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- 01 Sep 2015
- News
The Business of Love
attractive. Match.com, which got its start in 1995 when only 14 percent of American adults used the Internet, began to move online dating into the mainstream. The late 1990s and early 2000s saw a boom in dating sites, such as eHarmony, launched in 2000 with a stated... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Banking on HBS
guaranteeing long-term debt from the market against government contractual obligations. "A big lesson I took away from the course," Shapiro says, "is the importance of gaining internal acceptance for specific change, even when almost... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 07 Nov 2014
- News
The First Five Years: Tiffany Pham (MBA 2012)
it has been challenging to balance all of the above with fundraising simultaneously. Thanks to our user traction, however, we have been able to raise sizable capital through inbound inquiries from prominent investors as well as recommendations.” What are your short-... View Details
- 07 Aug 2019
- News
“The Star of the North”
competitor analysis, trend research, and leadership programs. Since then, the team has helped Granite Equity research individual company profiles, whether it’s for an acquisition or a vendor or a potential partner. The service also has helped make View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Ask the Expert: Gimme Shelter
properties that are deeded to stay affordable? Aren’t those buyers in effect renters (albeit with a tax deduction) if there’s little to no upside to long-term ownership? —Lynn Miller (MBA 1989) OAKES: We certainly don’t want to create... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Expanding the brand of the country’s largest magazine publisher
Inc., the country’s largest magazine publisher, until her retirement in 2010. In her keynote address to the W50 Summit, a 2013 celebration of the 50th anniversary of women in HBS’s two-year MBA Program, Moore advised: “Where you are headed is more important than how... View Details
- 01 Apr 1997
- News
HBS Duo Offers Personalized Career Assessment
Business. Written by Timothy Butler and James Waldroop, director and associate director, respectively, of the School's MBA Career Development Programs, the book presents a business-focused, step-by-step approach to evaluating one's career with an eye to finding View Details
Keywords: Bob Binstock
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
CEO Compensation Troubles
long-term trend has been for CEO pay to rise along with the pay for other senior executives, and it is now twice as much as that of CEOs in major European countries, according to Towers Perrin, a global consultancy. A recent study... View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
Board Leader, and Transitions and Transformations. Long-term goals for this committee include determining which programs resonate with alumni and then defining a well-targeted marketing effort to increase cross-class and total alumni... View Details
- 25 Jan 2012
- News
Is Tax Reform Viable?
he or she earned $7 million being a secretary. The answer is that secretary would have to pay close to $2.5 million in taxes, $1.5 million more than I would. The difference, of course, is that my good fortune was a long-term capital gain,... View Details
- 15 Nov 2020
- News
Global Outposts Expand HBS’s Intellectual Footprint
of 10 HBS alumni. During the virtual gathering, the alumni provided insights from their experiences navigating the economic downturns of 2002 and 2008 and shared their views about long-term career development. India Research Center To... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Alfred L. Cheauré - A Dog's Life
in the fields of Pennsylvania. We also paid tribute to canine search-and-rescue organizations (dogs and their handlers) last December at the AKC/Eukanuba American Dog Classic show in Orlando, Florida. In addition, we have set up a continuing View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 20 Nov 2019
- News
From the Ground Up
we use those funds to provide school uniforms, provide school supplies, provide clean drinking water to the schools, and provide lunch. It was a pretty easy thing to implement. We think [it] has made some significant difference on the children in Fiji and will have a... View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Short Takes
Firms and Flexibility As job security and long-term relationships between corporations and their white-collar workers become relics of the past, what will link these two parties in the future? According to HBS assistant professor Jeffrey... View Details
Keywords: Judith Ross
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Protecting conservation land while turning a profit
acres over the past 15 years. The firm is co-managed by David Hoffer (AB 1990, MBA 1995, JD 1996). Hourdequin is passionate about long-term land stewardship and believes that Lyme’s conservation strategies help to align financial goals... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Whale Wars
their citizens’ long-term interests. So I decided to go over to the dark side and act. I joined up as a ship’s engineer on the 200-foot vessel Steve Irwin, which set sail out of Hobart, Tasmania, toward Antarctica. On a stunning, sunny... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Leadership in the Digital Age
the Africa Research Center and Middle East and North Africa Research Center highlighted the importance of building the infrastructure necessary to undertake digital transformation. These are all long-term tasks and big-picture questions... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Speak English, Please!
achieve.” Mikitani expected that the initial global English-only conversion would be difficult. “This is going to be a long-term effort for us,” he states in the case. “Starting this month, my own speech will simply be in English.” All... View Details
- 13 Jul 2020
- News
Locally Grown
investing immediately, with the first check we received,” he says. The initial fundraising goal was $4 million; the fund has now raised $25 million. Aravaipa also had long-term vision. “This isn’t software,” Fenwick-Smith explains.... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
Turning Point: Power Outlet
proactively, not reactively. I can’t stop. Then a mom from the group suggested setting up a conference call to figure out our next steps. From there, we formed a steering committee, and I drafted a mission statement and a long-term... View Details