telecommunications - Publications - Faculty & Research

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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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

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

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Thomas Murphy | Baker Library

brilliantly crafted deals, he gradually built the telecommunications empire Capital Cities. In 1985, Tom engineered the purchase of ABC with the backing of his longtime friend Warren Buffett, and the company became Cap Cities/ABC. Ten... View Details

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Economist Intelligence Unit | Baker Library

and telecommunications industries. Data tool can be used to compare economic data across or within countries or to report on prices of commodities in countries throughout the world. Get Access HBS Faculty, Students, and Staff Remote... 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

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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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Defense Industry Research

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

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

Profile

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 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

31 Jan 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research: January 31, 2017

https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/817059-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 817-040 Elon Musk: Balancing Purpose and Risk No abstract available. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/817040-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 417-017... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

07 Oct 2021
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Bringing Light to the Fight

own businesses and is now director of the Auckland International Airport and chair of Spark, New Zealand’s largest telecommunications and digital services company. “Measuring performance in charity is as important as in a commercial... 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

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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 Apr 1999
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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

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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