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1.18 Field Global Capstone | MBA

responsible for researching all visa-related requirements pertaining to their particular circumstance(s). If a student’s visa application is denied or is not issued in time for travel, the student will be re-assigned to the Boston Global Section. View Details

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Commencement 2012 Address | About

generously? The second story stems from a conversation I had while on vacation in the Caribbean over Spring Break—where I half expected to run into some of you, to be honest. Over the course of a few days I struck up a friendship with the food and beverage manager of... View Details

05 May 2020
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“Walking a Tightrope”

through. He's trying to pick himself up. He went through the program. He got into some special housing, as a step back into normal day society. He was working at a hotel as a clerk there. And we thought, wow, this is great. And so about... View Details

13 Apr 2015
Research & Ideas

3 Ways Firms Can Profit From Environmental Investments

In the course of her work, Rebecca Henderson meets business executives who don't address the threat of climate change because they don't believe that it exists. Her recommendation: They should consider investments in environmental sustainability anyway, assuming that... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Energy; Utilities

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Adam Kanner

modeled his concept on the travel and hospitality industries which employed dynamic pricing and relied on successful outlets like Priceline, Expedia and others to sell airline seats and hotel rooms in a manner that was not disruptive to... View Details

27 Oct 2020
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HBS Votes

Blau (MBA 2001), Baupost CEO Seth Klarman (MBA 1982), Standard Hotels CEO Amar Lalvani (MBA 2001), General Assembly CEO Lisa Lewin (MBA 2003), and Jeffrey C. Walker (MBA 1981), among other HBS graduates) who issued a statement supporting... View Details

16 Jan 2018
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Celebrating the Impact of Nonprofits

ceremony, held at the Oriental Hotel in Lagos on December 9. Nwogugu is the executive director of Junior Achievement Nigeria, a nonprofit economic education organization that prepares young people for a successful future. She brought JA... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Feb 1997
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OPM Celebrates 21st Anniversary at Gala Florida Reunion

every class since the first graduation in 1975 gathered with their families at Orlando's Dolphin Hotel in late October to observe the program's milestone with the first-ever OPM All-Class Reunion. OPM graduates from 17 countries attended... View Details

11 Oct 2022
Research & Ideas

Shrinking the Racial Wealth Gap, One Mortgage at a Time

Taints Customer Service: Evidence from 6,000 Hotels A World of Difference: What Keeps Companies from Becoming More Inclusive Measuring the Perceived Liquidity of the Corporate Bond Market Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services

19 May 2020
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Exploring the Economics of a Pandemic; Alumni Forums Draw Closer Online

April 29 aimed at helping members navigate the economic and health impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on the black community. The series kicked off with “How Black Businesses Can Survive Covid-19” and featured Rogers, and his daughter, entrepreneur and View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

05 Jun 2007
First Look

First Look: June 5, 2007

supplement: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=807158 Westin Hotels and Resorts: Operations of a Lifestyle Experience Harvard Business School Case 607-129 Westin Hotels and... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Jun 2020
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How Sports Should Use Its Timeout

path ahead for education, health care, management, and the hotel and restaurant industries. Return to June Bulletin THE WAY FORWARD See more from the online-only June Bulletin’s coverage of the path ahead for education, health care,... View Details

01 Mar 2018
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Alumni Connections: Photos of Recent Alumni Events

Maple Leaf Chapter co-hosted HBS professor Leonard Schlesinger (pictured) at Toronto’s Four Seasons Hotel in January. Professor Schlesinger led all 110 attendees in a case discussion and lecture on delivering breakthrough service in the... View Details

27 Feb 2025
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IFC India 2025: HBS Visits Jindal Steel Works (JSW) Steel Dolvi Plant

market readiness for green steel. JSW Steel team dressed in all our gear at the Safety Experience Center Needless to say, when day four came, we were very excited to visit the JSW Dolvi steel plant. Getting there wasn’t trivial. At 7:40 AM, we left by bus from our... View Details

11 Jun 2020
In Practice

Are Digital Organizations Better at Overcoming COVID?

pays to be nuanced here. A large portion of the challenges facing businesses are industrywide (and worldwide). For instance, hotels have government-imposed limitations on the services they can offer. These restrictions bind equivalently... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

01 Jun 2020
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All Hands on Deck

Program and provided one-on-one virtual coaching. THE WAY FORWARD See more from the online-only June Bulletin’s coverage of the path ahead for education, health care, management, and the hotel and restaurant industries. Return to June... View Details

Keywords: Jen Mele

20 Feb 2014
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Managing the World’s Trouble Spots

successes have been nothing short of extraordinary. Goodwin encouraged Marriott to build a hotel in Haiti following the 2010 earthquake. The hotel—which Goodwin calls both an astute business decision and smart social one—is scheduled to... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

01 Dec 2013
News

Faculty Q&A: Playing the Hits

activities in her hotel room. That Maria—who was 21 or 22 at the time—was able to address a room full of journalists at the UN and take questions about the war in Bosnia was eye-opening. I learned that, yes, she's an amazing tennis player... View Details

Keywords: Patrick Kirchner; Arts, Entertainment; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

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Marcela Sapone

the magic of staying at a fancy hotel,” Sapone said. “We are giving hotel service at home for a very accessible price. It is basically Clay Christensen’s disruption theory in practice.” Alfred offers an ever-expanding... View Details

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1.10 Cross-Registration | MBA

Development (CPD) office does not offer placement assistance or other services to cross-registrants. This includes events held on-campus (company presentations, receptions or networking events) or off-campus (receptions at hotels or other... View Details

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