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Roniesha Copeland
business, VLC Contracting. Watching them navigate a complex landscape through shifting fortunes became Roniesha’s foundation “for what I understood about business growing up.” Business management might have remained Roniesha’s exclusive interest had she not heard a... View Details
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Brandon Gayle
new stadium and relocating their operations from Manhattan and Long Island to Florham Park, New Jersey." While his stint with the Jets was successful in many ways, it also felt incomplete. "I didn't have the impact I thought I... View Details
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Black History Month | Baker Library
stories such as Luther White's rise from a one-truck operation to a $750,000 tire service business and Audrey Frazier’s transition from accounting to founding a successful fashion company, the pieces motivate readers towards... View Details
- 12 Sep 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 12, 2017
2017 Harvard Business Review The Real Reason Uber Is Giving Up in China By: Kirby, William C. Abstract—The article examines the role of the Chinese government in transport firm Uber's decision to sell its China operation to a rival... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 19 Jun 2012
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First Look: June 19
low. Unconscious processes require less energy and may operate unhampered when energy is low. Therefore, we propose that whereas low blood glucose levels impair conscious thought, this is not the same for unconscious thought. An... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Raymond Hwang
significant spine-related symptoms at some point. The ability to improve the quality of many lives makes spine surgery relevant. Contemporary spine surgery is also heavily technology dependent, which makes for interesting operations from... View Details
- 29 Aug 2024
- Research & Ideas
Shoot for the Stars: What to Know About the Space Economy
sector. There was a big boom, a few years ago, in these private space enterprises trying to go public through special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs). In a SPAC, somebody would start a company with the sole idea of acquiring a... View Details
- 18 Oct 2011
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First Look: October 18
audit firms can be associated with improved audit and reporting quality in client firms. Specialization and Variety in Repetitive Tasks: Evidence from a Japanese Bank Authors:B. Staats and F. Gino Publication:Management Science... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Dec 2020
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How to Fix America
iStock iStock As part of a special project, The New York Times asked several leading thinkers to weigh in on the nation’s most pressing problems. Specifically, the Times posed this query: “If you could do one thing right now to help fix... View Details
- 23 Jan 2012
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Break Your Addiction to Service Heroes
the company will never confront the serious problems they've created for themselves, the money they're leaving on the table, and the growth opportunities they're missing-to say nothing of the risk of assuming that this very special... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
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The Fab Four
school in that capacity was rejuvenating for me as well. Suddenly I was in a situation where I could really think about different kinds of business problems and potential opportunities because I wasn’t constrained by my own operating... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
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First Look: September 1
disclosure regulation (the U.K.), the analyst school-tie premium has remained large and significant over the entire sample period. Specialization and Success: Evidence from Venture Capital Authors:Paul A. Gompers, Anna Kovner, and Josh... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 25 Oct 2004
- Research & Ideas
Planning for Surprises
do to make prevention of a potential disaster a priority in the face of competing priorities, and to mobilize a response in the face of concerted opposition for special interests. Far too often, we only address problems after the... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
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Lessons in Economics | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
the Corporate Image Gary Works Photograph Album Resources Research Links Films & TV Bibliography From the Director Site Credits Special Collections Search Exhibition Introduction The Founding of U.S. Steel and the Power of Public Opinion... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
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In My Humble Opinion: Easy Rider
special attention paid to the look and feel of small details such as the “sari guard”—a regulatory requirement that ensures the long, flowing garment doesn’t get entangled in the bike’s rear wheel. “Bringing Harley-Davidson to India was a... View Details
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Database Best Practices - Research Computing Services
definition language When choosing the appropriate data types , pay special attention to the following: type, length and sign of numeric columns features of fixed or variable length character, text, and binary columns row enumeration and... View Details
- 27 Jan 2003
- Research & Ideas
New Cluster Mapping Project Helps Companies Locate Facilities
the Cluster Mapping Project, uses statistical techniques to profile the performance over time of regional economies in the U.S., with a special focus on clusters. Clusters are geographically concentrated groups of interconnected... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2004
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One-on-One with Robert McNamara
McNamara Illustration by Zak Pullen For a man who once commanded huge organizations and made decisions affecting the lives of millions, Robert S. McNamara (MBA 1939) is mostly on his own these days. Dressed casually in khakis and a button-down shirt, he View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 23 Sep 2010
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How Did You Spend Your Summer Vacation?
hoping to test out a special area of interest or potential career path. Others looked abroad, pursuing their interests in solving business and social problems in the developing world. Canadians Alyza Keshavjee and Ameel Somani spent their... View Details
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Creating Value Through Corporate Restructuring - Course Catalog
all types of investing (particularly in companies with debt), special situations investing, financial advisory, and general management. Educational Objectives Corporate restructuring is a common and significant event affecting not only... View Details