Telecommunications - Publications - Faculty & Research

M. Kenneth Oshman

As one of the principal founders of Rolm, Oshman is credited with the design and development of a sophisticated private branch exchange or PBx switch that has become a central component of telecommunication systems. Over the course of... View Details

Keywords: Communications

Paul Henson

Henson took a small, regional telephone company in Nebraska and transformed it into the number three telecommunications company in the United States. When Henson joined United Utilities, it had 500,000 customers, served 500 rural... View Details

Keywords: Communications

24 Apr 2014
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Improving the lives of underprivileged children in rural India

children. “We need to ensure that India’s children have access to quality education to help them realize their true potential,” says Mittal. The foundation has also set up specialized centers for higher education and research, such as the Bharti School of View Details

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Global Industry Bubble Watch - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

Data Global Industry Bubble Watch Download Data Set in Excel View Sector: Consumer Discretionary Consumer Discretionary Consumer Staples Energy Financials Healthcare Industrials Information Technology Materials Real Estate View Details

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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

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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

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Defense Industry Research

drivers of the industry, industry risk, market data and segments, competitors and industry performance. View Details

19 May 2016
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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

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 Feb 2001
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Ready for Take-Off

(MBA '77) of Communispace, a software environment for virtual collaboration within companies. Tracy A. Lawrence (MBA '99) of GetConnected.com, Inc., an Internet channel where consumers can comparison-shop among telecommunications... View Details

Keywords: Spingboard

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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

01 Dec 2017
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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

26 May 2016
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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

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

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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

01 Jun 2004
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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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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
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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

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

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