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- 01 Feb 2012
- What Do You Think?
Is Support for Small Business Misplaced?
businesses) help in reducing unemployment, illiteracy, poverty, and unsocial practices." Several responses delved more deeply into issues associated with bigness and smallness. Edware Hare commented that "Better we should... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Alumni Bookshelf
The Big Book of New Design Ideas edited by David E. Carter (OPM 26, 1998) (Harper Design International) In his 100th book, Carter, an expert on logo design and corporate identity, has assembled the best efforts of graphic designers to... View Details
- 22 Sep 2015
- News
Giving Kids a Better Chance
into some of the most-improved schools in California. In this video, Tuck talks about his mission to give inner-city kids a chance at a high-quality education. “When I applied to HBS, I knew that I wanted to get focused on how we help other people in this world, and... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Case Study: A Souped-Up Strategy
reputation-enhancing ratings on one platform. Compared to a small or midsized city, more entrants will vie for dominance in a large city. In a winner-take-all battle between five players, there's essentially a four-out-of-five chance of... View Details
- Profile
Ann DeWitt
After five years as a research scientist at 3M, Ann DeWitt was ready for managerial responsibilities that would require a new set of skills. "I wondered how I would make the transition," Ann says. "In slow steps or in one... View Details
- 17 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Reserve Bank Governor Discusses India’s Financial Opportunities
said. As for the issue of human capital, Rajan noted that the majority of the populous is undereducated. "We need more education," he said. "Harvard is of course unique, but we need more institutions that emulate you." Even so, "I would argue... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 10 Sep 2008
- Research & Ideas
Long-Tail Economics? Give Me Blockbusters!
result in dead ends but occasionally lead in an unexpected direction to a blockbuster result. Some big budget movies are flops, others are sleepers, still others meet expectations. More risky than pursuing blockbusters is not to pursue... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
HBS Curricula Explore the Complexities of Innovation
variety of data-related topics, from data privacy to digital health to the use of big data for social good (see sidebar below). Five of the six courses (Business Analytics being the exception) were created... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Tedlow on Tires and the Meaning of Life
automakers tried to avoid investing in radials. This country was not like Europe where they have "little doodlebugs scooting around on cobblestones," they said. According to a top Ford executive at the time, "This is a big country with... View Details
- 16 Jun 2016
- Blog Post
Why Entrepreneurs Should Consider Business School
entrepreneurship as "pursuit of opportunity beyond resources controlled." One of the scary things about entrepreneurship is that you'll never feel that you have all the resources you need - money, talent, training - to pull it off.** The opportunities and... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Steve Schwarzman
Schwarzman defended his industry and cautioned that the good times can’t go on forever. Private equity’s been all over the headlines for months. Why is it suddenly such a big deal? Over the last ten years it has grown from 5 percent of... View Details
- 19 Dec 2016
- Research & Ideas
The 10 Most Popular Stories of 2016
One-on-One Meeting The one-on-one meeting between supervisor and staff is an invaluable tool for managing, but requires much attention to detail. Julia B. Austin explains best practices for getting the most out of the 1:1. Why Brexit is a View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 02 Dec 2021
- News
Learning Curve
Melcher. She served as president and handled the business side of the growing school, from learning to write a budget to scouring used furniture stores for inexpensive desk chairs and finding ever-larger classroom spaces (the school moved three times in its first View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Frank Blethen (PMD 35, 1978)
1968 or 1969, and Seattle was on an economic roll. People were apologetic when you called them up because they were late on their bill. And they'd get you the money. The following year was the big Boeing bust. My boss had a serious... View Details
- 15 Nov 2016
- News
Cultivating the Next Generation of Thought Leaders
Associate Professor George Serafeim (photo by Susan Young) Michael E. Porter was an associate professor at HBS when he first developed his now-renowned five forces framework for strategy. Likewise, Clayton M. Christensen advanced the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Film School
fabrics firm in Pennsylvania, but prior to that, he had run a departmentstore chain in Southern California and had friends and contacts in the movie industry. With their help, in 1994 Seder founded the Big Picture Alliance (BPA), an... View Details
- Profile
Payam Shodjai
I did was half technical, half business – involving technical, marketing, legal and strategic issues." The business side of technology inspired Payam "to get a more formal education in business that would open opportunities five... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Deep in the Heart of Texas
Leave it up to HBS alumni clubs in Texas to plan events that leave big impressions on their members. Houston Club President Andrew L. Waite (MBA '93), now in the second year of his term, rattles off the high-caliber speakers his club... View Details
Keywords: Amy E. Dean
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
The Joy of Spending
we talk about are not mistakes that laypeople make," says Norton, who admits that even he fails to heed the science from time to time. "They are mistakes that humans make." Below, Norton offers five principles that can ensure you swipe... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Beantown as a Beacon
replicated elsewhere. Here are a few Boston-born ideas highlighted by the event's panelists that appear ready for export. TWO BIRDS, ONE JOB Attacking poverty and a national labor shortage While serving as a Big Brother, Internet... View Details