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James Reinhart
Old clothes, it turned out, was not nearly as big a problem for men and women as it was for young kids — and their parents. Children’s clothes did create a significant problem for consumers because... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
How Business Schools Lost Their Way
management itself, the times seem ripe for reopening the question of what exactly this institution is for, what functions we as a society want it to perform, and how well it is performing them. Great... View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
"Economists are puzzle solvers..."
raced up a steep hill to Broadway, found a cab, and for the first time in his life he gave a driver a couple of extra bills with instructions to get him on the next shuttle at LaGuardia. He said his son had... View Details
- 26 Mar 2025
- Blog Post
How to Approach Your Equity Compensation
ultimately align with your guiding financial priorities. In deciding whether to buy, sell, or hold equity you must consider: Tax and cash flows – Understand the cash outlay (including taxes) required to exercise your equity Opportunity... View Details
- 03 Nov 2016
- Op-Ed
Forget About Making College Affordable; Make it a Good Investment
Donald Trump has not issued an official platform on student debt, although he has referenced reducing college costs and lowering interest rates on student loans. Hillary Clinton has offered a variety of... View Details
- 01 Jan 2003
- News
Greylock
with them regularly-originally eleven times a year-to make sure there were no surprises, either good or bad." In a matter of months, Elfers brought five prominent families into the fold, including inventor View Details
- 09 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
A Diagnostic for Disruptive Innovation
an important connection between asymmetric skills and asymmetric motivation. Asymmetric motivation gives a would-be disruptor time to hone asymmetric skills. How? Even though a competitor could develop the... View Details
- 22 Jul 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #7: Turning Waste Heat to Power
in the carbon mitigation industry. “This is a great time to be a clean energy innovator.” – Janice Tran, CEO and co-founder of Kanin Energy On July 12, 2022, Kanin Energy CEO Janice Tran announced a major... View Details
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Terms of Use | HBS Online
with the Agreements and all applicable local, state, national and international laws, rules and regulations, including privacy and copyright... View Details
- 19 Jun 2017
- News
How Women's Basketball Conquered Europe
league that started failed miserably, because they couldn't control salaries. And when some superstars develop, they ask for a lot of money. Things start to collapse. Well, the WNBA has a system where for... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
From the Editors
a magazine that would be mailed to members of the Alumni Association nine times a year and would include material on developments at HBS, discussions of "actual problems used for written reports in the... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Jan 2005
- News
Louis V. Gerstner, Jr., MBA 1965
1776, by David McCullough In any survey of great American corporations that have left their mark on business history, IBM would always hold a special place. Its origins date back to the late 1880s, when mechanical time recorders View Details
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How $40 Loans Lifted Lives in Kenya | Working Knowledge
control group of rejected applicants. Traveled to 9.4 percent more cities, suggesting boosted economic activity. Sent 27 percent more text messages, an indicator of social connections and expanding networks.... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
The Future of Stem Cells
year for research on existing lines, even as other countries are investing many times that amount. Says Cynthia Fisher (MBA ’90), president and CEO of BioMed 20/20 Technologies, a biotech View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 04 Apr 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Business of Global Poverty
Their self-interest—specifically, the need to maintain their moral and literal licenses to operate in these countries—requires it. "Although it may increase their cost of doing business, businesses have... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
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Online Entrepreneurial Marketing Course | HBS Online
This course is part of the Entrepreneurship & Innovation and Marketing track. Introduction to Entrepreneurial Marketing LIMITED TIME ONLY Extra learning at no extra cost. Enroll now View Details
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DEC - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School
time showed little interest in the computer industry. "Venture capitalism itself was a relatively new concept, especially in the nascent computer industry," Glenn Rifkin and George Harrar note in The... View Details
- 02 Oct 2015
- News
The ‘F’ Word
information junkie, but I did generally know every answer to every nit-picking question that the higher-ups threw at me (e.g., the cost of capital at Playboy was 10 percent). I even developed a working knowledge of things as abstruse as... View Details
Keywords: Walt Disney Studios
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Timeline - Race, Gender & Equity
first minimum wage and 40-hour week History Of The 40-Hour Workweek More leaders are scrapping the 40-hour workweek That time America almost had a 30-hour workweek Why Do We Work 40 Hours A Week? 1939 John... View Details
- 20 Jul 2017
- News
Pushing the Next Generation Forward
nutrition, and wellness offerings that target endemic problems such as asthma and obesity. All programs are offered at no cost to families in HCZ’s service zone. Funding comes... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg