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- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Case Study: Staking a Claim
Chime. Kate Terry has created a fascinating product offering that takes advantage of changing consumer behavior to reinvent a staid category and, as a result, benefits from economical acquisition costs. But being the first in a category... View Details
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Case Study: The Home Team
to pull, rather than taking out a loan at a higher interest rate later to pay for a new roof.” So far buyers have loved it. They say it helps them look at a prospective purchase with a broader perspective, beyond just countertops and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Remix
community after their respective accusations against Clarence Thomas and Mike Tyson. It’s one of the factors that helps explain why women of color report sexual assault at rates far below that of white women and a major force behind Dixon’s decision to leave the... View Details
- 11 Apr 2024
- News
Mission Control
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. By the time Peter Platzer (MBA 2002) was a teenager, he knew he wanted to be a physicist—and he was fascinated by space, eagerly engrossed in space-time diagrams... View Details
- 01 Jan 2005
- News
Joseph J. O'Donnell, MBA 1971
than quantitative analysis. Cases and business are also about human beings, and I always keep that human element in mind." ADVICE TO CURRENT STUDENTS "As you set out on your careers, take a long-term view... View Details
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts
Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books The World’s Littlest Book on Climate: Ten Facts in Ten Minutes About CO2 By Mike Nelson, Pieter Tans, and Michael Banks (MBA 1983) Independently Published In this updated edition of the world’s smallest book on the world’s biggest... View Details
Keywords: podcasts
- 01 Jan 2004
- News
D. Ronald Daniel, MBA 1954
importance of teamwork and communications skills." ADVICE TO CURRENT STUDENTS "No matter what job you take when you graduate, your first months and first couple of years will mark you. You'll be creating a... View Details
- 22 Sep 2022
- News
The Beauty Guide
Freyre learned early on the importance of mentorship in the corporate world. “Mentors have helped shape my career. They have pushed me to explore new areas of the business, to take risks, to not stay in one lane because I was... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
High Fives
learned at HBS: “I developed a sense of confidence in myself and in my ability to go out and compete in the business world.” Inspirations & role models: “As a woman, there were no role models!” Best business advice ever received: “When I... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
My First Job
it’s almost an unavoidable fact that blunders will be made. We might wish we could forget them and focus instead on the more successful stages of work life, but the lessons that we take from those earliest failures have a way of sticking... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Home Base
technically Dowling’s responsibility, but there was a clear hunger for assistance. The day one of the firm’s superstars showed up in Dowling’s office unannounced, asking for advice now that he and his wife were expecting, Dowling realized... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 12 Feb 2021
- News
How Dunkin’ Donuts Took Over the World
brother-in-law, who was a CPA; my dad was an 8th grade-educated entrepreneur. And my uncle began taking the money from the partnership that broke up in 1955 and started a competitive chain called Mr. Donut. My dad was so upset at the fact... View Details
Keywords: brands; leadership; management; strategy; operations; career; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade
- 01 Aug 1998
- News
High Honors
the 1990s. Not surprisingly, Marram's advice is sought by a number of other organizations, too. She serves on the boards of the Ford Motor Company, The New York and Presbyterian Hospital, Lincoln Center Theater, The Conference Board, and... View Details
- 01 Jan 2002
- News
Egon P.S. Zehnder (MBA '56)
International, 1959-64 Why HBS? Eager to go into business rather than law, Zehnder followed the advice of a Canadian friend, who thought a 23-year-old with a Ph.D. had a good chance of being admitted, even without any business experience.... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
One Man Crime Wave
longer take pride and satisfaction in the one little fragment that is his part of the whole ball of wax.” And if money is at the root of much evil, then business inevitably carries a taint. In MacDonald’s fiction, business is a kind of... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
It's academic. (Not!)
Photography by Jared Leeds "Our students use traditional academic theory to take on problems that have fundamental relevance in today's business world," says Janice McCormick, executive director of the HBS Doctoral Programs. "Many come in... View Details
- 29 Aug 2023
- News
Helping Consumers Decarbonize their Purchases
We're not providing a digital subscription, we're providing a subscription to an actual product, although it's invisible, in the real world and that means that the amount that people are willing to pay is much higher. We take a 19% fee on... View Details
- 20 Jan 2023
- News
Free Spirits
Illustrations by Edmon DeHaro “Cheers!” As her father’s wedding toast comes to a close, Vanessa Royle (MBA 2022) raises her champagne flute into the evening air to clink glasses with the groom, Andy. She tilts her glass to take a sip and,... View Details
- 11 Jan 2021
- News
Strengthening Democracy
system and possible solutions. FACULTY Leadership Advice for Biden: Restore a Sense of Calm Harvard Business School faculty members share their expectations for a Biden presidency and offer advice to the... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Unlocking mobile money in emerging markets
buyers and sellers are currently excluded from global commerce. These individuals, because of their collective size, will likely redefine the concept of banking and financial access in the future.” Working in developing countries is both challenging and exciting, says... View Details