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18 Jul 2023
News

The First Five Years: Brooke Biederman (MBA 2019)

I’ll think, what commercial IP products could a project generate? It's a hybrid business-creative Mad Libs I love. What was your favorite class at HBS? A three-way tie between Arts & Cultural Entrepreneurship, Brand Strategy, and View Details

Keywords: Robert Bochnak

November 2012
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The Universalization of L'Oréal

By: Rajiv Lal and Carin-Isabel Knoop

In 2010, half of the world's cosmetics sales came from the so-called emerging markets for the first time; L'Oréal opened three new subsidiaries, in Egypt, Pakistan, and Kazakhstan; and the Paris, France-based cosmetics and personal care powerhouse declared its... View Details

Keywords: Retailing; Marketing; Cosmetics Industry; L'Oreal; India; R＆D; Globalization; Product Development; Research and Development; Emerging Markets; Retail Industry; Latin America; Asia; Middle East

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02 Oct 2015
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The ‘F’ Word

matter of avoiding particular missteps. Students really appreciate it when you have someone like Christina who is willing to come to class and talk openly about what happened.” In the stories that follow,... View Details

Keywords: Walt Disney Studios

01 Oct 2000
News

The Entrepreneurial Venture

Today's frenzied world of dot-com mania might have been hard to predict 25 years ago, but the Class of 1975 has always had an eye for opportunity. For its time, the View Details

31 Jul 2019
News

Skydeck Live: The Rise of the FOMO Sapiens

the book and I talked to business people and I talk to a really fascinating woman who’s an HBS, I think class of '05, Yael Melamed (MBA 2005), who is, she's a psychotherapist and she deals with... View Details

03 Jul 2024
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Surviving the Iditarod

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Sunny Stroeer: Many folks have heard of the Iditarod Sled Dog race, which is the last great race on earth where mushers compete to cover the distance from Anchorage to Nome as quickly as possible. The... View Details

09 Mar 2023
Blog Post

Where Will You Be in 30 Years: Behind the Scenes of the 5 Big Life Decisions Documentary

and Hackett was about to start her MBA journey. But instead of simply pondering the questions, Singer and Hackett chose to be active in their pursuit of answers. The result is a project 30 years in View Details

01 Mar 2019
News

The Fight Beyond

people, the Holts, had owned mills throughout the state for a century, but when his uncle R.L. Holt died in 1923, it was Green’s father, Walter, who took over the remnants of... View Details

Keywords: April White; illustration by Wesley Allsbrook

13 May 2013
News

The Personal Touch

Alex Timken has led all three Class of 1996 Reunion Campaigns, including a record-breaking 15th Reunion. That campaign raised more than $3 million, with Timken’s Section H achieving 57 percent participation, View Details

07 Nov 2023
Blog Post

Get to Know the HBS Armed Forces Alumni Association

veteran community at HBS connected me with mentors in the AFAA that helped me navigate these challenges and connected me with a community that shared many of the same experiences. I decided to join View Details

26 Oct 2009
Lessons from the Classroom

The New Deal: Negotiauctions

negotiations and auctions are the only two ways in which assets get sold in any market economy. There's a deep literature on each of these mechanisms but very little on the interplay between View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

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The Founding of U.S. Steel and the Power of Public Opinion | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

Furnace. View from Middle Platform over West Track of #1 Ore Bridge, April 30, 1913. Calumet Regional Archives, Indiana University Northwest. The Founding of U.S. Steel and the... View Details

01 Jun 2010
News

Letters to the Editor

Turkey Is Not Middle Eastern I enjoyed reading the excellent Editor’s Note in the March issue: “Analyze This — What a Mundane Mailing List Reveals about HBS.” However, in your... View Details

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

12 Apr 2018
Blog Post

Reading Between the Lines: How to Spot the Skills You Need Among the Resumes You Get

for classes that demonstrate analytical rigor, such as in finance, strategy, and operations. Searching beyond job titles for hidden virtues may have unexpected rewards for the hiring organization as well.... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

21 Dec 2018
News

Bridging the Gap

experience? Falik: Traditionally, study abroad has been the experience that we’ve encouraged kids to have to expand their horizons and have a global experience. When we look at the data, though, it’s pretty... View Details

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services

26 Jul 2018
News

Running the Numbers

Jessica Gelman (AB 1997, MBA 2002) (photos by Neal Hamberg) Jessica Gelman (AB 1997, MBA 2002) had a passion for basketball that dated back to middle school, a stellar record as a high school player, and an extraordinary college career as... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

01 Jun 2018
News

The Long Run

even when the message is a positive and urgently needed one. “Every school is different,” Langford says diplomatically. “We don’t even use the word ‘curriculum.’ We say we have some resources available to... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Melissa Golden

12 Mar 2007
Research & Ideas

The New Real Estate

where you sometimes see more camel and donkey carts (now there's green energy!) than autos parked outside. India's 300-million-strong middle class is hungering for consumer goods and decent homes. Despite... View Details

Keywords: by Arthur I. Segel; Construction; Real Estate

26 Oct 2018
Blog Post

Making the Switch from Finance to Fitness

go to an indoor cycling class with her. I didn’t understand. The bikes didn’t move – why would I do this? Nevertheless, I went to a class at Flywheel Sports and left feeling... View Details

10 Jan 2018
Blog Post

8 Tips to Help You Prepare for the Case Method

underlying theoretical concept to every case (whether that’s in finance, accounting, operations management or leadership), the focus of the class discussion is on View Details

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