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Salsa Society | MBA

Salsa Society The mission of the Salsa Society is to provide a social forum for students of all levels to practice salsa dancing, improve their dancing skills and form an active community to enjoy salsa dancing on campus and in the... View Details

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Future of Work Club | MBA

Building Activities Career Opportunities Club Co-Presidents Chuck Isgar Tuneer De Club CFO Chuck Isgar Mailing Address Student Clubs of HBS, Inc. - Future of Work Club Harvard Business School 117 Western Ave. Boston, MA 02163 View Details

01 Apr 2000
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Help in the Vicinity

opportunities are there," Woods continued. "I'm certainly proof of that. It's just that we haven't achieved critical mass yet." But with Woods as a role model, that day may not be far off. An active mentor, Woods said, "If I can open the... View Details

June 1987 (Revised May 1990)
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John Deere Component Works (B)

By: Robert S. Kaplan

Having installed an activity-based system, the division is now exploring the insight provided by that system. In particular, it is studying the economics of lot-size process planning and product mix management. View Details

Keywords: Activity Based Costing and Management; Production; Business or Company Management; Planning; Cost Accounting; Cost Management; Product Marketing; Management Practices and Processes; Consumer Products Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry

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Maya Babu

"I was impressed by the way professors talked about their love of teaching," she says. "In the class, the time went by so fast—it was tremendously active and intellectually stimulating." Now that she's immersed in the... View Details

Career Coach

Rich Schneider

Rich (HBS’74) has been a Career Coach since 2009 and works with both students and alumni. He retired from a 35 year career in management consulting that year and is presently active in several capacities: Partner in Sage Partners, a... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Consumer Products; Health Care; Manufacturing; Sports

11 Mar 2001
Research & Ideas

Group Therapy

consequences of group affiliation for several years now, often with HBS professor Krishna G. Palepu. His current research, much of which is set in Latin America, focuses on several important aspects of business groups: their effect on entrepreneurial View Details

Keywords: by Peter Jacobs

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Australian & New Zealand Club | MBA

Australian & New Zealand Club To promote the Australian and New Zealand (ANZ) region at Harvard Business School by facilitating activities for members, raising the profiles of Australia and New Zealand as places to do business, and... View Details

11 Jan 2016
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Meet the Business and Environment Initiative

sign up for our newsletter, event and research updates, check our website for career resources and participate in the mentor program. They can also apply to be on our advisory board. Is the BEI involved in case writing? We have a group of core faculty who are very... View Details

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Deal Making in Real Estate - Course Catalog

two active real estate practitioners at industry leading firms and utilizing prominent protagonists and guest speakers, this course will provide students with the fundamental skills in real estate investment, operations and value creation... View Details

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Corporate Finance: Corporate Financial Operations (CFO) - Course Catalog

set of assumptions and projections. More generally, raising and allocating capital effectively requires strong collaboration across many roles. This course aims to prepare students to bridge the finance divide. It focuses on the core finance View Details

07 May 2020
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Ensuring Student Equity

they tutor and mentor in ‘normal’ conditions,” Grumhaus explains. The robust, hands-on learning assignments that NCCP delivers each week—two in English language arts, two in math, and one “special” activity —augment the district’s remote... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

01 Feb 2018
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HBS Professor Emeritus Hugo Uyterhoeven Dies at 86

revamping the class reunion format, and establishing corporate relations and public relations efforts at the School. Subsequently, Uyterhoeven took charge of all the School’s Executive Education activities and spearheaded the renovation... View Details

September 2002
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Abercrombie & Kent

By: Frances X. Frei, Brian Corbett, Mark Partin and Daniel Rethazy

Describes Abercrombie & Kent, the outdoor adventure company that has provided services throughout the entire history of the outdoor adventure industry. Provides an opportunity to learn how the company successfully grown into a premier player in the industry by adapting... View Details

Keywords: History; Financial Management; Activity Based Costing and Management; Service Operations; Marketing Reference Programs; Product Development; Business Growth and Maturation; Balance and Stability; Marketing Channels; Transportation; Growth and Development Strategy; Travel Industry

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01 Jun 1996
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Four Professors to Retire

(with Richard F. Vancil and Paul W. Marshall). He also contributed the chapter"Capital Budgeting and Long-Range Planning" to the book Progress in Operations Research. Beyond HBS, Christenson has been an active member of professional... View Details

Keywords: Elaine Gottlieb and John Prestage

15 Apr 2016
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Working With Organizations That Recruit at HBS: An Interview with Molly DeCastro

that be a formal on-campus presentation or connecting with a targeted group of students through the resume databases. What do you do for fun outside of work? These days I am chasing after an 18 month old toddler. Our favorite activities... View Details

Keywords: Technology; Entertainment / Media / Sports

24 Apr 2014
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Leading the way in times of crisis

After an unsuccessful run for mayor of New York in 2013, Lhota is now chief of staff at New York University Langone Medical Center, where he works closely with the CEO assisting in managing all activities associated with directing a... View Details

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Ed Rogers

wine recommendations that take special occasions into account. Once we realized our core differentiating factor, all of our other activities pivoted to communicate our distinction. How do your HBS ambitions fit into the big picture of the... View Details

Keywords: Financial Services; Tech

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Chao Zeng

communications skills. Finally, HBS is a platform for being more global, not only through classes, but in after-class activities like the Asia Business Conference or going to Brazil in FIELD to do a consulting project. By doing business... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing/Energy; Financial Services

Christopher J. Perry

city, popular for its editorial nature and active coverage of community news. Perry also used the paper as a vehicle for social change, using his influence to push for better services in the community. By 1930, the paper had boasted a... View Details

Keywords: Publishing & Print Media

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