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- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Robert Goodwin
Colombia — I found that people share similar goals: security, a good job, and a better life for their families. What they struggle with is how to get there. Helping these people requires focused assistance in the form of knowledge,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Inside Intel
find excuses to visit Fab 3 just so they could put a bunny suit on.” Fab 3 was also important because it introduced the “McDonald’s approach” to erecting fabs. They were to be made as similar as possible. In the world of “McIntel,” exact replication would mean that... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Surveying Students’ Summer Plans
in love with their loan programs in the small business community and sent them an email via the alumni directory. I’ll be working with Sean on the next big product for Camino, but I can’t share too many... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 19 Jun 2019
- News
Connecting Patients and Providers
sharing medical records: “Can you fax them? Can you FedEx them? It’s incredible,” Jarzabek says of the complexity of arranging a consultation. As a son, Jarzabek saw patients with urgent needs waiting too long for care; as a businessman,... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Running Up the Score
fan support. Nobody puts out a more exciting product or showcases more talented and skilled athletes than the major American professional leagues. But have the beauty, fun, and thrills of games - which once far outdistanced the commercial... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
The Value of Difficult Conversations
Ashley McCray and Brian Ratajczak share their views about the Tulsa Massacre case discussion. This case was different. It seemed impossible to separate emotions from the events that had occurred in the Greenwood neighborhood of Tulsa,... View Details
- 23 Apr 2018
- News
Sowing the Seeds of Leadership
which fired Condo’s imagination. He was also excited by the concepts in HBS professor Michael Porter’s watershed 1990 book The Competitive Advantage of Nations. “My decision to study at Harvard was inspired by the idea of teaching and doing research that might increase... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 20 Jan 2015
- News
Patient Medical Records, Pocket-sized
While his friends have retired, 79-year-old Merle Bushkin (AB 1956, MBA 1960), a laid-back guy with the energy of a man half his age, is rocketing full speed into the challenges of entrepreneurship—launching a startup company offering a simple View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2019
aspirations. Through purposeful steps, bold action, and an unleashed imagination, she built her new life from the ground up. Now she is the CEO of her own multimillion-dollar lifestyle brand and ready to share the steps she took with... View Details
- 23 May 2019
- News
Marla Beck, MBA/MPA 1998
her competition—Macy’s—is now her partner. “When you are uncomfortable, you are learning and growing.” “When you are uncomfortable, you are learning and growing.” Beck has a remarkable ability to set high goals and achieve them. Frustrated that drugstores didn’t carry... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Jan 2004
- News
A. G. Lafley, MBA 1977
Crest and Pampers, for example, have regained market share after losing their number one positions in the United States several years ago to Colgate-Palmolive and Kimberly-Clark, respectively. Crest won back the top spot recently by... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Family Dynamic
and she knew then she wanted to undertake a major transformation. “My entrepreneurial spirit came out,” she says of the transition. “I wanted to be a partner in the business, not just an employee. I realized that if my father didn’t share... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Using IT to Heal U.S. Health Care
Association’s conference held on campus in early November. The three-day conference included presentations by industry executives, government officials, and HBS faculty on topics ranging from trends in the biotech and pharmaceutical industries to medical View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Harnessing the Tools of the Digital Age
It wasn’t necessary to understand the technology that powered the company’s washing machines, turbines, or jet engines. “But executives now need to understand the technologies behind their products and think about their implications on... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Action Plan: Role-Play
defying expectations. An Iowa-born farm girl who moved east to attend Bryn Mawr in 1963, she went on to apply to HBS at a time when few women did so. (“Dear, that’s a trade school,” announced the academic dean at Bryn Mawr when Carson View Details
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
Laurel without Hardy? A Lesson for Business
killing, and then bury the competition, right? Well, half right. Competitors aren't the whole picture. Providing complementary products - or making sure they are available - is the other half of the game. A complement to one View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
One-on-One with Thomas Riley
to win hearts and minds, we must reach the people at the bottom of the economic pyramid. What role can business play in helping Morocco’s development? We just concluded a free trade agreement with Morocco, our first with an African... View Details
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Entrepreneurs Speak at HBS
maintains minimal inventory, delivering finished units in a matter of days. Dell's direct-access model makes extensive use of computer linkups and information shared among customers, suppliers, and the company itself in order to... View Details
- 22 Feb 2019
- News
Empowering a New Generation of Business Leaders
assigned a product or service to turn into a business, and then the rest was up to them. That included raising money to start the business, creating a marketing plan, and developing some of the company’s operations, like banking, sales... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
A Force for Good
had done well for themselves and enjoyed sharing their good fortune. Recognizing McArthur’s potential, the Koerners offered to help finance his college education — an unusual next step for members of his high-school class. He and Natty... View Details
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