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05 Feb 2019
News

The First Five Years: Karan Shah (MBA 2016)

more digitized, and creating the next line of leadership for the company that can take it forward for the next 15-20 years. “I see our company being a leading global precision engineering company in the next five to seven View Details

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Spangler Center | About

connection the family has had with the School for many years that began with Dick’s father attending the Advanced Management Program, at the same time Dick was in the MBA Program. A dedicated HBS volunteer, Spangler has chaired a number... View Details

06 Jul 2023
News

Lessons from Major League Baseball's Game-Changing Innovations

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Back in 2014, When Chris Marinak (MBA 2008) was in the process of rolling out the instant replay system as a Senior Vice President at Major League Baseball, he... View Details

27 May 2022
Blog Post

Q&A with the HBS Armed Forces Alumni Association, MBA Class of 2023

application process was a chance to reflect on my life experiences up to that point and consider seriously what I wanted going forward. Christy Talisse (MBA 2023) Hometown: Visalia, CA Undergraduate university and major: US Naval Academy; Quantitative Economics... View Details

21 Apr 2023
Research & Ideas

The $15 Billion Question: Have Loot Boxes Turned Video Gaming into Gambling?

and Andrey Simonov, associate professor at Columbia Business School, analyzes the loot box business using data from millions of players. Loot boxes generate $15 billion a year revenue for gaming companies. But 90 percent of that money... View Details

Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis; Video Game; Media & Broadcasting

16 Oct 2023
HBS Case

Advancing Black Talent: From the Flight Ramp to 'Family-Sustaining' Careers at Delta

qualifications, while expanding new apprenticeship and professional development programs. Now, three years later, Delta is making progress toward hiring and developing more Black talent, with and without college degrees, says Linda Hill,... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Air Transportation

01 Sep 2023
News

In My Humble Opinion: Futures Investor

In the half-century since his graduation, Theodore Roosevelt IV (MBA 1972) has earned widespread respect as both a forward-thinking investment banker and an influential activist through his efforts to address climate change and preserve public lands. For much of that... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; climate change; investment banking; leadership; carbon tax

23 Jan 2024
Book

More Than Memes: NFTs Could Be the Next Gen Deed for a Digital World

Two years after non-fungible tokens (NFTs) captured the attention of artists, celebrities, and brands, debate still rages over their value. But NFTs could be poised to make a comeback in 2024, argues Scott Duke Kominers, the Sarofim-Rock... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Information Technology; Technology; Financial Services

September 2009
Article

The Technology Manager's Journey: An Extended Narrative Approach to Educating Technical Leaders

By: Robert D. Austin, Richard L. Nolan and Shannon O'Donnell

Technology management poses particular challenges for educators because it requires a facility with different kinds of knowledge and wide-ranging learning abilities. We report on the development and delivery of an information technology (IT) management course designed... View Details

Keywords: Information Technology; Management; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Business Education; Multinational Firms and Management; Entertainment; Communication; Curriculum and Courses; Framework; Design; Goals and Objectives; Learning; Information Technology Industry

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Food & Agriculture - Business & Environment

Confronting Climate Change Food & Agriculture Innovation will reduce agriculture impacts and help farmers adapt The Green Revolution in the 20 th century dramatically increased crop yields and reduced global poverty by half. [25] These... View Details

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HBS Health Care Initiative - Blog: Health Supplement

Topics Biotech/pharma Care Delivery Clinical Trials Digital Health Global Health Health Care Entrepreneurship Health Care Innovation Health Care Investment Health Care at HBS Insurance/payor Medical devices/diagnostics Precision Medicine... View Details

April 2005 (Revised November 2005)
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Tata Consultancy Services Iberoamerica

By: Michael Chu and Gustavo Herrero

To launch its Latin American operations, the Indian IT giant Tata Consultancy Services recruits a seasoned executive who becomes the only non-Indian member of senior management. Reviews the start-up operations, from the site selection to staffing and training, the... View Details

Keywords: Business Startups; Developing Countries and Economies; Initial Public Offering; Investment; Globalization; Human Resources; Selection and Staffing; Management Teams; Emerging Markets; Problems and Challenges; Consulting Industry; Latin America

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21 Feb 2007
Op-Ed

What a U.N. Partnership with Big Business Could Accomplish

reduce poverty within their borders. Several years ago, world leaders gathered in Monterrey, Mexico, and gave poverty reduction top priority. They committed themselves to halve the number of people living on less than $1 a day by 2015.... View Details

Keywords: by George C. Lodge & Craig Wilson

09 Nov 2023
News

From the Brink

money,” says Weiss, whose career included serving as head of investment banking for Lazard, the global financial advisory and asset management firm, and as publisher and editor of the Paris Review. “It was clear that this was turning into... View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli

01 Sep 2023
News

Startup Success Beyond Silicon Valley

public companies. “It has gone global.” To explore this trend, Gompers has spent a year conducting in-depth field research spanning continents. His work will inform the creation of a new MBA elective course called Entrepreneurship Outside... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Mele

20 Aug 2021
Blog Post

Is the MBA Worth It? Hear What Recent HBS Grads Have to Say

full-time MBA experience once in your life. You want to make sure that you pick the right two years personally and professionally. I wouldn't worry so much about the financial component -- just focus on if the time in your life is right... View Details

12 Mar 2013
First Look

First Look: March 12

technology is revolutionizing the global banking and payment industry. It offers new opportunities for banks to provide added convenience to their existing customers in developed countries and reach a large population of unbanked... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Data - Advancing Racial Equity

with the option to select more than one race and/or ethnicity. The racial and ethnic categories listed here reflect those included in our application process, per federal guidelines. *US race / ethnicity enrollment shown as a percent of US View Details

26 Aug 2024
Blog Post

HBS Lingo 101

Chances are if you come to visit us on campus (or chat with a student or alum) you’ll hear a lot of HBS terms and acronyms being thrown around. So what do they all mean? Here’s a quick guide to some key HBS lingo. ALDRICH: Aldrich Hall is where all first View Details

26 Mar 2007
Research & Ideas

Learning from Failed Political Leadership

information for all companies striving to succeed in today's global economy. The book identifies two much-loved illusions that pervade today's mass media: a) the conviction that all of the world's economic systems, including China and... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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