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- 01 Dec 1996
- News
An Entrepreneurial Journey
get to my nicotine patch. When she suggests some other "items" that might be tossed off the plane unless they settle down, I decide it's probably prudent to go cold turkey for a few hours. So, after what feels like the longest flight in... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Urban Evolution - HBS Research on the Inner City
full glory of their wealthier pasts. The point is that they are becoming places where people want to live, shop, run businesses, and go to school." At HBS, a number of faculty are engaged in research and teaching projects that treat these... View Details
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2015
(Oxford University Press) The business case for acting sustainably is becoming increasingly compelling. Reducing our global footprint to sustainable levels is the defining issue of our times, one that can be addressed only with the View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
From Where We Stand
and third, by experience, which is bitterest. In your career, you will experience all three of these elements. When you receive your MBA, you will have completed an intense period of the first element: reflection. Learn to intellectually absorb and cultivate an ongoing... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
This Is What I Do
“Economic development became my passion. I never really imagined going to business school — I visited HBS almost on a lark. But after walking around the campus and talking to students who were interested in development issues and in... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
The Middle Way
had stuck with him, including the best alternative to a negotiated agreement (BATNA)—which essentially entails outlining a fallback plan if things go awry and offering a reality check for people caught up in anger. It was a particularly... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; photos by Kamil Bialous
- 15 Dec 2024
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
Where does confidence come from, especially when we go beyond the known? How do we justify our fallible judgments to ourselves and others? Drawing on more than 30 years of teaching and research, Amar Bhidé challenges both hyper-rational... View Details
- 11 Apr 2018
- News
The First Five Years: Regan Turner (MBA 2013)
affect positive change.” Do you apply some of what you learned in the military to The Mission Continues? If so, can you tell us how? “Absolutely. Going to a community meeting in Los Angeles, Phoenix, or Seattle is not at all unlike... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Deep Dive
moment Vescovo was the only one who knew that—at 10,928 meters below sea level—he had traveled deeper than any human before him. His name would go in the record books alongside others who had pushed themselves to the extreme: Roald... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Student Conferences Spark Discussion, Promote Interaction
entrepreneurs have to make tough choices all the time. Andrea C. Silbert (MBA '92), founder and CEO of the nonprofit Center for Women & Enterprise, advised, "Don't go with your gut without doing analysis." In contrast, Roxanne Quimby,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Toy Story
developers that couldn’t play by the discounters’ strict rules had fewer sales channels. With all the fun that toys bring to kids, the business is characterized by copycats, empty piggy banks, and aggressive competition that might make a player take her ball and View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Making the Case for Leadership
understanding, especially of my peers,” Johnson says of the experience, which in the end was a resounding success. In the case, Johnson privately wonders if she can transition from the intensity and engagement of “defending freedom” to... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Roger Thompson; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; National Security and International Affairs; Government; Health, Social Assistance; Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services; Information; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
- 12 Jul 2021
- News
Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis
DO (work to remain relevant), GO (travel), and HA (laugh) which inspired and guided her venture. Vitality Society quickly attracted nearly 2,000 members who are taking advantage of live Zoom fitness, wellness, and enrichment classes. In... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
December 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts
systems built by our forbearers and work toward a more just future. Marketing Alternative Investments: A Comprehensive Guide to Fundraising and Investor Relations for Private Equity and Hedge Funds By Hemali Dassani (MBA 1999) and Nandu... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
The Prophet of Start-Ups
the founder of the modern VC industry, but there’s been remarkably little written about him,” says Josh Lerner, a professor at HBS who specializes in the study of private equity. “He is the first person who basically ran an institutional... View Details