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Regional Director, Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, J. W. McCormack POCH, Room 222, Post Office Square, Boston, MA 02109-4557. Annual Security & Fire Safety Report Availability The University is required by federal... View Details

01 Jun 2008
News

New Face at Facebook

Sandberg (MBA ’95), “one of Silicon Valley’s most prominent women executives, with a powerhouse résumé that includes a stint as chief of staff at the U.S. Treasury Department during the Clinton administration.” As vice president for... View Details

Keywords: News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services

01 Oct 2000
News

Three Promoted to Full Professor

Cases in U.S. Foreign Policymaking. At HBS, Spar teaches Managing International Trade and Investment, a course that she created in 1996 and for which she was honored this year by the MBA Class of 2000 for excellence in teaching. A... View Details

01 Dec 2007
News

Mead Treadwell

Treadwell Illustration by Jeff Smith A thirty-year resident of Alaska, Mead Treadwell (MBA ’82) is chairman of the U.S. Arctic Research Commission. The commission, which reports to the President and Congress, sets direction for the View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services

03 Apr 2019
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Finding Common Ground

institutions worldwide. Recently named one of the 50 fastest-growing consulting firms in the U.S. by Consulting magazine, Cicero also made Vault.com’s 2019 list of the 50 best consulting firms in North America. Aligning View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

11 Sep 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, September 11, 2018

Conference Proceedings More Amazon Effects: Online Competition and Pricing Behaviors By: Cavallo, Alberto Abstract—I study how online competition, with its shrinking margins, algorithmic pricing technologies, and the transparency of the web, can change the pricing... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

10 Jan 2007
HBS Case

The Challenge of Managing National Security

most tragic organizational failings in American history: the inability of the country's government and its relevant agencies to forestall the deadliest attack ever on U.S. soil. The case is dedicated to Waleed Iskandar (MBA '93), a... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Service

09 Nov 2010
First Look

First Look: November 9, 2010

These People Is Your Future CEO? Authors:Boris Groysberg, Andrew Hill, and Toby Johnson Publication:Business Review 88, no. 11 (November 2010) Abstract Americans have long believed that U.S. military officers—trained for high-stakes... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

22 Jan 2019
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New Research and Ideas, January 22, 2019

the importance of manufacturing for driving innovation in the U.S. economy. This paper proposes an alternative framework that focuses on the role of suppliers of goods and services (the “supply chain... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

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Online Transforming Customer Experiences Course | HBS Online

an answer in the discussion board in response to a peer's question Immerse yourself in real-world, case-based service examples brought to life by experts at world-class organizations like Getaway, Tessei, Commonwealth Bank of Australia,... View Details

23 Jun 2009
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First Look: June 23

variety of applications and services that drive the popularity of software. The first principle focuses on enabling choice: firms should allow consumers and partners to have a real choice between complementary products and View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Oct 2001
News

Looking for a Leader: The Role of Executive Search Firms

professor Nitin Nohria as a graduate student in 1994. To learn the extent to which chief executive turnover affects corporations, Khurana and Nohria studied the performance of two hundred of the largest U.S. companies before and after... View Details

Keywords: Peter K. Jacobs; Telecommunications; Information

Brandon Farwell

designated by NASA to manage, promote, and broker research on the International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory. Brandon received a B.A. in Economics and International Relations from Stanford University. He helped run BASES... View Details

Keywords: Business Products and Services (B2B)

01 Dec 2003
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Alumni Luminaries Discuss Careers, Values with HBS Students

Internal Revenue Service. Senior advisor, The Carlyle Group. He upgraded technology and information systems and stressed customer service in a dramatic turnaround of the IRS. Daniel L. Vasella, M.D. (PMD 57, 1989), chairman and CEO of... View Details

01 Mar 2005
News

Time to Trek

A Mix of Business and Pleasure: India trek participants at the Taj Mahal. Photo Courtesy India Trek HBS students are continuing the trek tradition this year, packing their bags to network, explore career options, and learn about new cultures. With nineteen View Details

Keywords: Educational Services; Educational Services

01 Mar 2011
News

The Path to Economic Revival

Pisano and Shih: It’s naive to believe that manufacturing can be shipped abroad without harm to U.S. competitiveness. Related Links Why Manufacturing Matters - HBS Working Knowledge Making Their Way James McNerney Jr. After decades of... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Manufacturing

01 Feb 2000
News

Executives Convene to Discuss Consumer-Driven Health Care

U.S. consumers more power over decisions related to health care. Those who advocate consumer-driven health care - including conference chair Professor Regina E. Herzlinger - believe that shifting control of health-care purchasing... View Details

17 Aug 2022
News

To Serve and Protect the Markets

Every day, in her role as the director of the Atlanta Regional Office of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Nekia Hackworth Jones (MBA 2003) stands in the breach between the $100 trillion in securities traded on U.S. equity... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

24 Jan 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research: January 24, 2017

Yoshimi Anzai, Marta E. Heilbrun, Derek Haas, Luca Boi, Kirk Moshre, Satoshi Minoshima, and Vivian S. Lee Abstract—The lack of understanding the true costs (not charges) of delivering health care services poses tremendous challenges in... View Details