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04 Sep 2019
News

Advancing Diagnostics that Can Save Lives

deep learning. “We are excited about emerging markets, where we see high adoption rates of technologies designed for the point-of-care,” she says. “In the United States, we can use deep learning to generate rich information that enables View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

17 Feb 2016
Research & Ideas

Man vs. Machine: Which Makes Better Hires?

popular in the 1950s and ’60s as a way of sifting through bulging applicant pools. After researchers questioned its reliability, testing fell out of use in favor of personal interviews. Now, with the emergence of big data, machine testing... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Employment

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Maria Brewer

professional setting and love the creating phase of a business, particularly in early stage startups. I also realized that there were many ways to be involved in socially oriented businesses and personally joined the council of an... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Technology

11 Feb 2019
Blog Post

John Bracaglia, MBA 2020: “I Want to Find the Machine Learning Strategy That Avoids the Pitfalls While Fulfilling the Promise.”

pitfalls while fulfilling the promise.” Eventually, Bracaglia would like to start his own business from the ground up after gaining four or five years of management experience in an established enterprise. He anticipates a dynamism in his career that will remain... View Details

Keywords: Technology; Entrepreneurship

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1.17 Field Based Learning / Independent Projects | MBA

disclosed as a result of the project. For example, if a project results in the development of an HBS case study, the standard HBS case release process should be followed. Protection of Intellectual Property Rights of Others Special care... View Details

28 Feb 2025
News

Joy to the World

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Justin Pasquariello (MBA 2010), CEO of East Boston Social Centers, spent time in foster care as a child, living in more... View Details

22 Dec 2022
News

LGBTQ+ Alumni Forums Expand; 2023 Alumni New Venture Competition Is Underway

Clubs News Clubs News The HBS Pride Alumni Association is expanding its slate of LGBTQ+ Alumni Forums after the successful launch of two initial forums in 2021 sparked broader interest among its members. Akin to having a personal board of... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Dec 2020
News

Well Matched

knows every company in the portfolio, and we talk all the time. She’s very funny and disarmingly authentic. I would also say that our skill sets are different and super complementary. I’m more on the analytical side, the portfolio-construction side. She can get an... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; venture capital; diversity; inclusion; tennis; leadership; women; Finance

01 Mar 2003
News

A Casual Approach to Success

know what the hell I was doing” — and he often prefaces his statements with “I don’t mean to sound arrogant, but....” He leaves out details that others might find hard not to mention. Hellman was the youngest person (at age 28) to be... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

20 Jul 2022
News

Wired to be Inspired

why are you poking your nose in people’s personal affairs here? And I came to realize that the idea here was that you can’t get people in an organization to buy into some company slogan if they themselves are not thinking of their own... View Details

Keywords: Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

26 Feb 2019
Blog Post

Forget Cash. Here Are Better Ways to Motivate Employees

REALLY MATTERS IN THE WORKPLACE IS HELPING EMPLOYEES FEEL APPRECIATED.” Rewards that signal to employees that they did a good job and that their manager cares about them will encourage employees to want to work even harder, the research... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

11 Sep 2017
Blog Post

7 Lessons from My Time at HBS

time reflecting on whether I am devoting the right amount of time to the activities and people that matter most to me. 2. Be yourself During my time at HBS, there were some moments where students shared some very personal stories from... View Details

15 Mar 2011
First Look

First Look: March 15

tax policy. Teams and Team Effectiveness in Health Services Organizations Authors:Bruce J. Fried, Sharon Topping, and Amy C. Edmondson Publication:In Health Care Management: Organization Design and Behavior. 6th ed., edited by Lawton... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 2011
What Do You Think?

Thinking Slow: An Argument for Bureaucracy?

rigidity, unthinking application of age-old rules (vs.) careful reflective thought on matters that need intelligent application of criteria." Just how to promote slow thinking where it is appropriate stimulated an interesting and... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

17 Feb 2015
News

The First Five Years: Diogo Castro Freire (MBA 2012)

most enjoyable and most challenging parts of making this film? “I have enjoyed almost every moment—from getting to work on something of great personal meaning, to mastering the nuts and bolts of a new industry (film). “Just launching the... View Details

Keywords: Arts, Entertainment; Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries; Information

29 May 2018
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New Research and Ideas, May 29, 2018

back to the Hong Kong Disney parade, reflecting on how far the company had come and the lessons he had learned about reawakening the Disney magic. Purchase this case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/717483-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 516-037 Acxiom Acxiom... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

29 Sep 2003
Research & Ideas

Pride Goeth Before a Profit

to employees' identity and self-worth. Caring About Accuracy Dave Thompson was appointed a measurement technician at El Segundo, CA-based Unocal's Van, TX, oil field in 1993. He was responsible for making sure that the amounts of oil and... View Details

Keywords: by Theodore Kinni

08 Oct 2013
First Look

First Look: October 8

valuable information. Companies need to invest as much in learning from their start-ups as they do in making and overseeing deals. Publisher's link: http://hbr.org/2013/10/corporate-venturing/ar/1 August 2013 Harvard Business Review The Strategy That Will Fix Health... View Details