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- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Advanced Statistics Are the New Foam Fingers
The Quantified Athlete “Athletes will always look to improve their performance and stay injury-free with technology. But the sports media industry is also starting to explore how to incorporate athlete data into their broadcasts. And as interactive sports media evolves... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Inside Modern HR
bet on an HBS graduate who has no direct experience in the field, but who has a strong business background and a deep interest in how talent and organizational decisions drive performance. The game changers in this field will have strong... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Eight Among Many: Robert F. Diromualdo
are made on the Internet, it's difficult to bet the whole organization on one approach," he explains. "We've developed a world-class Web site that's supported by a state-of-the-art fulfillment center. But we also want to bring new... View Details
Keywords: James E. Aisner
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards 2014
Altiostar Networks, Inc. Dahod outside his Tewksbury, MA, office “The best way to deliver on shareholder value is not to focus on shareholder value. Focus on meeting customer needs and taking care of employees. That leads to success.” A serial entrepreneur with an... View Details
- 30 Nov 2016
- Blog Post
Why I Didn’t Think I’d Get in to HBS
an individual. Rather, think of yourself as a piece of something bigger – your potential HBS class. What you do have to offer? What characteristics you bring to the table that will make your section that much better? I bet there are... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Jeremiah P. Murphy, Jr.
venerable Cambridge institution is still alive and well, thanks, in large part, to one of their classmates. “We've been in business since 1882,” says Jerry Murphy, president of the Harvard Cooperative Society. “It's a safe bet that we're... View Details
- 20 May 2013
- Op-Ed
Making America an Industrial Powerhouse Again
commercial R&D efforts by pharmaceutical, biotechnology, diagnostics, and agricultural companies. The latter was a very specific commercial bet. Placing these commercial bets requires a depth of understanding of markets and customers... View Details
- 26 Sep 2007
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Negotiation
looking to military science for winning strategies. Key concepts include: Traditional negotiation theory says little about crafting strategy in highly dynamic markets-but the military knows all about strategy and uncertainty. Make an informed View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Ink: Home Cooking, Secure Retirements, and Restoring Humanity to Finance
chaos of the world.” (PD-1923) (PD-1923) Elizabeth Bennet: The heroine of Pride and Prejudice is a master at risk management in questions of 19th-century matrimony, Desai says. Her decision at the end of the novel to marry the man she desires shows that she “understood... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Going Against the Flow
startup evolve into Banco Pactual, which today is a full-service investment bank with a net worth of $700 million. Jakurski has found contrarian skepticism useful for analyzing emerging-market turbulence. "The government will enact a policy and you know from experience... View Details
Keywords: Dun Gifford, Jr.
- 01 Jan 2011
- News
Robert Kraft, MBA 1965
Kraft has made bold bets that have paid off, including what he sees as his all-time best: pursuing his future wife Myra even though she was on a date with someone else at the time. Their legendary 48-year partnership was a source of... View Details
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
The Road Less Traveled
by 2030. Around the world, Dediu notes, increasing sales will then drive down prices and make micromobility more accessible for all. A global embrace, Dediu says, is the best bet for reducing the 25 percent of greenhouse emissions... View Details
- 16 Aug 2006
- Research & Ideas
Is MySpace.com Your Space?
per visit on the site. But MySpace and its rivals have also come under fire from law enforcement officials, policymakers, and parents, who worry that they are a haven for child predators. Given that backlash, is MySpace a safe bet for... View Details
- 09 Apr 2019
- News
Finding a Fix for Food Allergies
for EAT; Kelly and Andrew Mulderry (both MBA 2000),who helped network; Michael Weinbach (MBA 2000), who hosted a panel for more than 3,000 employees at JP Morgan; and Wynee Sade (MBA 2000). “It was one after another after another,” says Greg. “I View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 21 Mar 2022
- Blog Post
The Impact of Career Coaching | When Mission Meets Passion
valuable perspective, including HBS career coaches! Constantly checking your assumptions on the validity of your value proposition can help ensure that you are making the right bets with your limited time and capital. View Details
- 02 May 2005
- What Do You Think?
Where is Consumer Generated Marketing Taking Us?
the time, I bet he would have spent significant time on the online underground." Fernando Polo dismissed the potential pitfalls of bias caused by listening only to outspoken users of the Internet by saying, "Excuses such as... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 19 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
Celebrating Black History: Elevating the Voices of Our Student and Alumni Communities
tied to their ability to impact the lives of others, and elevated the importance of betting on yourself. Brandon Lovell said it best when he challenged future HBS students to “own their seat” – as a nod to the reminder we all need to hear... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
The Class of 1975 in Review
on the board to illustrate human interactions. Hunt Greene's high bet wasn't looking too promising until Lawrence, bewildered by Hunt's off-the-wall comments, offered him the chalk to illustrate his theory. Much to the amusement of the... View Details
Keywords: J. Hans Stumm
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
Your Keyboard Is Listening
allow for continuous verification of a computer’s user, eliminating the need for passwords. He was making just that pitch in a meeting in 2013 when someone offhandedly said, “Hey, I bet this could also be used to detect Alzheimer’s.”... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 20 Apr 2015
- Blog Post
India Conference 2015
need to tweak the Indian National Congress’s own communication strategy, considering the 2014 election results, he warned that “if the secular character of the country was disturbed that all bets were off”. This year’s conference was... View Details