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01 Dec 2004
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Retirement's Changing Face

for alumni approaching retirement: Cut back work hours gradually, develop outside interests, and consider serving in local or state government. “You can run for office, make a contribution, and not give up your retirement. MBAs have been... View Details

Keywords: Personal Services

01 Apr 1996
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Technology for Learning's Sake

face with realistic business situations right in the classroom." Building rapidly on the skill base and fiber network already in place at the School, such an initiative has indeed been launched. Progress to date has included the View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg; photo by David Zadig

01 Mar 2007
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Letters to the Editor

Chuck Porter and the type of work he wanted to do, I think this may have been an intentional and very smart strategy. Advertising campaigns for products with strong points of differentiation are much more fun and easier to View Details

06 Feb 2025
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How to Judge Your Next Job

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Clay Christensen was a legendary professor and thinker and his “Jobs to Be Done” theory—this idea that customers buy products to solve problems—was one of his iconic intellectual contributions.... View Details

01 Dec 2022
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Educating, Connecting, and Mobilizing Around Climate Change

relevant convenings. We look forward to working with BiGS on this.” As part of this strategy, the BEI contributes to the development of curricula in both the MBA Program and Executive Education. Toffel notes that while several... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

01 Oct 2002
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Dean Clark on Leadership, Educational Priorities, and Funding the Future

accomplishments — both academic and extracurricular — of the Class of 2002, what you'll see is a triumph of spirit. This trying time for the country was aggravated by some dismaying developments in the business world. Dismay in no way... View Details

01 Dec 1996
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An Entrepreneurial Journey

that HBS alumni have gone into the world and done just that - today, and in decades past - and have seen their products and services become both pervasive and influential in the American economy. On the eve of the 50th anniversary of the... View Details

01 Sep 2011
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Charged Up

And can it execute either in a timely enough fashion to begin breaking even? “It’s a familiar issue,” Vietor says. “How does a new venture company manage its cash as it is developing its technology over time?” A123 raised $378 million... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; batteries; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Mar 2019
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In My Humble Opinion: Easy Rider

Before he launched Harley-Davidson in India, Anoop Prakash (MBA 2001) held business development roles in technology and was a consultant at McKinsey. He also had experience in the public sector and in the US Marine Corps. But he hadn’t... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Oct 1997
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Theory & Practice

of a product you know will be controversial? Resolving such dilemmas often requires more than simply following the injunction to "do the right thing," says HBS professor Joseph Badaracco in Defining Moments: When Managers Must Choose... View Details

15 Jun 2021
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June 2021 Books and Podcasts

of hard work, fidelity, and building the alliances necessary to achieve enduring success. John Andrew, a retired Boeing executive, offers a unique insider look at the profound changes the company experienced in the 1960s as the product... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Sep 2008
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Is Market Capitalism Headed for Trouble?

disparity of wealth and income in many countries and across regions. In turn, they thought these gaps could lead to populist politics that would adversely affect the conduct of capitalism. A second major concern was that our productive... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Mar 2005
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A Primer on Patents

one would be willing to invest in research for fear that imitators who had not spent a dime on R&D would become competitors and drive down profits. By protecting innovations, patents are an essential incentive for the development of new... View Details

Keywords: James E. Aisner; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Jan 2002
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Orin C. Smith (MBA '67)

others, which is much more difficult to do in developed nations." Starbucks met that challenge by creating a "third place" for the customer between home and office, increasing the size of its stores and adding enticements such as soft... View Details

05 Dec 2016
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The Dragon’s Tale

running out. The old low-cost manufacturing-for-export strategy had run out of steam. They were developing a new economic formula based on stimulating consumer consumption. More recently, there was an anticorruption campaign that created... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

01 Sep 2012
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The School of Life

about 25 percent turned out to be mistakes. In other words, a typical manager gets it wrong a lot. So if a “right stuff” screen doesn’t predict future success, what does? I spent a lot of time searching. It wasn’t until I came across work initially View Details

Keywords: Professor Clay Christensen; Educational Services; Management

01 Apr 2002
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Q&A - Mark Fields

sit at meetings, for example — whereas in other aspects of life, everybody is treated the same. How do you operate in such a different environment? I spent the first year developing a strategic operating plan for the company. For the... View Details

Keywords: auto; Mazda; Ford; Mark Fields; Machinery Manufacturing; Manufacturing

26 Jul 2018
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Running the Numbers

software and approach to organization-wide data management and integration. “We help organizations develop a holistic view of their customers and operations by tracking and analyzing data gathered at multiple contact points, including... View Details