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- 28 May 2019
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Tech for the People
Photos courtesy of Henry Tsai Photos courtesy of Henry Tsai HBS Leadership Fellow Henry Tsai (MBA 2017) was working as a technology and innovation advisor in the San José mayor’s office in the fall of 2017 when he began thinking about the... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
The Exchange: Lessons from the Edge
risky, unpredictable direction—and here is a bunch of people who built successful businesses and were highly impactful in just those kinds of institutional conditions. “The world is becoming emerging market-like ... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
"Service-Profit Chain" Links Members of Service Management Unit
increased competition or Booz, Allen & Hamilton's emergence into the world market, HBS professor Leonard A. Schlesinger, who is chair of the unit, notes that "the course material is immediately useful to our students. It involves people... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Case Study: On the Table
their experience, real estate, and logistics. In exchange, you can expand their product offerings and grow their customer segment. —Cindy Park (PLDA 12, 2013) Here are my quick thoughts based on years of emerging and developed market... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Crazy Days of Summer
the Boston Herald (August 5, 2011) described as “jumping into a body of water, fully clothed, while striking a lounging pose midair.” “When you get guys together in their spare time, these kinds of stupid things emerge organically,” said... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
The Best-Laid Plans
deals with Bed Bath & Beyond, Frontier Airlines, and Johnson & Johnson. “You’re always asking, is this the right business model? But there are no answers. The market and technology are constantly changing,” Riesenfeld remarks. The biotech... View Details
- 16 Sep 2024
- News
Life Preserver
funding for research into cryopreservation and connect scientists in the field. After leaving the Alliance, he founded two venture capital–backed, public benefit corporations—Ossium Health, a bone marrow bank (which he left in 2018), and Sylvatica Biotech, which... View Details
- 01 Jan 2008
- News
James D. Wolfensohn, MBA 1959
endeavors to nurture businesses in emerging economies and promote sustainable sources of energy, show his continuing determination to bridge the gap between policies and people. In the course of one two-week trip last May, James... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
Ask the Expert: Delivering the Goods
expectations with promises of same-day delivery, the logistics industry is looking to completely new models, like crowdsourcing, autonomous technology, and on-demand delivery. Robert Reisner (MBA 1971), who led the Postal Service’s View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Virtual Plant Tours and Beer Game Dysfunction
themselves, they take it with them forever.” Another key benefit and increasingly popular teaching resource emerging from today’s technology is its ability to bring case protagonists into the classroom... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Everything Old Is a New Opportunity
Stephen Johnston (photo by Gary Laufman) For a mobile-focused business entrepreneur, Stephen Johnston (MBA 2002) is more than a bit of a contrarian. Unlike many of his peers, Johnston, 41, has his sights set not on emerging nations but on... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
Case Study: A Good Fit
corporate wellness market by partnering with health plans and employers, and has expanded into more general health and wellness areas, with apps for people who want to eat better, for instance, or be more fit. After discovering that their View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Faculty Books
O’Donnell (Harvard Business Press) Becoming an effective IT manager presents a host of challenges, from anticipating emerging technology to managing relationships with vendors, employees, and other managers.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Faculty Books
engagement—that drove their organization when it was a start-up? The answer lies in the power of conversation. Professor Groysberg and his coauthor explore the promise of conversation-powered leadership, from the practice of talking straight (and listening well) to the... View Details
- 15 Oct 2019
- News
Examining Climate Change From a Business Perspective
multilateral negotiations, and tedious wordsmithing that led up to the Paris Agreement. It also examines the consequences of President Donald J. Trump’s 2017 withdrawal from the accord; the emerging leadership of the European Union and... View Details
- 19 Apr 2017
- News
Chicago Becomes a Hub of Startup Action
developing “ecosystem” for starting new ventures. HBS professor Lynda Applegate moderated the event, which was inspired by a case she coauthored with Alexander Meyer (MBA 2005), SAP vice president of global business development. “Rising From the Ashes: The View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2016
within the confines society imposed. Integral Advantage: Revisiting Emerging Markets and Societies by Ronnie Lessem (MBA 1968) (Routledge) The BRIC countries are heralded for their double-digit economic growth rates, and yet, significant... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Linda B. Kanner: All in the Family
When Linda Kanner arrived at HBS in 1973, she had two sons: Adam, three, and Ben, one. Her husband, a doctor, was moonlighting in local emergency rooms while studying for his own MBA degree at MIT's Sloan School, and Kanner was also... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 05 Oct 2016
- News
Harvard to Open Life Sciences Lab
standpoint and equally important to all of our futures in its potential solve complex health problems,” said Steve Pagliuca. “We are thrilled to be able to contribute to the innovation movement at Harvard and we are excited at the potential of the ideas that will View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Easy Rider
Before he launched Harley-Davidson in India, Anoop Prakash (MBA 2001) held business development roles in technology and was a consultant at McKinsey. He also had experience in the public sector and in the US Marine Corps. But he hadn’t... View Details