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pymetrics: Early Days

By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock

In 2013, CEO Frida Polli was contemplating the next steps for her start-up business, pymetrics. After receiving her PhD in neuropsychology and MBA from HBS, she was determined to put her scientific and academic knowledge to work to build a business solving real world... View Details

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May 2013
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How to Negotiate with VCs

By: Deepak Malhotra

VC-entrepreneur partnership agreements often contain flaws that become highly damaging as the parties come up against issues of power, trust, and much more. Yet many of the flaws are systematic and predictable—and hence preventable. The author, a longtime consultant to... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital; Negotiation Tactics; Entrepreneurship

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Measure Outcomes & Cost for Every Patient - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Until recently, having full sets of outcome measures for clinical conditions a was major limitation to implementing this part of the value-based health care agenda. That was changed in 2012 when leaders at Harvard Business Sschool, Boston View Details

01 Jun 2024
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In My Humble Opinion: Career Change

learned that she had a talent for communication that helped bridge cultural gaps, a skill that has served her well in a career that has included roles in think tanks, consulting firms, an embassy, a parliamentary commission, and—most... View Details

Keywords: Michelle Cassidy; recruitment; demographics; Japan

18 Oct 2023
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Spreading the Words

Shafiq Khan (MBA 1982) loves to solve problems. It’s what attracted him to the case study method at HBS and, after graduation, to consulting at Booz, Allen & Hamilton. Then, at United Airlines, Khan encountered another challenge: The... View Details

Keywords: April White

04 Dec 2012
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First Look: December 4

managerial practices explain this variation in productivity? A randomized evaluation of the introduction of a mobile-phone based agricultural consulting service, "Avaaj Otalo (AO)" to cotton farmers in Gujarat, India, reveals... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

18 Nov 2015
Research & Ideas

Who Really Determines CEO Salary Packages?

contract cause: compensation consultation commonality. A compensation consultant is an independent advisor who helps shareholders decide what to pay their CEO. Compensation View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Consulting

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disclose this information when complying with law or legal process, working with consultants assisting us in fixing or improving our site, or in monitoring and improving the security of our network. Cookies and similar technologies... View Details

27 Jun 2005
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Asian and American Leadership Styles: How Are They Unique?

particularly clothing, much more cheaply than in the United States. What the Fungs have accomplished is similar to what Japanese automakers accomplished a generation ago. By strictly adhering to principles of quality control—principles that were espoused by American... View Details

Keywords: by D. Quinn Mills

02 Mar 2007
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What Is the Government’s Role in US Health Care?

underwriting. Its estimate does not include the costs of sorting out acceptable applicants or denying payments under existing policies, another substantial amount. And it does not include the costs that doctors and hospitals incur in denying applications for payment,... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett; Health

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Entrepreneurship - Recruiting

Industries Consulting 1% Consumer Products 6% Entertainment / Media 1% Financial Services 32% Health Care 8% Manufacturing 10% Retail 1% Services 8% Technology 32% When Decided to Start Business 1st Year Term I 3% 1st Year Term II 14% 2nd... View Details

04 Sep 2001
Research & Ideas

Governing the Family-Run Business

overdue by others. The family had the wisdom to address the ensuing family conflict and expose the weaknesses of its existing governance system: the family council was not consulted about the board's issues with the chairman and did not... View Details

Profile

Maha Malik

"how" Maha took both interests, business and politics, to Dartmouth where she studied economics and government. Subsequent management consulting work at Bain & Co. opened her eyes to the intersections among the two. "It... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Consulting

07 Jul 2008
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Innovation Corrupted: How Managers Can Avoid Another Enron

facilitated by Enron's bankers and advisors and largely missed by its board of directors and other watchdogs. Here are some "high level" details: Jeffrey Skilling had begun working with Enron in 1986 as a consultant with... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Energy; Utilities

William A. Sahlman

William Sahlman is a Baker Foundation Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School.

Mr. Sahlman received an A.B. degree in Economics from Princeton University (1972), an M.B.A. from Harvard University (1975), and a Ph.D. in Business... View Details

Rowan Clarke

Rowan Clarke is a PhD candidate at Harvard Business School in the Strategy Unit. He researches entrepreneurship and technology/AI for economic development and social impact. His work assists small business entrepreneurs, and high-growth technology... View Details

Keywords: management consulting; management consulting; management consulting; management consulting; management consulting; management consulting; management consulting

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Baker Library Services - Alumni

in touch to schedule a career research consultation at your convenience. In-Person Services HBS alumni are eligible for lifelong access and borrowing at all Harvard Libraries, including Baker Library. Alumni who visit the Stamps Reading... View Details

01 Feb 2023
Blog Post

How I Spent My HBS 2+2 Deferral: Jada Haynes

defer your 2+2 admission? I deferred for 3 years. HBS MBA students matriculate with 5 years of full-time work experience on average, so I wanted to get as close to that as made sense for me. What job(s) did you have during your deferral? I started my career as a View Details

12 May 2021
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The Hard Truth About Being a CEO

Click to watch. David Fubini has never been a CEO of a major corporation, but during his 34-year career as a senior director at consulting firm McKinsey, he had ample opportunity to work closely with and observe CEOs and leaders of all... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

June 2021
Case

One Family Textiles: Stepping Back to Move Forward?

By: V.G. Narayanan, Alpana Thapar and Fares Khrais

This case explores how a family business builds a board that includes independent directors that helps to professionalize and strengthen governance in the company. The case relates to One Family Textiles, an Abu Dhabi-headquartered manufacturer of garments. The company... View Details

Keywords: Governance; Growth and Development Strategy; Operations; Governing and Advisory Boards; Business History; Decision Making; Accounting

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