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- 28 Sep 2017
- News
Alumni-Founded Aerospace Pioneer Orbital Acquired for $7.8 Billion
capital supplied by maxed-out credit cards, Orbital Sciences Corporation launched in April 1982, the first corporate entrant at the prime contractor level in nearly three decades. According to Bloomberg, the acquisition is the largest... View Details
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Daniel Serna
standards (and resolved the mystery of "missing" milk output — it turns out the gallon jugs were 1.5 ounces too big). Dan also spent time at AgriMark, a dairy co-operative of 1,400 farmers, where he worked on futures and options-trading strategies, global... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Alumni Take Action to Improve US Competitiveness
from the management consulting firm Accenture to help HBS study the shortage of workers for “middle skills” jobs—those that require more than a high-school diploma but less than a college degree. “There are large pools of unemployed... View Details
- 06 Feb 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas: February 6, 2018
to demonstrate the full economic and social benefit of BD’s shared value initiatives. The competition for internal capital and the challenges of taking on new types of products meant that any shared value initiative View Details
- 14 Dec 2020
- Blog Post
Our Top 5 Blog Posts of 2020
virtual experience requires plans to onboard, train, and develop impactful work for students to take on during this abnormal time. 2. Actively Addressing Unconscious Bias in Recruiting The importance of naming and addressing institutional... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
High Honors
launched Tokyo-based Rakuten, a 10,000-person company that began as an online shopping mall and now includes banking, travel, e-book, and credit card divisions. With a market capitalization of approximately $14 billion in fiscal year... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
What’s the Big Idea?
psychologist,” she says. “None of this is exotic, but it does require consistent attention. Provide resources, help, and clear goals. Offer opportunities to build camaraderie, give basic respect and recognition—simply support people and... 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 Oct 1999
- News
A Message from Dean Clark
preliminary efforts are undertaken with the awareness that down the road, distance learning projects will require even more imagination. We have begun an experiment to retrofit one of our classrooms with the technology necessary to allow... View Details
- 11 Dec 2018
- Research & Ideas
Free Trade Needs Nurturing—and Other Lessons from History
explosion of trade and capital flows created a world that looked in many ways like ours. Yet even in the early 20th century, there remained tensions of increasing inequality and wage competition in a context of ruthless international... View Details
Keywords: by Staff; Auto; Aerospace; Chemical; Consumer Products; Electronics; Energy; Industrial Products; Manufacturing; Shipping; Transportation
- 03 Sep 2020
- Op-Ed
Why American Health Care Needs Its Own SEC
Donald Trump’s administration is requiring hospitals to publish their charges in a way that consumers can easily understand, starting in January. The required information includes the rates hospitals... View Details
- 02 Dec 2018
- News
An Investor’s Guide to Climate Change: Risks and Opportunities
as well as land-use and climate-resilient infrastructure, which will require massive injections of capital in order to remain sustainable. Alumni were urged to be the change agents and ask the tough... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
A Conversation with Dean Nohria
accelerate the advancement of women leaders in support of the School's mission. We have a capital campaign upcoming, and one of its principal goals is to foster new types of engagement between our alumni and the School. These examples... View Details
- 07 Nov 2024
- Blog Post
Exploring California’s Climate Frontier: E&E Club’s Bay Area Trek
support from the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy, was both insightful and energizing for our own aspirations. The trek also included a stop at Stanford GSB, where we engaged in a panel with Gigascale Capital and SE... View Details
- 12 Jun 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, June 12, 2018
workers with heterogeneous human capital interface with machine learning, relative to the older Boolean search technology. We randomly assign individuals with and without computer science and engineering (CS&E) knowledge bases to each... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
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HBS - Financials | From the CFO
Harvard Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology). With so many organizations requiring leaders who possess a broad skillset and perspective, this and other joint degree programs provide students with invaluable,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Student Conferences, at a Glance
Trust your instincts. “Make sure you can raise your hand and say, ‘Something doesn’t look right.’ ” Venture Capital & Private Equity Conference February 1, 2003 Sponsor: HBS Venture Capital & Private Equity... View Details
- 29 Sep 2008
- Research & Ideas
Financial Crisis Caution Urged by Faculty Panel
that were required in the system were missing. There was a fragmented, highly complex, deeply inconsistent regulatory structure." As part of firms' efforts to deploy capital and seek higher returns, the... View Details
- 21 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 21
compensation and incentives, performance reviews, and measuring sales effectiveness. Part 4 examines broader organizational requirements for effective selling and strategy implementation: developing sales managers who can manage and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
Exit Interview: HBS Dean Kim Clark
successful $500 million capital campaign that included the opening of the Spangler and Rock Centers, the construction of Hawes Hall, and the renovation of Baker Library. Shortly before his departure from Soldiers Field, Clark shared some... View Details
Keywords: by HBS Alumni Bulletin Staff