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01 Dec 2016
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In My Humble Opinion: Chip Brewer (MBA 1991)

play, there’s a high likelihood you’re going to try regular golf.” Up-and-comer: Aaron Wise, who signed with Callaway after winning the NCAA individual and team championships... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

23 Apr 2018
Research & Ideas

Sponsorship Programs Could Actually Widen the Gender Gap

says Katie Coffman, an assistant professor at Harvard Business School and co-author of the study. “What we are saying is that certain aspects of sponsorship don’t work exactly how we’d want them to work, at least in the lab.” The findings... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

23 May 2018
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Abigail P. Johnson, MBA 1988

serves 27 million individual customers Chairman and CEO, Fidelity Management and Research LLC The summer before college, Abby Johnson worked in the “wire room” at the family... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

31 Oct 2023
News

Securing a Resilient Future for Senegal

Sijh Diagne (photo by Michael Bucher) In March 2020, Sijh Diagne (MBA 2017) was asked to serve as an advisor to Senegal’s minister of economy, planning, and cooperation. He was charged with leading the country’s private-sector development; but just as became the case... View Details

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About - Business History

About History has played a vital role at Harvard Business School since the School’s founding. The School’s first Dean, Edwin F. Gay, was an economic historian. In “The Rhythm of History” (1923), Gay wrote, “The self-centered, active View Details

2011
Book

Detour: My Unexpected, Amazing, Life Changing Journey With OnStar

By: Chet Huber

Detour is the story behind the launch of OnStar’s now well known blue button, as told through the eyes of its founder and CEO of over fourteen years, Chet Huber. It’s a personal narrative that describes the events that led up to General Motors’ unexpected choice... View Details

Keywords: General Motors; OnStar; Technological Innovation; Business Startups; Transportation; Safety; Personal Development and Career; Creativity; Success; Business History; Auto Industry

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23 Oct 2012
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First Look: October 23

model, poor people give little because they expect donations to come mainly from richer individuals. In others, donations by poor individuals constitute a large fraction of donations, and this raises the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Eligibility & Rules - Alumni

financial returns. Ventures must have less than $2 million USD in revenue. Outside funding must be less than $2.5M total debt/invested equity capital. This amount includes money received through grants, awards, and other funding sources.... View Details

26 Sep 2011
HBS Case

HBS Cases: Lady Gaga

the pop star's manager, Troy Carter, who faced the daunting and sudden task of launching the performer's first major solo concert tour in 2009. Elberse developed the case based on extensive interviews with Carter View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Entertainment & Recreation; Music

01 Feb 2021
What Do You Think?

Has the New Economy Finally Arrived?

women, ensure that meetings are held in the morning Organizations don’t want to change—they want the individuals to ‘adjust.’ And then they call it diversity and inclusion!”... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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Research - Private Capital Project

Research Research June 2025 Teaching Material Blackstone Credit and Delaware Basin Resources By: Victoria Ivashina and Srimayi Mylavarapu Teaching note for case 224035 2025 Working Paper Performance Capital... View Details

20 Nov 2019
Research & Ideas

It's No Joke: AI Beats Humans at Making You Laugh

computer-based recommendation technology to help consumers make decisions. Yeomans' findings shed light on the hurdles that AI technology will need to overcome to win over wary consumers. The team enlisted 75 pairs of people, including... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

24 May 2017
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John J. Brennan, MBA 1980

from which his and Cathy’s three children graduated. There is, however, a second religion in the family: sports. Brennan, a marathon runner, coached his kids’ teams to the point that some neighborhood... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

05 Jun 2009
What Do You Think?

What Does Slower Economic Growth Really Mean?

assumptions about the usefulness of various types of production. The presumption is that macroeconomic growth translates into greater top line opportunities for individual organizations. With no improvement in productivity, that means a... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett; Financial Services; Construction; Real Estate

23 Oct 2013
Research & Ideas

Overcoming Nervous Nelly

A colleague is out sick, and suddenly it's fallen on you to deliver a crucial client presentation. The saliva dries up in your mouth, your heart races. You briefly consider heading home sick yourself, before moving into the conference... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

July 2019 (Revised May 2021)
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Acelerex

By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock

In early 2019, Randell Johnson, Founder and Chief Executive of Acelerex, was reflecting on the company’s first year of rapid growth and the challenges of scaling the business that lay ahead. Acelerex was riding the waves of change taking place in electrical power grids... View Details

Keywords: Energy; Energy Sources; Growth Management; Expansion; Global Strategy; Cash Flow; Energy Industry; Web Services Industry; Consulting Industry

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Compensation by Industry/Position/Location

Institute is a directory of various for-fee salary surveys available by region. PayScale.com Designed to help employees obtain accurate real-time information on job market compensation, the website allows individual employees to submit... View Details

08 Oct 2018
Research & Ideas

Knowing What Your Boss Earns Can Make You Work Harder

both of which helped signal how much effort individuals were putting into their job. They also studied compensation at all levels, including senior executives. Workers were surveyed on how much they thought, on average, peers View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

12 May 2023
Blog Post

Independent Project: The Rise of Electric Heat Pumps

to natural gas and the higher cost of energy due to lower efficiency of pumps in cold climates. Overall, there are many actions individuals and governments can take to promote... View Details

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Health-care Applications

Active postmarketing drug surveillance. There is substantial interest within the U.S. health community and among health policymakers in developing a surveillance system that scans public health databases in order to proactively detect potential drug safety... View Details

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