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02 Dec 2002
Research & Ideas

The Secret of How Microsoft Stays on Top

platform over its many years of existence. Q: What should company leaders everywhere take away from your research in terms of how to compete in the middle of a technological revolution? Our research... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Mar 2009
News

Letters to the Editor

imaginable form of government, all others excepted. Maybe the same applies to market capitalism. Uwe Lembke (MBA ’61) Saint Germain-en-Laye, France Beyond Class Notes Usually I just scan our View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

25 Mar 2021
Blog Post

Meet the Student Academic Services Support Team at HBS!

life transitions as well as HBS-specific concerns including class participation and time-management challenges, navigating relationships, as well as extenuating circumstances that may arise during your time at HBS. Academic Support View Details

01 Jun 2011
News

Letters to the Editor

Made in America: Lessons from the Front Lines of Global Commerce,” piqued my interest, so I ended up reading the entire magazine, not just the View Details

01 Oct 2018
News

For the Greater Good

Applied Science—I think that will have a huge difference in the world. “I also supported Central Park in New York. That is the heart and soul of New York City. It's an 873-acre park right in View Details

Keywords: Finance

30 Jan 2019
Blog Post

The Life and Role of a CEO

enough; for any decision to work, CEOs need to have built trust with their internal and external stakeholders in advance of important decisions and show continued commitment after the decisions are made. I had three main questions coming... View Details

29 Oct 2006
Research & Ideas

The History and Influence of Andy Grove

biographer Richard S. Tedlow puts it, Grove was "one of the master managers in the history of American business." A new biography, Andy Grove: The Life and Times of... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Computer

01 Jun 2009
News

Letters to the Editor

beyond me! Liesl Pike Moldow’s (MBA ’93) “My Real Career” deserves praise for honesty and love. In the future I will look to my copy of the Bulletin for more than class news.... View Details

Keywords: News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

13 Oct 2009
Research & Ideas

7 Lessons for Navigating the Storm

and opportunity, crisis represents the best opportunity to transform your business and to win in the marketplace. Q: What are you working on next? A:I'm enjoying a new year of teaching at Harvard Business... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Jun 2008
News

The $4 Billion Question

strength to walk away from $3 billion to maintain a company’s culture,” he remarks. “When I was a student in the 1980s, I’m sure the whole class would have said to absolutely... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Finance; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance; Management

07 Jun 2023
News

Changing the Skills Narrative

01 Mar 2010
News

The Meaning of Ramadi

Campbell (MBA '07) Courtesy Donovan Campbell One day in April 2007, my phone started ringing during a customer analytics class at HBS. I kept hitting silence, but the phone kept ringing. Thirteen calls and... View Details

Keywords: Donovan Campbell; National Security and International Affairs; Government

01 Jun 2007
News

Up from the Ashes

in an aristocratic Viennese accent, he gave the impression of complete spontaneity, even though he prepared every class with meticulous care. Using no notes, he dazzled students with his erudition. “He never... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Jun 2011
News

Eye in the Storm

Other Newsmakers Bob Gannon (OPM 16, 1990) Diana ("Dido") Harding (MBA ’92) David Miller (MBA ’03) Allison O’Kelly (MBA ’99) Mike Stone (MBA ’88) Tom Tiller (MBA ’91) Bill Wyman (MBA ’65) Ammara Yaqub (MBA ’05) As turmoil swept across the... View Details

Keywords: News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

23 Jul 2016
News

The Art of Persuasion

When Radhika Piramal (MBA 2006) returned to India in 2009, she noted two developing trends with direct implications for VIP Industries, her family’s luggage and bag business. First, air traffic was increasing rapidly with the introduction... View Details

19 Dec 2024
News

The Musts of 2024

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. I love these end-of-the-year lists where you can get recommendations from smart people about things that are worth your time and money. It always sets me up really... View Details

20 Jan 2016
News

Water for the World

in 24 countries around the world. Our distributor here in the United States is Anheuser Busch; we have been working with them since 2007. We also do very well up in Canada and in Asia and View Details

05 Oct 2022
News

Inside the Chip Shortage

Photo via Digital Chosun Photo via Digital Chosun The shortage of semiconductors that has hamstrung the automotive industry since 2020 isn’t over yet, and Renesas CEO Hidetoshi Shibata (MBA 2001) predicts... View Details

Keywords: Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Oct 2002
News

View from the Top

professor Carl Kester, a member of the Class of 1977, has engaged many students in discussions about leadership. So it seemed fitting for the Bulletin to ask him to coordinate... View Details

July 2020 (Revised September 2020)
Case

Property Finder's Strategy for Online Classifieds in the MENA Region

By: Krishna G. Palepu, Gamze Yucaoglu and Fares Khrais

The case opens in 2020 as Michael Lahyani, founder and CEO of Property Finder, Dubai’s leading online real estate classifieds portal, contemplates the company’s five-year growth strategy.
Since its founding in 2005 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Property... View Details