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Kavya Kopparapu | MBA
Kavya Kopparapu Computer Science/Neuroscience Lowell 2022 Cohort 3 All my life, I've been an inventor working on projects to solve significant problems that I care about. In just the past five years, I've tackled View Details
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Nicolas Weninger | MBA
Nicolas Weninger Electrical Engineering (SB) Kirkland 2020 Cohort 1 I am fascinated by not only engineering, but also its implementations in solving real world problems and creating viable solutions. The Undergraduate Technology... View Details
- 27 Oct 2016
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Paying It Forward
Kundu, who started StopLift in 2003 after studying the problem as a student at Harvard Business School. In fact, it was one sentence in a case he read about Walmart, in his first year at HBS, that sparked... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Jun 1996
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Four Professors to Retire
member) Neil E. Harlan (MBA '50). During that leave of absence, he served as Harlan's deputy for management systems at a time when the nation was rapidly developing expensive top-performance weapons systems under exigencies created by the View Details
Keywords: Elaine Gottlieb and John Prestage
- 15 Feb 2022
- News
Charlotte Club Hosts Webinar to Mark 100 Years of the Case Method
centennial celebrations across HBS that started in 2021. “The goal of the HBS Case Method 100 celebration is to create awareness of this exciting milestone and to encourage alumni, students, staff, and faculty to reflect on the lasting... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 19 Aug 2010
- News
Catchphrases, Mottos, and Cheers
Managerial Economics professor Bing Sung to indicate that some elements of a problem are unknowable and should be recognized as such in our analyses. 1977H. One professor always asked, “Jeremy, who’s going to pay?” 1987E’s motto was “We... View Details
- 29 Mar 2010
- Research & Ideas
Ruthlessly Realistic: How CEOs Must Overcome Denial
lose your bearings. Q: How pernicious a problem is denial in business today? A: Denial has always been a problem. What is different today is that the cost of denial has become so high. We are living in a less forgiving world than we once... View Details
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Michael Schrader
Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? Starting a company for the first time was an intimidating task for me, perhaps even too intimidating without the tools that HBS provided. First, HBS provided confidence by introducing me... View Details
- 28 Jun 2021
- Blog Post
Launching a Career in the COVID Economy? Here Are 5 Tips.
Starting a job can feel like stepping onto a movie set without a script. Everyone knows the plot; the challenge is figuring out the role. Managers often know what they want from top performers but rarely explain it. That perspective... View Details
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Transitions - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning
Teaching by the Case Method Transitions Preparing to Teach Leading in the Classroom Pre-Class Arrival Diversity and Inclusion Openings Cold Calling Questioning, Listening & Responding Transitions Closings Timing Participation Engagement... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
The Devil You Don’t Know
Illustration by David Plunkert Illustration by David Plunkert Edited by Dan Morrell What examples from history can we reflect on as we begin to address the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and prescribe solutions for policy and private enterprise? I want to... View Details
- 20 Mar 2013
- Research & Ideas
How CEOs Sustain Higher-Ambition Goals
participants have led higher-ambition efforts at their companies for years. Office supply company United Stationers started a foundation to connect employees with charitable activities, including raising money for a children's hospital... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 18 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
Breaking Through a Growth Stall
Starting a successful business is often considered the hardest thing entrepreneurs do—but growing an existing venture may be even more difficult. Many companies get stuck on a plateau that inhibits their ability to grow: a scale stopper.... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Dec 2018
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An Investor’s Guide to Climate Change: Risks and Opportunities
On the 50th floor of a global law firm, overlooking a cold and rainy Manhattan skyline in November, more than 70 Harvard Business School alumni gathered to learn from each other and confront the business implications of climate change... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
The Class of 1975 in Review
the bet, but his antics no doubt ruled out Baker Scholar honors for the future investment banker. The Cold Calls. There is nothing like seeing the bold and confident get called on to start a case when they... View Details
Keywords: J. Hans Stumm
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
C.D. Spangler's School of Thought
wisdom gathered over the years. The earlier you start making decisions, the better. There's a learning curve involved: Making your bad decisions when you're young gives you time to outlive them. When you're young, it's worth the effort to... View Details
- 29 Apr 2020
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The Key to Powerful Social Change: Small Villages
Who will solve the great problems facing humanity, a list of critical issues that only begins with the current pandemic? In the interview below, Rosabeth Moss Kanter discusses her recent book, Think Outside the Building, and her view that solutions are most likely to... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Oct 2002
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Ann M. Fudge
When Ann Fudge was pursuing her MBA at HBS, she used her one-hour commute to Soldiers Field to shift gears from being the busy mother of two toddlers to a focused student handling cold calls with aplomb. Fudge managed her roles as wife,... View Details
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Monica Chang | MBA
Monica Chang Social Studies, Secondary in Computer Science Kirkland 2023 Cohort 4 As a student dedicated to public service, I hope to learn more about how technology and entrepreneurship can be harnessed to address complex societal View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
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College Daze
American parents wholeheartedly believe in the importance of a college education, but relatively few are saving enough for that not-so-distant day when Junior's whopping tuition bills will start rolling in. Enter UPromise, Inc., a... View Details