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- 01 Dec 2016
- Blog Post
4 Reasons College Students Apply to 2+2
As a college student you’re probably thinking about your future, what career path might interest you, whether an MBA might be worthwhile to pursue. For most top MBA programs you’re going to need some work experience before coming to... View Details
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
Laurel without Hardy? A Lesson for Business
"complementor," the natural counterpart to "competitor." Although you probably know your competitors, chances are you have thought less about your complementors. More to the point, do you know which complementors are missing? Even a great... View Details
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
Entrepreneurship at HBS
of companies of all sizes. The time is right, therefore, to reaffirm the importance of entrepreneurship at HBS. To an extent that would probably astonish Dean David, entrepreneurial management has become an important focus of the School's... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Case Study: Moment in the Sun
behemoths of Samsung and Philips. If you remain focused on one market segment, they will figure out a way to squish you (most probably by lowering prices and your margins). Ario needs to continue innovating and penetrating new markets... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Massport, Back on Course
adjacent communities because all flights using it will land and take off over water. When will the new runway be available for service? Barring any other issues in the courts, which we don’t expect, we’re probably going to start... View Details
- Profile
Anna King
day." "I'm probably a little bit of an odd duck in that I don’t know exactly what I want to do or where I'll be in five years," says Anna, acknowledging the personal and practical pressures that come with the pursuit of an... View Details
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Alex Furleigh
sophomore-year biology in high school showed me that animals were probably meant to be a fascination for me rather than a career. What is your favorite childhood memory? Hiking in Colorado every other summer with my family. From group... View Details
- 11 Oct 2019
- News
Balancing Act
“That’s probably the opportunity leaders overlook most often.” The third step was being explicit with the recruiting team: “It’s not about saying ‘I prioritize diversity but ultimately I’m going to hire the best person for the job.’... View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Cathy A. Nichols
overtones," Nichols recalls with a hearty laugh. It seems that on her first day at the School, a male student asked her how she could feel good about enrolling at HBS. Wasn't she depriving a man, probably one with a family to support, of... View Details
Keywords: Thomas Frick
- 05 Feb 2016
- News
The Wheel of the World
struck every quarter hour. He liked it, and a few years later found that he had four more clocks to put into storage when he journeyed from Switzerland to attend HBS. “That’s probably not typical for someone just graduating from... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
New Economy Notables: Peter C. Wendell
the last decade. First job I was the summer maintenance boy at our local swim club — mowing lawns, cleaning toilets. You probably couldn't start much lower. Inspirations The entrepreneurs who start the companies that we fund. They're the... View Details
- 30 Jun 2008
- Research & Ideas
Rethinking Retirement Planning
not saying people can't do it, but if something is going to be scalable to the millions of workers who will be entering the system in the coming years, that idea doesn't work as a core strategy." Participants in the system can view their account at any time and... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
A Janus-Faced Reflection
capriciousness of markets lately, we have also as a class had a full dose of the capriciousness of corporate power, in the form of mergers, acquisitions, reengineerings, and downsizings. (Indeed, we probably fostered some of the caprice.)... View Details
- 10 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
How to Look at Globalization Now
probably the single most remarkable thing about the historical narrative is the length of time for which firms' international economic activities were apparently motivated entirely by considerations of arbitrage, with no replication in... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Balanced Equation
in the company. How do you start your day? Usually on an elliptical trainer while watching CNBC, reading the Wall Street Journal, and listening to ’70s rock on my iPod. If you weren’t in business, what would you be doing? Probably... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Local Hero
payment of $1,” Baer laughs. “It was probably the first and last single-figure contract in broadcast history.” After graduating Phi Beta Kappa from Berkeley, Baer parlayed the experience, contacts, and notoriety he gained during his... View Details
- 24 Sep 2014
- Op-Ed
The ABCs of Addressing Climate Change (From a Business Perspective)
It's Climate Week in New York City. The schedule features a UN Climate Summit, a People's Climate March, the Clinton Global Initiative, substantial criticism of the whole endeavor, and plenty of agitated interaction. There is a lot of noise here. How can businesses cut... View Details
- 06 May 2008
- First Look
First Look: May 6, 2008
DVDs in one order and return them in the reverse order when should DVDs (e.g., documentaries) are rented before want DVDs (e.g., action films). This effect is sizeable in magnitude, with a 2% increase in the probability of a reversal in... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Web
Climate Symposium 2024: Confronting Reality, Celebrating Innovation - Blog - Business & Environment
Josefina Salas, Eli Litchman, and Jakob Spiess. The co-chairs explored new formats, including two learning sessions and a Climate Visioning workshop, which were successful additions to the traditional panel and keynote formats. The opening keynote address featured... View Details
- 06 Sep 2022
- Research & Ideas
Curbing an Unlikely Culprit of Rising Drug Prices: Pharmaceutical Donations
stakeholders, including the patients these charities are ostensibly designed to help,” the paper says. You Might Also Like: Can Amazon Remake Health Care? Why COVID-19 Probably Killed More People Than We Realize Lessons from COVID-19: The... View Details