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- 01 Sep 2013
- News
The New Rules of E-Commerce
Mikitani (MBA 1993) is not shy about pursuing the big idea, in this case a belief that English is the lingua franca of business and learning it would give his organization a competitive edge. Rakuten, founded in 1997, operates an online... View Details
- 21 Feb 2014
- News
The First Five Years: Evelyne White (MBA 2010)
in my kitchen, it's great to have more space in a great location where the team can collaborate. Other milestones include taking home the runner-up prize at HBS's New Venture Competition in 2013 and closing our first seed round in... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
HBS Press Books in Brief
McDermott, and William M. Snyder, maintains that communities of practice — groups of individuals formed around common interests and expertise — provide the ideal vehicle for driving knowledge-management strategies and building lasting View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Faculty Books
The Last Tycoon, and other stories, he addresses issues leaders face, such as the soundness of their vision, their readiness to take on responsibility, the depth of their compassion, and their ability to manage success. Institutions, Macroeconomics, and the View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
The City Solution
the greenhouse effect, or global warming, and you’ll likely get an earful. But Mike is a little different. From his vantage point in what’s been called the second-toughest job in America, he really knows about those issues, and he knows... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Every Gift Counts
Perry Driggs reached out to every member of the class, ensuring that the class’s support will have a lasting impact on global activities and other key needs at the School. Class of 1991 The 20th Reunion gift campaign, led by Paige... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Porter Course Goes Abroad
competitiveness and economic development,” states Porter, “yet many universities lack the size and resources to develop teaching materials and mount courses in this area.” While participants concur that this hightech, long-distance... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Cracks in the Foundation
I couldn't help but feel a sense of gloom as I read the results of the recent HBS alumni survey on US competitiveness. It revealed that alumni overwhelmingly believe the United States is losing its competitive edge, particularly when... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Fast Forward
Illustration by Chris Gash The School’s US Competitiveness Project launched four years ago with a simple but ambitious goal: figure out how companies in the United States can better compete in the global... View Details
- 01 Aug 2001
- News
Class Day and Commencement 2001
"unique experiences will leave this campus." Senor was followed at center stage by featured guest Jack Welch, General Electric chairman and CEO. He was joined by Nigel Killick (MBA '01), winner of a School-wide competition to have the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Spring Training for Startups
Angie Hicks (MBA 2000); discussions of a few of HBS's top entrepreneurship cases; and—naturally—plenty of networking opportunities. Summit attendees were also invited to check out the finale of another startup event on campus that day: the student New Venture View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
What’s Next
HBS's vantage, it is clear Allston will enhance the University's mission and extend our impact. Global I would like to see more balance of studies on different continents. A lot of focus is on the United States; India, China, and Africa... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
In Review
& Sciences and the Harvard Medical School. It initiated new faculty research initiatives on issues like US Competitiveness and the Future of Work. It marked the 50th year anniversaries of women being admitted to the MBA program and the... View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
"Economists are puzzle solvers..."
widely used? Merton: One answer is, simply, that it filled a need. It wasn't intellectual interest that made people want to apply it. In the 1970s, profit margins to options dealers were driven down, competition was going up, and options... View Details
- 13 Nov 2020
- News
Faculty Focus Their Research on COVID-19 Issues
hospitality, and that savvy business leaders and landlords will begin to leverage healthier indoor spaces as a competitive advantage. Learning about Crisis Response from Chinese Companies Das Narayandas and coauthors studied the actions... View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
HBS Faculty Explore Ideas Around the World
responsibility shared by so many business leaders in countries with great income disparities. Learn more at www.hbs.edu/businesshistory/emerging-markets Global Case Writing Shaped by Faculty Interests Assistant Professor Doug Chung’s... View Details
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- 15 Dec 2015
- News
The Year in Ideas 2015
possessions when they know there is a newer version available to them. “Content is king, but whose content will trump? “I believe 2016 will show more brands owning their own destinies by becoming content creators. As competition rises for... View Details
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
New Releases
noncompetitive technology development while contributing to national economic growth and global competitiveness. In Technology Fountainheads: The Management Challenge of R&D; Consortia, Professor Emeritus Ray Corey examines the... View Details
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
Capitalist Revolutions Analyzed in MBA "Foundations" Course
rooted in the popular MBA elective, The Coming of Managerial Capitalism: The United States, an offering designed in the 1980s by HBS professors Alfred D. Chandler, Jr., and Richard S. Tedlow. To expand this course into the global arena... View Details
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- 30 Nov 2017
- News
Happy Meals (Are Here Again)
optimism about the future of McDonald’s that was hard to find two years ago. In January 2015, the company released its worst earnings report in 30 years, with revenue at its more than 36,000 global locations falling by 7 percent from the... View Details