Founding - Publications - Faculty & Research

19 Jul 2024
Blog Post

Seven Lessons from the Section Experience

leadership team, but informal members such as trek organizers, small group dinner members/leads, and culture champions through self-organized events. I found myself extremely grateful and thankful for every day I had with my section.... View Details

21 Dec 2021
Blog Post

Helping Women in Mexico to Live Fulfilled and Healthy Lives

about sexual health, and have a professional gynecologist on the other side answering. We’ve found that 80% of questions are asked between 10pm and 4am, when women are at their most vulnerable. It’s so important to not only have... View Details

31 Aug 2021
Blog Post

Exploring the Art of Business: Social Enterprise Summer Fellow Felipe Ceron (MBA 2022)

life works sometimes. What are your goals for this summer? My goal is to leave Juilliard an even better place for its students than when I found it, helping it chart the path for the performing arts. I hope to be able to develop new... View Details

20 Apr 2021
Blog Post

Leadership In Challenging Times: Thierry Ibri (MBA 1997)

In much of my career I have found myself saying no a lot. But during this period, I have been saying yes so much more. It’s empowered my team to respond to their new and varied challenges, and it’s more fully rooted each of us in our... View Details

10 Jul 2018
Blog Post

Embracing Entrepreneurship & the Asian American Community

Maureen Fan – Maureen shares her experience raising her hand in the case study method at HBS, and discusses how she chased her dreams at Pixar and Zinga. Kyle Lui - I’ve been thinking deeply about being an operator or investor, and in this episode, Kyle shares how he... View Details

29 Nov 2017
Blog Post

HBS, A Dream and Trey: How HBS Helped Me Launch My Social Enterprise

use my experiences to help other athletes is what led me to found Trey. Trey is the first to combine objective team-specific information with individualized recruiting advice in order to empower athletes in the recruiting process. Our... View Details

21 Mar 2016
Blog Post

MBA/MPA-ID: The Intersection of Policy and Business

method sat on the opposite side of the pedagogical spectrum that I had experienced in my academic life, and I really didn’t know what to expect. My first year had provided a comfortable landing with the joint degree cohort, where I had View Details

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Middle East & North Africa - Global Activities 2021

country in the midst of an economic collapse and its citizens still reeling from the August 2020 explosion that killed more than 200 and caused $15 billion in property damage in Beirut, Abi Chaker found himself in Hsieh’s “gray area.”... View Details

15 Jan 2020
News

The Business of Access

person who is paying, the philanthropist, is typically not the person receiving the service.” This fundamental difference, she notes, changes the function-benefit sales framework. Lisle found that she thrived at speaking with... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

01 Jun 2016
News

Ask the Expert: Barreling Ahead

environment where 115-plus local breweries work together to create some of the best craft beer in the country. In addition, San Diego County has done a nice job of diversifying its water resources. With that said, we expect the landscape to change over time (others in... View Details

12 Feb 2016
News

Creating Common Ground in Communities of Conflict

software company and build video games together.’” The Dreamfly’s mission is a return to a starting point for Mendhro, who was raised in rural Pakistan as the daughter of the village’s first physician, who founded the area’s first... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

14 May 2014
News

(Re)moving the Needle

study method. You need to be street smart, not just book smart. The case study method gives you both." Anquetil also found unexpected value in the diversity of his classmates. "It didn't matter what field they were from; there was a level... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley; medical technology; Scientific Research and Development Services

01 Apr 2002
News

Professorship Brings Brierley's HBS Connection Full Circle

declares Brierley. "Hal Brierley has been ahead of the curve on many great marketing ideas," says Professor John Deighton. "He pioneered database marketing when he founded Epsilon, and now he is making permission e-mail marketing work. My... View Details

Keywords: Charles M. Williams; Epsilon Data Management; Computer Systems Design and Related Services; Professional Services

01 Sep 2004
News

Richard J. Stillman (MBA 1940)

have an obligation to do something with that, to participate in various activities and to donate where appropriate to help others. Punctuality, good manners, physical fitness, a positive attitude, a sense of responsibility, and a commitment to leaving the world better... View Details

10 Jan 2011
Research & Ideas

Is Groupon Good for Retailers?

Groupon has found a way to feature small businesses that haven't traditionally advertised online." For consumers, there's an obvious appeal to scoring a $50 meal for 15 bucks—especially in a recession. But for retailers offering the... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Advertising; Technology

17 Nov 2009
First Look

First Look: Nov. 17

self-interests over others' interests, influencing the decisions they make. Experiment 1 found that participants primed with luxury goods were more likely than those primed with non-luxury goods to endorse business decisions that benefit... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

23 Feb 2009
Research & Ideas

Creative Entrepreneurship in a Downturn

needs first, in the airline industry alone, Southwest Airlines, Ryanair, and JetBlue were founded during downturns on the principles of delivering value. In terms of affordable luxuries, consider the emergence of cosmetics, such as... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

25 Nov 2008
First Look

First Look: November 25, 2008

Pentagram (A) Harvard Business School Case 408-127 This case focuses on Kit Hinrichs, a 65-year-old partner at Pentagram, a privately owned multidisciplinary design firm. One of the world's most prestigious design firms, Pentagram was View Details