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01 Jun 2020
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Meal Plan

to pay for high levels of service at the front of the house may decrease. And there’ll be additional costs to maintain that level of service due to the decreased capacity demanded by social distancing. There could be higher compensation,... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; restaurants; COVID-19; pandemic; recovery; Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade

01 Dec 2022
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Case Study: Your Call Is Important to Us

potential for almost any service business that connects with customers over the phone. “That market is too broad for a startup,” Sambvani concedes, so the team spends a lot of time debating which of the following three ways forward makes... View Details

Keywords: Computer Systems Design and Related Services; Professional Services

23 Oct 2018
News

Coming of Age as the World Comes Apart

to, I was a summer intern at Lehman Brothers in 2008. You see all of these things that my generation has inherited, all the promises, so many of them have turned out to be false. That's before you even get to the fact that we'll never have View Details

24 Mar 2021
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Clubs Reaffirm Equity in Community Partners Work; Alumni Angels Invest in Member Education

don’t provide. “We’ve worked with MESO for two consecutive years,” says Lin. “We helped them scale their approach across different markets, and during the pandemic, when the in-person connection to their existing and potential clients... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Sep 2020
News

The Devil You Don’t Know

diagnosis of the Great Depression, and many observers offered a similar diagnosis for the Great Recession that took root in connection with the financial crisis of 2008-2009. Consequently, the policy response focused, at least in part, on... View Details

26 May 2022
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Northern California Club Honors Noom; LGBTQ Alumni Share HBS Stories

club, and plans are underway to expand the alliance between LGBTQ alumni and current HBS students and to develop a steady roster of events and activities. The first of these will be a series of social networking events over the summer in... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Sep 2012
News

On a Sound Track

to Skullcandy’s survival.” Would you say you mostly follow trends or create them? A little bit of both. We certainly are aware of trends that exist, but great brands and great product companies are always innovating and leading their consumers. How do you View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; audio accessories; Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, and Book Stores; Retail Trade

01 Dec 2015
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2015

finance. Wilson then addresses issues central to the present-day political discussion, such as the fairness of US tax policy, the social safety net, health care, and income inequality. Faculty Books Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to... View Details

01 Jun 2007
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Profiles from the class of 2007

After HBS, Hussein will work and gain experience in private equity and venture capital in New York or London, with the long-term goal of setting up his own firm in the Middle East to connect Israeli and Arab companies and help the region... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Lewis I. Rice

01 Mar 2016
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Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2016

Connection between Food Waste, Hunger, and Climate Change by John M. Mandyck and Eric B. Schultz (MBA 1983) (Carrier Corp.) One-third or more of the food produced each year is never eaten. This book details the sources and consequences of... View Details

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