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- 01 Apr 2000
- News
The World at a Click
potential for further expansion seems to be a virtual certainty. "Our gross bookings have gone from zero to $400 million in four years," says James J. Hornthal (MBA '78), Preview Travel's founder, chairman, and director and now vice... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelly
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Faculty Responds to Financial Crisis
Rose, who worked at Morgan for twenty years. “In Leader-ship and Corporate Accountability, the focus will be on the government’s decision to ask JPMorgan to purchase Bear, and the potentially conflicting responsibilities of management.”... View Details
- 06 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
Microsoft vs. Open Source: Who Will Win?
it), the development cycle is significantly shorter. Proponents of OSS claim that if this demand-side learning (as we call it) is sufficiently strong, OSS will oust traditional software. In addition, software engineers claim that the better architecture of most OSS... View Details
- 24 Aug 2016
- Blog Post
Internship In Action
able to launch it before I leave. Fifth - Finally, a really satisfying aspect of this project is my involvement in the creation of a potentially very impactful internal initiative that will support GFG ventures in enhancing the sellers’... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail
- Profile
Steve Alden
Steve Alden has unimpeachable credentials in quantitative analytics, placing first in Massachusetts on the CPA exam in 2007, and in the top-ten nationwide. But when it came time to assess potential MBA programs, Steve gave qualitative... View Details
- 11 Mar 2016
- Blog Post
2+2 Admit Experiments with Career Options
found myself considering consulting. Knowing that I had been accepted in the 2+2 Program, however, gave me the confidence to speak with my career counselor about other potential opportunities. Ultimately, I took a summer sabbatical to... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Faculty Books
and perspectives. The authors explain how to generate ideas with these skills, collaborate with colleagues to implement ideas, and build innovation skills throughout the firm. What to Ask the Person in the Mirror: Critical Questions for Becoming a More Effective Leader... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Understanding the Digital Frontier
public response from your CEO has the potential to limit the damage or even change the momentum in your favor, the authors write. The book provides practical tools and assessments to help readers understand this digital frontier. And the... View Details
- 20 Jul 2017
- News
Life Lab Nurtures Early Stage Startup Day Zero Diagnostics
and machine learning (Dougal Maclaurin), and Jong Lee (MBA 1999), a former consultant and startup executive with extensive experience in the medical technology space. “There is a huge unmet clinical need for what we are doing,” says Lee, who serves as CEO. That View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Convening Power
ambition together in a space designed specifically to facilitate connections, conversation, and debate, the potential for transformative ideas and action is limitless,” he said. “Beth and I believe game-changing innovations will emerge... View Details
- 19 Nov 2019
- Op-Ed
Gender Bias Complaints against Apple Card Signal a Dark Side to Fintech
which was historically plagued by frictions, is becoming potentially more accurate, efficient, and cost effective. For small-business lending, technology is changing the game, providing access to capital for more small businesses that... View Details
- Web
Data: The Ever-Expanding Frontier - Race, Gender & Equity
with regards to data, design, and diversity on teams. We’ve discussed the potential stakes of our design intentions. We’ve questioned assumptions that stand to jeopardize our work. We’ve established that a well-equipped, qualified,... View Details
- 03 Jul 2018
- What Do You Think?
Should CEO Satya Nadella Cancel Microsoft’s Contract with ICE?
problem with cancelling the ICE contract is that it is probably one of hundreds of MS contracts with the government, many of which are supporting other potentially unpopular programs Because MS is providing business infrastructure to ICE,... View Details
- 19 Nov 2014
- HBS Case
Marketing Marijuana
them pot in a cookie, they have no problem with it." The potentially high price of retail marijuana, however, leaves frequent recreational users in a bind. To escape price inflation, they could grow their own pot at home, but that's... View Details
- 12 Nov 2008
- First Look
First Look: November 12, 2008
the same way at every school—single tie breaking—in a student-proposing deferred acceptance mechanism. Any inefficiency associated with a realized tie breaking cannot be removed without harming student incentives. Finally, we empirically document the extent of View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Web
2.3.1 Drug & Alcohol Policy | MBA
possession or use of marijuana would be permitted under Massachusetts law, it remains prohibited on campus. Health Concerns Substance abuse is potentially harmful to health. In particular, synthetically-produced drugs often have... View Details
- 13 Oct 2016
- News
Adding Muscle to the Fight Against Disease
afford these patients a better quality of life for a longer period of time. It could be the first new treatment for ALS in nearly 25 years and the first one to potentially affect muscle function and strength as well as hopefully preserve... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
An Action Plan for Economic Recovery
and we made believe that the sponsors, the biggest money center banks, had zero risk of loss. They did not fully disclose what was happening, and they did not put up enough capital to cover potential risks. Now, the FASB Financial... View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Women Entrepreneurs Share Insights at WSA Conference
a first-time entrepreneur with an idea and nothing else,” said Shukla, who had a career as a successful software marketing executive. She highlighted that experience, did her homework, and pitched the idea to 200 potential clients. Shukla... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Case Study: Your Data, Your Health
potential fertility with her ob-gyn, Tariyal was told that she could come back for a clinical workup after she had tried and failed to conceive for a year. Determined to give women more agency over their health, Tariyal cofounded NextGen... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint