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Energy & Environment Club’s Icelandic Adventure! - Blog - Business & Environment
Blog Blog Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author HBS Faculty Author HBS Staff Author Staff Author Students Topics Topics Accelerating Climate Solutions Conference 2023 Alumni Alumni Programs Alumni in Climate Networking Series Business... View Details
- 14 May 2014
- News
(Re)moving the Needle
early to commercialize it," says Anquetil. "The company was not a great success." He knew he was missing something: formal business training. "I had picked up some knowledge along the way, but I wanted the right knowledge," he says. "HBS... 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
- 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
- 28 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 28, 2008
story of creative destruction, the most pronounced impact was a massive increase in churning among new entrants. We argue that creative destruction requires many business failures along with the few great successes. The successes are very... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 Jul 2021
- News
The First Five Years: Nicolas Manes (MBA 2020)
Antonio “Chipi” Barijho and Luis Guisbert. Manes with Villa 21-24 resident and former Argentine football player Antonio “Chipi” Barijho and Luis Guisbert. Which HBS classes or professors had the greatest impact on you and why? “I loved every View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Bruce Rauner (MBA '81) Endows New Professorship
fortune." "I saw no reason to hold off until I was older or retired to share my good fortune." After college, Rauner wasted little time enrolling at HBS, entering the School at age 23. Midway through the second year of the MBA Program, he... View Details
Keywords: James E. Aisner
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Newman's Own Brand of Charity
With the understated charm that has won him legions of fans on the big screen, Hollywood legend Paul Newman came to HBS in mid-October to talk about his successful second career as a social entrepreneur. During his daylong visit, Newman... View Details
- 15 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 15
Abstract This paper presents an endogenous growth model that explains the evolution of the first and second moments of productivity growth at the aggregate and firm level during the post-war period. Growth is driven by the development of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
Harvard Business School Faculty Comment on Crisis in Japan
evidence during those times, along with countless acts of heroism by ordinary citizens-people not empowered or trained to do great things. We are seeing this in the horrible aftermath of the current earthquake and tsunami. Consider the... View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty
- 02 Jan 2014
- Blog Post
Preparing for a career in investment banking
their experiences in banking. My section mates were offering help even before I asked. (SECTION F!!!!) Also, the second years were amazing. I asked for nitty-gritty details about what they did to get an interview, how they liked/disliked... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Magician Turns HBS Upside Down
showed how an audience is impressed and won over if the magician “goofs” the first time (e.g., guessing the three of clubs rather than the seven of spades) only to recover through humorous and seemingly Herculean mental effort to get it “right” the View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Get Well Soon
first-year required Technology and Operations Management course (TOM), the case offers valuable takeaways for future managers of any complex service organization. “It’s a good TOM case in that it includes hard numbers and rigorous analysis,” Edmondson notes. “But it’s... View Details
- 24 Jun 2019
- Blog Post
Dance to the Music: How Noa Torok Found Her Dream Job at SoundCloud
I thought I was a great fit.” A half-hour later, Noa got a response; a week later, the two met in New York. “It just rolled from there,” says Noa. Over the next two-and-a-half months, Noa went through eight to ten interviews with everyone... View Details
- 30 Sep 2002
- What Do You Think?
Are Business Schools Really Important “Crucibles of Leadership?”
"The 'crucible' can help someone become better or more effective but the truly great were naturals." Steffen Nevermann stated the case for the affirmative, but cautioned, "To create crucibles from which leaders may emerge,... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
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Lessons from History - Creating Emerging Markets
justice and civil rights? These were among the questions tackled with the future in mind, but with lessons from the past ever-present. View conference clips & discussion questions View resources on indian business history Bringing History into International Business... View Details
- 15 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
Black MBA Students Pen Letters to the HBS Community: Letter 1/5
January 27, 2020 – the beginning of my second semester here at HBS: January 28, 2020: Constructing a Nation: The United States and Their Constitution February 10, 2020: Donald Trump and the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act February 13, 2020:... View Details
- 05 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
Intensive Bootcamp Kicked my Entrepreneurship Goals Into Gear
trip, so I knew that HBS was a place where entrepreneurship thrived. With this in mind, I decided to jump at the opportunity to join Startup Bootcamp, a two-week Short Intensive Program (SIP) or class that takes place between the first and View Details
- 29 Jan 2019
- News
Gloria Steinem and Diane Paulus Take Center Stage
audience. On some nights, Steinem herself will appear for the second act. The HBS alumnae were lucky to be there on such a night, as Steinem did appear and engaged in a lively conversation with the audience. Kathy Murray (AMP 112), Co-VP... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
Ink
and managed to realize this joint value; and each participant must earn a sufficient return to justify the investment. The second element—managing complex collections of people, products, and partners—presents a formidable challenge for... View Details