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- 25 Feb 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Country Effect: Does Location Matter?
School's ongoing International Seminar Series. This area of research is of universal interest. After all, a basic question that any multinational business would like to answer is this: Is there a single business model or set of best practices that works equally well in... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Jun 2021
- Blog Post
Paul’s Sabbatical Story: Hypothesis-Testing by Sabbaticals
both physically and mentally. He used the time to transition from city life in San Francisco to country life in Sonoma County. He proposed to his girlfriend, helped plan a wedding, and plotted a career... View Details
- 04 Mar 2025
- Blog Post
WesTrek 2025: Exploring the future of tech in Silicon Valley
Impressions and New Connections Students touched down in San Francisco over the February 8-9 weekend and kicked off the trek with iconic Bay Area experiences. Many hiked scenic trails, visited the Golden... View Details
Keywords: Technology
- 19 Jun 2014
- News
Turning "Black Gold" to Green
manager in Silicon Valley for a few years before his green impulse kicked in again. In 2001, California was in the middle of a full-blown energy crisis, complete with 800 percent wholesale price spikes and rolling blackouts, so Dawe volunteered to work on two ballot... View Details
- Profile
Ben Faw
and Professional Development led Ben to a career coach who graduated from both HBS and West Point. For the summer, Ben will intern with LinkedIn in San Francisco where he will “gain more experience in an... View Details
- November 2019
- Supplement
Innovation at Uber: The Launch of Express POOL
By: Chiara Farronato, Alan MacCormack and Sarah Mehta
This multimedia supplement accompanies the case “Innovation at Uber: the Launch of Express POOL” (case no. 619-003). Set in March 2018, the case follows ride-sharing company Uber as it develops and launches a new product called Express POOL. This multimedia supplement... View Details
Keywords: Innovation and Management; Innovation Leadership; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Information Technology; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Applications and Software; Digital Platforms; Technology Industry; California; San Francisco
Farronato, Chiara, Alan MacCormack, and Sarah Mehta. "Innovation at Uber: The Launch of Express POOL." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 620-702, November 2019.
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Letters to the Editor
Botkin (MBA ’68, DBA ’73) Cambridge, MA A Vote for MVP In the March Bulletin, writer Deborah Blagg touched all the bases in “Local Hero,” her article about San Francisco Giants president Larry Baer (MBA... View Details
- 25 Nov 2008
- First Look
First Look: November 25, 2008
human resource functions. Pentagram's second principle was generosity. All partners were equal shareholders in the firm. Pentagram branched out to New York in the early 1980s, and in the late 1980s, Hinrichs established a San View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 May 2020
- News
Exploring the Economics of a Pandemic; Alumni Forums Draw Closer Online
instead of monthly,” says Zablatsky, who moved from Boston to San Francisco three years ago and helped grow the number of forums at the HBS Association of Northern California (HBSANC) from two groups to the... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Case Study: Let’s Dance
everywhere they perform, with filters to explore genres, ensembles, studios, or professionals and the places they teach. The site is currently focused on San Francisco and Los Angeles, thanks to early... View Details
- 26 Jan 2024
- Blog Post
Hiring at HBS: How Summer Interns Make an Impact at Emerson Collective
with us why Emerson Collective recruits at HBS, how they manage their recruiting process, and why HBS interns are an important part of their team. Emerson Collective and HBS For the past five years, Emerson Collective has welcomed HBS interns to their Palo Alto and... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
- 22 Mar 2023
- News
Dean Datar Meets with Alumni in Los Angeles
support to more students from middle-income backgrounds. Following the Dean's visit to Los Angeles, he plans to travel in coming months to Singapore and Tokyo for events with alumni in Asia. The Dean began this series of alumni gatherings last fall in London and... View Details
- Profile
Paris Wallace
this point, we have a pregnancy reported every 60 seconds. When did you first realize you wanted to be an entrepreneur? I grew up outside San Francisco and had a pretty humble background with a single mom... View Details
- Profile
Adam Kanner
The live entertainment industry is known for glitz, glamour and an aura of unparalleled excitement. But for every sold-out Beyonce’ concert or San Francisco Giants game, there are countless live events... View Details
- 11 Mar 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #2: Sam Steyer, Greenwork
reach to Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay area, to make it easier to match jobs with job seekers. As the company grows, Sam envisions launching across the United States, starting with Austin and New... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
HBS Alumnae Chart Career Choices and Transitions
and meetings with alumnae in Boston, New York, and San Francisco to generate ideas about what HBS alumnae wanted and how the School could help. "It was a quest to see whether they were interested in... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- Research & Ideas
When Will the Hot Housing Market Finally Start to Cool?
problem. In a number of major, competitive markets, whether it’s San Francisco or LA or New York or even Boston, during the pandemic many people did leave. Boise, Idaho, had the strongest appreciation of any... View Details
Keywords: by Christine Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette
- 19 May 2015
- News
Getting Ready for Success
another arranges funding new schools. “Some volunteers get a taste for what is not necessarily monetarily rewarding, but quite rewarding nonetheless, and it changes their perception of life,” she says. After HBS, Huebner moved to California, first to build a risk... View Details
- 17 Feb 2015
- News
The First Five Years: Diogo Castro Freire (MBA 2012)
started with an IndieGogo campaign, which already has the support of 500 people and obtained fiscal sponsorship from the prestigious San Francisco Film Society. Climate change is a story about all of us, so... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Michael Depatie
Hotel, here in the Fisherman’s Wharf area. It’s located in the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, in a 1907 warehouse that shares a courtyard with the Cannery complex. We preserved many of the... View Details