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- 06 Jul 2015
- News
Lights! Camera... Market!
afterward I thought it could really work. “We felt that this project just fit with our brand,” Simon adds. “At Terra, we’ve always taken chances. We made sweet-potato chips when everyone was making white potato chips, and we always push... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Consumer Finance Makes HBS Debut
the idea to develop such a course? The inspiration came to me ten years ago, about the time I got tenure. As I reflected on my post-tenure plans, I wrote about my interest in how the financial sector works for regular individuals. At the time, my colleagues View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Teaching for the Ages: the MBA Classroom in the 21st Century
on. The computing capabilities allow substantive technical material to be taught in a technical way, while at the same time, students follow the Socratic method in sharing different approaches for solving the problem. Who would have View Details
- 03 Mar 2014
- News
A Life Transformed
a boy," he recounts. "At home, we ate rice and could only afford roti, a type of bread, on holidays. I thought my uncle must be rich, because his family ate roti every night. "I saw billboards for the first time and bragged to my friends... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Lighten Up
names such as The North Face, Patagonia, JanSport, Columbia, and others. “When I first looked at this industry, I thought the barriers to entry were quite low,” Coup recalls. “But what we have found is that the barriers are actually quite... View Details
- 17 Apr 2019
- News
Give It to Me Straight
thought you all cared about me." Now I realized that I have failed Bob in six really important ways. I have failed, first of all, to solicit feedback. I've failed to solicit both praise and criticism from Bob. So those are the first two... View Details
- 10 Mar 2015
- News
Women in Tech: Breaking the Digital Ceiling
to be unattractive. Women—attractive or not—were least likely to successfully persuade investors. The paper grudgingly acknowledges that this type of bias on the part of investors may “not necessarily represent irrational marketplace behavior.” Although these biases... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
My HBS Eureka Moment
had called on Bill, who was sitting next to me, while I had been engrossed in my book, oblivious to the proceedings. I broke out in the proverbial sweat at the thought of the consternation that would have resulted and what a fool I would... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
From Where We Stand
of women being admitted to the School's full-time MBA Program, we invited the HBS alumni community to identify alumnae who stood out as leaders, mentors, and role models. From several hundred suggestions, we asked a cross section of women to share View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Tried and Tested
the workday to have a similar effect. Each paper opens up new behavioral work that I hadn’t thought about previously and sets me on a different path. KC: Broadly, I think you could see some of these results and still feel dispirited about... View Details
- 16 May 2018
- News
ALUMNI NVC Finals and Regional Roundup
several panels led by industry and thought leaders. On the first panel, Marjorie Yang (MBA 1976), Chairwoman of Esquel Group, led a lively discussion about business trends in the region including the progress of China’s One Belt, One Road... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Real World Issues Aired at Student Led Conferences
Association, and the Asia Business Club provided attendees with an opportunity to engage in lively discourse, thoughtful reflection, and gala celebrations. AASU Conference: A Call to Action "Leading the Restoration: Black Business... View Details
Keywords: Mary Ellen Gardner
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Helping Hands for HBS
order for universities and libraries. "I never thought I'd 'support' HBSers in this way —it's quite an honor," says Eustis with a smile. He has also served as the class's 15th Reunion chairman and as a committee member for the 20th and... View Details
- 13 Jan 2021
- News
Silicon Valley’s “Detroit Moment”
Amira’s foray into entrepreneurship coincided with a boom in startups in the Middle East, and she found the VC money she needed to realize her vision. But then her vision began to change. Rashad: It actually used to be the case that I View Details
- 29 Apr 2022
- News
Clean Slate
talk about toilets and sanitation. This was like, my gosh. I mean, the last thing I would’ve expected of a first speech by the Prime Minister on his first Independence Day speech. And so, there was no looking back after that because I View Details
- 04 Oct 2018
- News
“A Shout Through Time”
the crew members and so it was really an emotional situation and it was such an incredible feeling for them. Morrell: The name on the bracelet was Richard Perzyk. GRAC began an initial search for relatives, but had no luck and grew frustrated. But Piero, who recently... View Details
- 22 Nov 2017
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How to Build a Winning Culture on a Losing Team
"What's the deal with you tonight?" And I said, "What's the deal? We lost by 20 points." She said, "I thought you were in rebuild mode." When I was there we were in rebuild mode in the Knicks and Rangers. So I have a little bit of... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Screen Grab
Home Entertainment, the network’s DVD and digital distribution division. “The most exciting thing about this area is waking up and knowing that whatever you thought was true yesterday is not true today.” In April the company, after some... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; HBO; Netflix; Hulu; Vimeo; YouTube; Telecommunications; Information; Arts, Entertainment
- 01 Dec 2005
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Trillion-Dollar Fixer-Upper
Street responded by creating commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS), which are similar to, but more complex than, the mortgage-backed securities long used to bundle and sell packages of residential loans. “Commercial mortgage-backed securities did not exist in... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
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Bad Times for Business
directors, auditors, regulators, financial analysts, and professional investors and money managers. We thought we had a pretty good system, one the rest of the world looked to as a capital market that effectively allocated resources in... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons