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- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Thomas K. McCraw, 1940–2012
phrase 'a scholar and a gentleman,'" said Dean Nitin Nohria. McCraw, who retired from the active faculty in 2006, came to HBS in 1976. A protégé of the late HBS professor Albert Chandler, he led the effort to develop the required MBA course Creating View Details
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Chinese Competition and Emerging Technologies - A Chronicle of the China Trade
less risky for smaller firms to compete and easier for Chinese merchants and compradors to become brokers. “Chinese would similarly displace Westerners in many areas of economic enterprise as they gained skills and developed modern... View Details
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Leadership and Happiness - Course Catalog
to manage their levels of well-being and life satisfaction. Students will learn how to lead others in a way that increases happiness. Students will self-administer the best surveys on happiness, read some of the most influential modern... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
A Better World, One Idea at a Time
Pacific, which plans to use modern agricultural technology and management to enable people living on remote Pacific islands to grow fresh vegetables and fish to replace unhealthful diets high in calories and low in nutrition. Second place... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Porter's Paradox
in this country and abroad. With the proximity that clusters provide, companies can do things together without formal ownership or legal relationships. And this kind of flexibility opens up more possibilities for change and dynamism, which are crucial ingredients in a... View Details
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IT Strategy: The Future of the Web at HBS | Information Technology
IT Strategy: The Future of the Web at HBS Strategic Initiative: 3.09 Web Content Management System (CMS) Program By Annie Harrison on April 9, 2024 Share via Facebook Share via LinkedIn Print Share via email The Opportunity The project team aims to View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Social Enterprise Pioneer
examining how, in their teaching and research, they can best prepare students for leadership roles in this key sector of the economy. The Prophet of Start-Ups A new biography of HBS professor Georges Doriot declares him the prophet of View Details
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Password Managers | Information Technology
modern password managers will also allow you to access those passwords from any device, including your phone. Why are unique passwords important? While reusing a really strong password at multiple sites does mean that it will be easier to... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Ink: Your Best Self
cofounder of Paravis Partners, Su strived to bring her best self to the executive coaching firm every day but found the pressures of modern business were a constant challenge. “There’s a velocity and ferocity that is increasingly... View Details
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- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Porter’s Perspective: Competing in the Global Economy
modern competition; how they arise and decline; how they affect productivity, new business formation, and economic growth; and the roles both the private and the public sectors can have in developing them. Q: So, even in an age of... View Details
Keywords: Re: Michael E. Porter
- 07 Jan 2025
- Blog Post
Revolutionizing Wellness: Kate Twist (MBA 2008) Shapes the Future of Consumer Health Brands
consumers and create a modern digital experience. I saw how the next generation of powerhouse brands are being built around consumer healthcare, and I saw a need for the delivery of healthcare services to evolve to fit into our lives in a... View Details
- 07 Dec 2022
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Dubai-Based Proptech Builds Up
inspiration for Silkhaus, a Dubai-based proptech startup that offers short, medium, and long-term rentals to business and leisure travelers. "When I couldn't extricate myself out of the Boston lease, I felt that residential real estate was letting me down as a View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Thought Leader
bbe7eb03fac286beb6afb5f4e54cc619 Most people know that HBS alumni have helped shape the modern world of enterprise, commerce, and business practice. But in the realm of pure intellect, how many would guess that “one of the most... View Details
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Israel - Global Activities 2020
its no-fee, customer-focused approach. “ Our Executive Education participants can really identify with the challenges presented in the case. They see Rakefet as a Rosetta stone for how to professionalize and modernize their businesses.... View Details
- 16 Nov 2015
- News
Connecting with Indigenous Traditions
providing the model for how to walk in the world in a way that provides meaning and sustainability. In the modern world, we look at elders as a drain on society, but here elderhood is seen as an invaluable asset. This mentoring program is... View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
In Dot-Calm Era, Conference Examines Options for Entrepreneurs
near-failure. Other keynotes included David P. Perry's "The Ups and Downs of the Modern Entrepreneur." Perry (MBA '97) is the founder of the B2B marketplace Chemdex (which recently closed its doors) and CEO of its parent company, Ventro... View Details
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- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Using storytelling to transform the retail experience
Stories make sales. That’s the philosophy of Jennifer Lee Koss (AB 2001, MBA 2008), cofounder of BRIKA, an online shop for modern and elevated craft. BRIKA (from fabricá, the Spanish word for factory) enhances the appeal of its... View Details
- 29 Sep 2021
- Blog Post
Latinx Women in the Spotlight: Marimar Pérez-Riera (MBA 1994)
inside the majestic Shad Hall); the cylindrical, copper-clad modern chapel on campus; the work-hard play-hard treats with so many friends; and the not-so-favorite, but understandingly necessary, humbling feeling that I was going to get... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
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One-on-One with Grover Norquist
state legislatures, and governorships to sign the pledge. Today, 222 members of the House, 46 senators, the President, more than 1,200 state legislators, and 6 governors all have signed. And that has changed the modern political process... View Details
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ARD - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School
33 In 1946, Doriot became president of American Research and Development Corporation (ARD), the first publicly funded venture capital firm and one of the first modern venture capital companies established after the war. Located in Boston,... View Details