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Bruce E. Karatz

Karatz has led KB Home during a period of immense growth. When he took over the CEO position, the company was selling and delivering 4,000 prefabricated homes a year. By 2003, the company was producing and selling over 27,000 homes. Karatz grew the business through... View Details

Keywords: Construction & Real Estate

11 Mar 2015
Research & Ideas

How Do You Grade Out as a Negotiator?

successful. But even as he watched people use the book, they still expressed constant doubts about how well they were performing. "People do not do a good job learning from their experience," he says. "Some have gotten better about... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

11 Jul 2024
Blog Post

Energy & Environment Club’s Icelandic Adventure!

bright and early to go on a bus tour of the Golden Circle. Jesper wanted to show us how the hot water pulled from the ground for geothermal energy can continue to be used beyond the power plant, so we visited places that demonstrated the use of that water from start to... View Details

23 Mar 2018

HBS Women's Open House

members of the MBA Admissions team as well as Career & Professional Development, to visit a class and hear from a faculty member about the case method, and to interact with current students and young alumna. View Details

01 Dec 2005
News

Sports in the Classroom

Football (both kinds) is a learning tool in HBS classrooms. Professor John Quelch has produced a paper case and video series on soccer powerhouse and blockbuster brand Real Madrid that features interviews with players and management as View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

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Collections | Baker Library

rare books, broadsides, photographs, company annual reports, and audiovisual and digital materials, as well as works of art by a diverse range of artists from around the world. Collection Areas Highlights Collecting Strategy Have... View Details

01 Mar 2008
News

Highly Energetic

The fourth annual Energy Symposium at HBS in October brought together industry executives, venture capitalists, and consultants to discuss the sector’s challenges and opportunities. Winds of change are turning hearts and minds as well as... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

Career Coach

Carrie Goodrich

Carrie pivoted from Sales and Trading to Strategy and Operations at DoorDash and, more recently, a Product Management Internship at Amazon. Given this, Carrie can help students navigate industry transitions into technology, as well as... View Details

Career Coach

Jeffrey Noonan

Jeff enjoys helping students better understand the different stages of investing and pursue the stage that is right for them. Having considered post-MBA careers across VC, growth, PE, and public markets Jeff is well versed in the... View Details

01 Mar 2015
News

Clubs Hopping

technology that included Sequoia Capital partner Todd Cozzens (PMD 60, 1990), who invests in digital health companies. What trends does Carter see disrupting health care? Health and wellness insights driven by cognitive computing. Carter... View Details

Keywords: April White; Health, Social Assistance

15 Feb 2023
Blog Post

Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - Closing the ‘Intention-Action’ Gap

a premium. That's all very well. But if you are a grower and you have put in resources to obtain the certification, then you would expect some sort of additional payment.” - Page 54 of Interview Transcript Download this video clip as well... View Details

15 Aug 2016
Blog Post

Prepare for Your Interview with Research

experience, they will also most certainly be interested in assessing your knowledge of their company as well as the industry and its trends. A review of the company’s web site is a basic starting point, but this research will only help... View Details

William Wrigley, Jr.

in eccentric advertising schemes as well as in the creation of new flavors, most notably the Spearmint flavor. Though sales were initially slow, the product soon became very popular in the United States, and later spread around the world,... View Details

Keywords: Food & Tobacco

LeRoy A. Petersen

customers and on building high quality products that came with a guarantee of equally high quality service and repair operations. He also expanded the firm internationally, acquiring stakes in other companies and erecting offices abroad, so that by the time he retired... View Details

Keywords: Fabricated Goods

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EMARKETER | Baker Library

EMARKETER Market data, statistics, and analysis on the internet, e-business, and emerging technologies. Read More EMARKETER is useful for understanding the growth and impact of the internet as well as for keeping up with new trends, such... View Details

12 PM – 1 PM EST, 17 Nov 2016
Webinars: Trending@HBS

Global Family Offices: Trends & Opportunities

Over the last few years, substantial growth in family offices (FOs) has resulted in their emergence as a significant investor class. There are an estimated 2,500 FOs globally, controlling $7+ trillion in assets; approximately 300 of these FOs manage over $5 billion... View Details

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

A Perfect Fit: Aligning Organization & Strategy

as well as internal and external customers, the top team listens intently, saying nothing except for questions of clarification. What kind of meeting is this? Actually, it's not a meeting at all. Rather, it's part of a regimen to improve... View Details

Keywords: by Judith A. Ross

Jan 2012
Survey

Prosperity at Risk

economy. The survey results provide strong evidence that America faces a deepening competitiveness problem and help pinpoint where the roots of the problem lie. The survey findings inform the March 2012 issue of Harvard Business Review, which presents analyses of... View Details

Joseph C. Wilson II

Having grown up in his father’s photography products firm, Haloid Company, Wilson knew the business well enough to spot the need for Haloid to find a new technology in which to invest. He found such a venture in Chester Carlson’s electric... View Details

Keywords: Computers & Electronics

01 Dec 2001
News

MBAs by the Numbers

percent, up 4 percent from last year — as well as HBS's global diversity, with 33 percent of the class hailing from 67 countries outside the United States. Statistics on the Class of 2001 show that 38 percent of graduates accepted jobs in... View Details