Technology Consulting - Publications - Faculty & Research

20 May 2020
News

Keeping Families Connected

executive, Tuchman points out that traditional video-call technology wasn’t built for children. “Adults are fine spending hours on video-calls, talking and asking each other questions.” But kids have short attention spans and need to be... View Details

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Charles Ellis | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

James Sharpe Extrusion Technology Carl Sloane Temple, Barker & Sloane C.D. Spangler C.D. Spangler Construction Co. Thomas Stemberg Staples Thomas Weisel Thomas Weisel Partners LLC John Whitehead Goldman Sachs Profiles... View Details

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Fatou Bintou Sagnang

something that impacts people, but also draws me close to people. I just didn't see myself being in a lab all the time. I wanted to interact—business was a way for me to get to that." Connecting the dots, filling the plate After three and a half years with... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Consulting

06 Sep 2012
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Fashion-Forward

mention wanting to work in a “creative industry” on his HBS application, but his path to that goal was not direct. After graduation, he worked at McKinsey, consulting for companies all over Europe. “I had a couple of amazing years,” he... View Details

Keywords: fashion; apparel; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores; Retail Trade

20 Jan 2022
Blog Post

Lessons Learned from My HBS Career Journey in Environmental Sustainability

an engineer at Tesla, where I worked in manufacturing and design engineering. I loved my time there and am proud that I played a small role in helping drive the automotive industry towards electrification. Most importantly, I learned about the power of an organization... View Details

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Andrew Boudreau

different: a student-run startup researching intellectual property. “Technology Commercialization enthralled me,” says Andy. After he and his friends failed to land jobs at Hopkins’ technology transfer office, they decided to strike out... View Details

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General Dynamics and Computer Sciences Corporation: Outsourcing the IS Function (A)

By: F. Warren McFarlan and Katherine Seger

Designed to generate discussion on the issues of outsourcing from the perspective of a firm thinking about turning over its IS activities to a third-party vendor. View Details

Keywords: Management Systems; Management Style; Information Technology; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Business Strategy; Economic Systems; Business or Company Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Business Processes; Employment; Emerging Markets; Activity Based Costing and Management; Information Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry

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01 Aug 2001
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Ray A. Goldberg (MBA '50)

while for those in the industry, it is virtually synonymous with Goldberg himself. Recognized as the father of research and scholarship in the field, he is the author, coauthor, or editor of 23 books, more than 100 articles, and some 1,000 cases on the subject. He has... View Details

Keywords: Alumni Achievement Award; John H. Davis; Agriculture; Scientific Research and Development Services

21 Nov 2017
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Alumni Peer into the Future of Energy

economy is rooted in a technology of scarcity, like fossil fuels, and there’s not enough, you get what we have today, namely, impoverished outcomes for most of humanity. If you want a society of abundance, you have to build solutions... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; solar power; wind power

15 May 2023
News

From Scientist to Business Leader

evaluated the potential impact of a new DNA regenerative technology on hearing loss research. “My experience here has been wonderful,” she concludes. After graduation, she plans to work in consulting for a... View Details

03 Apr 2019
News

Finding Common Ground

analytics-focused consulting firm made sense at a time when technology breakthroughs were fueling exponential growth in data generation and consumption. His three former employers—Answerthink, Bain, and... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

13 Feb 2017
Research & Ideas

Paid Search Ads Pay Off for Lesser-Known Restaurants

maybe they don’t. Why don’t we collaborate on an experiment testing their impact?” That was music to Donaker’s ears. Yelp had run experiments to optimize advertisements and had consultants try to figure out the impact of ads. But in the... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Food & Beverage

01 Sep 2010
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Five Honored for Missions Accomplished

worries me how influential the movies are. The good news is that Ron Howard was committed to getting it right. Your thoughts on the U.S. space program today. Historically the program has had a big impact on society. Tangible benefits like View Details

Keywords: awards; Space Research and Technology; Space Research and Technology; Space Research and Technology; Space Research and Technology; Space Research and Technology; Space Research and Technology; Space Research and Technology; Space Research and Technology; Space Research and Technology

Alex Civetta

Alex advises companies on the intersection of law and business, with an emphasis on entrepreneurship, technology transactions, and negotiation. He represents startup companies on all matters from formation through exit, and he regularly... View Details

Keywords: Legal

22 Jan 2018
Blog Post

"Luxury, Technology, Integration"

The above title was my answer when I was asked earlier this fall to sum up my experience in Milan in three words, working as an MBA intern within the office of the CEO of the YOOX Net-A-Porter (YNAP) Group. In a world where technology and... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail

01 Jun 2000
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Going Public: Scott C. Bolick

embarked on a "steep learning curve" at Andersen Consulting in San Francisco, where he joined the company's Media and Entertainment division. Technology became his newfound passion at Andersen, leading him... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

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Sasha Grinshpun

learning languages, including Russian, Portuguese and Spanish. She lives in the Bay Area with her husband and their two daughters. Having coached over 3000 business executives, Sasha has been featured in such prominent news forums as NPR and the Washington Post.Work... View Details

Keywords: Technology; Technology; Technology; Technology; Technology; Technology

29 Jun 2022
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Harvard Business School Announces the 2022-2023 Blavatnik Fellows

and fellows’ companies funding has quadrupled. It is gratifying to be a part of the program’s tremendous growth and mentor next generation entrepreneurs who contribute to society by commercializing groundbreaking technology and biomedical... View Details

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Workplace Diversity: Data Sources

Gender Equality. Associations & Organizations AllRaise.org An organization supporting non-binary and women founders and funders in the technology space. They create an annual report tracking diversity in venture capital and as... View Details

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Supply Chain Management - Course Catalog

Career Focus This course is appropriate for students interested in pursuing careers in any management function (e.g., operations, marketing, finance) in firms that make, sell and/or distribute physical products, or in organizations (e.g., View Details

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