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Vivek Garg
joint MD/MBA program gives Vivek an opportunity to explore ideas that are not commonly addressed in medical school alone. "HBS will allow me to try ideas in health care that aren't directly clinical," he says. Among the faculty and his fellow students, he'll... View Details
- 12 Jun 2019
- Research & Ideas
Investors Have More Than Money to Offer Entrepreneurs
insights on how your company is perceived as a workplace from their own perspective or from feedback they’ve garnered in the market. Finally, but very carefully, investors may be able to help you get backdoor references on potential... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin
- 19 Jul 2004
- Research & Ideas
Your Customers: Use Them or Lose Them
you get customers to act in the best interests of the firm? Of my mantras, number one is: Your customer is probably your most powerful asset." To explain how certain companies jump to the head of the pack through good service, she shared highlights of her research... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
Case Study: Confidence Builder
Kyriacopoulos (MBA 2010) Neither proposed target market seems to be the source of a viable business model. I doubt students can or will pay for info they can get from the internet or they already know. And universities will be happy with... View Details
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Field Course: Investing for Impact
Where can I find information to help me with my course work? Pathways to Business Created by HBS faculty Andy Zelleke , and delivered via an interactive and video-led online experience, Pathways to Business features five relatable leaders at early stages in their... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Alumni Book Briefs
thinking, translating his insights into practice and correcting the most common misconceptions about them. Guide to Managing Growth: Turning Success into Even Bigger Success by Rupert Merson (PMD 71, 1996) (Wiley) Successful growth... View Details
- 18 Jan 2012
- News
Survey Reveals Depths of US Competitiveness Problem
pinpoint the roots of the country’s competitiveness problem. The findings allow us to assess whether individual elements of the US business environment, such as the complexity of our tax code or our K-12 education system, strengthens or weakens US competitiveness. This... View Details
- 07 Dec 2015
- Research & Ideas
Why Immigrant Workers Cluster in Particular Industries
questions on the business problems that affect entrepreneurs. “They can share insights about customer trends and help find workers to hire,” says Kerr. “They can say, ‘My convenience store is over here, and your convenience store is over... View Details
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Books
than how they actually behave, fails to take this into account. In How Customers Think: Essential Insights into the Mind of the Market, Zaltman pulls together elements of neurology, sociology, biology, and other sciences — along with his... View Details
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David Gellis
Once David determined his direction, he wanted to do something more with it. "I wanted to be a doctor 'plus'," he says. "Eventually, I got a better sense of what that 'plus' might be." Much of the insight came when he... View Details
- 25 Mar 2025
- Blog Post
ClimateCAP 2025 & ClimateCAP Fellowship
ClimateCAP is an initiative manage by Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business whose mission is to prepare business leaders to understand and respond to the climate challenge. They provide learning resources for MBA students interested in the intersection of business... View Details
- 15 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
REFLECTIONS ON MY TIME AS BEI DIRECTOR
complex and multi-dimensional. We connect faculty, alumni, students, and staff to grapple with questions such as, “Are our students prepared to lead sustainable organizations?” “What do our alumni need to know about climate risk?” “How can faculty View Details
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Global - Global Activities 2020
HBS faculty can quickly get insights into global developments such as the COVID-19 pandemic and how different nations and companies are grappling with it,” says Lynn Paine, a Baker Foundation Professor and senior associate dean for... View Details
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Abena Nyantekyi-Owusu
that contribute to development and are crucial for growth.” Abena began with GE’s medical and health care device divisions, serving as a business analyst responsible for “increasing growth and market share” in West & Central Africa.... View Details
- 22 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 22, 2008
Working PapersFixing Market Failures or Fixing Elections? Agricultural Credit in India Authors:Shawn A. Cole Abstract This paper integrates theories of political budget cycles with theories of tactical electoral redistribution to test... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 Jan 2009
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles and Working Papers 2008
are not entirely mysterious. In fact, marketers of successful brands regularly draw on a rich assortment of insights excavated from research into basic frames or orientations we have toward the world around... View Details
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Managing Customers for Growth - Course Catalog
customer acquisition, retention, and monetization strategies. Investors and Analysts evaluating business growth trajectories and customer lifetime value. Product Managers and Marketing Professionals who need to understand customer... View Details
- 16 Jan 2007
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First Look: January 16, 2007
Working Papers"Don'ts" And "Do's": Insights from Experience In Mitigating Risks Of Western Investors In Post-Communist Countries Authors:Charalambos A. Vlachoutsicos and Paul R. Lawrence Abstract No abstract... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Private Equity Finance - Course Catalog
on closely related investing strategies such as distress and private debt. Students will examine a wide variety of investment settings: from lower middle market companies to mega-cap, from the United States to emerging markets, from... View Details
- 25 Feb 2025
- Blog Post
Making a Broader Impact with Multiple Disciplines: Santosh Iyer (MBA 2020)
experience sparked my lifelong passion for innovation and led me to create Moonshot, a platform that gives high school students hands-on exposure to medical device design. The Rock Summer Fellowship and Harvard Launch Lab program were key to getting early View Details