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- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Kid at Heart — John H. Eyler (MBA 1971)
company that specialized in make-believe was facing some very harsh realities. It had just come off the biggest money-losing year in its then130-year history -- the result, says Eyler, of a series of owners who had lacked the capital... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Rolling Thunder
London-based Stellican Ltd., a private-equity firm that specializes in the revival of heritage brands, mainly in the recreational-products area. Stellican has restored elegance and prestige to Chris-Craft boats (purchased in 2000) and... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Eight Among Many: Nancy J. Karch
strong retail practice, which now accounts for half of the firm's consumer business. Like most senior McKinsey partners, Karch has served on numerous internal committees, and she is particularly proud of her work in forming (and then chairing) a global committee to... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Robots to the Rescue
the concept requires investment in a specialized infrastructure, a pivotal moment came in 2004, when Mountz convinced Staples to run a paid pilot in a small zone of one of its warehouses. “We had a prototype by that point,” he recalls,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Breakthrough Insights
Breakthrough Insights, a special lifelong-learning program exclusively for HBS alumni, will be held March 30–April 2 at the School. With George Fisher Baker Jr. Professor of Business Administration Carl Kester as faculty chair, the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Insights from the Post-Macho Workplace
night shift took over my bunk while I was observing and interviewing the day shift. The food was great, and most of the time I arrived and departed by helicopter.” Looking back on the project, she rates it “the best field research experience I’ve ever had.” How is it... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Research Brief: Paying the Price for Remote Work
research also measured “offshorability” across occupations; those that require specialized local knowledge are more difficult to perform remotely, he found. Cavallo hopes to dig deeper over time, with particular interest in how wages and... View Details
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Hakeem Belo-Osagie | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Skip to Main Content HBS Entrepreneurs Collection Profiles About This Collection Contact Us Special Collections Search Paul Baier PurchasingCenter.com/Excara Frank Batten Weather Channel Steven B. Belkin Trans National Group (TNG) Hakeem... View Details
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2+2 Program | MBA
school, including: Applicants from lower socio-economic backgrounds. Applicants who are the first in their family to attend college. Applicants who are planning to work in underrepresented industries and functions, such as: Operating... View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
see some of the traditional historic sites and provided a unique perspective on business issues. Our alumni had the opportunity, while in China, to participate in three case studies and to visit joint ventures between Western companies and their Chinese partners and... View Details
- 14 Feb 2005
- Research & Ideas
The World in Your Palm?
both a car wax and dessert topping. At the moment, the cell phone is the closest thing we have to a fully converged device, said panelists, who represented device makers, telecom service providers, and operating system developers. Many... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
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and related use of name policies and guidelines. Lighting & Special Equipment : No lighting or other special equipment may be installed or used without the prior approval of HBS View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Sail Away
reported (January 11, 2010). Some of the cabins feature hardwood floors, walk-in closets, and fireplaces. The 971-foot ship will have three swimming pools, tennis courts, an outdoor movie theater, restaurants, and shops, among other amenities. The Utopia will call at... View Details
- 22 Oct 2018
- News
Sharing a Passion for Art
exterior plantings chosen for their structure and color to glass walls and a rooftop engineered to direct northern light into the galleries, Voorlinden reflects van Caldenborgh’s vision of creating “a special experience that combines art,... View Details
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Kicking Off a Startup: Jennifer Rottenberg (MBA '96)
Women's sports is one of the hottest growth sectors in the business of sports. A case in point is the National Soccer Alliance (NSA), a new women's professional soccer league currently in the startup phase. With exhibition games, special... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Case Study: Bionic Banking
to 2 percent range. Should the price be 0.25 percent or 1 percent? Second, how would an active robo-advisor work with other market participants? Alpha could leapfrog traditional advisors and deal directly with consumers, work with traditional advisors to make their... View Details
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Boston Manufacturing Company Records | Baker Library
the Boston Associates. The company operated the first mill in the world to combine all aspects of the manufacture of cotton cloth under one roof. The company built its labor force by contracting with individual New England farm girls, who... View Details
- 05 Oct 2016
- News
Harvard to Open Life Sciences Lab
laboratories that test chemicals, drugs, or other materials that require direct ventilation and specialized accommodations. The Pagliuca Harvard Life Lab gives Harvard students and other members of the University an opportunity to... View Details
- 18 Jul 2014
- News
Team Players
Blumkin also developed special expertise and a solid reputation in experience marketing. That, and the networking skills she had also learned at HBS, ultimately earned her a position on the roster of Super Bowl XLVIII. "My husband and I... View Details
- 10 Oct 2018
- News
Working with a Giver’s Spirit
entrepreneurs to become really large and successful,” says Ayala. “The way they create this multiplier effect is by helping scale up a very special kind of entrepreneur that we call the ‘high-impact entrepreneur.’” Endeavor Philippines... View Details