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- 24 Aug 2018
- Blog Post
Meet the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Class of 2020
"What I find most exciting about the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program is the opportunity to pursue directed self-optimization along a number of axes, both technical and non-technical, and the chance to learn from the insights of View Details
- 23 Aug 2017
- News
Developing Leaders Behind Bars
area of focus as a photographer is environmental portraiture – especially humans in extreme environments. I mostly shoot in polar regions, but when I was given this opportunity, it occurred to me that humans in prison have a similar... View Details
Keywords: Robert Bochnak
- 01 Apr 1997
- News
Manager's Notebook
frequent-flyer programs) when discounts on future flights or other products and services are offered in exchange. "Many of our MBAs plan to run their own business after graduation. Having a good partner is extremely important." "Many of... View Details
Keywords: Judith Ross
George A. Schaefer
production. Though Schaefer’s plans didn’t return Caterpillar to the extremely profitable position it had previously enjoyed, his hard work at reorganization helped the company turn a profit of $486 million in 1986, its first in four... View Details
Keywords: Construction & Real Estate
- 04 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
Why Most Leaders (Even Thomas Jefferson) Are Replaceable
this is the case, and it is certainly not clear that every leader matters." Out Of The Blue Every once in a while, though, someone comes to power who is inexperienced or appointed in an unusual way. The incumbent dies suddenly, for example. Or a country experiences... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
- 04 Oct 2017
- Blog Post
What Should German Applicants Know about HBS?
is extremely strong, with hundreds of occasions to meet new people and friends. My first-year I spent a lot of time outside of class socializing with amazing friends. That included working out (playing squash, tennis, going running),... View Details
- 19 May 2016
- Blog Post
5 Lessons from Business School
skills, and it’s something that you will continue to refine each day. In the first year we spent a lot of time giving and receiving feedback, even videotaping and watching ourselves in action. While extremely uncomfortable, those... View Details
- Portrait Project
Clint Lawrence
- to never accept the status quo, to believe that the only way to grow is to take the plunge, even in the face of extreme uncertainty, to challenge what others say can't be done. This takes courage,... View Details
- Portrait Project
Brian Elliot
address global poverty. Our world is far too rich with resources for billions to go hungry. "And if not now, when?" Two years ago, a falling telecom cable struck my head and nearly took my life. I don't know where I'll be standing when the next cable falls.... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Muhammad Yunus Visits HBS
more than 1 million homes. He has also arranged partnerships with multinationals to combat illness. For example, he persuaded Adidas to build a shoe that conformed to the company’s quality standards but still would cost only one euro. Proper footwear is View Details
- Portrait Project
Kareem Reda
share, and to replenish my body (with food) and my soul (with faith). As for the rest of the year? I pay no attention to the rhythms and cycles of the earth, to the signals begging to be pondered. Will these days continue to pass me by with such View Details
- Portrait Project
Camille McGirt
I live and breathe every day at the intersection of black, female, and extremely tall. I’m literally every single inch of 6’4. My height impacts all layers of my life, from my clothing to my health, to my vehicle size preferences, to... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Gift for MBA Global Reach
activities overseas,” stated Rubenstein, who has ties to the School through his wife, Alice Rogoff Rubenstein (MBA ’78), and through service on the Board of Dean’s Advisors. Said Dean Nitin Nohria, “This extremely generous and important... View Details
Making Sense of Capitalism
additional research to revise my dissertation into a book manuscript, while librarians, special collection curators, and researchers at Baker Research Services helped me identify sources and develop new ideas for my research. I was also View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- Blog Post
Reflecting and Digesting
forms. I’ve had the chance to challenge myself in so many ways; academically, socially, emotionally, psychologically. The environment is extremely vibrant and fast-paced. From engaging classroom discussions, to chats with random people at... View Details
- Portrait Project
Joe Nagae
To be Joe. I have inherited two extremely different Asian cultures: Indian and Japanese. I love both of my home countries and embrace their dualities. As the only non-Japanese looking boy in my Japanese nursery school, I was asked from an... View Details
- Web
Creating Value Through Corporate Restructuring - Course Catalog
other constituents. The second module focuses on the restructuring of other sections of the balance sheet such as mass tort claims or employees’ claims. The cases that students study in this course tend to focus on large companies, with complex capital structures,... View Details
- 01 May 2020
- In Practice
COVID-19’s Hard Lessons Might Prepare Business for Climate Change
The coronavirus pandemic caught the business world by surprise, but the catastrophe might force companies to face a crisis that has been unfolding in plain sight: climate change. We asked faculty members affiliated with the Business and Environment Initiative at... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 15 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
Amazon Prime Day: The Logic Behind a Retailer’s Made-up Holiday
revenue for Amazon, in addition to the additional value the online retailing giant gets from the loyalty customers feel once they are enrolled. "THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT PRIME MEMBERS ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FOR AMAZON, AND IT GIVES... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Eyes in the Skies
climate change, with its attendant rise in extreme (and extremely disruptive) weather—has whetted the commercial sector’s appetite for worldwide data and analytics. “That combination of things means that the... View Details
Keywords: Alexander Gelfand