
Gaps in the Historical Record: Development of the Electronics Industry
revenues were $1.24 billion; Rand's were $145.5 million. Thomas Watson Jr., the executive most responsible for the change from data processing through electricity to electronics, noted: "While our great million dollar 700 got the... View Details
- 15 Jun 2007
- Research & Ideas
Remembering Alfred Chandler
Giant Enterprise: Ford, General Motors, and the Automobile Industry, provides a wonderful overview of the development and complex nature of the automobile industry. His writings, which display great vitality, curiosity, and patient... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 04 May 2021
- Blog Post
Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month at HBS
forward. Feiyue Li – Class of 2021 I’ve always known that I sometimes feel certain things others that probably don’t. This has given me the great gift of empathy to connect with people, but also the amplification of my emotions in ways I... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- Blog Post
What is the HBS FIELD Program?
a great way to get to know others outside your section and also have everybody bring their unique skills and experiences to the table. In a grand-reveal you find out your unique project and global country host. Almost exactly one year... View Details
- 30 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
Real Estate: The Most Imperfect Asset
Arthur Segel: Historically, perhaps more great fortunes have been made and lost in this asset class than any other. At Harvard Business School the real estate course is a synthesis of all the analytic, management, and leadership tools... View Details