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Matthew Mariner
Negotiation has always been a part of Matthew Mariner's life — including his home life. "Growing up, my dad and I always made deals," Matthew says. "If I got good grades, I could get rewards." Ultimately, many of these... View Details
- 01 Jan 2011
- News
Hüsnü Özyeğin, MBA 1969
the launch of a new bank, Finansbank, selling both his homes and moving his wife, son, and daughter into a rental. "Entrepreneurship really means taking risks," says Özyeğin, who during that first year successfully opened four branches,... View Details
- 10 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Knowledge Coach
organization viable. As they put it, "Deep smarts are the engine of your organization. You cannot progress without them, and you will manage more effectively if you understand what they are, how they are built and cultivated, and the... View Details
Keywords: by Dorothy Leonard & Walter Swap
- 10 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Surprising Winners and Losers in the Retail Revolution
brick and clicks are Home Depot and Pet Smart. What did Home Depot do right? Rajiv Lal: Home Depot thought about the challenges facing their business very strategically.... View Details
- 04 Jan 2016
- Blog Post
Motherhood and the MBA
all. Before coming to HBS, Katie spent 7.5 years as a Surface Nuclear Warfare Officer in the US Navy. After making the transition out of the Navy in late 2012, she welcomed son Lincoln (now aged three) into the world. Katie was able to spend almost two full years at... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Action Plan: A New ’Cue
passion.” That passion didn’t become a business for Corsello until 2016. The idea had come to him as he drove home from an OPM unit. On the expressway he saw signs for McDonald’s, Burger King, and Wendy’s. Why, he wondered, was there no... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Case Study: Farming It Out
percent is spent on labor. Those factors inspired Andersen to found Augean Robotics (AGR), makers of an autonomous farm robot called Burro, which has the carrying capacity of a sure-footed donkey and the smarts of a deep-learning computer... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Alumni Book Briefs
Defending Your Brand: How Smart Companies Use Defensive Strategy to Deal with Competitive Attacks by Tim Calkins (MBA 1991) (Palgrave Macmillan) Calkins, a professor at the Kellogg School of Management, shows business leaders how to... View Details
- Fast Answer
Government data and information sources for public entrepreneurship
Available data includes demographics, home sale statistics, health data, mortgage trends, school performance scores and labor data like unemployment, crime statistics and city crime rates. Explore Census Data provides access to data... View Details
- 11 Feb 2002
- Research & Ideas
Secrets of the Successful Businesswoman
would you base a decision on?'" But the pressures are many. What will my boss think? What will my team think? If you make smart business decisions, she said, you will make fewer mistakes. "And you know what? You'll like yourself... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 20 Dec 2017
- Blog Post
Meet Annie & Piper: A Student and Dog's Life at HBS
about Piper.Piper is energetic, loving, and extremely intelligent. She has seemingly boundless energy and enthusiasm. When she isn't bouncing off the walls, she loves to snuggle. She is also incredibly smart which can be a blessing and a... View Details
- 07 Aug 2019
- News
“The Star of the North”
like education, health care, infrastructure, and public safety. You can call it causation or correlation, says Bauerly; it doesn’t really matter to him. He calls it smart investing in the place he calls home. The “Star of the North” has... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Tech Trekker
someone like me who had 'different' ideas," says Lang, who eventually became vice president of software and marketing. The company was also flexible - and smart - enough to allow Lang, already the mother of two children, to bring her... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 08 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Death of the Global Manager
consumer trend or technological development may be emerging in Germany or Japan, not your home market," Bartlett says. "Having eyes and ears around the world is critical, as is having the response capabilities to tap into the... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Action Plan: Fired Up
company in 2015, moved it to his home state of Utah, and began assembling a team that embraced what he saw as Traeger’s greatest appeal: “Our products give people the confidence to prepare and share meals with family and friends. Food and... View Details
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Paris Wallace
do. It’s a challenge that most startups go through. We’re now up to 18 people and we’re writing job descriptions for the first time. Before, it was hire really smart people who can figure it out. Now we need specialists. How does this... View Details
- 15 Feb 2017
- Op-Ed
What Africa Can Teach the United States About Funding Infrastructure Projects
and investing leaders in countries including Ethiopia and Tanzania as well as field research in Ghana, Kenya, and Rwanda. (Several students have shared insights from their field studies here: IFC Africa: Building Cities.) I believe the lessons learned there can be... View Details
- 08 Apr 2016
- Research & Ideas
How to Hire a Millennial
General Electric isn’t moving to Boston’s waterfront for the views, however breathtaking they may be. In the increasingly fierce battle for millennial talent, GE’s decision to uproot its long-time headquarters from suburban Connecticut is nothing less than a... View Details
Keywords: by Joseph Fuller
- 15 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 15, 2016
about registration or help to register at home. While both types of visits increased registration, the home registration visits had a higher impact than the information-only visits, indicating that both information costs and... View Details
- 16 Dec 2020
- Blog Post
Faculty Books Published in 2020
acting on your body that you can’t feel or see. From our offices and homes to our schools and hospitals, the indoor spaces where we work, learn, play, eat, and heal have an outsized influence on our performance and well-being. They affect... View Details
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