Mathematics - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Oct 1999
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Eight Among Many: Nancy J. Karch

Nancy Karch admits that when she arrived at Soldiers Field she had "almost no understanding of business." While pursuing a doctorate in mathematics at Northeastern University, she "stumbled upon the idea of business school" when she... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Jun 1997
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Jennifer L. Scott

year the show is reinvented," she explains. "It's a lot like a startup." Scott has always sought out new challenges and ventures. After graduating from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service, she taught mathematics and business... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Oct 1999
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Finance Conference Explores Research Methodologies

used traditional methods of inquiry - mathematical theory or statistical analysis, for instance - while others employed interviews, primary company materials, surveys, and close examination of the trading of individual securities. A... View Details

01 Jan 2008
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Jeffrey R. Immelt, MBA 1982

Chairman & CEO, GE Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page EARLIER EUDUCATION Dartmouth College, 1978 B.A., Applied Mathematics LESSONS FROM HBS “Understanding the difference between knowledge and intelligence.” ADVICE TO STUDENTS... View Details

28 Mar 2018
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Fueling the Future

of Boston, she had a half dozen jobs (lawn mowing, farm stand, newspaper delivery) by the time she was 15. “Once I learned I could make money and have freedom, I was all about capitalizing on opportunities,” she observes. She attended Princeton, studying View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

01 Jun 2007
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Up from the Ashes

Schumpeter (pronounced “SHOOMpayter”) to the study of economic behavior was to humanize it. In part because of his own turbulent life, he came to understand that mathematical certitude could not always prevail where “indeterminate human... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Dec 2008
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Business at the Summit

calculation also comes into play. Ferguson faulted widely used mathematical risk models for failure to build in historical data reaching back more than five years. “The problem with only five years of data is precisely that it will lead... View Details

Keywords: leadership; alumni events; Centennial; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Finance; Management

01 Dec 2016
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Alumni Books of 2016

innovation become the norm. Research Methodology: The Aims, Practices and Ethics of Science by Peter Pruzan (MBA 1959) (Springer) This in-depth guide to effective scientific research explains at the outset what science can and can’t achieve and discusses its... View Details

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