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- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Letters
Fantastic Photos The photo galleries from Iraq and Afghanistan on the Bulletin Web site are fantastic. They portray both the beauty and the ugliness of these countries and put a familiar face on those who serve us during this war. Thank... View Details
- 15 Apr 2002
- Research & Ideas
In the Virtual Dressing Room Returns Are A Real Problem
electronic commerce than in the B2B segment, since industry standards for characterizing color and fabric are more familiar forms of communication for business partners than for individual consumers. Compounding the difficulty in... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Head Games
The football season is about to begin, a familiar signal that summer is over. The game is a huge money-maker on one level and a powerful societal binding agent at another — think Friday Night Lights. But increasing revelations about brain... View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Technology Making HBS More Accessible
as an investment banker focused on educational technology makes her very familiar with the topic. “The platform will enable people to collaborate across great distances,” she notes. Steve, who is a private equity real-estate investor,... View Details
- 26 Jun 2008
- News
The First HBS Class Notes
familiar to current class secretaries began the notes: "Alumni have not cooperated recently in sending in items about themselves; only by the help of graduates can the number of these items be increased." The plaint bore fruit: the fifth... View Details
- 01 Jul 2021
- Office Hours
Readers Ask: Which Companies Are Transforming Work?
system. They’re just not working. "We do a very poor job of teaching that in the United States—giving people a basic familiarity with digital technology." "The second is that a lot of the shortage of workers is coming in the form of... View Details
- 07 Mar 2017
- News
From Harvard to INSEAD: Change Management in a Disruptive World
familiar with private enterprise and with strong ties with the business community, rather than a traditional academic. That’s how it all began, and the reason why they reached out to me.” On the value of the case method: “The case-study... View Details
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- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Books: Brand New
fashion, status, community, and control.” The six entrepreneurs achieved this, Koehn found, by maintaining total familiarity with their product or service; learning from mistakes and adjusting quickly; distinguishing their offerings and... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Pearson Hunt Remembered
also contributed to the theory of capital budgeting and to the development of a more realistic application of the cost of capital to investment decisions. In the midst of this work, Hunt coined the term EBIT (earnings before interest and taxes), a concept View Details
- Web
Introduction - The Production - The Human Factor – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
it offered in industrial relations. In courses such as “Human Problems of Administration” and “Personnel Research” students became familiar with prevailing management theories that espoused the importance of a cooperative system and... View Details
- Web
Kresge Way | About
Hall was dedicated in 1953 and was a familiar Harvard Business School landmark and a central gathering place for meals, meetings, and reunions. In keeping with the School’s emphasis on learning beyond the classroom, Kresge was designed to... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Insights into Business in Islamic World
differing financial norms. "If you understand the religious principles underlying these restrictions, you can sometimes create contracts or other arrangements that accommodate them," he said, citing leases as one example of a familiar... View Details
- Career Coach
Kristen Fitzpatrick
Kristen (HBS '03) is Managing Director, HBS Career and Professional Development. In this role, she coaches alumni and MBA students. Through her interactions with recruiters over the past decade, Kristen is familiar with many industries... View Details
- Student-Profile
Ran Zhuo
during which they work directly with faculty on research projects while getting to know their colleagues and becoming familiar with the abundant resources at Harvard. Coming directly from her undergraduate career—and unsure what to expect... View Details
- 01 Oct 2021
- News
Helping Leaders Chart an Ethical Path
value that is central to our reputation.” “In reading the case, you learn about the history of Lebanon, where Lebanon sits in the MENA region, and the issue of waste. Ziad’s story opens up a whole other world that students may not be View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
Volunteers Crack Case, Consider School's Future
for the next morning's case discussion. Jarred back to anxiety, that night I assumed the classic posture — highlighter in hand, scrutinizing the case as if my life depended upon it. Early Saturday morning, the familiar debate began —... View Details
- Profile
Danny Lipsitz
chance to practice in a safe environment.” Embracing both the new and the familiar For his FIELD 3 project, Danny and his teammates are, “going against the grain. None of us has any prior entrepreneurial experience. And none of us has... View Details
- Web
Advancing Social Enterprise | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
entrepreneurs has been really priceless. HBS students get a window into new markets and the structural challenges that entrepreneurs face. And the private sector sees us attacking social challenges with familiar language and View Details
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
New Idea: State of the Art
previous iteration, the new Cooper Hewitt “finds that merely looking at things is a hopelessly passive way of experiencing the world.” The museum work was familiar territory: Belsky’s career has focused on developing better ways for the... View Details
- 09 Oct 2019
- News
Building a Tradition of Giving
deeper philanthropic engagement. From there, his giving has followed a familiar trajectory, according to Inside Philanthropy (paywall): Driven by his own personal inspiration, Sternlicht’s giving has become increasingly targeted on... View Details