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- 10 Dec 2007
- HBS Case
One Laptop per Child
agreed to manufacture the laptop. On the technological front, OLPC tackled puzzles such as creating a product both useful and fun for children of primary school age. (See CloseUp below). But despite its visionary goals and widespread... View Details
- Profile
Tiffany Niver
as I progress through my career. Exposure to the wide variety of business problems, viewpoints, companies, issues, industries, protagonists, and classmates through the case method at HBS was also an important part of my experience. How has your overall HBS experience... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Green Talk at HBS
Nyquist reported that such emissions could be cut by a third through greater efficiencies. He also noted, however, that meeting the lowered emission goals set for 2050 by the Intergovernmental Panel on... View Details
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
Conference Brings Global Perspective to Cape Town
because of its stellar location: Cape Town, South Africa. More than four hundred delegates came from dozens of countries, with close to half bringing partners or family members for whom a special program of events had been set up. The... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 02 Feb 2012
- Op-Ed
Once a Castle, Home is Now a Debtors’ Prison
try, a bank might relent. A short sale will put the house on the market, opening it to another buyer, letting the seller move. Lenders could proactively set prices for short sales. “Lenders may be reluctant to morph into landlords, but... View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Better Mousetraps: At Product Design Fair, Student Ideas Get Real
Actually, we like to see them fail as often and as early as possible," Assistant Professor Stefan H. Thomke said with a wink as he watched students in his elective MBA course Managing Product Development (MPD) set up their display booths... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 07 Oct 2021
- News
Bringing Light to the Fight
country by 34 percent, says Smyth, but she and the foundation are not finished yet. She has set an ambitious goal for New Zealand, one she believes can be achieved through early detection and ever-improving... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
MBA Cohorts Will Merge Next Year
future benefits. "Students' evaluations of their educational experience in the January cohort and their prospects in the job market have been consistently on par with those of students in the September cohort," Kester said. "The system achieved the View Details
- 30 Mar 2015
- News
Raising the bar to provide quality education
California. Our goal is to give these children the academic and social/emotional experiences they need to be able to go to and get through a competitive four-year college. “Every type of skill you would find in a business, you would find... View Details
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Women at the Top
from New York City, where she is a managing director at Morgan Stanley Dean Witter. Her goals were to get the latest perspectives on management theory and practice and to take advantage of the informal networking she knew would take place... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso and Susan Young
- Profile
Tricia Lee
divisions at Microsoft. It was an incredible journey, but I realized that to achieve the goals I had in mind, I'd need to round out my knowledge base. I wanted to learn the formal language of business (i.e. finance, ops, marketing), best... View Details
- 09 Dec 2020
- Blog Post
How to Create a Psychologically Safe Workplace
concerns can save lives, which directly aligns with healthcare professionals’ collective goals and individual purposes. Appealing to employees’ motivations enables leaders to help team members unite under a common goal. By extension,... View Details
- 03 May 2021
- What Do You Think?
Where Does CEO Activism Go From Here?
sets for leaders and teachers, based on a “facilitation approach.” As she said, “Many leaders only know play in their adult life in the terms of competition. This does not set them up well for the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- Profile
Andrew Goldin
content of the decisions may differ, the people issues are similar: managing teams, setting expectations." As a participant in the New Orleans immersion last winter, Andrew directly witnessed the impact he and his colleagues at HBS... View Details
- Web
IT Strategy: The Future of the Web at HBS | Information Technology
for their teams. Content creators will be trained on how to edit content, and also on the fundamentals of the Web Design System, SEO, and web accessibility to make sure they are set up for success. The project team will also provide... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Rewriting the Script: Social Enterprise Start-ups Expand Business Plan Contest's Parameters
the HBS Business Plan Contest. “A commitment to social enterprise is embedded in the fabric of HBS,” notes Professor of Management Practice Allen Grossman, the track’s faculty organizer. Despite tacit recognition of the different goals... View Details
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Ann Chao
to take theory beyond the classroom into a real world setting and make a tangible impact. I felt that an MBA would best equip me with the skills and mindset to do that. I was attracted to HBS in particular because of the diversity and... View Details
Keywords: Entertainment / Media
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
East to West
“The case was very appealing because the CEO’s goal was to create a governance structure that would be transparent to investors and stakeholders anywhere in the world. The more we talked, the more it seemed like a way to understand the... View Details
- 06 Feb 2023
- Blog Post
Meet the Black Investment Club
challenges to raising capital, being empowered to make investment decisions, and accessing the mentorship and resources to promote our talent.” Each of the Co-Presidents brings unique experiences to the leadership team, serving to further strengthen their ability to... View Details
- 13 Oct 2020
- Blog Post
Turning a Moment into a Movement: How the Anti-Racism Fund Co-Founders are Fighting Racism and Encouraging Other Companies to Do Their Part
issue. Just like setting sales goals tied to consequences for not meeting those goals, increasing diversity in your workforce is something measurable and it is tied to organizational success so it should be... View Details