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Samuel Racana

improvisation and stage training have come in unexpectedly useful in life. What is your favorite childhood memory? Food has always been at the center of my family gatherings, whether during travels or at home. Cooking during Christmas... View Details

01 Jun 2016
News

3-Minute Briefing: Derek Bouchard-Hall (MBA 2004)

When I graduated from Stanford, I had the opportunity to travel with an elite amateur team doing bike races, or I could go join a structural design firm in Pittsburgh. That was my choice. I chose to race bikes. I love the sport. I love... View Details

Keywords: April White; photographed by Scott Clark

31 May 2016
HBS Case

Who Owns Space?

businesspersons are going to great lengths and great personal expense to put their stamp on commercial space travel and the so-called New Space sector, turning a very cold place into a hotbed of startup activity. Professor Matt Weinzierl... View Details

Keywords: Re: Matthew C. Weinzierl; Aerospace

10 Jun 2013
Research & Ideas

How Numbers Talk to People

online travel company Expedia's US business. Joe was previously a Web analytics maven-and he still is-but his data-based problem-solving approaches have led to a variety of impressive promotions. Many of the Expedia investigations involve... View Details

March 2018
Case

Chaudhary Group: Rebuilding Nepal

By: Christopher J. Malloy, Lauren H. Cohen and Inakshi Sobti

After the 2015 Nepal earthquake, the Chaudhary Group, a billion-dollar conglomerate in Nepal, decides to play a pivotal role in rebuilding the country. The Group's philanthropic arm (Chaudhary Foundation) works with stakeholders and develops a blue print for short- and... View Details

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Educators

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01 Jun 2017
News

Supercharged

batteries, the most expensive component of EVs. GM has already begun rolling out the Bolt, a hatchback that can travel 238 miles on a single charge and costs around $30,000—a combination of range and affordability that promises for the... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; illustrations by Tavis Coburn

Profile

Tafadzwa Samushonga

opportunities that HBS has provided for her to engage with new markets. “I am particularly excited about how other developing economies are using technology to tackle similar problems to those we are facing back home.” As part of the first-year curriculum, Tafadzwa... View Details

Keywords: Consulting

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Tools of the Trade | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

and that continues to be true, but we needed the other supporting functions to ensure continued success in the classroom.” Varón, whose family comes from Peru, was struck at an early age by the inequities she saw when traveling there.... View Details

04 Sep 2019
News

Ask the Expert: Bounce Back

newsletter advertising can be extended to many industries: hotels or airlines can embed ads for attractions near featured destinations or travel accessories, entertainment venues can embed ads for local restaurants and bars, retailers... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

28 May 2019
News

From Das’s Desk

as a source of opportunistic learning rather than an integral component of their personal and professional development. Executive Education alumni are somewhat more likely than their MBA counterparts to return to HBS for continued learning and development. While it is... View Details

04 May 2015
News

Alumni in Paris Connect Around a ‘Vision’ for the New HBS

highlight the impact of HBS alumni and faculty in organizations and communities around the world. The effort to engage alumni began in Boston on April 26, 2014 and has extended around the world in the months since, as Dean Nohria and select faculty continue to View Details

25 Oct 2016
First Look

October 25, 2016

outlet store use. Consumers who shop at outlet stores also do not differ significantly from those who shop at regular stores in terms of income. I use a structural demand model to show that consumers are segmented according to their sensitivity to View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

16 Nov 2021
Blog Post

How HBS Supported My Career Transitions During and After Graduation

individual. From meeting incredibly talented and friendly classmates, to traveling all over the world, to furthering my interests in technology in the classroom, I am very grateful for my experiences at HBS. I hope to return to campus... View Details

29 Jan 2021
Blog Post

My HBS Student Loan Story: John Cortines (MBA 2015)

with prospective or current HBS students regarding loans or debt repayment? Some HBS students are able to spend more on travel and entertainment and if you are not from a wealthy background, it is possible to experience envy or jealousy.... View Details

24 Sep 2020
Blog Post

Introducing the HBS Heartland Club

her own venture in the travel space. For Heather, HBS was something she applied to as “the ultimate longshot”, and she wants to use the Heartland Club as a catalyst to change that mindset for anyone who has ever felt like they wouldn’t... View Details

Student-Profile

Yueran Ma

growing up also had a major influence on my interests in finance. I travelled with my family in China, and everywhere I saw firms and entrepreneurs struggling to raise funding as the financial system was riddled with frictions and... View Details

25 Jun 2018
News

An Unfinished Story

In 1961, at the age of eight, Elaine Chao (MBA 1979) traveled to the United States from Taiwan with her mother and two sisters aboard a cargo ship. It was a harrowing 37-day journey to reunite with her father, who had come to the country... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Jun 1997
News

A Better Way to Go on Strike

W hen President Clinton imposed a cooling-down period in the American Airlines pilots' strike, he recognized that a strike would impose huge costs on those not involved in the labor dispute - from travelers and airfreight shippers to... View Details

Keywords: David Lax and Professor James K. Sebenius

23 Feb 2015
News

Preserving a Musical Tradition; Inspiring Future Generations

participants, had 10 students, ages 7 to 15, and a long wait list. The students’ enthusiasm wowed de Menil. So did the logistics. Two bachata musicians traveled twice a month from Santa Domingo—125 miles away—to teach, a model that was... View Details

Keywords: April White; Arts, Sports, Language, Driving, and Other Schools; Educational Services

Profile

Jay Khil

for a company that makes tangible, physical products.” For a year and a half she worked on Product Development Finance, then she moved into auditing, a role that allowed her to travel throughout North America. “But I wanted to go overseas... View Details

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