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Peek into Business | MBA

students who are curious about how their technical training can open doors beyond traditional engineering roles. Register Now What is Peek into Business? Peek into Business is a free, three-session virtual program intended for... View Details

Melvin H. Baker

construction materials. Baker shepherded the company through the down years of the thirties and helped to position it for the construction boom that followed in the forties and fifties. Throughout his long tenure, Baker added new products, expanded plant capacity, and... View Details

Keywords: Construction & Real Estate

01 Mar 2005
News

Women Entrepreneurs Share Insights at WSA Conference

the conference attracted more than 800 women to the HBS campus. The panel on entrepreneurship at which Shukla spoke was moderated by HBS professor Lynda Applegate. It focused on the unique challenges women face in starting a company, particularly in getting financing... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Corporate Services; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

Profile

Vivek Garg

thread among the various groups and issues: a need for coordinated leadership. "Too many of us get locked into minute battles over turf," he says. "That makes it harder to propose global changes or innovations that could improve patient care." View Details

02 Jun 2014
Research & Ideas

Secrets to a Successful Social Media Strategy

between two of your friends," he says. "You get social credits with them, such that when you go and ask them for a favor later, they will do what you ask them to. And they will do it fast." American Express's OPEN Forum, a website where... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

24 Apr 2014
News

Meeting an essential health care need in India

increasing capacity (more beds in less space) without compromising revenue or the care, comfort, and safety of patients. Since 2010, when Sundaram won the first annual HBS Alumni New Venture Contest, the company has grown from a staff of four to 16, View Details

12 PM – 1 PM EST, 15 Jan 2015
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High Impact Women Entrepreneurs: Insights from Pioneers who are Changing the Game

During this webinar, Professor Lynda Applegate, faculty chair of the HBS Owner/President Management program, will discuss new research that is developing profiles and case studies on women entrepreneurs who founded new ventures that have become successful high-growth,... View Details

12 Feb 2020
News

Culture Shift at Big Blue

together to grow a business.” While others have struggled, Red Hat has been a huge success in the open source business, managing to retain a careful balance between the vastly different worlds of the commercial businesses that buy their... View Details

Keywords: Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing

22 Sep 2009
First Look

First Look: September 22

model reconfigurations. We consider three business models: the proprietary model (where all software modules offered by the firm are proprietary), the open source model (where all modules are open source),... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Income distribution: countries

20%, etc. Select Years. Note that the data may not be available for all countries for all years. Select a wide range of years. Economist Intelligence Unit: EIU Data Services - Market Indicators & Forecasts View Details

Profile

Rocio Parra

says. In fact, she completed a couple of high-tech consulting internships while attending Stanford. But her senior project led to a major change in plans. "I was part of a team that conducted marketing strategy for a digital... View Details

11 Mar 2024

Take30 Impact Series: Life Post-HBS with Black & Latino Alumni

Take 30 minutes out of your day to learn about one alum’s journey post-HBS and the difference they are making in the world. On this episode, we’ll feature Shirley Verónica Cardona, MBA 2012, Vice President of Marketing at Ellevation... View Details

R. David Thomas

A high school dropout, Thomas began his career running four Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants. In 1969, he opened his first Wendy's Restaurant in Columbus, Ohio. Thomas focused Wendy's successful marketing... View Details

Keywords: Restaurants & Lodging

01 Sep 2009
News

From Bytes to Bites

Silicon Valley a natural fit. It’s a path that worked quite nicely for Thomas, who eventually rose to vice president of marketing at SuccessFactors, a software firm focused on employee performance and strategy solutions. Then, in 1995,... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

06 Nov 2000
Research & Ideas

The Determinants of Corporate Venture Capital Success

experimented with computers and with designing an electronic office of the future. It formed Xerox Computer Services, acquired Scientific Data Systems, and opened its Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) in California. These efforts were only... View Details

Keywords: by Paul Gompers & Josh Lerner

01 Mar 2005
News

Venture Capital’s Comeback

$18.9 billion in 2003, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers. From Boston to Silicon Valley, top firms are competing for deals again. And the initial public offering market — the favored exit for venture-capital investors — rallied last... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

26 Jul 2017
Blog Post

“Uncertainty Makes It More Interesting.”

with his friend to define his role and establish an objective for his summer, ten-week term. In addition to participating in the overall marketing plan for the Mexican Tim Hortons, Felipe is responsible for creating a practical,... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail

01 Apr 1996
News

Technology for Learning's Sake

strengths. "The work we are doing in technology right now is intended to open up a host of opportunities," explains Dean Clark. "Yes, we are making an extraordinary investment in hardware and software, but the real success of our endeavor... View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg; photo by David Zadig

Student-Profile

Erica Moszkowski

particular line of inquiry involves an investigation into factors which influence markets that are not based on price—such as the market for donor organs, which cannot be bought or sold. “Everyone I meet at... View Details

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Government data and information sources for public entrepreneurship

Municipal, local and national level financial data, demographics and market information sources to inform and support public sector entrepreneurship Where can I find government data (federal, municipal, city, etc.)? Lists... View Details

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