Filter Results:
(802)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(802)
- People (3)
- News (352)
- Research (285)
- Multimedia (7)
- Faculty Publications (105)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(802)
- People (3)
- News (352)
- Research (285)
- Multimedia (7)
- Faculty Publications (105)
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Elevator Pitch: Good Vibrations
Illustration by Drue Wagner Illustration by Drue Wagner Bone Health Technologies Laura Yecies (MBA 1988), CEO Concept: OsteoBoost, a wearable vibration belt that is designed to treat osteopenia and prevent osteoporosis by reducing bone... View Details
- 05 Apr 2016
- News
Don’t Send Your Kids to College. At Least Not Yet.
list of the costs of the “conveyor belt to college”: high dropout rates, increased stress levels, and massive debt. Her suggested fix? The bridge year—a key facet of Falik’s Global Citizen Year, which offers graduating high school... View Details
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Snapshot: Gary DiCamillo, Polaroid's CEO
photography business, DiCamillo observes, is on the threshold of change. "This industry is moving to digital," he explains. "Its evolution is being affected by the Internet, personal computers and peripherals, and the information... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Read All About It!
Herbert Hoover and Franklin Roosevelt authorized public road projects on a massive scale. The cooperation between the government and the budding automobile industry helped make motor transport the dominant... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
The Sound of Music
The renowned Silk Road Ensemble put on an impromptu lunchtime performance in HBS’s Spangler Center in late September, drawing an admiring crowd of students, faculty, and staff. The ensemble is led by... View Details
Keywords: Christianity
Frederick D. Underwood
When Underwood took over management of the Erie Railroad in 1901, it was barely surviving. Though its owner, JP Morgan had brought the company’s debt within a manageable range, the road itself had suffered much deterioration. Undertaking... View Details
Keywords: Transportation
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Research Brief: Weatherproofing Renewables
From its seat at the tip of South America, belted by the equator, Colombia enjoys fairly steady temperatures—an evenness that’s counterbalanced by the seesawing of two rainy seasons and two dry seasons every year. Those peak periods of... View Details
- Portrait Project
Kim Scott
My father forgot what was really important to him until it was too late. He was then left with an empty existence once he realized life had passed him by. I will live passionately. And I will use my energy to make those who are important to me happy. View Details
- 17 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Reserve Bank Governor Discusses India’s Financial Opportunities
"The fans don't realize the weaknesses existed even during the good times," he told an audience of Harvard Business School students and faculty members on Tuesday. "The team was never as good as it was made out to be in an... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 25 Jun 2019
- News
Ann Sarnoff To Lead Warner Bros. Studio
the road ahead, Sarnoff tells the Times that in the near term she’ll be focused on learning and listening. “I literally need to step on the lot. It’s such an iconic studio with... View Details
Keywords: Arts, Entertainment
- 01 May 2013
- News
Deborah A. Farrington, MBA 1976
For Debby Farrington, the road to HBS began at age 11 with a visit to the New York Stock Exchange. "I was fascinated," says Farrington, who majored in economics at Smith and was one of just nine women in her... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
RoboCar, the Sequel
thinking about a people-moving system based on cars that could drive on roads but also attach to computer-controlled track networks. A version of his idea was adapted in the... View Details
- Portrait Project
Brett Odom
were still around. His friendship was among the many things I took for granted, but the hundreds of people at his memorial service reminded me of the profound impact one man's life can have. I hope for success and good fortune like any of... View Details
- 07 Mar 2013
- Research & Ideas
Video: Harvard Business School at the Kumbh Mela
Shivaratri Snan bathing day on March 10. To accommodate everyone, the Indian government creates a temporary city-building roads and providing power on what is normally an empty... View Details
- Profile
Mike Monagle
an ongoing community of language learners, a social network online and off.” In addition to testing Lingua, Mike plans on continuing to test himself. In his FIELD 3 experience, he and his teammates are experimenting with a men’s... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Vision: Into the Breach
with ransomware and needs to spend $5 million on restoration, that’s money that doesn’t go to parks and roads and schools.” “When a small town gets hit with ransomware and needs to spend $5 million View Details
Keywords: Alexander Gelfand
- Portrait Project
Elizabeth Chang
the most Of whatever I've selected. So I want to live for the present Not only focus on future days To reflect on the road I've traveled And gather the rosebuds while I may.... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Inside the Bestseller List with James Andrew Miller
the curtains.” Miller’s new book fits that successful mold—but comes with a marketing challenge. Powerhouse is about Creative Artists Agency, a powerful force in the entertainment industry but a lesser-known brand than SNL or ESPN. He spent much of the fall View Details
- Alumni WDYDWYD
Joanna Barsh
go of feeling safe. Five years later, my dream feels real. Yes, I was scared at the time, but now I see that road as the very one I should have taken. In each of us, there is both hope and fear, light and... View Details
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
Ian Walsh
Cobras. "I could see Captain O'Grady running toward them," Walsh says, animatedly recalling the scene. "One of the Marines grabbed him by his belt and lifted him on board. The whole encounter took less than... View Details
Keywords: James E. Aisner