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- 01 Aug 2001
- News
J. Ronald Fox (MBA '59)
Pentagon, a panoply of books and articles, and a pair of successful business ventures, he considers his teaching at HBS to be the highlight of his career. "I never got over the excitement of being in the classroom," says Fox, who first... View Details
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Northern California Initiative Reaches Out to Women, Girls
Schwartz notes. The group’s spring calendar features a financial program dubbed “Everything You Wanted to Know about Financial Planning but Were Afraid to Ask.” Schwartz and Thompson- Verga are also collaborating to create a Women in... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
The Way You See It
influence over so many areas of business and society. "World War II catalyzed mass production techniques, quantitative analysis methods, women in the workplace, and world trade through the Marshall Plan and... View Details
- 04 Nov 2020
- News
The Long View: Persevering Through Past Crises
opportunity to start my own business. I actually wrote the business plan in one of my HBS courses as the final project. I then took this business View Details
- 05 Feb 2009
- What Do You Think?
Why Can’t We Figure Out How to Select Leaders?
give important insight ...." Stephanie Fuentes said that "It's not hard if you take the time to do the planning and preparation." But the comments of the first group leave us wondering whether theory serves us well when it... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
HBSAAA Conference Addresses Pathways to Power
taught valuable lessons about the deal negotiation process dubbed “the term-sheet tango.” The event concluded with a Venture Fair, featuring presentations to potential investors by four finalists selected in advance from sixteen business... View Details
- Profile
Willa Zhou
been a great way to get to know people from different backgrounds. After each show, you have all these new friends." Coursework has given Willa a practical foundation for a media career. "To create a successful show, you have to understand View Details
- Profile
Limor Moshkovich
we bring twenty to forty people," says Limor. "This year it will be eighty. I want to share what my country is all about with some of the brightest and most talented people in the business world." During the summer, Limor... View Details
- Profile
Dan Lennox-Choate
input. Together, they hashed out a new plan that scrapped daily task lists in favor of mutual collaborations based on clearly defined priorities. To fulfill these priorities, they identified the skills their soldiers needed, and executed... View Details
- 06 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
Where Do Workers Go When the Robots Arrive?
across the business environment. The subject is also a hot political potato, from Republican President Donald Trump's dramatic trade approach to proposals from Democrats on automation, robots, and job loss. A new study looks at worker... View Details
- 06 Mar 2013
- What Do You Think?
Who Should Manage Our Work Time?
productivity always hold a fascination for us. But the last few weeks seem to have brought an unusual flow of material on the subject across my desk. One question this raises is, "Why now?" In short order, I am encouraged by Tony Schwartz to View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Jul 2019
- Research & Ideas
The Airbnb Lesson for Startups? Success Takes More Than Technology
has decided to compete with Airbnb on its own turf, announcing plans for its own home-sharing service. It only took 11 years and 500 million lost bookings industrywide. Danielle Kost: How do you think Airbnb changed the way travel... View Details
- 13 Oct 2020
- Blog Post
Turning a Moment into a Movement: How the Anti-Racism Fund Co-Founders are Fighting Racism and Encouraging Other Companies to Do Their Part
help communities of color.” One of the issues ARF plans to help tackle is recruiting, hiring, and supporting diverse workforces. Kevin noted, “It’s not just giving money or looking at active injustices, it’s considering the implicit... View Details
- 03 Jun 2020
- News
Keeping a Community Connected
week we're thinking of new ways to effectively reach people,” says Pasquariello. “And learning and adapting.” Susan Young: What is the impact of the virus on the neighborhoods you serve? Justin Pasquariello: Our community has a lot of service and restaurant workers. So... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 22 Nov 2016
- Blog Post
Memoirs of an International First Year Student
As an Indian national who was working in the Middle East in the petroleum industry, my decision to apply for an MBA was fueled (pun intended) by two reasons. One was the obvious need to get a business perspective after staying in the... View Details
- 19 Jan 2016
- News
Electric Avenues
year, it welcomed a user with loads of data—the city itself. Partner communities can alert Waze users to planned traffic incidents (concerts, sporting events) and road closures, reducing congestion; users get a better drive. The... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 11 Jul 2012
- News
A Man, and a Plan, in Africa
built his family’s New Jersey–based industrial distribution business over 15 years (to sell to a Fortune 50 company), and then as a consultant to family businesses and international investors. “We’ve... View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Increasing Access and Expanding Opportunity
impact in business and society. This effort is amplified by HBS’s Racial Equity Plan, which calls for the School to attract additional Black talent to all parts of the community and that has, in turn, inspired new efforts by the MBA... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 20 Jul 2016
- Research & Ideas
Airplane Design Brings Out the Class Warfare in Us All
the socioeconomic strata as we are herded through the pampered world of first and business class to our humble place in coach. It’s difficult to look past the wide and plush seats filled with passengers given privileged access to board... View Details
- 05 May 2015
- First Look
First Look: May 5
business and technology-related elements. It addresses the limitations of prior work, in that it i) is based upon the actual architecture "in-use" as opposed to planned or "idealized"... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel