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01 Sep 2010
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Now Starring: Single Dad

son, Robby. Wand’s experience as a student and single dad was the subject of a made-for-TV movie, “Freshman Father,” that aired on the Hallmark Channel in June. “If you think about coming from Idaho, the social stigma around a teenage pregnancy was greater back then,”... View Details

Keywords: single parents; fatherhood; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

16 Mar 2023
Research & Ideas

Why Business Travel Still Matters in a Zoom World

consider. “Business travel is still required,” says Choudhury, who wrote the study with Dany Bahar, an associate professor at Brown University; Do Yoon Kim, an assistant professor at Boston College; and Wesley Koo, an assistant professor... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin; Air Transportation

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Howard E. Cox | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

International Robert Higgins Highland Capital Richard Jenrette Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Dean LeBaron Batterymarch Erling Lorentzen Aracruz Dan Lufkin Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Thomas Murphy Capital Cities/ABC Joseph O’Donnell View Details

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The Art of American Advertising: 1865 - 1910

Baker Library Historical Collections Baker Library | Bloomberg Center Harvard Business School Soldiers Field Boston , MA 02163 Phone: 617.495.6411 Email: histcollref@hbs.edu Map/Directions Related Links Alumni Doctoral Executive Education... View Details

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Eligibility & Rules - Alumni

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December 2022 (Revised January 2025)
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Akooda: Charging Toward Operational Intelligence

By: Christopher Stanton and Mel Martin

The Akooda case describes the challenges confronting founder and CEO Yuval Gonczarowski (MBA ‘17) in 2022 as he attempts to boost sales. Launched in November 2020, Akooda was an AI company that mined 20 different sources of digital data, from tools like Slack, Google... View Details

Keywords: Data Mining; Productivity; Monitoring; Data Analysis; AI and Machine Learning; Knowledge Management; Operations; Problems and Challenges; Employee Relationship Management; Information Technology Industry; Technology Industry; Information Industry; Boston; Israel

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30 Mar 2003
Research & Ideas

The Future of IT Consulting

have been several. First, innovation in frameworks and methodologies along with trained professionals have provided value-added services uniquely available from the consulting firm. For example, the Boston Consulting Group and McKinsey... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston; Consulting

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Judging Criteria - Alumni

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Brian Kenny | About

where he engineered a branding and marketing program to help propel the university into the top 100 nationwide. Previously he oversaw global marketing for management consultancy The Monitor Group and led marketing for Genuity, a $2 billion Internet company. He has also... View Details

17 Sep 2018
Research & Ideas

Welcome to Retirement. Who Am I Now?

T. (Tim) Hall and Kathy Kram of Boston University’s Questrom School, and HBS doctoral candidate Jeff Steiner. The early findings revealed that many retirees follow a typical pattern of psychological adjustment. They eagerly count down to... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Entertainment & Recreation

01 Jan 2005
News

Joseph J. O'Donnell, MBA 1971

Founder, Chairman & CEO, Boston Culinary Group, Inc. Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page EARLIER EDUCATION Harvard College, 1967 A.B., Government and Economics LIFELONG LESSON FROM HBS "The analytical process I learned at HBS... View Details

July–August 2021
Article

Surfacing the Submerged State: Operational Transparency Increases Trust in and Engagement with Government

By: Ryan W. Buell, Ethan Porter and Michael I. Norton

Problem definition: As trust in government reaches historic lows, frustration with government performance approaches record highs. Academic/practical relevance: We propose that in co-productive settings like government services, peoples’ trust and... View Details

Keywords: Government Services; Behavioral Operations; Operational Transparency; Government Administration; Service Operations; Programs; Perception; Attitudes; Behavior; Trust

25 Oct 2020
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The Dark Side of Fintech Borrowing

that were careful in their lending practices during the boom market, “there's going to be an issue in that the liquidity on the investor side may dry up.” About the author Rachel Layne is a writer based in the Boston area. [Image:... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services; Banking

27 May 2022
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Q&A with the HBS Armed Forces Alumni Association, MBA Class of 2023

attend. They have insight into how to approach the application process. Kristin Wihera (MS/MBA Biotechnology 2023) Hometown: Littleton, CO Undergraduate university and major: Boston University; Human Physiology Military experience: Navy... View Details

09 Jun 2023
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9 Alumnae Named to Inc's Female Founders 200

including financial success, novel campaigns, and "programs offering to aid fellow entrepreneurs and women in a major way." The full list is below: Geeta Aiyer (MBA 1985) Boston Common Asset Management Meridith Cass (MBA 2010) Company:... View Details

01 Dec 2019
News

Bridging the Gap

directly from a presentation on the Boston Basics made at YALP in 2016 by Kennedy School faculty member Ron Ferguson. That year, Chattanooga YALPers made bringing the initiative home the focus of their whiteboard project. Just a few... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustration by Josh Cochran; photographed by Melissa Golden; cross sector collaboration; local government; nonprofits; education; leadership; Administration of Economic Programs; Government

05 May 2020
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China Tariffs and Coronavirus a Double Hit to American Retailers

the trade war,” Cavallo says. To the extent that tariffs exacerbate the cost of the pandemic, their continued application could further drag down the American economy, harming companies and consumers alike. In the end, companies may have no choice but to pass their... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

09 Feb 2021
News

Investing in Entrepreneurship

leadership, modesty, and service to business and society,” added Matt Segneri (MBA 2010), who has served as the Bruce and Bridgitt Evans Executive Director of the Harvard Innovation Labs since early 2020. “His support will be instrumental to the future success of the... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

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Loeb House | About

Another initiative dear to both John and Frances Loeb’s hearts was the Loeb Fellowship program at the Graduate School of Design. This prestigious, one year fellowship program has for five decades has offered emerging leaders in the field an opportunity to come to... View Details

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