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Jenny Tison
With her father serving as a Naval officer in Japan, Jenny Tison learned two important things about life, and herself, early on. “I learned to be an extrovert,” Jenny says, which probably helped with the second lesson. “It wasn’t easy... View Details
- 12 Feb 2001
- Research & Ideas
Creating Value Across Borders
English and relatively strict rules have been introduced with Der Neuer Markt. These advances have increased the incentives for capable managers to seek entrepreneurial routes. The second difference is the access to technical knowledge.... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 25 Mar 2025
- Blog Post
ClimateCAP 2025 & ClimateCAP Fellowship
wear. Recognizing that our daily consumption choices have environmental consequences is crucial - each of us has a role to play in fostering more regenerative and responsible production and consumption systems" - Connie Chan (MBA 2026) "ClimateCAP was a View Details
- 08 May 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Cost of Cutting in Line
on that need. For line-holders, a higher bribe meant the jumper was more desperate. But there were limits to that generosity. When Oberholzer-Gee tried to cut into the same line a second time, the crowd grew hostile and he felt forced to... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Jan 2020
- Blog Post
Navigating Grey in the Ever-Evolving Tech Community
perhaps a bit self-congratulatory, but in retrospect this has certainly been 100% true. There’s a reason everyone always remembers the Erik Peterson case. I ended up spending the second semester of my second... View Details
- 02 Dec 2016
- News
The Story Behind the Stories
second year at BP in St. James Square in London, in 2005. And I was actually, on the tube the day of the 7/7 bombing. I was on the Piccadilly Line, on my way to St. James Square. And I was really, already fascinated by the world and the... View Details
- 08 Dec 2003
- Research & Ideas
Why Europe Lags in Pharmaceuticals and Biotech
'86). She is global marketing director at Baxter Healthcare. She recalled that while living in the United Kingdom, her children started a lemonade stand but few potential customers even gave it a second glance. In the U.S., she said, you... View Details
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Sarah Wolfolds
appointment time - and I can stop by the Doctoral Programs office at any time to ask questions. Not only that, but in both instances, I am met with smiling faces! The most challenging thing in my second year has been balancing coursework... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
A Message from Dean Clark
students a head start on learning before they come to campus. Live, two-way satellite feeds between HBS and remote sites bring the business world directly into our classrooms. A second major thrust is Harvard Business School Publishing's... View Details
Keywords: Educational Services
- 13 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
Science Business: What Happened to Biotech?
Science could be suffering and business certainly is suffering. If you try to take something that is science, and then jam it into normal business institutions, it just doesn't work that well for either science or business. Q: Clearly the biotech business has not... View Details
- 21 Feb 2005
- Research & Ideas
The VC Quandary: Too Much Money
the market can develop. You've got to make sure you can get these guys to an exit, first, second or third," Mullen said. "And a good exit," added Sahlman. "I feel like it's a pretty natural process to find several in a... View Details
- 17 Dec 2024
- News
Solving the Underemployment Crisis
economic development. Stephen, welcome back to the podcast. Stephen Moret: Great to be back, Bill. Thank you. Kerr: Stephen, tell us a little bit about what attracted you to Strada after a career that’s been in economic and workforce... View Details
- 27 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
Customer Loyalty Programs That Work
Successful retailers connect with customers via loyalty programs at three levels. The first is an introduction of sorts: the customer receives a generic reward for enrolling in the program. At the second level, the retailer contacts the... View Details
- 10 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
IT Links for Boundaryless Companies
the investment in IT as the investment in standards." The second characteristic, said Upton, is network effects. "Think about the value of owning the first telephone. The value of owning the first telephone is zero. It's only... View Details
Keywords: by Kenneth Liss
- 05 Sep 2008
- What Do You Think?
Is Case Method Instruction Due for an Overhaul?
But as Shahid Sheikh put it, "in foresight ... there never are right (or perfect) answers ...." Seconding that notion in practice (vs. theory), Kim Allen suggested that "Case studies would be a View Details
- 16 Dec 2002
- Lessons from the Classroom
Marrying Distance and Classroom Education
tremendous challenge it was to try to generate an online discussion in advance of the face-to-face. It jumps out in great contrast to the richness that came out of the face-to-face facilitated discussion. So, although people may look at a... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
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Educating Leaders - Georges F. Doriot:Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School
every minute, and he conveyed that....[Y]ou really learned from his passion and from his entrepreneurial fire." 10 Doriot became well known for his Manufacturing course, a second year class he began teaching in 1937. The full year course... View Details
- 13 Jul 2017
- News
Making Friends with Mother Nature
Donald K. Clifford Jr. wrote the book on how high-performance, midsize companies beat their competition, but growth in the world of nature has always been closest to his heart. “The natural world was always my great interest,” says... View Details
Keywords: Ralph Ranalli
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
The One That Got Away
effective channel strategy, and produced high and increasing EBITDA margins. After holding it for eight years we decided to sell to the private equity firm Madison Dearborn, after the firm’s cofounder, Paul Finnegan (MBA 1982), made the case that it would be a View Details
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Kenny Salas
not a good fit for me. It takes too much time to get approvals and execute your plans—to see the fruits of your labor." The second factor came from a place closer to home—literally. Kenny's twin brother, Sean, who is also attending... View Details
Keywords: Financial Services