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- 11 Apr 2024
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Mission Control
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. By the time Peter Platzer (MBA 2002) was a teenager, he knew he wanted to be a physicist—and he was fascinated by space, eagerly... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
The Exchange: Same Great Price, Now with Fewer Chips
trade off what they buy in the store, depending on price. There are also brand-loyal people who will buy the same container of, say, Edy’s ice cream, no matter what it costs, every time. And there will always be the price-sensitive... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
THE 6 MYTHS OF CREATIVITY
Types. Field research shows that anyone with normal intelligence is capable of doing some degree of creative work. Creativity depends on a number of things: experience, including knowledge and technical skills; talent; an ability to think... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Working the Street
my time with the companies I worked for,” says Timken, who envisions returning to business (perhaps in Europe, perhaps with a start-up) when he retires from the El Monte force in ten years. “But when I reached 30, a lot of life forces hit... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
It's academic. (Not!)
time and reserve evenings for family. "I love what I do," Wasserman says modestly. "I just try to keep as many eggs in the air at a time without having them splat on the pavement." Taking the Game to a New... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Faculty Research Online
weighs the benefits and opportunities for entrepreneurs and for society. “Right now, the field is wide open,” he says. See http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6333.html. Tracks of My Tears: Reconstructing Digital Music Record labels have depended... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
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Dot-Mom
operation today, Olson decided to step down as chief executive. With two young children at home, "I personally came to the conclusion that being a CEO is hell," Olson told the New York Times (February 7, 2002). "It wasn't what I wanted to... View Details
- 09 Feb 2016
- News
Powering into the Future
professor, where they have invented a new way to move power without wires. The company’s called WiTricity—wireless electricity—and it couldn’t be more exciting. “We have so many new electronic devices in our lives that we are all View Details
- 01 Apr 1997
- News
HBS Conferences Explore Range of Issues
Naylor Fitzhugh (MBA '33): "'We don't have time to be average. We've got to fly high where it's not as crowded.'" Hong Kong Focus of Asia Pacific Conference at HBS Hong Kong's future under China's sovereignty was the central topic of the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
World Bank's Wolfensohn Highlights Challenges, Increased Role for Private Sector
by bilateral agencies, regional banks, government-sponsored development agencies, and civil society. In this time period, the flow of funds to developing countries has grown from $30 billion to $300 billion. So you have no longer just the... View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
Volunteers Crack Case, Consider School's Future
could feel the flashback chills begin. On the surface, volunteer conferences at HBS seem pretty enjoyable. They provide a chance for those of us who contribute our time in one way or another to catch up on the latest developments at the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Ask the Expert: Disaster Master
comes to preparing for a disaster, what percentage of time should be spent on proactive vs. reactive activities? —Maxeme Tuchman (MBA 2012) BEER: It’s difficult to break it down in terms of percentage, because it’s so View Details
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- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Q&A: Donna Dubinsky
debuted in 1996, the PalmPilot was called “the cutest tech hardware invention since the first Macintosh.” How important is visual appeal? It depends on the product. In the case of a handheld computer, it’s very important. It is almost... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Taking the Plunge
and a dryer button to complete the experience. The Japanese company TOTO, founded in 1917, introduced flush toilets at a time when most of the country lacked a sewage system. Today, it produces the world’s leader in the bidet-toilet... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
The Real Conflict
pro-consumerism a good thing? The answer, at least in relation to Wal-Mart, depends on the identity of these “consumers” — the ones getting most of the benefits from the company’s low prices. Wal-Mart operates two-and-a-half View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Alumni Honorees Urge Students to Emphasize Ethics
indispensable to successful leadership — incorporating ethical values into business decision-making. And to provide students with more opportunities to meet such outstanding alumni, for the first time the Alumni Achievement Awards were... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Summit Sound Bites
too.” —Yong Tao, Chairman, Strategic Decision Resources Group “Executives who now make 350 times what the lowest worker in their firms make are behaving in an especially unbecoming way when they seek to explain that raising the top... View Details
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
New Releases
in the highly competitive pharmaceutical industry, challenging the widely held view that firms tend to emphasize either product or process innovation, depending upon their stage of development. Rather, Pisano argues, product and process... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Street Singer
the time had come for Harris to sing her solo in the Negro spiritual “Ain’t Got Time to Die.” “Here we were in a Communist country,” Harris recalls. “I didn’t speak German, and the people I was singing for... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Brand New
Rob Sundy (MBA 2004) has an unabashed fondness for Americana. It’s an interest he traces back to an unexpected source: his time as a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne. “It’s a historic unit,” says the West Point graduate, noting that many... View Details