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- 11 May 2011
- News
The PMD 70 Tree and Other Memorials at HBS
Department of Operations. The tree is part of a series of landscape improvements, starting nearly from scratch, that were originally carried out by the Olmsted Brothers firm, run by sons of the great View Details
- 26 Nov 2019
- News
Fintech, Small Business & the American Dream
customer bases and a low cost of capital. In 2016, the landscape shifted even further when major platform players such as Amazon, PayPal, and Square entered the space. In spite of these disruptions, Mills says that one can’t discount the... View Details
- 12 May 2016
- News
What Ernest Shackleton has in common with Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk
Will space explorers create new ventures that benefit us, or will they (like the old factory whaling ships) exploit and ravage natural landscapes that had been untouched? Will even less human restraint in space require even more... View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
HBX: Expanding Our Reach
In the last few years, the landscape for online learning has changed dramatically. Using new and ever more powerful technologies, the market is shifting rapidly, with many dozens of organizations, aggregators, and educational institutions... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
Napkin Finance: Say It in a Picture
resonated with users,” says Hay, who now partners with banks (including UBS and JPMorgan Chase) that offer the napkins to customers. “People have always loved the form factor, the simplicity of it.” Napkins can take anywhere from a few weeks to a few months to create.... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Alumni Bookshelf
America by Alan Rabinowitz (MBA 1950) (M.E. Sharpe) Covering the growth of American cities and suburbs during the 20th century, Rabinowitz chronicles the influences that led to the American landscape of today. Quarter Notes and Bank Notes... View Details
- 02 Jun 2019
- News
A Data-Driven Approach to Gun Policy
and Prevention. “We spent the first year understanding the landscape around gun policy and research,” says Luca, whose research largely focuses on applying insights from behavioral economics to improve managerial and policy decisions. “We... View Details
- 14 Jun 2024
- News
Highlights from the Spring 2024 Alumni Board Meeting
intelligence to solve contemporary problems. Kristen Fitzpatrick (MBA 2003), Managing Director, MBA Career & Professional Development, continued the programming with a look at how her department is supporting the changing employment View Details
- 31 May 2013
- News
Seeing the Light
last 10 years, Evans has devoted himself full-time to painting. Landscapes are his most popular subject, accounting for 60 percent of what he produces. "I now do about 40 paintings a year, with around 20 percent of those being... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Maasai Village
Our first introduction to the Maasai came as we drove from Arusha to the Ngorongoro crater and saw members of their tribe off in the distance. Often alone or in pairs, their tall figures were clad in bright red cloth, a stark contrast to the green and brown View Details
Keywords: Hospitality
- 23 Apr 2016
- News
Tipping His Cap to Open Source
model isn’t about gouging IP but adding value around it,” Whitehurst told The Business Times of Singapore. “It seemed [in 2008] like being a great way to be part of painting a new canvas.” Whitehurst sees big shifts in the business View Details
- 26 Mar 2015
- News
Improving the environment through green spaces and commercial buildings
incredibly underrated place in terms of its built environment,” he says. “There’s a lot of phenomenal civic and cultural and event spaces and beautiful landscapes that outsiders just aren’t aware of.” The Partnership has just finished a... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
“Where can we find such a person?”
whole technology landscape is going, how related firms are progressing, and how its work fits into that context.” He also cites public policy issues and government involvement; intellectual property questions; longer time horizons; and... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Capitalism’s False Mantra
was aligned with the interests of shareholders. If the company’s stock did well, executive pay would rise in concert. Thus was born the idea that CEOs should serve to maximize shareholder value, the mantra that has defined the business View Details
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Moving Mountains
Barco. The elder Barcos-he at the helm and she in control of finances-grew their business from a single tractor operation with a few landscaping jobs into one of the largest contractors in northeast Florida. Currently the company employs... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
New Zealand Adventure
in the HBS Alumni Travel Program’s New Zealand Fiordland Discovery. The twelve-day trip originated in Auckland in late December and concluded in Queenstown on January 8. Our journey through New Zealand’s diverse landscapes showcased the... View Details
- 05 May 2011
- News
Blazing a Trail for Glenn Beck
companies, Morgan said she has drawn inspiration and guidance from HBS professor Clay Christensen’s book, The Innovator’s Dilemma. In it, he describes his theory of how disruptive technologies help to redefine the competitive landscape by... View Details
- 19 Feb 2020
- News
Capitol Ideas to Combat Climate Change
federal policy would really be helpful to create a uniform landscape for the capital markets and the technologies to respond to.” Matt Sonnesyn (HKS 2002) and VP of infrastructure, energy and environment at the Business Roundtable—which... View Details
Keywords: April White; photos by Jack Conroy
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Lego Stays on Script
approach, in essence, was true to the spirit of Lego’s brand. According to Moynihan, there’s a reason for all of those figures that Lin asked (and was granted permission) to play with in his movie, from Wonder Woman to C-3PO: “Given the way the media and entertainment... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Turning Point: On the Line
Leonard Dick (MBA 1990) (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) Leonard Dick (MBA 1990) (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) Day 116 was bizarrely poetic. Or poetically bizarre. And not just because I was an HBS grad participating in his second strike. To that point in last year’s... View Details