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13 Jun 2017
Blog Post

What is the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program? A Q&A with Professor Tom Eisenmann

applicants? “For someone who aspires to launch a startup but is still searching for a concept, graduate school is a terrific place to test ideas, acquire necessary knowledge and skills, and build a professional network. Launching a View Details

03 Mar 2017
News

Big Blue’s Big Bet

doctors at least two weeks to sift through these mutations, searching for the ones that were diagnostically significant. But Watson was able to highlight within moments which mutated genes had likely developed into cancer. Based on... View Details

Keywords: Paul Kix; illustrations by Dan Page

04 Sep 2020
Blog Post

Advice from a Career Switcher: The Value of Informational Conversations with Alumni

focus my internship interests and inform my search strategy.” For example, Adam realized that as a career switcher he risked not having the specific industry expertise that would allow him to truly have an impact as an intern at an... View Details

01 Dec 2020
News

The Fine Print: Alumni Recommend Their Best Reads

Humankind, by Yuval Noah Harari I found myself frequently searching Google for things I read about in the book, which extended the time it took to read it, but I always view this as a great sign. Among the highlights for me: We all share... View Details

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Jan Pianca

Jan (MSc, International Management, Bocconi University) is the Educational Programs Assistant Director Europe at the HBS Europe Research Center in Paris. He focuses on European employer outreach to develop and manage the School’s relationships with European companies.... View Details

31 Jul 2007
First Look

First Look: July 31, 2007

Working PapersCoupled Search Processes: Why Is It So Difficult to Find that Organizational Design Matters? Authors:Nicolaj Siggelkow and Jan W. Rivkin Abstract Organizational design affects performance via coupled View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Blog | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Curriculum Social Enterprise Student Club Social Entrepreneurship Summer Fellows Technology for Good Transformative Impact Tri-Sector Impact HBS Student Club Spotlight: Social Enterprise Conference (SECON) 2023 Lia Parker-Belfer Marc... View Details

01 Jun 2011
News

Mr. Start-Up

online travel guide business, he joined the Internet search giant as director of product management. He was the driving force behind the February 2011 launch of Social Search, which incorporates content shared or created on social media... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

25 Aug 2017
Blog Post

HBS Interns: Summer Takeovers

Toronto, before working in their offices in California and New York City. Anita worked with the CFO and COO to implement the executive search firm's new digital strategy. Jenn Volk, Sephora Innovation Lab Jenn Volk spent her summer in... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

01 Mar 2004
News

Harvard’s Future in Allston

campus with cutting-edge science and technology facilities, campuses for the graduate schools of public health and education, and student housing. Ways the new campus can contribute to a vibrant community, with cultural attractions,... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

12 Apr 2011
News

Twelve Global Finalists Compete at HBS

Arab Emirates Rohit Dev Thakwani, OPM 37 2008 SpendWisor.com consumer electronics marketplace Midwest/Central U.S. HBS Club of Chicago Marc Hoecker, MBA '08 vinsnap mobile automotive marketing New England HBS Association of Boston Marco Bitran, MBA '03 AI Exchange... View Details

Keywords: Multiple alumni

29 Dec 2019
Research & Ideas

Read Our Most Popular Research Stories of 2019

plans for future workforce makeup and training, and its search for opportunities from digital infrastructure and automation. What’s Really Disrupting Business? It’s Not Technology View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

16 Sep 2015
Research & Ideas

Can Applied Economics Save Homeless Puppies?

One economic problem is search costs—the time, money, and effort spent on researching which dog to adopt. Another is information asymmetry—in which one person involved in an economic transaction has more information than the other. “The... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Retail

Profile

Frances Dixon

As an undergraduate attending Tufts, Frances Dixon was deeply impressed by the idea of service to others. While searching out how to accomplish this life goal, she was inspired by the military officers she met. “They were clearly... View Details

22 Jul 2014
News

Hungry for Change

associated with food insecurity in Minnesota ($1.6 billion annually, according to a study by the University of Minnesota) and what it will take to fix the problem ($300 million, with an estimated 100 million meals missed at $3 each). "We can see the finish line. It's... View Details

Keywords: Agriculture

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Transforming Education Through Social Entrepreneurship

cover emerging sectors and technological advances in education, healthcare, retail, energy, aerospace, consumer goods and automotive. For example, searching on the keyword,... View Details

Profile

Evelyne White

Bookalokal is a social dining platform that launched in Brussels in 2012. The initial concept: Connect travelers with locals through home-cooked, gourmet meals in people's homes. Prospective diners search through Bookalokal's online... View Details

Keywords: Technology; Technology

19 Sep 2016
News

Former Blackberry CEO Uncovers Historic Shipwreck

government to examine and log one of the most famous wrecks in Canadian history: The 1845 sinking of the HMS Erebus, which set out in search of the Northwest Passage. When the Bulletin spoke to Balsillie last year, he called the pursuit... View Details

13 Feb 2007
First Look

First Look: February 13, 2007

deployment of their technology abroad. The paper demonstrates that when firms want to exploit technologies abroad, multinational firm (MNC) activity and foreign direct investment (FDI) flows arise... View Details