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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
- 18 Apr 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 18, 2018
the types of businesses started by immigrants and the quality of jobs created by their firms. First-generation immigrants create about 25% of new firms in the United States, but this share exceeds 40% in some states. In addition, Asian... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Jan 2017
- News
Paying It Forward
“People find us because everyone has the same problem,” says Malay Kundu (MBA 2003) of his company, StopLift, which is using software and video technology to stop massive losses in retail profits due to theft and checkout fraud. “Retail inventory shrinkage is a tough... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
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
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
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
- 04 Mar 2022
- Blog Post
Advice from My HBS Career Journey in Renewable Energy
Tell us a little about what you were doing before HBS and what brought you to HBS. Before applying to HBS, I was working at NextEra Energy, which is a large renewable energy company. I started on the renewable development team after I... 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 May 2020
- Blog Post
Jeff Surette and Mike Peters: A Winning Team at TB12
the company started in management consulting. After graduating from Harvard College in 2005, Surette joined Parthenon for three years before matriculating at HBS in the fall of 2008. Amid a global recession, his business school experience... View Details
- 02 Dec 2018
- News
An Emphasis on Teamwork
impressed me when I applied, and it still does.” Krebs appreciates the School’s emphasis on team problem solving and experiential learning associated with the field method, an increasingly important aspect of MBA pedagogy. “We were... 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
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Rakhshan Zahid
What’s the one thing you’re most excited about learning at HBS? I came to HBS to switch tracks from finance to starting my own business. We have a course, The Entrepreneurial Manager, and in every class, we look at a new business from... View Details
Keywords: Financial Services
- 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
- 31 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
When Not to Trust Your Gut
to be overly confident about their odds of success despite being proven wrong in the past. In other words, most of us fail to learn from experience. When deciding whether to start a new business, entrepreneurs should use their outsider... View Details
Keywords: by Max H. Bazerman & Deepak Malhotra
- 05 Jan 2017
- Blog Post
Crossing the River: The HBS/HKS Joint Degree Program
finance and political economy. Ultimately, the program affirmed by belief that society’s most intractable problems are best addressed by approaches that leverage cross-sector solutions. Like all jointees, my first year was spent at HKS,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
The Evolution of Modern Pricing Models
image by John Ritter From Uber’s surge pricing to dynamic ticket pricing, it seems there’s been more awareness of pricing models and pricing strategy in recent years. What’s driving that interest? Thales Teixeira: We need to go back before the businesses View Details
- 02 Sep 2015
- News
Voting for Optimism in Baltimore
able to do that, especially from places like Baltimore. In Authentic Leadership Development, I realized my purpose is to bring realistic optimism to worthy causes. And if I’m going to do that, I have to start in my own home and my own... View Details
- 19 Mar 2018
- Sharpening Your Skills
8 Ways To Be An Environmentally Conscious Manager
Businesses It was entrepreneurs from the fringes-of-society who gave birth to the green business movement starting in the 19th century, Geoffrey Jones tells us. Teach Teaching Climate Change to Skeptics The Business and Environment... View Details