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- 01 Mar 2005
- News
A Primer on Patents
time, examiners were rewarded for issuing more patents, since that brought in more money. The quality of examiners’ work decreased accordingly. This change, combined with the creation of the CAFC, put sand in the system. Patents became... View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
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The book represents a milestone in a lifelong personal spiritual odyssey, a process he likens to climbing a mountain with many paths to the top. Richly anecdotal, the volume provides examples of spiritual journeys drawn from literature... View Details
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Made, Not Born: HBS Courses and Entrepreneurial Management
to clarify the characteristics of successful investment and financing decisions," says Sahlman, who has taught the course for the past eleven years. "The goal in the course," he adds, "is to provide students with an accelerated dose of... View Details
- 16 May 2018
- News
ALUMNI NVC Finals and Regional Roundup
2015) told an audience of 500 that DynamiCare Health uses a digital platform to monitor and reward addicts for active recovery efforts, eliminating degrading methods of drug testing. DynamiCare took the top prize of $75,000. George... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Can Manufacturing Keep Its Edge?
the consolidation of large food manufacturers has resulted in significant margin compression for his product. That brings CCC’s customer service capabilities to the fore, he continues, describing how the company worked with Frito-Lay to... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Flex Time
— she’s able to walk downstairs and have dinner with her family most evenings, an enviable commute. “It’s been very rewarding to make this work,” says Union. “It may not have seemed possible initially, but sometimes we set up our own... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
June 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
each situation, the actions he took, the results achieved, and the specific lessons he learned. He provides a helpful, realistic picture of what it means to achieve a rewarding and happy career without... View Details
- 25 Apr 2023
- News
Class of 2022 Startups Sweep Alumni New Venture Competition
make the job better for them.” The prize money will also allow the cofounders some room to be creative. “We can explore things that we otherwise might not have had the freedom to do,” says Borkenstein. Gruskin says there were other View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
September 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
leaders, yet many professionals are too stressed to know where to start. Burton provides deep insights and easy practices based in neuroscience, brain training, and positive psychology to help professionals thrive in the “age of... View Details
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
An Entrepreneurial Journey
Youth Services International (YSI), an organization that provides residency and community-based programs to help at-risk youth become productive citizens. Currently comprising nearly twenty centers in eleven southern and midwestern... View Details
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Running Up the Score
some $130 million each to join the major-league fraternity. Since these teams will largely consist of players existing clubs deemed expendable, backers can have few illusions that their investment will be rewarded - on the field or at the... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 19 Jul 2013
- News
All in Good Time
and then, hopefully, you have a real reward in the end because you've made a difference in people's lives." At Eos, Silbert is hoping to make a difference by targeting hunger in Massachusetts, with a specific initiative to get affordable... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
What’s the Big Idea?
psychologist,” she says. “None of this is exotic, but it does require consistent attention. Provide resources, help, and clear goals. Offer opportunities to build camaraderie, give basic respect and recognition—simply support people and... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Going Public: Scott C. Bolick
where he instituted the Student Association/MBA Awards to complement the annual Dean's Award for exceptional leadership and service. "HBS students are just fantastic people," remarks Bolick. "I felt that it was important to have a mechanism in place to View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Oct 2013
- News
Banking on Africa's Future
Tope Lawani Tope Lawani (MBA 1995) is a man on a mission—make that two missions, actually. The cofounder and managing partner of London-based Helios Investments, Lawani says his firm aims to reward investors with "attractive,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Up to the Challenge: Lori Schock - Listen and Learn
reduced the deductible students have to pay before being reimbursed for prescriptions from over $700 to under $200. “This was a true team effort, with many students working together,” she notes. “It was rewarding to play a small part in... View Details
Keywords: Kathleen Brill
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
"Economists are puzzle solvers..."
they really need to be able to analyze what the chances are that the mortgage will be prepaid - in other words, what the risk is to them. What our analysis did, in addition to improving the means to price options, was to provide a way to... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Helping Hands for HBS
Similarly, Keck assures them that, whatever its scope or extent, volunteership is invaluable: "Contributing in small ways —talking to someone who may be applying to the School, for example, or providing a student with a summer internship... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Where Are the Innovators in Health Care?
medical technology and health-insurance sectors, when it comes to health services, the 800-pound gorilla of our system, entrepreneurs are nowhere to be found. And their absence has enabled the status quo providers to get fat and sloppy.... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
The First Five Years: Emmanuel Straschnov (MBA 2012)
people build things was very rewarding to him, and he felt he could do this at a larger scale for general-purpose programming. Josh started working on this idea in December 2011, more as a personal project; it wasn't even called Bubble... View Details