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01 Dec 2019
News

Bridging the Gap

successful,” says one Miami YALPer. Improving education for the city’s poorest populations could change that equation—but the ballot measure to fund the schools didn’t pass by a long shot. What went wrong? A participant from... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustration by Josh Cochran; photographed by Melissa Golden; cross sector collaboration; local government; nonprofits; education; leadership; Administration of Economic Programs; Government

26 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

7 Leadership Principles for Managing in the Time of Coronavirus

Wilson Professor of Business Administration Emeritus at Harvad Business School and Dean of the University of Miami Herbert Business School. [Image: stevecoleimages] THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS More Business-Related Pandemic Coverage from... View Details

Keywords: by John A. Quelch; Health

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Marketing Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Ascarza : Selected as an AMA-Sheth Foundation Doctoral Consortium Faculty Fellow by the American Marketing Association in 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, and 2023. Eva Ascarza : Selected as an INFORMS Doctoral Consortium Fellow at the University of View Details

26 Oct 2015
Research & Ideas

What’s the Value of a Win in College Athletics?

College and the University of Miami that culminated with a last-minute Hail Mary pass by BC quarterback Doug Flutie. “I was totally blown away. I’ve been a fan ever since,” Chung says, adding that he and his family continued to watch... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Sports; Education

2008
Simulation

Pricing Simulation: Universal Car Rental

By: John T. Gourville

This web-based simulation presents an engaging context in which students develop their knowledge of pricing by managing a rental car operation (Universal) in Florida and improve regional performance by developing a pricing strategy. The simulation involves three... View Details

Keywords: Competition; Consumer Behavior; Price; Profit; Renting or Rental; Auto Industry; Service Industry; Miami; Orlando; Tampa

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October 2022
Case

An Heir with No Spare: The Deitch Family Office

By: Lauren Cohen and Grace Headinger

Joe and Matt Deitch, father and son, knew it was time to start their own family office. Matthew had recently joined his father at the family’s three enterprises, and they both realized that their family’s needs had grown increasingly complex over the years. In search... View Details

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Dec 22 2015
Interview

Inside the Heat with Dwyane Wade

12 Oct 2008
News

Healthcare overhaul: How McCain and Obama differ

John S. (Jack) Knight

Knight inherited Akron's Beacon-Journal in 1933 from his father and built it into a leading newspaper publishing conglomerate. A Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, Knight also had a knack for business. Through several major acquisitions including the View Details

Keywords: Publishing & Print Media

09 Nov 2022
News

Public Good

Photo via LinkedIn Photo via LinkedIn When she joined United Way Miami in August as the organization’s CEO, Symeria Hudson (MBA 1997) made a Friday her first day on the job so she could use the weekend to reflect on all she’d seen and... View Details

Keywords: nonprofit management; social enterprise; leadership; United Way; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

Portrait Project

Maxene Tuchman

"A kid got shot at the football game on Friday. Is he one of your students?" I was a teacher at Miami Northwestern High School, and my Teach For America summer training had not prepared me for the phone call I received from a... View Details

22 Sep 2017
News

The Epicenter of Miami’s Vice

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on SoundCloud More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: The dark neon of late 70s and early 80s Miami has long been one of pop culture's favorite settings, from Miami Vice to Grand... View Details

06 Oct 2016
News

Drone Racing League Signs ESPN Deal

navigate quadcopters through obstacle courses at speeds reaching 80 miles per hour. The league launched earlier this year with an event at Miami Dolphins’ stadium—an experience that convinced Horbaczewski of DRL’s promise. “At that point,... View Details

01 Jun 2015
News

The Harvard Business School Campaign: Regional Events

1972), a vice chair of The Harvard Business School Campaign, delivered remarks to HBS alumni and guests as part of the “A Vision for the 21st Century” presentation in Houston. Maxeme Tuchman (MBA 2012) was among several speakers at the View Details

24 Feb 2015
News

Florida Alumni Connect Around a ‘Vision’ for the New HBS

Alumni young and old gathered in Miami on February 24 to celebrate and socialize. Alumni and friends of Harvard Business School from across Florida gathered on February 23 and 24, 2015 to celebrate and connect with each other as the... View Details

Matt Higgins

Matt Higgins is one of the preeminent venture investors in next-generation technology companies and beloved consumer brands. Created alongside Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross, RSE Ventures has built an expansive multi-billion-dollar... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products & Packaged Goods;#60;#Services

01 Mar 2010
News

Sunshine State

GREENE: Sitting pretty after hedging his bets. Carl Juste/Miami Herald Riffing off the famous opening lines of the novel One Hundred Years of Solitude, reporter John Dorschner set the stage in the Miami Herald (December 7, 2009) for the... View Details

Keywords: Real Estate

01 Mar 2010
News

Milestone for HBS Alumna

member of the HAA board since 1995. Alvarez-Bjelland emigrated with her family from Cuba to Miami in 1962 and has lived for the past 25 years in Norway, home to her husband, Christian Bjelland (MBA ’78). She has worked in marketing and... View Details

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

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Art Society | MBA

creation of art of all forms within the HBS community. Annual Events Student Photography and Art Show Trips: New York City Art Trek, Art Basel Miami Beach Trek Museum Tours Private Collection Visits Sundance Film Festival Club Email... View Details

12 Aug 2008
First Look

First Look: August 12, 2008

the case: http://hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=808163 The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis Harvard Business School Case 408-003 Marc Buoniconti is the co-founder of the Miami Project to... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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