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25 May 2016
News

FIELD 3: Taking Down Barriers

module that requires student teams to design and launch a microbusiness. Biederman and several sectionmates came up with HourlyNerd, a platform that dynamically links talented business professionals with... View Details

20 Apr 2020
News

To Build Connection in Quarantine, Clubs Go Virtual

organizations face in designing and implementing effective digital platforms that support a range of functions and stakeholders. “We talked about what it really means to transition to digital operations,”... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Sep 2010
News

Start-Ups Make Their Pitch

as avatars) for use by both organizations and individuals. New York: TwoChop (Mo Lam, MBA ’05, founder) is a microgaming platform that plans to deliver “quick-engagement” games to users throughout the day. Northern California: Redbeacon... View Details

Keywords: awards; Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing

26 Feb 2018
Research & Ideas

The Airbnb Effect: Cheaper Rooms for Travelers, Less Revenue for Hotels

has grown rapidly at a time when plenty of other industry-disrupting platforms have flourished, including Uber, Craigslist, and Spotify. Airbnb offers listings in 191 countries, and its total number of listings—4 million-—is higher than... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Travel

30 Jun 2017
News

Rebuilding the Girl Scouts Brand

“A lot of people know of the Girl Scouts. They know the uniforms or the cookies. Those are great things, but they’re not a true representation of the Girl Scouts as an organization,” Pitter-Armand says. It’s brand relevance that the G.I.R.L. View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Dec 2020
News

Tried and Tested

on standardized tests can be found here. Zoë Cullen studies the design of labor markets and the choices of employers and labor platforms that affect matters of public interest, such as pay transparency, pay... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Scientific Research and Development Services

17 Oct 2007
Research & Ideas

Why Global Brands Work

distractions including Jaguar, Land Rover, and Volvo will be sold off; they're now meaningless. U.S.-based models like Mercury will be discontinued. Can Ford recover? The answer lies in whether the common vehicle platforms developed for... View Details

Keywords: by John A. Quelch; Auto

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Four Ways to Make The Most of Your Company Events - Recruiting

consider hosting a company event . The key to a successful event is the dialogue between students and recruiters. Company events provide the perfect platform for organizations to engage students in discussion around company values, job... View Details

15 Feb 2011
First Look

First Look: Feb. 15

http://www.smi.ethz.ch/news/news/docs/ResearchAlive.pdf An Organizational Approach to Undoing Gender: The Unlikely Case of Offshore Oil Platforms Authors:R. Ely and D. E. Meyerson Publication:Research in Organizational Behavior 30 (2010)... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

19 Dec 2016
Research & Ideas

The 10 Most Popular Stories of 2016

Design and Identity Change at the Federal Bureau of Investigation Both the design and identity of the FBI changed greatly in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, write Ranjay Gulati, Ryan... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

Profile

Kwame Owusu-Kesse

senior year at Harvard, he had formed, with two classmates, a social network called "Triumph," which sponsored social events for young professionals and doubled as a fundraising platform for nonprofit causes. "I've always... View Details

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Field Course: Private Equity Projects and Ecosystems - Course Catalog

presentation is made to a component of the private equity firm investment committee. Project work is designed to be of mutual value to students and the PE partner. Students can list the projects and the PE firm on their resumes upon the... View Details

07 Sep 2016
What Do You Think?

How Can the Threat of Networks Be Reduced?

need of a ride. Seventh sensers create communities--“gatelands” with borders--for which they serve as powerful gatekeepers. And they know how to design software that serves as a platform on which other... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

13 Apr 2016
Blog Post

3 Reasons Why Company Conversations Might Be Right For Your Organization

take it as a chance to talk informally with students about their previous experience and why they’re interested in your organization. Personal Setting: Company Conversations are designed for organizations to meet with up to 10 students,... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

06 Sep 2024
Blog Post

Harvard Business School Announces 2024 Goldsmith Fellows

that is deeply aligned with my core values, particularly those emphasizing leadership and innovation in social enterprise.” Matthias Argenyi. Matthias began his career at Garde Capital, where he designed and built an ESG strategy to... View Details

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Foreword | Baker Library

Foreword Laura Linard Director, Special Collections September 2013 Building the Foundation was originally launched in 2013. The website was migrated to a new platform in 2025 with the guidance of Adam Jacobi and Jennifer Wilson. Baker... View Details

01 Dec 2020
News

Quantum Leap

thousands of years to compute. More important, the quantum revolution would give us the ability to solve a whole class of problems that digital computers could never touch. In the quest to help us get there, Aliro offers two tools, both in beta for now. The first,... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing

17 Sep 2015
Blog Post

Why We Recruit: Innosight

envisioning and building new platforms for business growth. Our focus on helping clients design and create the future means that you will learn and master skills that blend creativity and analytical rigor... View Details

Keywords: Consulting

05 Sep 2007
First Look

First Look: September 5, 2007

from consumers shopping at the more popular store. Second, the intermediary may have an incentive to degrade the quality of search even further when its design decision influences the prices charged by stores. By altering the composition... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

17 Sep 2013
First Look

First Look: September 17

world's largest online platform for outsourced contracts, where India is the largest country in terms of contract volume. We use an ethnic name procedure to identify ethnic Indian users of oDesk in other countries around the world. We... View Details