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- 27 Nov 2017
- Blog Post
Joining a Start-up: 10 Lessons Along the Way
new feature, "If it doesn't work, we can always blame Apeksha". It can be a stressful environment to walk into full-time. However, the MBA summer internship provides a unique opportunity to reduce the risk on both sides,... View Details
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Pamela Harder
architect behind the Amazon HQ2 $1.1B tech talent investment program. Prior to that, Pam ran Strategy & Business Operations at Clever, a K12 edtech startup in San Francisco. Under her leadership, she helped the company explore new... View Details
- 18 Oct 2021
- Blog Post
How Much is Freedom Worth? For Gig Workers, a Lot.
For some gig workers, losing the flexibility to set their own schedules is equivalent to taking a 17 percent pay cut, according to new research that explores the wages and work habits of DoorDash drivers. App-based platforms that allow... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products
- Career Coach
Martha Tassinari
Martha (HBS '94) has been an executive coach and career counselor at HBS since 2007. She has helped thousands of MBA students, Alumni and Executive Education participants (GMP, PLD, OPM, New Path) identify and reach their career and... View Details
- 05 Dec 2016
- News
The Dragon’s Tale
down all the universities in the country for 10 years. In terms of education, it was a lost generation. Did you get a sense of people’s outlook toward the future? Under the new leadership of Deng Xiaoping, there was an energy that you... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 17 Dec 2013
- First Look
First Look: December 17
activity. Today China has again emerged as a great power. Beijing is once more the capital of a multi-ethnic empire that dominates East Asia. Foreign students flock to China to live, study, and work. New infrastructure of airports,... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Making Their Way
Anthony L. Chirchirillo Leveraging China to Achieve Global Advantage for a U.S. Factory Chirchirillo: From Wisconsin base to global competitor. Related Links The Path to Economic Revival James McNerney Jr. Manufacturing's New Reality (HBS... View Details
- 03 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty on Revolution in the Middle East and North Africa
exception. What they have in common are good reasons for foreign businesses and Western governments to cheer the changes. In Bahrain, the Khalifa family, members of Islam's Sunni sect, rules over a majority Shia population. This kingdom in the Persian Gulf earns $5... View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Action Plan: Brewing Awareness
at the bars of Harvard Square—and carried that affinity with him to New York, where he took a job in finance at Perella Weinberg. At a Whole Foods located on the first floor of his apartment building, Murad could fill a growler with an... View Details
- 16 Feb 2021
- Blog Post
The Rise of The Sixes: Interview with CEO and Founder Franci Girard
was about to begin. A Look Behind the Scenes Take a look at The Sixes website now and you’ll see the stunning and polished product Girard has worked tirelessly to build since 2018. What you won’t see are the challenges she faced to get... View Details
- 08 Feb 2016
- Research & Ideas
The Civic Benefits of Google Street View and Yelp
new working paper, Big Data and Big Cities: The Promises and Limitations of Improved Measures of Urban Life, Luca and three collaborators argue that cities have never been better positioned to take advantage of the vast amounts of data... View Details
- 11 Apr 2017
- Blog Post
Why I Love My Job: Andrew Grochal on His Path to CarGurus
Current Position: Director of Product Management, CarGurus Current Location: Cambridge, MA Describe your role at CarGurus.CarGurus is an automotive search engine, helping buyers (consumers) find great deals from top-rated dealers. I focus... View Details
Keywords: Technology
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Get Ready for Saudi Oil Shock
Photo Courtesy MATTHEW R. SIMMONS In his new book, Twilight in the Desert: The Coming Saudi Oil Shock and the World Economy (John Wiley & Sons, 2005), Matthew Simmons (MBA ’67) sounds an alarm about a finite resource that he believes is... View Details
- 10 Jan 2020
- Blog Post
Know Your Audience - Recruiting HBS Students for Retail
coming from outside the industry before business school. Career switchers make up a significant portion of the HBS class overall and they bring highly transferrable skills and diverse experience into new industries each year. When... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail
- Profile
Nathalie du Preez
career? I grew up in South Africa, was educated in the U.S., and have also lived and worked in the U.K., France and India. After HBS I was looking for a career that could provide similar international opportunities. In September 2010, I started working at... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products
- Profile
Eryn Schultz
months into my new job, and I’ve been able to apply so much of what I learned in school in both my internship and my current job – things ranging from how incentives influence behavior to how to manage a P&L. In addition, the friends... View Details
- 20 Feb 2006
- HBS Case
Oprah: A Case Study Comes Alive
rejections personally because their requests were merely a few among the thousands of pieces of mail that Harpo Productions received every week. The experience also taught them the value of teamwork and the necessity of not allowing each... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
A Force for Good
years, which had focused on new directions for the School. These included rebuilding the self-confidence of the tenured faculty, and creating a shared sense that the School’s mission was still valid and powerful. “The absence of a broad... View Details
Keywords: Jeffrey L. Cruikshank; Wood Product Manufacturing; Wood Product Manufacturing; Wood Product Manufacturing; Wood Product Manufacturing; Wood Product Manufacturing; Wood Product Manufacturing; Wood Product Manufacturing; Wood Product Manufacturing; Wood Product Manufacturing; Wood Product Manufacturing; Wood Product Manufacturing; Wood Product Manufacturing
- 06 May 2002
- Research & Ideas
A Toolkit for Customer Innovation
"Listen carefully to what your customers want and then respond with new products that meet or exceed their needs." That mantra has dominated many a business, and it has undoubtedly led to great... View Details
Keywords: by Stefan Thomke & Eric Von Hippel
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Insights from the Post-Macho Workplace
ELY: Drilling down for valuable perspectives on how gender issues affect efficiency, safety, and productivity in the workplace. Field-based research can take HBS faculty members to some unusual places. Professor Robin Ely’s recent working... View Details