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- 12 Apr 2004
- Research & Ideas
Waking Up a Sleeping Company
choice but to make the Medtronic culture more performance-oriented if we were going to fulfill our mission. Otherwise, we would lose out to more aggressive competitors and never earn the right to serve those patients. ... the organization often View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 03 Dec 2001
- Research & Ideas
Healthcare Conference Looks At Ailing Industry
Mixing Risk And Reward The basic model that the biotechnology industry has followed for over twenty years is also changing, and for the better, according to panelists at a session titled "Will Equal Biotechnology-Pharma Partnerships... View Details
- Profile
Lisa Cousins
perspective, and none of us are afraid to speak up about new ideas or to challenge each other...kind of like an HBS classroom. Everyone is also really nice and I just get so much joy from interacting with them every day. I love learning from my teammates, and there’s... View Details
- 14 May 2013
- Blog Post
Fellow HBS Classmates Enriching the Internship Experience
our out-of-work time. I think relationships with HBS classmates are particularly rewarding for several reasons. First, we have known each other (in many cases) for almost an entire year. This degree of familiarity breeds a natural trust... View Details
Keywords: Entertainment / Media / Sports
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Jaime Mendez
could be exposed to broader issues," says Jaime. "I knew HBS had a reputation for producing general managers. Here, I could brush up on hard skills while rounding out my leadership skill set." Seven teams, seven minutes, and one View Details
- 11 Feb 2021
- News
Retraining for a Post-COVID Workforce
getting rich, Palandjian said. Investors face a risk if students don’t find jobs and are unable to pay what they owe, but they also get the reward of seeing the good their money is doing, via a quarterly report detailing job-placement... View Details
- 31 Mar 2002
- What Do You Think?
Is This the Decade of the Investor?
Summing Up Responses to the question, "Is this the decade of the investor?" offer little hope that the investor will get any relief soon, compared to the rewards realized by managers and customers. Nor do they hold out much... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- Web
Leading a Family Business - Course Catalog
course you will build those skills, learning from the experiences of those who have successfully navigated the risks and rewards of being a family business leader. Career Focus: The course will be relevant if you plan to: Work for a... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Whit Sears (MBA 1959)
as hard or get as much out of HBS as I might have. Nonetheless, HBS was a good experience for me: The community was solid, the teaching superb, and the cases challenging. I still use class discussion whenever I can in teaching. Despite many View Details
- 25 Feb 2008
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Starting a Business
starts to develop as entrepreneurs look to attract resources to grow their ventures. Investors need to understand the motivations of the entrepreneurs they back to make sure their goals are aligned. How Do I Turn Potential Into Profit? Turning High Potential into Real... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Bright Future for Green Business
hurt the industry’s credibility since the stimulus money would reward all comers — both sure things and high-risk projects — and keep investors from focusing on maturing, economically feasible technologies. — Sarah Auerbach View Details
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Going For The Summit
made or destroyed is incredible," she says. "If you don't like taking risks, you won't really like this sort of thing. The only reward is getting to the top. Being able to build value quickly is unbelievably exciting." View Details
Keywords: Caroline Chauncey
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Bill Dunaway (MBA 1964)
located in a Greek Revival plantation home. He now serves as mayor of Marietta, a job he describes as both rewarding and frustrating. His reason for running? “Payback. It’s a trite but true answer. This town has been good to me.” My... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Commemorating a Milestone
printed pages (page 24) —and more than double that amount here on the alumni website. Be sure to see both the printed and online formats; they're a rich and rewarding read. One final note, about this issue's unique cover. Our goal was to... View Details
Keywords: Meta
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Hope for Reform Dims
president and COO. Thain labeled as “nonsense” the frequently heard claim in Washington that executive pay plans, particularly lavish bonuses, spurred the excessive risk-taking that ultimately led to the financial meltdown. He advocates pay plans that View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
New Director of MBA Career Services Focuses on Power of Alumni Network
the long run, I think this situation could have a positive impact on students' careers." For his part, Merrick relishes the tasks before him. "I love what I'm doing," he says. "The focus on Career Services and the challenges our office faces in today's economic climate... View Details
- 11 Jul 2013
- News
Making Lives Better
to knowing how to reward employees. "All those things you learn in business school make that successful," she says. In particular, Singer recalls her Coordination, Control, and the Management of Organizations (CCMO) class, taught by... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
New Ventures New Gains
adds HBS executive director of Entrepreneurial Studies Michael J. Roberts, who, as the contest’s faculty organizer, works closely with the student representatives. “The overall interest in entrepreneurship is solid. People have seen how much fun it is and how View Details
- 05 Feb 2001
- Research & Ideas
The Ten Deadly Mistakes of Wanna-Dots
as a reward for his years of loyal service. (Never mind that he has no Internet business experience; he surfs the Web, doesn't he?) Find the simplest, least-demanding thing you can do on the Web. Go for copyware that looks like what... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- 14 Sep 2007
- Research & Ideas
How to Profit from Scarcity
ramping up production of a car is more challenging than printing an extra run of a book. But after its initial error, VW made some smart decisions to mitigate the damage. First, the company rewarded their best dealers by making the scarce... View Details