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- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Entrepreneurs’ Fund
month. Said Rumennik, “The Minimum Viable Product Fund, or MVP Fund, alleviates the daunting financial barrier preventing students from building initial prototypes or test products, and encourages them to connect with like-minded peers.”... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Prima Datarina
dynamic pricing is twofold: to maximize revenue, but also to encourage ticket-buying behavior that is beneficial to the arts organization and, importantly, to its customers. Customers are more likely to buy early instead of last minute,... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
A Message from Dean Clark
the highest standards essential to responsible leadership in the modern business world. We seek to create an extraordinary environment for teaching and learning, one where our students, faculty, and staff are challenged, supported, and View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Ask the Expert: A Fair Share
That’s incredibly innovative. But some of the regulations don’t address—or sometimes even prevent—this innovation. The legislative process is slow and cumbersome, and to have these regulations not be able to be responsive is a mistake. My other concern is around... View Details
- 01 Jan 2012
- News
Franklin P. “Pitch” Johnson Jr., MBA 1952
hard times after the dot-com meltdown in 2001, for example, Johnson—then chairman of the board—gave an inspiring pep talk. “We will not let this organization fail,” he told the directors and the staff, encouraging them not to give up on... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
A Modest Tax Proposal
indefinite deferral under the current system. This proposal would raise revenues from corporate activities in jurisdictions with no or low taxes, while encouraging American corporations to repatriate their foreign profits at... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Do You Speak Business?
Chinese national, and deliver it to him in person. Recalls Klump, “I had achieved success, was enjoying rapid promotions, and worked well with my manager. When it came time for him to receive feedback, he encouraged direct communication... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
A Canadian Hero
said University of Toronto president J. Robert Prichard. After accepting the club's award -- and with it, a Harvard chair -- Schwartz, a Winnipeg native, briefly discussed his career and, quoting President Theodore Roosevelt, encouraged... View Details
- 13 Nov 2020
- News
Realizing a Dream
who applied, was waitlisted, and then rejected. “I gave it everything I had,” he recalls. He was ready to give up, but his then wife encouraged him to follow up with a call to HBS’s admissions director, Laura Gordon Fisher. “I know who... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Road to Recovery
which people can be encouraged toward healthier behaviors through the framing of choices. One approach that has proven effective in weight loss and smoking cessation has been leveraging “loss aversion,” even if that’s just the loss of a... View Details
- 13 Nov 2020
- News
Expanding Summer Fellowships to Support Students
more than I thought possible about cutting-edge technology. I couldn’t have asked for a better summer.” —Elizabeth Powers (MBA 2021) The School also reached out to all alumni, encouraging them to post open full-time jobs and internships... View Details
- 18 Nov 2013
- News
Diving into the 'Shark Tank'
My dad was an artist, so there was art everywhere when we were growing up. We were always encouraged to try things, to fail, and just be creative. How did the company start? I dragged my sister with me. My sister was still a senior in... View Details
- 15 Dec 2011
- News
An HBS gift guide
Endline’s candy dreams. Previous Next Safe water for millions Sarah Kauss (MBA 2003) Founder, S’well Bottle “My dream with S’well is to allow those without options to be provided clean drinking water, while at the same time encourage... View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
All For One
employee focus encouraged workers to recast themselves as leaders responsible for change, and they began offering innovative ideas for how to turn the company around. Within six months, HCL had secured a new $330 million contract, and by... View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
BOOK: You Can't Enlarge the Pie
expose these fallacious attitudes in order, they write, "to encourage citizens to adopt a new way of thinking about political issues that will inspire them to work for positive social change." "Thinking and acting more rationally about... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
One Student’s HBS Journey
transition from HBS back to the real world, encouraging classmates to regularly reflect on their choices and continually examine their priorities. In the fall, Wallace will join Boston Consulting Group’s Washington, D.C., office. “Thanks... View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Clubs Hopping
the Skills Gap Project, the college debuted a new health-care curriculum designed to meet the skill needs of a nearby medical center. Their next project: encouraging other HBS alumni clubs to tackle the issue in their communities. “We can... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Antitrust in Historical Perspective
flaws, antitrust policy over the years has had powerful effects in controlling collusion, stopping cartels, preventing anticompetitive mergers, eliminating resale price maintenance, and encouraging entrepreneurship. Perhaps most... View Details
Keywords: Thomas K. McCraw and Richard S. Tedlow
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Q & A: Gustavo Herrero
by how HBS has encouraged us to approach our development as we see fit, which allows us great room for creativity and for personal and institutional growth. I'm impressed by the School's resources and its talented staff. To support its... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Jan 2011
- News
Robert Kraft, MBA 1965
encourages others to "be passionate," and to "collect good people around you." The words gain credence through Kraft because he is a living example of his playbook. The Kraft Group is a family business run by Kraft and sons Jonathan (MBA... View Details