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Television: overview & ratings

Where can I find an overview of the TV industry, and also TV ratings? S&PCapital IQ Pro: Select Industries --> Technology, Media & View Details

12 Sep 2005
Research & Ideas

The Broadband Explosion: Thinking About a Truly Interactive World

this edited volume come about, and what is meant by the term "broadband explosion"? Robert Austin: This book was a result of the fourth Harvard Business School Colloquium on the Computer and Telecommunications industries, which... View Details

Keywords: by Sara Grant; Telecommunications; Telecommunications; Telecommunications

01 Oct 2015
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Banking on Trust

and focused on some big-ticket items, such as telecoms. The net effect was dramatically improved telecommunications service in rural areas.” Sheppard calls this kind of knowledge sharing and relationship building “the World Bank at its... View Details

01 Jun 2004
News

Alumni Bookshelf

cofounded a telecommunications company. I Quit, and Choose Work That Aligns with My Soul by Karyn Pettigrew (MBA 1990) (KPConsulting) A motivational speaker, coach, and consultant, Pettigrew helps people align their careers with work that... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

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Adam Shimer

Adam has a mix of consulting and government experience. He started his career at Bain & Company, during which he worked primarily in the Private Equity Group, retail and telecommunications sectors. Additionally, he volunteered to lead... View Details

01 Dec 2017
News

Environmental Impact

Investments and a former US Ambassador to Austria, focuses her philanthropy on three areas: environmental conservation, education, and international economic development. She and her husband, Craig, the telecommunications pioneer who... View Details

11 Jun 2001
Research & Ideas

E-Commerce Unplugged

capitalizing on the promise of m-commerce requires a deep understanding of consumer behavior, then significant opportunities arise not just for providers of telecommunications services—the early leaders in this market—but also for... View Details

Keywords: by Nitin Nohria & Marty Leestma

19 May 2016
News

Creating a Public Greenway in Northern California’s Scenic Wine Country

include Covad Communications, a groundbreaking telecommunications company established in 1996. “Any great company—including those I’ve started—the technology will be obsolete by then.” McMinn’s passion for the Vine Trail was borne of... View Details

26 May 2016
News

Sunil B. Mittal, OPM 27, 1999

telecommunications business. “There is an old maxim: First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then they lose,” says Mittal. While others ignored him, Mittal installed fiber-optic cables throughout India. By the... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

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Consumer goods: market research

link to navigate to the Consumer Goods and FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) portion of the database. Technavio
Full-text reports on a wide range of industries and geographies. Reports cover topics including IT, energy, engineering, consumer products,... View Details

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Folafolu Folowosele

Fola started a social enterprise with funding from MTN, a telecommunications company in Africa that uses football (soccer) scholarships to “create a student-athlete culture across the continent, beginning with Nigeria. I want kids to have... View Details

01 Feb 2002
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HBS Expands Global Presence

adds. "In the telecommunications arena, for instance, the European market is more focused on wireless devices than is the case in the United States, so the technology industry is evolving in distinct ways." The ERC's development of... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Jan 2010
News

James A. Lovell, AMP 62, 1971

telecommunications industries. He then launched a more down-to-earth venture: Lovells at Lake Forest, a restaurant outside Chicago. Lovell is a sought-after expert on space, education, and science, and he speaks internationally. In 2003,... View Details

02 Oct 2000
Research & Ideas

The Dubious Logic of Global Megamergers

Think of Maytag and Lloyd's Bank; both companies have prospered by focusing on their home markets of the United States and Great Britain, respectively. Telefónica de España, a midsize telecommunications company, has rejected the role of... View Details

Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat & Fariborz Ghadar

01 Feb 1999
News

More Than a Business

recalls. Indeed, Graves the younger was soon hauling in hefty ad revenues from the likes of telecommunications giants, major banks, and scores of other prominent firms. "Family businesses are doomed from the start if the members don't... View Details

Keywords: Jeffrey Lazar

01 Jan 2005
News

Judith R. Haberkorn, 111th AMP, 1992

for women to think more about their marriage prospects than their business future. Nevertheless, Haberkorn walked into the Baltimore employment office of the AT&T-owned Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. of Maryland and landed a job in the View Details

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Kine Seck Mercier

studying physics and chemistry, she specialized in telecommunications “because it is one the most dynamic, innovative, and important industries in Senegal.” After graduation, she worked for France Telecom, where she managed strategy and... View Details

01 Apr 1999
News

Exploring Asia at the Crossroads

ranging from "Japan: What Happened to the Miracle?" to "Competing for One Billion Customers: Telecommunications in China." Twelve of the conference's panels were moderated by HBS professors. The gathering also featured social events and... View Details

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Stephen Mathew

My most memorable classroom moment was when a guest speaker who was the CEO of a large telecommunications company shook my hand and told me he sat in my exact seat when he went to HBS. What is one thing you brought with you to campus, and... View Details

23 Jul 2001
Research & Ideas

Looking for CEOs in All the Wrong Places

At a recent gathering of chief executives in New York City, the CEOs of two companies shared pleasant dinner conversation. The first led a large, successful corporation; the second also served as a director of a telecommunications firm... View Details

Keywords: by Peter K. Jacobs; Employment

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