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Online Business Strategy Course | HBS Online

the program was interacting with my cohort members where I received valuable shared experiences, feedback and was able to be a thought partner around strategies and best practices in varying scenarios. Raymond Porch Manager of Diversity Programs at View Details

01 Jan 2011
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Seth Klarman, MBA 1982

that it is available for rent on eBay. Klarman's legendary success as both an investor and a philanthropist belies another aspect of his personality: he enjoys living his life out of the spotlight. At Baupost's Boston headquarters,... View Details

24 May 2017
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Adebayo O. Ogunlesi, JD/MBA 1979

Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page TIMELINE 1953 Born, Ibadan, Nigeria 1975 Earns BA, Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, Oxford 1979 Earns JD/MBA 1980 Clerks for US Supreme Court Associate Justice Thurgood Marshall 1982 Joins Cravath, Swaine & Moore 1983... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

15 Dec 2023
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The Musts of 2023

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. At fall reunions, we set up shop on campus and asked alumni about what media moved them this year. What changed their minds or their hearts. And their answers ran... View Details

September 2009
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The Risk Management Foundation of the Harvard Medical Institutions, Inc.

By: Richard M.J. Bohmer, Stephen P. Bradley and Natalie Kindred

Through its uniquely proactive approach to medical malpractice risk management, the Risk Management Foundation (RMF) has decreased claims—and premiums—for the Harvard hospitals it insures. The RMF is the captive medico-legal insurer of the Harvard medical institutions... View Details

Keywords: Cost Management; Insurance; Health Care and Treatment; Risk Management; Performance Improvement; Safety; Health Industry; Insurance Industry; Boston

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12 May 2021
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The First Five Years: Sophie Bai (MBA 2020)

Left to right: Xuefei (Brianna) Bai and Xuefei (Sophie) Bai Left to right: Xuefei (Brianna) Bai and Xuefei (Sophie) Bai Xuefei (Sophie) Bai was sitting in her Boston apartment when she opened up a packet from HBS. The letter informed her... View Details

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Speeding Up the Trade: Clippers and Steamships - A Chronicle of the China Trade

piracy, also stimulated refinements in hull design and rigging.” Layton, p. 44. John Heard, Diary, 1891. HC: FP-4, p. 123. John Heard, Diary, 1891. HC: FP-4, p. 139. Digital Accessibility Contact Baker Library Historical Collections Baker Library | Bloomberg Center... View Details

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Impact of the New Medium - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

$89.75, the leather-bound Polaroid Land Camera, Model 95, represented a high-end consumer purchase. All 56 cameras brought to the Jordan Marsh demonstration sold out. After its Boston debut, the Land Camera appeared at department stores... View Details

09 Nov 2021
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The Simple Secret of Effective Mentoring Programs

“The evidence shows that formal, broad-based mentoring programs work,” says Stanton, “even after you factor in the program costs.” About the Author Jay Fitzgerald is a writer based in the Boston area. [Image: iStockphoto/PeopleImages] How... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

20 Oct 2023
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Three Stories from HBS PRIDE for National Coming Out Day

embodiment of such values became a beacon of hope, fortifying my spirit and endowing me with the strength to persevere day by day. Several more years passed before I relocated to Boston for employment, following the completion of my... View Details

08 Mar 2019
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Seven Negotiation Lessons from Amazon's HQ Disaster in Queens

opposition. The trail of such failed deals is long; for examples, see here, here, and here. For instance, consider the award of the 2024 Olympics to Boston over Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Washington DC. Boston’s successful bid was... View Details

Keywords: by James K. Sebenius; Real Estate; Construction

December 2022 (Revised January 2025)
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Akooda: Charging Toward Operational Intelligence

By: Christopher Stanton and Mel Martin

The Akooda case describes the challenges confronting founder and CEO Yuval Gonczarowski (MBA ‘17) in 2022 as he attempts to boost sales. Launched in November 2020, Akooda was an AI company that mined 20 different sources of digital data, from tools like Slack, Google... View Details

Keywords: Data Mining; Productivity; Monitoring; Data Analysis; AI and Machine Learning; Knowledge Management; Operations; Problems and Challenges; Employee Relationship Management; Information Technology Industry; Technology Industry; Information Industry; Boston; Israel

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Leadership - Health Care

faculty, and alumni. Her work supports the life sciences within HBS, while identifying and extending engagement opportunities to mission-aligned enterprises around Harvard and the Boston biotech community. She is passionate about helping... View Details

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International Region Finale Register MAR 6 Thursday Mar 6, 2025 Northeast - Boston Region Finale Register MAR 6 Thursday Mar 6, 2025 Western US Region Finale MAR 9 Sunday Mar 9, 2025 Asia Pacific Region Finale MAR 12 Wednesday Mar 12,... View Details

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Polaroid: At The Intersection of Science & Art: Edwin H. Land and the Polaroid Corporation

Baker Library Special Collections Baker Library | Bloomberg Center Harvard Business School Soldiers Field Boston , MA 02163 Phone: 617.495.6411 Email: histcollref@hbs.edu Map/Directions Related Links Alumni Doctoral Executive Education... View Details

09 May 2023
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Where to Find Remote Work Now: 250 Million Job Postings Paint a Complex Picture

from some 250 million online job listings, sorting them into categories including country, city, job type, and industry. San Francisco and Boston lead remote offerings The pattern in all categories? Variety. “Remote-work posting shares... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

02 May 2005
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Four VCs on Evaluating Opportunities

unwilling to upgrade the team if necessary, we have a conversation about the willingness to hire new team members. We also look at location. It is very easy to hire good people in Silicon Valley and in the Boston area. In other places,... View Details

Keywords: by Lauren Barley

01 Oct 1997
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Donald J. Chiofaro

however, his $600-million, 1.8-million-square-foot International Place - one of the top ten office buildings in the country, according to the Wall Street Journal - is a Boston landmark and a monument to Chiofaro's daring and tenacity.... View Details

Keywords: Daniel Penrice

01 Dec 2023
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A Continuum of Innovation

As senior associate dean and chair of the MBA Program, Matt Weinzierl has a running list of questions that he and Jana P. Kierstead, the executive director of MBA and Doctoral programs, always keep in mind. They range from the curricular (How can we ensure that the MBA... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

01 Jan 2005
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Joseph J. O'Donnell, MBA 1971

Founder, Chairman & CEO, Boston Culinary Group, Inc. Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page EARLIER EDUCATION Harvard College, 1967 A.B., Government and Economics LIFELONG LESSON FROM HBS "The analytical process I learned at HBS... View Details

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