Spending Per Year Of Life Gained - Publications - Faculty & Research

22 Nov 2023
News

So You Want to Join a Startup

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: At age 29, Gus Bessalel (MBA 1988) decided to leave consulting for a decidedly less glamorous life as an entrepreneur, working out of a storage room in the bowels of an underground hotel... View Details

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Curriculum - Business & Environment

decisions involving sustainability issues. Cases are set in a variety of industry contexts, including energy, agriculture, transportation, chemicals, and investment. Some of the environment-related cases... View Details

04 Apr 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research, April 4

2015, Square, Inc. launched its initial public offering (IPO). The IPO had an offering price of $9 per share, lower than the $11 to $13 estimate that had been outlined in the preliminary prospectus and 42%... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

25 Apr 2011
Research & Ideas

What CEOs Do, and How They Can Do it Better

what the boss is doing all day. For all of the minute-to-minute monitoring of employee performance from the time of Henry Ford onward, it's amazing how little any View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

11 Oct 2023
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Soldier On

sort of the honor of my life to be able to serve as mayor of my hometown and to really see an impact. And you see it day to day. AW: Let's look... View Details

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Charlotte MacDonald

With four years of consulting experience at Boston Consulting Group behind her, Charlotte MacDonald, realized it was time to reflect on the path before her. "I was having a great experience, I loved the... View Details

Keywords: Consulting

11 May 2009
Research & Ideas

The IT Leader’s Hero Quest

reader engagement. For the professionals, our story of Jim Barton often mirrors their own life experience, and has prompted many real CIOs to say to us "this is my life," "this book is about... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

11 Nov 2022
Blog Post

Meet the HBS Armed Forces Alumni Association

amazing resource for advice on academics and daily life at HBS. Some of the fellow female veterans were instrumental in helping me prepare for midterms! The AFAA Community Co-President last year, Yung... View Details

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Advisory Board - Entrepreneurship

twenty-nine years old. In 2015, Macy’s Inc. (NYSE: M) acquired the company. Ms. Beck also co-founded M-61 Laboratories, makers of M-61 Skincare, the first highly technical, natural cosmeceutical brand and... View Details

14 Sep 2023
Blog Post

MBAs Accelerate Their Social Enterprise Ventures

startup to tackle product accessibility for the disability community. Many products and websites today are inaccessible to people with disabilities despite over 30 years of the Americans Disabilities Act... View Details

18 Dec 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, December 18, 2018

valuation of $200 million and debating changes to them that will allow them to grow their business. Ensuring that their marketing dollars were being spent efficiently was critical to the data-driven management team and proving to be... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

06 Jan 2021
Blog Post

My HBS Student Loan Story: Gorick Ng (MBA 2018)

aid but also took out student loans. Did you have any anxiety or stress related to debt or how you would pay for HBS? If yes, how did you manage those feelings? Finances were top of mind throughout my two View Details

31 Oct 2011
Research & Ideas

The Most Powerful Workplace Motivator

tell you that the world of business is not so different. “It really was all about the recognition of and comparison with their peers, and many of them were willing to pay for... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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Alternative Investments Course | HBS Online

next level by learning how to maximize investment portfolio value with alternative investments, including private equity and real estate. 5 weeks 6-7 hours per week 5 modules Self-Paced with regular deadlines This course earns you a... View Details

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HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information

portion of the School’s professional services expense is related to spending that a for-profit business would categorize as cost of goods sold. For fiscal View Details

21 Apr 2009
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First Look: April 21, 2009

Industry Location Author:Arthur A. Daemmrich Abstract A consumer-oriented model for drug development and use has attracted attention in recent years as an alternative to the much-maligned approach of... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

09 Feb 2021
News

Investing in Entrepreneurship

of innovation.” Crisp grew up on Long Island, earned a BA at Yale University, and served as an intelligence officer in the United States Air Force before coming to HBS. Having earned his pilot’s license at the age View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

31 May 2023
News

Alumni Achievement Awards 2023

who has always been comfortable spending time alone with her own thoughts. The last thing I thought I’d do is start a nonprofit with complete strangers.” Origin story: “In 2016, I was shattered by the shooting deaths View Details

Keywords: leadership; management; work-life balance

24 Aug 2020
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How Much Will Remote Work Continue After the Pandemic?

firms that had employees switch to remote work believe that it will remain more common at their company even after the COVID-19 crisis ends. “These estimates suggest that at least 16 percent of American workers will switch from... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

21 Feb 2019
Blog Post

Machine Learning and Behavioral Economics

machine learning strategy that avoids the pitfalls while fulfilling the promise.” Eventually, Bracaglia would like to start his own business from the ground up after gaining four or five years View Details

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