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01 Jun 2002
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Small Club, Big Impact

Photo: Justin A. Knight Africa Business Conference cochairs George Osawaye and Ngassam Ngnoumen (both MBA '02) and a team of student organizers began planning for the March event last August. They couldn't be more pleased with the... View Details

27 Oct 2022
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John Middleton’s Big Swing

counterintuitive strategy in a stat-driven era, but one that has paid great dividends. “The desire to do something special, to do something great, is a passion,” Middleton told the Times shortly after signing Harper. “It’s not grounded in View Details

05 Aug 2014
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SBA’s former chief: Small business lending hasn’t recovered — and that’s a big problem

01 Jun 2009
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Big Bailouts, Little Debate

Duhigg Photo Courtesy Charles Duhigg As a business writer for the New York Times, I often bump into HBS classmates and alumni who ask me, in a whisper, “What’s the real story behind the economic crisis? There’s some hidden tale that... View Details

Keywords: Charles Duhigg; Finance; Administration of Economic Programs; Government

01 Sep 2012
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What’s the Big Idea?

call positive inner work life,” says Teresa Amabile, the Edsel Bryant Ford Professor of Business Administration. “That makes it more likely that employees will be creative in their thinking and productive in their work. So you get this... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Roger Thompson; Corporate Services; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management

01 Jun 2012
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Pitfalls, Trade-Offs, Dreaming Big

ignores life’s vicissitudes and a venture’s changing business requirements. Imposing vesting terms on themselves and their cofounders can offer some protection for founders and the venture. “Rich vs. King” is a concept that you’ve... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Health, Social Assistance; Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services; Information; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

01 Dec 2003
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The Next Big Thing

It's a case of competition and strategy on a global scale, and the stakes could hardly be higher. The prize? Leadership in the realm of life sciences, a field that experts say will shape and dominate 21st-century enterprise. What city or region will become the... View Details

Keywords: life sciences; Scientific Research and Development Services

01 Dec 1999
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Big Doings in Big Apple: New York Club Hosts Multiple Events

In the city that never sleeps, the Harvard Business School Club of Greater New York is seldom at rest, as its busy schedule of activities in recent months indicates. Last May, for example, with more than... View Details

19 Sep 2018
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How To End Procrastination And Finish That Big Project

20 Sep 2014
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Making Big Data Think Bigger

01 Jun 2023
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From Big Pharma to Startup

Hunter Goble (MBA 2022) did not enroll in Harvard Business School with dreams of becoming an entrepreneur. After earning his MBA, Goble intended to return to Eli Lilly to continue to work building brands and launching products. He... View Details

Keywords: April White