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US Business Immigration Overview - Alumni

Careers US Business Immigration Overview Careers US Business Immigration Overview Looking to work in the United States? We know that it can often be tricky to figure out the requirements needed to secure work authorization. Below we have... View Details

09 Nov 2022
Blog Post

Building Community: Meet the HBS Latino Student Organization Leadership

through several approaches. First, we plan to bring back in-person traditions and institute new events; we recently hosted our second Taco Tuesday of the semester and it was wonderful to see new and old LASO members all together! Second,... View Details

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On Campus Logistics - Recruiting

one of your interviewers require accommodations to participate fully, please indicate their needs so we can make the appropriate arrangements. Catering: HBS does not permit catering on-campus. Event Audiovisual Equipment (A/V): Presentations: HBS provides A/V equipment... View Details

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2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

Info As Netflix Film Chairman, Dan Lin (MBA 1999) oversees movie production at the world’s largest streaming service at 270 million subscribers and counting. With a solid grip on financials and a track record of hits like The LEGO Movie ,... View Details

22 Feb 2024
News

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

impacts of such initiatives. As a platform for knowledge exchange, networking, and collaboration among experts, policymakers, and stakeholders, Lootah says the Crossroads Forum—now in its fourth year— holds significant potential to... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Feb 2010
Research & Ideas

The ‘Luxury Prime’: How Luxury Changes People

"The Devil Wears Prada? Effects of Exposure to Luxury Goods on Cognition and Decision Making" [PDF]. "Will the same business meeting reach different decisions when it is held at a luxury resort as opposed to a modest... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert

23 Aug 2011
First Look

First Look: August 23

unobserved program attributes. Our focus is on the network television industry, in which the products are television shows. We estimate a model that allows us to distinguish between the direct effect of advertising on utility and View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

14 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World

company immediately reacted to this news by creating a “COVID committee” to manage the emergency even before the national lockdown was imposed. It shifted to remote working wherever possible, including employees in View Details

Keywords: by Raffaella Sadun, Andrea Bertoni, Alexia Delfino, Giovanni Fassio, and Mariapaola Testa

30 Aug 2004
Research & Ideas

Real Estate: The Most Imperfect Asset

brought greater transparency and more discipline and efficiency to an undisciplined, inefficient market. Unfortunately, there's no doubt that more and better information means it will be harder to be the alpha, as Professor Andre Perold... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston; Construction; Real Estate

Blog

Inside the Learning: Boston By the Season

No matter the season, there are plenty of things to do! Read on for some of our favorite activities. Spring While Boston's spring arrives late and is fairly short, its emergence is also beautiful after the long, cold winter. Locals love... View Details

June 2002 (Revised September 2002)
Case

Pokemon: Gotta Catch 'Em All (Abridged)

By: Youngme E. Moon

Pokemon, the colloquial name given to a collection of 150 fantastic, animal-inspired creatures with organic powers and the capacity to evolve, are the stars of video games, trading card games, and TV cartoons. Conceived in Japan in 1996, Pokemon quickly became that... View Details

Keywords: Brands and Branding; Age; Business or Company Management; Marketing Strategy; Product Launch; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Copyright; Video Game Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Japan; Asia; United States

01 Dec 2022
News

Future Vision

innovations that will move the School forward. I’m a big believer that you are never too old to learn new things. So I’ve made a practice of going back to my notes at the end of each week to see and reflect on what I have learned. Invariably I say “wow,” because View Details

Keywords: Brian Kenny; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

01 Oct 1998
News

Dinh Thi Hoa: Up from the Ashes of War

Today, 25 years later, Hoa is still living in Hanoi and doing her part to help her impoverished country establish a modern, productive economy. As managing director of Galaxy Company, a successful consulting firm, her advice on doing... View Details

Keywords: Dun Gifford, Jr. (MBA 1992)

15 Oct 2007
Research & Ideas

Businesses Beware: The World Is Not Flat

standardization, and the official dissolution of the boundaries between the U.S. organization and the international one. 10 years later, Coke's strategy under CEO Neville Isdell looks very different. Coke is now focused on learning from Japan—where View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

13 Oct 2015
Blog Post

LGBTSA Spotlight: Alterrell Mills

Prior to HBS, I was working at American Express first in the CEO’s internal strategy group and then in Membership Rewards for the Centurion and Platinum team. While the training and development during those four years was phenomenal I... View Details

April 2007
Case

Schibsted

By: Bharat N. Anand and Sophie Hood

In 2006, newspaper firms in developed markets were severely threatened on three fronts: the growth of online news, online classified advertising, and free newspapers. Schibsted, however, had managed to cope with these challenges successfully, and had become something... View Details

Keywords: Transition; Product Launch; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Adaptation; Competitive Advantage; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Scandinavia

October 2009
Case

Digital Chocolate

By: Linda A. Hill and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld

Trip Hawkins founded Digital Chocolate in Silicon Valley in 2003 to develop outstanding games for mobile devices. By 2008, the company had expanded its operations into four countries, and Digital Chocolate was one of the top developers of soloplayer games for standard... View Details

Keywords: Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Innovation and Management; Leading Change; Product Development; Groups and Teams; Creativity; Telecommunications Industry; Video Game Industry