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07 Sep 2021
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Summer Fellowship Recipient is a Changemaker in Tanzania

heart of public services decision making.” That’s why DeBere and Helga Mutasingwa, a doctor and public health professional based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, cofounded Afya Pamoja in that country in 2020 with Patrick Anyanga and Robert... View Details

Keywords: April White

29 Oct 2018
Research & Ideas

Hunting for a Hot Job in High Tech? Try 'Digitization Economist'

economists dispel any uncertainty about whether it’s a tenable career path—the data suggest that there might be more economists hired in tech companies than in policy schools in recent years. To lure an economist As competition for talent... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Technology; Education

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Entrepreneurial Finance (Q2) - Course Catalog

HBS Course Catalog Entrepreneurial Finance (Q2) Course Number 1625 Professor Shai Bernstein Fall; Q2; 1.5 credits 14 Sessions Exam Career Focus Entrepreneurial Finance is primarily designed for students who plan to get involved with a new... View Details

08 Jul 2015
What Do You Think?

Do Americans Work Too Much and Think About Work Too Little?

people spend less time at work by empowering them to take decisions without 2- or 3- levels up approvals ." Tema Frank said that "we need to move to a system where people are compensated based on results achieved rather than... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Financial Services

01 Mar 2006
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The Producers

spirituality hit What the Bleep Do We Know!? Most recently, the company scored with the edgy comedy concert film Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic. D’Arbeloff’s producing credits include Trick (the subject of an HBS case) and Lovely and Amazing. D’Arbeloff, who began his... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries; Information

27 Apr 2017
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Ensuring That Students Can Pursue Their Dreams

concerned about both the financial burden of tuition and forgoing income for two years. “Finding out that the School had such a strong fellowship program was a game-changer for me,” says Sergio. “That was critical in my decision to pursue... View Details

December 2004 (Revised November 2006)
Case

Esrey & LeMay Sprint Options, The

By: Henry B. Reiling and Kevin Wall

Sprint's outside auditor simultaneously provided tax advice--including the recommendation of tax shelters related to Sprint options--to senior Sprint officers. These tax structures were called into question amid circumstances that raise a variety of conflicting issues... View Details

Keywords: Taxation; Conflict of Interests; Governing and Advisory Boards; Decision Choices and Conditions; Personal Development and Career; Telecommunications Industry

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The Anatomy of Fraud (TAF) - Course Catalog

understand how the fraud unraveled; To spot financial and non-financial “red flags” that should have alerted investors; The course features prominent speakers involved in the frauds, including executives, short sellers, and whistleblowers. View Details

01 Sep 2013
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Three Decades of Change and Counting

Curtis-Bey Photo courtesy of Sarah Curtis-Bey Sarah Curtis-Bey (SVMP 1997, MBA 2006) Executive Director, Clinique Global Marketing New York City "SVMP was a major driver of my decision to pursue a career in... View Details

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

November 1993 (Revised December 2004)
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Elizabeth Fisher (A)

By: David A. Thomas

Elizabeth Fisher is a graduating MBA who must reconcile her job search with Paul, her fiance's, job constraints. The case gives vivid detail of Elizabeth and Paul's process. At one point, the two must decide whether to have a commuter marriage or have Paul give up his... View Details

Keywords: Decision Making; Job Search; Personal Development and Career; Relationships

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Nicola Leahy-MacManus

forced me to articulate and defend potential strategies as the key decision maker using considerable input from my classmates. I have also received access to professors, students and alumni from many walks of life, who have taken the time... View Details

01 Sep 2011
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Coming Full Circle

entrepreneur who initially thought he’d have a career in the private sector before pursuing academia. He spent the summer between his first and second years as an MBA working as a consultant and discovered he loved the process of... View Details

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

January 1999
Case

Prague Post, The

By: Paul A. Gompers

Lisa Frankenberg, co-founder of the Prague Post, is faced with several business and professional decisions. The English-language paper she founded is under pressure from competition and a Czech Republic recession. She must decide how to return the paper to... View Details

Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Decisions; Decision Choices and Conditions; Profit; Competition; Financial Crisis; Personal Development and Career; Publishing Industry; Czech Republic

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19 Oct 2022
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If I Were You

Try something else. But really open your eyes. Xavier Paternot (MBA 2002): Xavier Paternot, 2002. Make career decisions based on your, on your guts and your, and your heart, and not on- on your head. Hang Li... View Details

20 Jun 2008
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Risk and Reward

races, where does that leave us? The decision of whether to race Big Brown lies with his owners, not Clay. What would you do in their position? Race Big Brown? Or take the money and run? View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Management

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Phillip Michael Strazzulla

prospective tech startup. His startup venture, LifeGuides.me, is essentially an online career advice service designed to help college graduates and young professionals make better, more informed career View Details

9 AM – 9:01 AM EDT, 04 Sep 2019
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HBS Online CORe

Gain business skills and confidence in this three-course program on business fundamentals covering Business Analytics, Economics, and Financial Accounting. Program Dates: September 4, 2019 - November 27, 2019 View Details

9 AM – 9:01 AM EDT, 23 Jul 2019
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HBS Online CORe

Gain business skills and confidence in this three-course program on business fundamentals covering Business Analytics, Economics, and Financial Accounting. Program Dates: July 23, 2019 - November 20, 2019 View Details

01 Mar 2011
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Local Hero

from a franchise on the brink of leaving town in 1992 to toast of the town in 2010 is the stuff of Hollywood scripts. And indeed, when the lanky, loquacious executive talks about his lifelong history with the team, his reminiscences are captivating. Baer’s View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment