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- 21 Apr 2008
- Research & Ideas
The New Math of Customer Relationships
organization's strategic focus. This is typically not something that an organization advertises. But it is standard practice in a number of organizations today. For example, at ING DIRECT, the fastest-growing financial services organization in the View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
A Litmus Test for Entrepreneurs
requiring that much software be rewritten. Over the next twenty years, Murthy spent little time at home. In 1990, he lived in France for three months, closing just one deal. His efforts paid off. Today Infosys is a serious contender in the customized software market in... View Details
Keywords: by Walter Kuemmerle
- 16 Sep 2015
- News
Built for Speed
was on the Al Faw Peninsula in Iraq, in the office of General Joseph Medina to talk about his future. In addition to leading a multinational unit on everything from reconnaissance to route security, Rogers was serving as a general’s aide,... View Details
- 26 Jan 2021
- Research & Ideas
A New Way to Cut Credit Card Debt: Pay Off One Purchase at a Time
aim at their credit card debt, which totaled $825 billion at the end of 2020 in the United States alone. As balances have climbed, the percent of household income allocated to repayment has decreased 17... View Details
- 02 Aug 2011
- First Look
First Look: August 2
manufacturer to a world leader in R&D, marketing, and design, with a brand more valuable than Pepsi, Nike, or American Express. Fewer still would have predicted the success of the path it has taken. For two decades now, Samsung has been grafting View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Jul 2014
- Research & Ideas
Banning Big-box Stores Can Hurt Local Retailers
protect local businesses from the crushing competition of "big-box" stores. But it turns out such rules often backfire, according to research by Raffaella Sadun, an assistant professor in the Strategy unit at Harvard Business... View Details
- 15 Apr 2011
- News
Students Hear Wall St. Critics
Phil Angelides, a California state treasurer for eight years, is no stranger to big money and politics. But as chairman of Congress’s Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission looking into the 2008 Wall Street collapse, he was shocked. “I am no... View Details
- Profile
Fola Folowosele
school, I can state categorically that HBS has infected me with an audacity to dare to dream big dreams and take on challenges that I would have second guessed prior to my time at HBS. By consistently being exposed to others who have... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Steven Murch: Philanthropist-in-Training
wrote his business plan, found a partner, and left Microsoft in 1997 in order to start VacationSpot, an online reservations network for consumers seeking to rent vacation properties. “We worked hard on it for three years,” states Murch.... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Reflections on the “Artistry” of Teaching
of the subconscious: You know when they are posted, but not when they are received. >>>> All of us are united by the worthwhileness of our vocation. The joy of teaching is continuing rediscovery and that, with luck, it enables us to be... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Class of 1975 Endows Chair in Entrepreneurship
of the Entrepreneurial and Service Management Unit and Chris Darwall, executive director of the HBS California Research Center, have led the tremendous growth of entrepreneurial studies and activities at the School. We were delighted when... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 02 Apr 2010
- What Do You Think?
Why Are Fewer and Fewer U.S. Employees Satisfied With Their Jobs?
responsibility for poor performance and continue to get highly paid, it's no wonder there is widespread dissatisfaction." E. Shields stated that it may be the result of disappointed expectations: "People believe that their work... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 29 Apr 2016
- News
The First Five Years: Kelly McKenna (MBA 2015)
state and defend my ‘opinion,’ but I hadn’t decided what my opinion was. Rather than say that, I just chose the first argument that came to mind and went with it. I think maybe one-third of the class agreed with me in the end, which, in... View Details
- 22 Nov 2016
- First Look
November 22, 2016
Abstract—Although Indian tribes and the surrounding states were often bitter enemies throughout much of the history of the United States, recently tribes and states have been... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
Tax Reform is on the Front Burner Again. Here’s Why You Should Care
about what we are actually trying to achieve at a broader level and how the tax system can help us get there. Mihir Desai: I agree completely in the sense that it's a manifestation of our values. More narrowly, it has these three really important consequences. First,... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
‘Green’ Trailblazers
Perkins Caufield & Byers Menlo Park, Shanghai, Beijing Greentech venture capital Andrew Falender (MBA 1969) Appalachian Mountain Club Multiple US locations United States' oldest outdoor recreation and conservation organization James... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
The American Dream
mobile home in rural Washington State while her enterprising father, a truck driver, was building his own company, is running as a pro-business Democrat and advocate for the middle class. “I come from those roots,” she told the Santa Rosa... View Details
- 22 Oct 2014
- News
Closing the opportunity divide for low-income young adults
country, from State Street, Goldman Sachs to the federal government. And the reason we have grown to a $70 million dollar organization with 400 staff in 12 different cities is not because I’m that special or we’re that special. The reason... View Details
- 10 Oct 2014
- News
Chicago Alumni Connect Around a ‘Vision’ for the New HBS
began in Boston on April 26, 2014 and will extend around the world over the next 18 months as Dean Nohria and select faculty travel to alumni events across the United States, Canada, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. Visit the alumni... View Details
Keywords: HBS Campaign
- 28 Jul 2009
- Research Event
Business Summit: Real Estate
United States, the real estate market faces reduced cash flows and significant re-pricing. The housing market must bottom out before a recovery in the real estate sector can begin. Expiring loans will have to be dealt with. The real... View Details