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- 01 Oct 1997
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Short Takes
herbicides, reducing risk.) In general, Reinhardt asserts, it is market leaders who, by virtue of their power to shape the nature of competition in their industries, can force other firms to follow. Flexing similar muscle are firms with... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
nongeographic, interest-based associations, clubs have an opportunity to develop similar models within their own structures, thereby tailoring programs to specific groups. Accordingly, it recommended that the School take a proactive... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Buy the Book
retailers (such as Wal-Mart and Costco) that only stock twenty or so bestsellers yet are responsible for 34 percent of book sales in the United States. “Something hits as a success and dominates the market,” Deighton comments. “It’s View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Surveying Students’ Summer Plans
Minnesota winter returns.” Eduardo Russian (MBA 2018) Hometown: San Diego, California Destination: Camino Financial, Los Angeles (Social Enterprise Initiative Summer Fellow) “A friend who saw similarities between my story and that of... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 16 Mar 2017
- News
Making Rapid Progress in the Fight Against Cancer
in 2 chance of developing cancer in their lifetimes. That’s pretty similar to the figures here in the US and in most of the western world. But actually the largest growth in the number of cancer cases are happening in emerging economies,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Exotic Travel
their travels, providing “how-to” tips for families with similar interests. After Jennifer succumbed to ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) in February 2003, completing the book became a labor of love for Nichols. Exotic Travel Destinations for... View Details
- 13 Jun 2013
- News
Learning Curve
Marshall Tuck with kids Photo courtesy of Marshall Tuck Marshall Tuck's exciting new job had a rough start. Selected in late 2006 to head a turnaround of the Los Angeles Unified School District, Tuck (MBA 2000) saw his position evaporate a week before the start date,... View Details
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- 13 Dec 2011
- News
Carry It On
Glassman: A helping hand for deserving HBS students. Courtesy Robert Glassman Related Links MBA Fellowships Bob Glassman’s (MBA ’69) longstanding support of HBS—particularly the HBS student fellowship he established in 1984—is rooted in his commitment to society,... View Details
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- 28 Feb 2013
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Boston-area Nonprofits Receive $2.25 Million in MacArthur Grants
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- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Heroines and Helping Hands
WuDunn Photo Courtesy Sheryl WuDunn Girls matter — we take that for granted here in the developed nations, and we all expect our daughters, sisters, and wives to make a difference in the world. But take a moment to think about another kind of girl, one who might live... View Details
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- 01 Feb 2012
- News
Charlotte Club Donates to Nonprofits
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
What I Do: Lindsey Mead (MBA 2000), Vedica Qalbani and Jessica Wu (both MBA 2007)
its competitors in the hunt for talent in the high-stakes, trilliondollar finance industry. Ratio’s focus is on search for private equity and hedge fund firms, and its founders’ strategy for winning in that specialized, competitive market is driven by their View Details
- 29 Sep 2022
- News
Securing a Resilient Future for Senegal
countries closed their borders. Diagne’s first task was to work closely with the ministry’s leadership team in crafting an economic response to the pandemic. Worldwide, crisis management involved very similar challenges—layoffs and... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 10 Aug 2022
- News
Generosity Multiplied
wonderful thing, and it’s become extremely effective at fundraising for lots of good causes,” says Reed, who cofounded the charity with his father, Sir Alec Reed (OPM 17, 1991). It was his father’s idea to take the technology used for the jobs website and create a... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
Is Private Equity Blockchain’s Killer App?
Lakhani compares blockchain to TCP/IP, a network communications technology that spurred the internet’s growth. No one today, he says, thinks about how TCP/IP works. “They just use FaceTime, they just use email,” Lakhani says. Blockchain could have a View Details
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- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Getting Personal
It’s the same as when you meet someone with whom you share similar interests, but despite that, you never really click because you find something in that person’s manner off-putting. In human interactions, we often can adjust our approach... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
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financial linkages so that all payment originates with the individual and is disseminated to providers in real time. Similar technology is needed to achieve “infrastructure convergence,” which eliminates administrative activities across... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
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South Florida and Minnesota Launch Community Programs
of Washington, D.C., also offered considerable support. “We’re interested in talking to anybody who is trying to create a similar program in their community,” says Levy. “The HBS network was invaluable when it came to organizing our own... View Details
- 19 Jun 2013
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Your Guide to Social Enterprise
Georgia Levenson Keohane Photo courtesy of Georgia Levenson Keohane What is social entrepreneurship? Is it simply an approach to business in which profit comes hand in hand with some positive social change? Or is it the application of business methods to a nonprofit so... View Details
- 13 Jul 2011
- News