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10 Jan 2017
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A Voice for Women Leaders

understand that, just like men, women are entitled to be leaders, and that this was a way to create a collective voice. “There are a number of reasons why we see more women leaders in other countries than we see in the United States.... View Details

01 Jun 1999
News

Spangler Center Groundbreaking

superintendents who had gathered for the occasion. The idea was to guess the correct amounts of the various building materials needed to construct the facility. The numbers are based on estimates from Spangler Center project managers... View Details

26 Sep 2016
Blog Post

An Interview with Corporate Relations Director, Kurt Piemonte

Are there any trends you are seeing in Asia? I recently returned from a visit to Hong Kong where finance has traditionally been the primary industry. While that is generally still the case, I am seeing a growing number of start-ups, often... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

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Women | MBA

conference. You can also find us at some industry conferences. Forté Fellowship Opportunity Harvard Business School partners with the Forté Foundation to select HBS Forté Fellows each year. The mission of the Forté Foundation is to substantially increase the View Details

01 Dec 2014
News

Rethinking the Fashion Beat

Instilling Production with Principles Instilling Production with Principles Áslaug Magnúsdóttir Customizing Couture Online Customizing Couture Online Jamal Motlagh Taking Tailoring High Tech Taking Tailoring High Tech Katrina Lake Dressing by View Details

Keywords: Alyssa Giacobbe; fashion; Retail Trade

23 Dec 2009
News

In the Zone

While a number of organizations work to address the inequities that exist in America’s public schools, one in particular has caught the eye of President Obama. And with good reason: the Harlem Children’s Zone (HCZ), recently featured on... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services

01 Dec 2020
News

Quantum Leap

doubt that it could radically transform sectors ranging from energy to finance and cybersecurity to transportation, but the potential is still mostly theoretical as scientists can’t quite grok all the implications yet. And a number of... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing

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Movies: statistics

and film production. Variety's Film/Box Office: Current box office receipts and the highest grossing movies of all time. National Association of Theatre Owners: Movie theater statistics including box office receipts, admission prices, and View Details

James R. Moffett

the discovery and exploration of natural resource deposits around the world, especially the Grasberg gold mine in Papua, Indonesia. As CEO, Moffett oversaw a massive growth plan for the combined entities and expanded the firm’s mining portfolio while successfully... View Details

Keywords: Agriculture & Mining

01 Mar 2006
News

In Memoriam

the Finance Unit (from 1969 to 1973) and taught in both the MBA and the Executive Education programs. He also played an influential role as the Business School’s representative to a number of University committees that affected faculty... View Details

Keywords: J. Keith Butters; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Feb 2011
First Look

First Look: Feb. 1

platform to limit the number of applications available on it. Our model is based on the observation that even if users prefer application variety, applications often also exhibit direct network effects. When there are direct network... View Details

26 Feb 2008
First Look

First Look: February 26, 2008

Evidence from Indian Software Services Authors:Robert S. Huckman, Bradley R. Staats, and David M. Upton Abstract Much of the literature on team learning views experience as a unidimensional concept captured by the cumulative production volume or View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

26 Jun 2007
First Look

First Look: June 26, 2007

forecasting processes, while also trying to prepare for unexpected urgent orders and natural disasters. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=107018 Google Advertising Harvard Business School Case 507-038 In mid-2006, Google... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

04 Dec 2019
News

Skydeck Live: The Case for Funding Female Founders

there's still not a lot in the growth stage. What can we do to fix that? Dodi: Well, that's the million dollar question or billion dollar question. Because also across the board, the landscape has changed from even 10 years ago. We don’t have the View Details

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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

Lorimer D. Milton

Under Milton’s leadership, Citizens Trust grew to become one of the top five black-owned financial service institutions in the United States by 1940. It was the first black-owned bank to become a member of the Federal Reserve and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.... View Details

Keywords: Finance

Bernard Marcus

employees that would revolutionize the home improvement market. As Home Depot grew, it surpassed competitors like Hechinger's and Lowe's, as well as forced the closing of Marcus and Blank's former employer. By the end of Marcus' tenure, Home Depot stores View Details

Keywords: Retail

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