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- 12 Feb 2016
- News
Creating Common Ground in Communities of Conflict
organization, which has helped to facilitate peaceful relations in India, Pakistan, Colombia, and Rwanda. In India, for example, the Dreamfly built a high school computer lab in a neighborhood in West Bengal that was a site of... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Innovation: An Orchestra of One
thought I'd try to play along with a YouTube video of Mendelssohn's Trio in D minor," says Chao. "It was such a clunky experience that I gave up after less than a minute. Music is about personal expression, and most of that is baked into... View Details
- 16 Dec 2010
- News
The Emergent Arab World
Maurice Obeid (HKS/HBS 2012) made clear in a passionate opening statement. In his remarks, Obeid, who is from Lebanon, echoed some of the personal anguish expressed by Arab-American Sharjeel Kashmir (PLDA 4, 2007) in the current... View Details
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
Faculty Q&A: Less Risk, More Reward
most of the families that started businesses were eligible but already had private insurance. It’s not people trying to use the social safety net for personal gain; it’s people wanting to know something’s there in case they fall. It... View Details
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- 20 Oct 2016
- News
Smart Moves
was a role model for me. I decided back then that I wanted to do what he did, work in technology and build a business.” That desire led Mistele to the University of Michigan, where he earned an undergraduate degree in computer engineering... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Does My Résumé Work?
fail to close deals when they are clear and passionate about their objective.” I’ve exhausted my personal network, and the alumni database isn’t working for me. When using the alumni database, approach people you would describe as peers.... View Details
- 15 Jan 2020
- News
The Business of Access
Karae Lisle (MBA 1998) has watched firsthand the struggles of the homeless, with a close family member living on the streets and in shelters in Florida, on and off, for years. His personal struggles limited the family’s ability to help,... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 09 Dec 2008
- News
Last Look - December 2008
duties, probably for consulting. His substitute, while very smart, was a low-pass-minus as a teaching personality and had an impossible task as a stand-in for the inimitable Zschau. The homecoming event was a fabulous relief rally never... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Authentic Leadership
participation in six-member leadership development groups that are designed to bring students of diverse backgrounds together for intensive, personal discussions that offer them a transformational experience. "ALD helped me grow both... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Surviving Success
far more critical moment in a founder’s life is when that person is told he can no longer lead the company he started.” With the help of McCance, chairman of the venture-capital firm Greylock Partners, Wasserman identified Wily Technology... View Details
- 14 Feb 2023
- News
Dean Datar Meets with Alumni in San Francisco
Datar." Alumni were energized to be back together in person again at the event, which was cohosted by the School, the HBS Association of Northern California (HBSANC), and the California Research Center (CRC). The gathering took place at... View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Better Mousetraps: At Product Design Fair, Student Ideas Get Real
from initial research phases, to brainstorming, to concept development and prototyping. The results? A car that might feature a personalized hood ornament and an interior with pulsating floor lights, customized seat covers, and an onboard... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Dear Future Author…
three-time entrepreneur and coauthor of Entrepreneurs in the Midst “The only advice I was ever given that bore fruit was that the art of writing is the art of application—the application of the seat of the pants to the seat of the chair in front of the View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Carl M. Plochman III: A Savory Success
transferred electronically, and computers monitor everything from the arrangement of cases on each shipping pallet to the consistency of Plochman's zesty brown Kosciusko mustard, one of eleven varieties enjoyed by mustard aficionados... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Not a Regular Joe
what kind of person you want to be over your lifetime. And aim to do things that are value-centered rather than profit- or income-centered. —Lewis I. Rice View Details
- 05 Mar 2025
- News
Uncertain Terms
After Amar Bhidé (MBA 1979/DBA 1988) became an HBS assistant professor in 1988, then-dean John H. McArthur (MBA 1959/DBA 1963) gave him a copy of economist Frank Knight’s 1921 book Risk, Uncertainty and Profit. Knight’s idea that “uncertainty” must be distinguished... View Details
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Professor Ramchandran Jaikumar Remembered
research on the integration of computers into the manufacturing process led to the development of a "minimalist" architecture for manufacturing. His framework emphasizes the elimination of process disruptions and the mini- mization of... View Details
- 06 Dec 2012
- News
New Thinking on Healthcare Reform
Tim Brown, president and CEO of the design firm IDEO. Christensen then drew a parallel between the evolution of the computer industry and what is slowly taking place in healthcare. Initially, people had to take their problems to the sites... View Details
- 20 Apr 2016
- News
Steps to Success
B,” she recalls. With Goldberg’s help, Ruhr got a summer job working for General Mills in its Stockton, California, regional grain office. Upon graduating, she went to work for the company, first on the trading floor at the Chicago Board of Trade, and then in... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Last Look
us straight: “My husband’s first cousin, Andrew Rogal, is the person in the foreground. He was not an HBS student. Rather, his wife at the time was hired as a photographer for end-of-year HBS events, and Andrew showed up to see how things... View Details