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Peter Gumulia

not his central passion. In college, Peter interned at a supply chain company where he helped a large retailer build its first distribution center dedicated to e-commerce. “I enjoyed the process,” he says. “I learned a lot about warehouse... View Details

11 Apr 2023
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BTG Bioliquids: Creating Fast Pyrolysis Bio-Oil from Biomass Residue Streams

essays posted on the HBS Business and Environment Initiative’s Blog that highlights their reflections. Learn more about this IFC course on Decarbonization and Sustainable Production by watching this five... View Details

01 Oct 2023

HBS Information Session in Tokyo

Join us for an in-person information session co-hosted by the HBS Japan Research Center and the HBS Club of Japan. This event will be a great opportunity to learn more from local alumni and current students... View Details

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Black Visionary Leadership and Redefining What's Possible - MBA

Blog Blog MBA Voices Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author Career and Professional Development Staff Author HBS Community Author HBS Faculty Author MBA Admissions Author MBA Students Topics Topics 1st Year (RC) 2+2 Program 2nd Year... View Details

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Why Your Gift Matters - Alumni

regardless of their finances; and fuel the faculty research that addresses complex challenges in business and society. 50 % Nearly half of MBA students receive need-based fellowships 250+ Number of new cases produced by HBS faculty each... View Details

01 Dec 2023
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Happier-ness at Work

Professor Arthur Brooks and Oprah Winfrey get the good news/bad news out of the way on page 5 of their new book, Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier. “If the secret to total happiness existed, we would have all found it by now,” they write.... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

22 Apr 2022
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Celebrating Earth Day 2022 with the HBS Business and Environment Initiative

We are honoring Earth Day by sharing stories from the HBS Business and Environment Initiative blog that highlight HBS community members and business leaders who are dedicated to environmental sustainability and inspiring innovation at the... View Details

01 Sep 2023
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Turning Point: Listen to the Music

Marnie Tattersall: (MBA 1972) (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) Marnie Tattersall: (MBA 1972) (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) I was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka, and came to the United States in 1958 with my parents and my brother because my parents thought it was... View Details

Keywords: music; film; purpose; career

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Globalization and Emerging Markets (Elective Course) The world order has changed significantly in the last two decades. The influence of western-style varieties of capitalism has been challenged by new forms of capitalism that rely less on private enterprise and on the... View Details

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MBA 2023 Alumni Transition - Alumni

Library online resource access ends Learn about eBaker resources for alums. Canvas access ends Download any course content you would like to retain ahead of this date. Harvard Library online resource access ends Details on accessing... View Details

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through to "all loan data", see data dictionary for available data types and descriptors. Industry Research: Consult the list of library databases that cover industries and market research reports learn more about a... View Details

26 Jun 2013
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How a Trivial Pursuit Became a Significant Case

Bob Reiss Photo courtesy of Bob Reiss It was 1983, and Bob Reiss (MBA 1956) was looking for a new game to play. A Brooklyn native and former basketball star at Columbia University who had become a successful entrepreneur in the toy-and-game industry, Reiss was... View Details

Keywords: Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade

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David Velasquez

Traveling across the world, while sitting in a classroom and roaming the halls of Spangler. You learn about discounted cash flows, strategy, and leadership at HBS – while also enhancing your understanding of others' values and cultures.... View Details

15 Jun 2021
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Zone Defense

telling him. Ryan Tseng had already started two successful companies, and where Brandon saw a business opportunity in building AI software to operate unmanned systems for the military, Ryan saw a behemoth defense industry with high barriers to entry. “I View Details

Keywords: April White; drone technology; military; security; entrepreneurship; leadership; Air Transportation; Transportation

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3 Benefits of the Case Method - MBA

Blog Blog MBA Voices Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author Career and Professional Development Staff Author HBS Community Author HBS Faculty Author MBA Admissions Author MBA Students Topics Topics 1st Year (RC) 2+2 Program 2nd Year... View Details

01 May 2020
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5 Reasons to Join a Club at HBS

Aaron Hancock is a member of the HBS Class of 2021. He serves as Senator for Section H and is the Chair of the Senate Clubs Committee. He is also one of the incoming Co-Presidents for the African American Student Union (AASU). Aaron is originally from Charlotte, NC and... View Details

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Ernesto Sterling

Coming to HBS is like... A dream that I thought was never going to happen. Coming to class is one of the most precious gifts I get every morning. Rushing past my section mates as I take my seat and when class is about to start, I can’t help but take a deep breath and... View Details

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Demonstration Policy | About

speak to the USRR’s application. Principles The USRR begins by noting, The central functions of an academic community are learning, teaching, research, and scholarship. By accepting membership in the... View Details

01 Oct 2021
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Fueling the Faculty Pipeline

Prakash Melwani (MBA 1986) Growing up in Hong Kong and England, Prakash Melwani dreamed of attending HBS. Realizing that dream, he says, completely changed his life. “I owe the School so much,” says Melwani, a longtime donor to the HBS Fund who recently extended his... View Details

21 Sep 2023

Harvard Innovation Lab Information Session with Leo Guyshan and HBS Alumni

Join Leo Guyshan, Director of Programs and Engagement at Harvard Innovation Labs, and HBS alumni for a conversation about the i-lab. The i-lab is a community dedicated to furthering innovative ideas by Harvard students. Within the i-lab’s... View Details

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