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- 01 Oct 2018
- News
Learning About Leadership
you learn what senior leadership behaviors don't work. “One thing that really didn't work was company leaderships that over-promised and under-delivered––every business has risks––and company managements that feel comfortable and are probably just not View Details
Keywords: Finance
- 27 Apr 2018
- News
Placing Nurses Where They Are Needed
because they are able to do different assignments. They are able to travel the country. They are able to go to large hospitals, small hospitals,... View Details
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
25th Annual African-American Student Union Career/Alumni Conference
tremendous resource to the next generation of leaders." Conference chair Sara Crutchfield (HBS '97) views the conference as a "homecoming" for African-American graduates and a chance to strengthen bonds... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Q & A: A Conversation with IRS Chief Charles Rossotti
customers. To me, it seemed like a very interesting challenge. How do you view your mandate as commissioner? There is one overriding mandate emerging from the IRS Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998: we've got View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Jun 2022
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Case Study: Glass Half Full
line of upcycled drinking glasses. To acquire the raw materials, the founders identified a partner in the Houston area that had relationships with local bars and restaurants. Now, instead of tossing empties in the municipal recycling... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Just Doing His Job
broadcast and satellite technology “had a clear influence on the man who went on to make billions in Malaysia’s mobile phone, satellite, and pay TV business,” the Morning Herald wrote. Backed by a fortune... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
A Roundabout Path
To achieve his vision of becoming a clean-energy entrepreneur, PhD biologist Jonathan Friedlander (MBA 2017) left Paris for HBS to understand best business practices. But he would have struggled View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
A Primer on Patents
obtain patents of questionable merit that force other firms to pay a royalty, which in turn restricts the resources they have available for research. Similarly, some royalty demands are no better than... View Details
- 31 Mar 2011
- News
Building an Online Swap Shop
reported (December 18, 2010), prompting thredUP to launch the new exchange. thredUP’s 50,000 registered users swap more than 1,000 boxes of clothes a week. Buyers pay $5 plus shipping per box. Since it’s a... View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Plugged In
have a notion of what an electric car should be, and they are open to new technologies." And even if the youth market isn't ready for high-end wheels, changing the perception of the Cadillac brand among that crowd, he notes, can View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Faculty Research Online
How Much Time Should CEOs Devote to Customers? Every corporate mission statement pays lip service to respecting customer needs, but actual customer expertise is typically a... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
I Gave at the Office
There was quite a bit of research on this, but it was inconsistent about whether it helps or harms donations. So my coauthor, Dale Miller, and I looked at whether different framings of that situation can impact people’s willingness View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Insights from the Post-Macho Workplace
culture, where being physically tough, technically infallible, and emotionally detached were no longer the most highly valued qualities. Characteristics that gained importance included a willingness to ask... View Details
- 26 Mar 2018
- News
Funding Climate Change Solutions
inequalities, the challenge [is] who should pay for the fight against climate change. And now there's a third piece that has been added: how to address the issues around the conservation of biodiversity. “So... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Reinventing Radio Days
up with Pandora, which now holds more than 900,000 tracks, mostly music but also some comedy routines. Analysts expect 2011 revenues of $275 million, mainly from advertising (subscribers may also opt to pay... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Wei Zhang (MBA 1999)
discovered something that I hadn’t even known I could do. After HBS, I returned to China and moonlighted as a TV host for fun. I was working at Bain when I learned that News Corp was recruiting for shows in China. I said, “I’m going.” It... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Is AI OK?
Illustrations by Dan Bejar Illustrations by Dan Bejar When she began investigating Airbnb’s smart-pricing algorithm several years ago, Assistant Professor Shunyuan Zhang wasn’t looking for evidence that it generated discriminatory outcomes, a problem known as... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Reunion Highlights: A Case in Point
Ton pointed out. Said another student, “They can give their opinions, work as a team, and the boss isn’t necessarily the most important person.” Added a classmate, “They hire people who want to be there for the work, not for the View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
The Taxi Wars of Jakarta
Grab now operates in six Southeast Asian countries and has raised more than $700 million to date, with another funding round underway. In Indonesia, Grab took an early lead on Uber in part because the service let passengers View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Elevator Pitch: First Byte
Illustration by Drue Wagner Illustration by Drue Wagner Concept: “Alfred,” a food industry collaborative robot, or “cobot,” trained to assist in the assembly of items such as salads and food bowls at commercial kitchens and fast-casual... View Details