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11 Jan 2017
Research & Ideas

The Paradoxical Quest to Make Food Look 'Natural' With Artificial Dyes

as their sense of taste,” she notes. “The two are intertwined.” For her second book project, she’s looking at how companies produce and market products that appeal not only to a consumer’s vision and taste, but also texture and sound,... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

13 Mar 2014
Research & Ideas

Can We Get To Where We Need To Go?

Additional information and data gathered from the event is expected to be distributed later this year. "We need a vision that says transportation and infrastructure (are) important, so important that a lot of people have to come to... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Transportation; Air Transportation; Auto

04 Mar 2002
Research & Ideas

Don’t Lose Money With Customers

series of articles and HBS Working Papers, he explores the process of how firms in business-to-business markets manage customer relationships. As a frame of reference, Narayandas explains that modern marketing occurs at three distinct levels. Companies craft their... View Details

Keywords: by Peter K. Jacobs

02 Aug 2024
HBS Case

How a Mission to Cut Food Waste Launched a Multimillion-Dollar Venture

says. “Being a founder is all about maximizing learning and learning is all about making consequential decisions. Have you led a life where you've learned a lot?” Act on your vision now, not later. “A lot of people go to business school... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Technology; Information Technology

20 Sep 2021
Blog Post

Student Spotlight: Summer Internships in Business and Environment

Associate at Shell. Ignacio Fernandez Herzog (MBA 2022, Section C), Summer Internship: Business Strategy MBA Intern at Solugen Solugen wants to build a sustainable future with synthetic biology. Its vision is to decarbonize the products... View Details

25 Oct 2024
Blog Post

Harvard Business School Announces Latest RISE Fellows

homeownership fund. He said, “I intend to use my time at HBS to turn my vision for community-centered urban development into an actionable, scalable business model.” Lee Martin (MBA 2026)Lee began a mentorship and tutoring affinity group... View Details

06 Apr 2010
First Look

First Look: April 6

Publications Managed Globalization: Doctrine, Practice, and Promise Authors: Rawi Abdelal and Sophie Meunier Publication: Journal of European Public Policy 17, no. 3 (April 2010): 349-366 Abstract Two alternate visions for shaping and... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

16 Jun 2015
Blog Post

Military Alumna Reflects on Time at HBS

shared a customer-centric view and I deeply admired his vision and determination to bring this vision and practice to our nation’s Veterans via VA. I was humbled and honored when Bob asked me to come join... View Details

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

challenging for general managers because they must rely on others – principally subordinates – to provide important critical input and data that inform decisions, as well as to implement the choices made. The major constraint facing most managers is not a lack of View Details

05 Oct 2016
News

Harvard to Open Life Sciences Lab

and outcomes, and will reinforce President Drew Faust’s vision of One Harvard. All three labs benefit from their close proximity to Harvard Business School and upcoming the Science and Engineering Complex – which will be the new home of... View Details

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services; Scientific Research and Development Services

30 Jan 2012
Research & Ideas

Measuring the Efficacy of the World’s Managers

possible explanation is that founders are great at the start-up phase because they have the vision and the motivation. But as the firm grows, to do the ongoing management on a daily basis requires a different set of skills." Market... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

07 Jun 2011
First Look

First Look: June 7

industry, had begun to operate in an increasingly privatized environment.) At the center of the new model was a series of "vision workshops"-structured conversations in which employees at all levels of the company took part in developing strategic and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

30 Nov 2011
Research & Ideas

Only Capitalists Can Save Capitalism

mobilize business leadership on a sufficient scale to make a difference." "Our view is the system could go, if companies don't step up," says Bower. "It's companies that have the skill sets necessary to go from a vision to making... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish

08 Sep 2003
Research & Ideas

A Bold Proposal for Investment Reform

vision is that it will be an independent, nonprofit organization deriving its funding either from foundation or government grants, or from the sale of its information. Q: The typical U.S. investor is more informed about financial markets... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen; Financial Services

18 Mar 2022
Blog Post

Career Advice: Transforming the Energy Industry

create a viable business out of any toughtech idea. In a way, that was a catalyst for me to think about what was going on outside the walls of the corporate environment I occupied. Coming from the oil and gas space, it's easy to get tunnel View Details

01 Dec 2022
News

Contributing to a Better Future

world war now, but it does feel like we’re living through a very fraught time, and HBS can again be part of contributing to a better future.” In this conversation, Spar outlines the vision for BiGS. Why is the study of business in society... View Details

Keywords: April White

22 Feb 2022
News

Launch Codes

figure out the new market opportunity, and have the courage to jump and go after it. —Allison Campbell (MBA 2018) cofounder of Zubale; Alumni track finalist, 2019 Show Me the Money Entrepreneurship is about having a vision combined with a... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; illustrations by Alvaro Dominguez

25 Apr 2014
News

Investing in Innovation

Fund for Leadership and Innovation or made gifts directed to specific priorities. A multiyear series of Campaign events will be held in more than 20 locations around the world, each designed to connect alumni in learning about and sharing the View Details

Keywords: HBS Fund; Educational Services

Career Coach

Cheryl Rousseau

While a Senior Vice President for global consulting firm Lee Hecht Harrison (LHH), Cheryl was invited to join their International Center for Executive Options (ICEO) practice where she is a Confidential Advisor and Coach to C-Suite and E-Suite executives. In her 15... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Investment Banking; Financial Services (All); Investment Management; Financial Services (All); Private Equity; Financial Services (All); Health Care; Retail

01 Dec 2020
News

Kill Groupthink

and your organization. Escape the bubble. With more than 90 percent of our information-gathering happening online these days, we are subject to more and more confirmation bias in the information we consume. The result is de facto tunnel View Details

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