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06 May 2021
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How Four Women Made Miami More Equitable for Startups

you’re from Miami. You won’t get into any of the accelerators. It’s just too bro-ville,” she says. One of Tuchman’s solutions was not to expect the funding to come to her. She traveled relentlessly and entered pitch competitions all over... View Details

Keywords: by Carolyn DiPaolo

02 Aug 2020
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Is the 'Experimentation Organization' Becoming the Competitive Gold Standard?

decision-making today. Experimentation in action Firms competing in today’s high tech environment routinely test such variables as offerings, page design, and service. For example, Booking.com, a Dutch-based travel website, has developed... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Technology

21 Feb 2019
Research & Ideas

Voter ID Laws Don't Work (But They Don't Hurt Anything, Either)

registration costs and long travel and waiting time in areas with low polling station density. Similarly, there is a real need to improve citizens' faith in US elections, but again, this may be more effectively addressed by upgrading... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

22 Feb 2024
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GCC Crossroads Aims for a Bright Future; Seattle Alumni Talk Leadership in Tech; Italy Preps for European Alumni Summit

Clubs News Clubs News Crossroads Forum Explores Future of Gulf Region More than 1,300 public and private leaders convened in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on January 30 and 31 for the Crossroads GCC Future Impact Forum, co-hosted by the HBS Club of the Gulf Cooperation Council... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

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Sexual Harassment - Race, Gender & Equity

Pursued a different role, position, or location 9% Made a formal complaint 7% Limited travel 7% Limited time you spent at work 7% Left a job 6% Declined or decided not to work toward a promotion 4% Took days off or called in sick 3% “I... View Details

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Career Histories and the Biotechnology Industry

Professor Higgins' other major project focuses on the consequences of individuals' career experiences for firms and industries. This second research stream centers on the careers of executives in the biotechnology industry.

Professor Higgins has written... View Details

01 Mar 2023
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Step Change

accelerator Flat6Labs and its anchor investment in Algebra Ventures’ first fund. From there, it was an easy transition to a role as managing partner at Global Ventures, doing all the things hard-driving VCs do—like making presentations from a hospital bed. In March... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Abdelrahman Gabr – Koree; entrepreneurship; women; venture capital; Egypt; developing economies; Finance

06 Sep 2019
Blog Post

The Business of Medicine: MD/MBA Students Having an Impact

present one day, his student refused to work with anyone else. The tutor, he said, was like his big brother. “To hear one of the middle-school students say something like that,” says Zaki, “really gives perspective.” In the summer of 2018, Zaki View Details

September 2013 (Revised August 2015)
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Leadership and Teaming

By: Ethan Bernstein

Small differences in the leadership of teams can have large consequences for the success of their efforts. Many initiatives fail not because of a fatal error in judgment or insufficient ideas, knowledge, motivation, or capabilities to deliver a solution. They fail... View Details

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May 2020 (Revised March 2022)
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The Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic and the Global Economy (A)

By: Alberto Cavallo and Christian Godwin

In April 2020, the world struggled to contain the exponential escalation of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Dozens of countries had imposed restrictions on travel, work, and social gatherings. A large share of the global population was under lockdowns and... View Details

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Harvard Business School

Plugged in Enterprises. Margaret Young MBA 1981 Margaret Young is a senior partner at Veregate, specializing in growing profitable customer relationships. Her clients include global enterprises in telecommunications, travel and... View Details

30 Jan 2020
Research & Ideas

The Upside of Highlighting a Product's Downsides

learned that its 20 percent interest rate was higher than average and that the card didn’t provide travel insurance. [div class=infogram-embed data-id=_/prRmhGSXiSbMwOabP4CL][/div] After qualified customers activated their credit cards,... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

26 Feb 2018
Research & Ideas

The Airbnb Effect: Cheaper Rooms for Travelers, Less Revenue for Hotels

FangXiaNuo Airbnb is revolutionizing the lodging market by keeping hotel rates in check and making additional rooms available in the country's hottest travel spots during peak periods when hotel rooms often sell out and rates skyrocket, a... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Travel

03 May 2010
Research & Ideas

What Is the Future of MBA Education?

different countries; and share their learning with the class when they return. The reflection piece is crucial. It is important to build leadership skills in the context of a global world. Q: What are you working on now? Garvin: I am on sabbatical and have been View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Education

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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; Services

01 Jul 2019
Research & Ideas

The Airbnb Lesson for Startups? Success Takes More Than Technology

power stems from its ability to identify and meet evolving customer needs, not its technology, says Thales S. Teixeira, author of the new book Unlocking the Customer Value Chain: How Decoupling Drives Consumer Disruption. The company simply tapped into a need for... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Travel; Travel

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Beau D'Arcy

How was the idea for Breakwater Chicago born? "I came up with the idea for Breakwater Chicago after my business school internship at The Venetian in Las Vegas. I observed that Chicago had not yet picked up on the trend of daytime entertainment—something which had... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Entertainment / Media

21 Mar 2016
HBS Case

Can Customer Reviews Be 'Managed?'

Research says 85 percent of people will make a purchase after reading online reviews about a product or service. This has had huge implications for the hotel industry and helps explain why TripAdvisor, a massive repository of user-generated reviews, was the... View Details

Keywords: by Brian Kenny; Travel; Travel

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Brittani Rettig

Your Twitter bio reads like that of a superhero ("Management consultant by day, fitness instructor & wellness blogger by night"). Can you tell us about your day and evening jobs? "By day I'm a manager at Deloitte Consulting. I work with clients in... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Services; Health Care

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Jan Petzel

After scaling Mount Everest in 2013, Jan Petzel (MBA 2003) transformed his personal triumph into an opportunity to raise funds for the construction of a permanent shelter and medical facility in the Gokyu Lakes region of Nepal for the porters who assist the climbing... View Details

Keywords: Other Financial Services

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