Understanding Interests - Publications - Faculty & Research

28 May 2014
Research & Ideas

Building Histories of Emerging Economies One Interview at a Time

that body of knowledge was derived primarily from companies in the United States, Europe, and Japan. But as emerging markets in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America continue to grow, so does an interest in how they came to be... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

01 Feb 2002
News

HBS Press Books in Brief

(Harvard Business School Press) Information Markets: What Businesses Can Learn from Financial Innovation, by William J. Wilhelm, Jr., and Joseph D. Downing, is the finance professional’s must-have guide to understanding the changing role... View Details

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

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MBA Admissions - Alumni

in webinars that highlight your perspective and specific HBS experience Contacting admitted students to welcome them to HBS and, as needed, help undecided admits better understand HBS To express interest in... View Details

06 Dec 2021
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HBS Curricula Explore the Complexities of Innovation

elective geared to entrepreneurs is Launching Technology Ventures, which is designed for students interested in starting their own companies, joining early stage startups, working at growth-stage technology firms, and investing in... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

01 Jun 1998
News

HBS Club of Ireland Puts Management Skills to Work

number of influential local and regional business and civic leaders participated in the weekend. "While some people are already involved in cross-border business, we wanted to use the HBS network to help expand business opportunities and View Details

01 Feb 2017
News

New Regional Offices Broaden HBS’s Intellectual Reach

underlying Israel’s strength in technology and innovation More than half the cases published in FY16 were international in scope or focus. To facilitate growing interest and activity in Africa, the Global Initiative established an office... View Details

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Data Tips & Toolkits - Research Computing Services

Grade Level, which provides a readability score reflecting an estimate of the grade level required to understand the text and the Gunning Fog Index, which estimates the year of formal education needed to View Details

06 Dec 2021
News

Ink: Talking Shop

some tales, and then ask for tips,” Bines says. The experience taught him that the better you understand your customer, the richer the tips. He has worked in customer-facing businesses ever since, including his current role as managing... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade

18 Oct 2017
Blog Post

4 Advantages of the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program

two nuclear physicists for grandparents, I grew up in a strongly STEM household. My family fostered in me a desire to understand how things worked and I latched on to the then-nascent Internet and computer revolution. When it came time... View Details

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Making Difficult Decisions: The General Manager’s Role (MDD) - Course Catalog

available to them. Therefore, the essence of general management lies in fully understanding and harnessing the capabilities of the human resources around them. Effective decision making goes far beyond merely knowing what one wants to... View Details

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Larry Braithwaite

estate investing and development. "The MBA was the next logical step," Larry says. "I approached HBS with a combined interest in entrepreneurship and community development. It was the right fit, because general management... View Details

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Real Estate Private Equity - Course Catalog

HBS Course Catalog Real Estate Private Equity Course Number 1484 Senior Lecturer Nori Gerardo Lietz Spring; Q3Q4; 3.0 credits 27 Sessions Project Career Focus This course is intended for any student interested in a career in private... View Details

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Field Course: Go to Market Sales Playbook Field Study - Course Catalog

planning to start a company or become CEO of a startup, join a startup, or invest in early-stage companies, you will need to understand how to sell your product. This course can be for B2B, B2C or B2B2C businesses across all segments. The... View Details

01 Feb 1997
News

OPM Reunion Snapshots

her husband, Charlie, started a small excavation company in Jacksonville, Florida. As the company grew, Charlie Barco enrolled in OPM to better understand the economic changes that were affecting their business in the 1970s. "When he got... View Details

6:30 PM – 8:30 PM PDT, 18 Oct 2016
HBS Alumni Events

Alumnae Circles Open House: San Francisco

Women's groups are launching- are you interested? Register for this upcoming open house to learn more. View Details

29 Oct 2019
Blog Post

Merging the Worlds of Finance, Investing, and Environmental Impact

There are so many more options now than there were when I was a student. I do remember enjoying the Wine and Cuisine Club! But seriously, finding peers with a common interest can open up a lot of possibilities, for instance better View Details

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Entrepreneurship in Life Sciences - Course Catalog

opportunities for entrepreneurial innovation. This course is primarily designed for students who are interested in exploring entrepreneurial opportunities within the life sciences, including exploring ideation, generating and/or licensing... View Details

01 Oct 2002
News

View from the Top

and support the achievement of objectives. What are some of the leadership lessons to be learned from the fall of Enron? Lafley: Beware of hubris. It raises the question, "Did they have the capability to understand the business model they... View Details

01 Mar 2013
News

A Conversation with Dean Nohria

benefit to doing more, as is evident from our recent experience with the School's US Competitiveness Project. In pondering how to better understand the prospects for American competitiveness, we realized that our alumni represent a unique... View Details

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Luciana Baigun

transition, Lu realized, she needed a different kind of education. “I wanted a broader understanding of how to do business, of how to lead companies,” she says. Both Stanford and Harvard appealed to the entrepreneur in her, and both... View Details

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