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- 08 Feb 2017
- Blog Post
How I Chose My HBS Recommenders
graduating, I worked briefly for a Cambridge-based education startup named NuVu, before switching into management consulting and joining McKinsey. I spent time at McKinsey’s Dubai and New York offices, where I worked in a variety of... View Details
- 20 Feb 2019
- Research & Ideas
Rocket-tunity: Can Private Firms Turn a Profit in Space?
assume [citizen astronauts] will have to sign something that says, ‘You can't sue me.’” Will investors be patient? Another obstacle that human space travel must avoid: Venture capital money suddenly drying up if there is a perception that space flights are not... View Details
- 18 Apr 2000
- Research & Ideas
Learning in Action
organizational boundaries, and attend to customer and competitive needs. In 1988, the Timken Company, America's leading manufacturer of tapered roller bearings, embarked on a bold project to revolutionize the production process for manufacturing customized bearings... View Details
Keywords: by David A. Garvin
- 12 Jul 2004
- Research & Ideas
Enron’s Lessons for Managers
widespread and so toxic in Enron." Salter, a specialist in corporate strategy and corporate governance who is also writing a book on Enron, said he is trying to operate as a sort of forensic analyst. Forensic scientists usually fill out a simple form containing... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 26 Jan 2024
- Blog Post
Career Advice from the Guests of the HBS Climate Rising Podcast
that quite replaces those delightfully awkward informational interviews with people that might be in or near or not even close to your professional network. Those are real learning opportunities for what might be needed from the companies... View Details
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What Black Executives Really Want
what organizations are actually doing. Many people have good intentions and many companies have DEI programs but those are not translating into real impact. Other studies bear this out. Most consulting firms and other research... View Details
- 13 Oct 2009
- Research & Ideas
7 Lessons for Navigating the Storm
a crisis, there is a temptation for less experienced leaders to jump to quick-fix solutions that may mask the real problems. The only way to solve these problems is to understand their root cause and implement permanent solutions.... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 13 Apr 2016
- Research & Ideas
Why Your Company Wants to be a 'Cognitive Referent' (Hint: SpaceX)
wanted something better. “These stories ended up being a real kind of consistent touchpoint throughout their history that they tried to share as often as possible. The nice thing about it is it not only conveys authenticity and why these... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Very Continental
Ngoyi at the Fund for Export Development in Africa: creating sustainable development at scale. (Courtesy of Marlene Ngoyi) Born in Brussels to Congolese parents and raised in Gabon, Marlene Ngoyi (MBA 2009) has lived and worked in countries including Guatemala, the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Generation Next
(self-reliance)—proof that Indians could make their own products, without the British. Today, Godrej has a more than $4 billion global market for its products, which range from security appliances to furniture, soaps, and real estate. A... View Details
- 17 Dec 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Rise of Medical Tourism
life and health that one is dealing with. And the prospect of entrusting health care to a developing country had a pedagogical "shock value," too. “A lot of entrusting medical care to different locations is about a psychological fear of the unknown.” For a... View Details
- 27 Sep 2021
- Blog Post
Working to Change the Food System
lot of time by the water in the San Francisco Bay Area. I would catch and forage fish, crab, mussels, and sea urchin, and bring them home to eat! It was really magical (and delicious) to be able to interact with nature in such a way.... View Details
- 14 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World
As economies reopen after forced shutdowns caused by COVID-19, managers around the world are faced with a dual challenge: keep the workforce safe while preserving business viability in an evolving and volatile market. How should businesses start to design their “new... View Details
- 04 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
When Founders Recruit Friends and Family as Investors
chance to thrive. Drawing on more than a decade of researching smashing successes and painful failures alike, Wasserman walks readers through the dilemmas that plague and challenge most new entrepreneurs, starting with pre-founding career dilemmas: Is this the right... View Details
Keywords: by Noam Wasserman
- 10 Feb 2003
- Research & Ideas
Commodity Busters: Be a Price Maker, Not a Price Taker
capabilities to your customers' needs and to match your customers to your capabilities. You must focus your capabilities where they will mean the most to the customer. The real secret to being a price maker is to walk away from business... View Details
Keywords: by Benson P. Shapiro
- 06 Aug 2019
- Cold Call Podcast
Super Bowl Ads Sell Products, but Do They Sell Brands?
streaming, you can bypass ads altogether, not even be exposed to them. Brands have had to get much more clever on how they're going to reach consumers. What you see a lot of times now is these, almost like micro ads, these 5- and... View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Every Trick in the Book
comedy. The two rivalrous main characters—him, the owner of a soulless big bookstore chain; her, the proprietor of a charming independent—eventually fall in love, the independent bookstore closes, and audiences discover that big chains can have heart too. But in the... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 20 Mar 2000
- Research & Ideas
Incubators: The New Venture Capitalists?
of Toby, who can call up the major possible partners for your company and say 'These guys are real and they're strong and you should work with them,'" said Rowe, "that has such a tremendous impact on what you're doing.... View Details
Keywords: by Kenneth Liss
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
A World of Difference
inclusive cultures. There’s been a huge awakening in the last couple years around diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace. Is this moment leading to real change, in your view? Frances Frei: I totally agree there’s been an... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
It's academic. (Not!)
time and reserve evenings for family. "I love what I do," Wasserman says modestly. "I just try to keep as many eggs in the air at a time without having them splat on the pavement." Taking the Game to a New... View Details