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- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Afghanistan’s Hope and Light
focused on revenues was foreign to many of the people he encountered. Halfway through his assignment, he discovered that a GSM license was being tendered for the Afghan market. “With the vision of the Aga Khan and his willingness to... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Big Deals: Project Finance Helps Mitigate Risk in Large-Scale Investments
social, environmental, and developmental influence of these large-scale projects can be enormous,” Esty notes. “The Mozal project employed seven thousand people during the construction phase. Along with the enduring benefits of technology... View Details
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- 02 Oct 2015
- News
The ‘F’ Word
learn outside her comfort zone. Today Wallace is founding director of BridgeUp: STEM, an educational initiative at New York’s American Museum of Natural History focused on introducing girls and minorities to computer science. “It’s very... View Details
Keywords: Walt Disney Studios
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Screen Saver
Washington University. "Now think of the magic of Avatar in 3D. In that interim period, between 1977 and 2010, the technological advances in moviemaking were unbelievable. But that was not at all matched by any change in the concession... View Details
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2016
and fire” companies don’t. So what factors in the family and work environments foster the creation of leaders who share the founders’ entrepreneurial fire? How do some firms manage to bypass or work through family conflicts, disparate View Details
- 03 Apr 2019
- News
Finding Common Ground
the Cicero Group in 2001, working out of his house with a few colleagues. “When I talk to young entrepreneurs today, they always ask about my business plan,” he notes. “I have to laugh. My business plan was a mortgage and a baby on the way.” Business plan or no... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Jan 2007
- News
A. Malachi Mixon, III, MBA 1968
who have been in accidents. Our vehicles become an important factor in how they feel about themselves, so we pay attention not only to technology but to color and design." Invacare started out making wheelchairs in 1885. But its product... View Details
- 10 Dec 2014
- News
Front-Row Seat
were hitting a wall. From our perspective, David was holding the reins too tightly and wasn’t sharing a concrete enough vision of where we were heading as an enterprise,” says van Bever. “I began to argue after the first couple of... View Details
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
To The Rescue
million lives a year. EMRI is the brainchild of Ramalinga Raju (OPM 19, 1993), the founder and chairman of Indian IT and consulting powerhouse Satyam Computer Services. The inspiration for EMRI came from his travels for Satyam, which,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2018
do and what not to do) so that the analytics actually makes a difference. Books on customer analytics exist mainly in two categories: academic texts, which discuss theoretical approaches to data analysis problems, and technical texts, which teach the statistics or... View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Sorting Myth from Reality at Hong Kong Conference
environment and the quality of life if it is to stay competitive. Building Global Bridges Dean Clark's Sunday afternoon address outlining his vision for the School in the 21st century complemented the conference's global theme. Addressing... View Details
Keywords: Alejandro Reyes
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Shaping the Future of Business: Entrepreneurial Evolution at HBS
of the field, six of the unit's faculty are also affiliated with other units, including finance, organizational behavior, technology and operations management, and ethics. MBA courses having entrepreneurial content include Entrepreneurial... View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Making Sense of the Modern Startup
example of Jobs and Wozniak at the birth of Apple Computer. “Were they the right guys to create a hand-assembled computer motherboard company in 1976?” he asks rhetorically. Answer: sure. But—were they the right guys to build a major... View Details
Keywords: Jeffrey L. Cruikshank (PMD 51, 1986)
- 01 Jun 2019
- News
City on a Hill
and families, and also hosts conferences and retreats for groups both large and small. Taken together, the programming presents a forward vision for the region, Marietta says. “If our future economy is going to be based on outdoor... View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
June 2021 Books and Podcasts
your own business but been too scared to move beyond your comfort zone? Have any of your innovative ideas been ruled out by your boss due to a lack of vision or risk-taking culture? If so, you are not alone. The Entrepreneurial Guide is... View Details
- 01 Aug 1998
- News
Spring Reunions: Milestones and Memories
technology and entertainment. Since graduation, his career path has wound its way through pay-per-view television programming and new media business development to his current job as president of E! Online. Based on his experience writing... View Details
Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2015
first volume, Univer-Cities: Strategic Implications for Asia. Readings from Cambridge and Berkeley to Singapore, edited by Teo and published in 2013. Volume II presents papers read at the inaugural Univer-Cities Conference 2013 held under the auspices of Nanyang View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
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March 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books
and Keep Customers in the Age of Disruption By Steve Dennis (MBA 1984) LifeTree Physical retail isn’t dead—but boring retail is. Remarkable Retail equips the savvy retailer with eight strategies to bounce back from the COVID-19 downturn and thrive in the years to come.... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
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Urban Evolution - HBS Research on the Inner City
challenge. "You have to get the price per customer per year down sufficiently low so institutions are willing to handle an account with a few hundred dollars," Tufano says. To that end, his D2D Fund has partnered with SunGard, a leading View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
New Ventures New Gains
technology company that they planned to start. “Having to submit the plan formally and knowing it would be scrutinized forced us to spend a lot more time making sure all the details — especially the financials — were perfect,” says Bang... View Details