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- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Where Are They Now?
systems from Purdue. He joined the HBS faculty in 1976 and helped build the School’s curriculum in the nascent area of computer-based technology. With a few savvy, prescient students, he launched the Computer Industry and Technology Club... View Details
- 09 Dec 2008
- News
Last Look - December 2008
duties, probably for consulting. His substitute, while very smart, was a low-pass-minus as a teaching personality and had an impossible task as a stand-in for the inimitable Zschau. The homecoming event was a fabulous relief rally never... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Authentic Leadership
participation in six-member leadership development groups that are designed to bring students of diverse backgrounds together for intensive, personal discussions that offer them a transformational experience. "ALD helped me grow both... View Details
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
Pooling resources to tackle India's social challenges
citizens who will tackle some of the challenging governance problems in India. "Your time on earth is limited. Isn't it time to reclaim your life and start living? Isn't it time to embark on your heroic journey?" says Venkatesan about deciding to make a difference in a... View Details
- 03 Mar 2017
- News
Big Blue’s Big Bet
which is the ability of computer systems to learn from a language as it is spoken, in all its idioms, colloquialisms, and technical-ese, and without having to be explicitly programmed to learn these things. The IBM View Details
Keywords: Paul Kix; illustrations by Dan Page
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
Clubs Hopping
computing changes the way people use data to make decisions. “We’re seeing more of analytics and big data as a means not just to support the decision a person wants to make, but also as a way to provide... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Surviving Success
far more critical moment in a founder’s life is when that person is told he can no longer lead the company he started.” With the help of McCance, chairman of the venture-capital firm Greylock Partners, Wasserman identified Wily Technology... View Details
- 10 Mar 2015
- News
Women in Tech: Breaking the Digital Ceiling
employees were overwhelmingly white.) Then there are the stories. Although few women working in the field will offer details of personal encounters with sexism and sexual harassment, they hear them frequently. In the past year, they’ve... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 14 Feb 2023
- News
Dean Datar Meets with Alumni in San Francisco
Datar." Alumni were energized to be back together in person again at the event, which was cohosted by the School, the HBS Association of Northern California (HBSANC), and the California Research Center (CRC). The gathering took place at... View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Better Mousetraps: At Product Design Fair, Student Ideas Get Real
from initial research phases, to brainstorming, to concept development and prototyping. The results? A car that might feature a personalized hood ornament and an interior with pulsating floor lights, customized seat covers, and an onboard... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Dear Future Author…
three-time entrepreneur and coauthor of Entrepreneurs in the Midst “The only advice I was ever given that bore fruit was that the art of writing is the art of application—the application of the seat of the pants to the seat of the chair in front of the View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Carl M. Plochman III: A Savory Success
transferred electronically, and computers monitor everything from the arrangement of cases on each shipping pallet to the consistency of Plochman's zesty brown Kosciusko mustard, one of eleven varieties enjoyed by mustard aficionados... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Not a Regular Joe
what kind of person you want to be over your lifetime. And aim to do things that are value-centered rather than profit- or income-centered. —Lewis I. Rice View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Reinventing Radio Days
guaranteed new music they’ll enjoy, unlike recommendations based on more superficial data, such as purchasing patterns. Music stores were SBT’s customers, but Kennedy’s innovative idea was to reinvent SBT as a personalized Internet radio... View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Forecasting ’15
Health Care: Data-Driven Diagnosis Robert Wah (AMP 175, 2008) President, American Medical Association; Global Chief Medical Officer, Computer Sciences Corporation “We’re entering the third phase of health information technology. The first... View Details
- 05 Mar 2025
- News
Uncertain Terms
After Amar Bhidé (MBA 1979/DBA 1988) became an HBS assistant professor in 1988, then-dean John H. McArthur (MBA 1959/DBA 1963) gave him a copy of economist Frank Knight’s 1921 book Risk, Uncertainty and Profit. Knight’s idea that “uncertainty” must be distinguished... View Details
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Professor Ramchandran Jaikumar Remembered
research on the integration of computers into the manufacturing process led to the development of a "minimalist" architecture for manufacturing. His framework emphasizes the elimination of process disruptions and the mini- mization of... View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Five Degrees of Doriot
idea in the possession of a person with only average ability.” (Gordon College Archives) The digital revolution One of Doriot’s earliest ARD outlays was $70,000 for 70 percent of Digital Equipment Corporation, which would go on to become... View Details
- 20 Apr 2016
- News
Steps to Success
B,” she recalls. With Goldberg’s help, Ruhr got a summer job working for General Mills in its Stockton, California, regional grain office. Upon graduating, she went to work for the company, first on the trading floor at the Chicago Board of Trade, and then in... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
A New Day for Fellowships
family established a financial aid fund in 1995. As a donor and the son of a fellowship recipient, Petersmeyer urged attendees to “concentrate on value, not on worth” and stressed the importance of personal relationships. Fellowship... View Details