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- 24 Mar 2020
- News
Stopgap Schooling
As Salman Khan (MBA 2003) tracked the spread of the COVID-19 virus and news that schools were shuttering, he knew that the nonprofit Khan Academy was uniquely positioned to help the many families whose children would suddenly be missing... View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Post-Grad Ponderings
We tracked down a handful of 2014 graduates to get a quick snapshot of where they’re going, what they’re doing, how they kept going through countless hours of case preparation, and who was in their cheering sections as they walked across... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Aug 2002
- News
Dan Geffken (MBA '87)
adoption. “It's easy for my classmates to keep track of how old Molly is,” laughed Geffken, SVP, finance, and CFO of Transkaryotic Therapies in Cambridge. “They can chart her age by our reunions.” This year Geffken was treasurer for his... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Of Value and Values
development and the environment — against one another? In a recent case authored by Professor of Management Practice Sandra Sucher, David Lowish, a director in charge of Generation’s global industrial sector, is tracking ABB India, a... View Details
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Art Collecting’s New Egalitarianism
interest to your means.” Online auction houses like 1stdibs and Paddle8—founded by Aditya Julka and Osman Khan (both MBA 2009)—offer access to collectors of all levels and have made tracking down rare pieces less of a chore. “One of the... View Details
- Career Coach
Michele Biamonte
functions and can assist with both strategic and tactical aspects of the job search. Individuals exploring or trying to break into various tracks in finance often find their way to her schedule. She has particular expertise working with... View Details
- 20 May 2016
- Op-Ed
World Health Organization Lacks Leadership to Combat Pandemics
greater role in WHO governance and if there are guarantees of purchase contracts for new drugs and vaccines at sensible prices. Both seem unlikely, as the WHO's culture has always winced at cooperation with the private sector. WHO's track... View Details
- 16 Nov 2020
- News
Moderna Announces Promising Vaccine Trial Results
hospitals, the impact on people’s psyche and the impact on deaths.” "These are obviously very exciting results," Dr. Anthony Fauci told CNN. "It's just as good as it gets—94.5% is truly outstanding." A December HBS Alumni Bulletin article View Details
- 12 Sep 2018
- News
Game-Changing Analytics
the NBA’s Philadelphia ’76ers benefit from the analytic approach and technology platform Gelman helped develop to build the Kraft organization’s enviable connection with New England Patriots’ fans. “We help organizations develop a holistic view of customers and... View Details
- Web
Introduction - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School
Railroads Finance Management Business Analysts Mass Distribution Mergers & Syndicates Research Links Introduction More than 240,000 miles of railroad track laid down in the United States from the mid-to-late 1800s connected vast regions... View Details
- Fast Answer
Biotech and medical devices: Company Data and Analysis
Insights & Industry Analytics - Tracks global venture capital, angel investment, private equity, M&A, and IPO activity related to private companies and emerging spaces. Pitchbook - Information on companies, deals, funds, investors... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
The New Venture Competition Crowns a New Crop
first on-demand jobs platform. Prizes were also awarded to student teams in the business and social enterprise tracks at the event, with winners in all three categories each receiving $75,000, runners-up, $25,000; and crowd favorites,... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Online Entrepreneur
growth of social media as an important business tool, “Communispace offers the only social-networking model with a proven track record of providing real business value and competitive advantage to businesses.” The firm, based in... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Imagine an Economy Without Wall Street
makes the US economy the envy of the world.” Nohria also defended the track record of business schools, which have been criticized for turning out too many graduates who go into the financial industry. “Despite populist criticisms,” he... View Details
- 23 Jul 2024
- Research & Ideas
Forgiving Medical Debt Won't Make Everyone Happier
The solution seems obvious. Forgiving medical debt should ease both financial and emotional burdens for the two in five people in the US who carry it. Yet a new comprehensive study that tracked more than 200,000 patients and randomly... View Details
- 06 Oct 2016
- News
“You Could Be Dead Any Second”
the end for Quin. Four of her fellow travelers were killed that day. She quit her job at Xerox, and returned to Yemen to interview the terrorists in prison and published a book about her experience. Then, in 2000, she flew to London and View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
China Dominates HBS Business Plan Contest
The economic power and emerging opportunities in China inspired winners in the tenth annual HBS Business Plan Contest last April. Tingting Zhong (MBA ’06) won first place in the traditional track for 8Baorice, a company that aims to... View Details
- 11 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
How Do You Grade Out as a Negotiator?
training courses to help people track their own negotiating experience. "A book is very linear," he says. Negotiation 360, by contrast, "is a template or matrix a user can make his or her own. It becomes their negotiating buddy." Lessons... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Professors Fox, Mace Remembered
the football team and a member of the varsity track squad. After earning his AM (1933) and Ph.D. (1934) in economics from Harvard, he taught economics at Williams College from 1935 to 1949. In 1948, Fox took a one-year leave of absence... View Details
- 03 Apr 2018
- Blog Post
Carol Fishman Cohen (MBA 1985) On Getting Back into the Workforce
Steir Rabin, HBS '86) of the book Back on the Career Track (2007). Can you tell us what inspired you to found iRelaunch?When I relaunched my career back in 2001 after my 11-year career break, there were no employer career reentry... View Details