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Michael Cheng | MBA
human consequences, and people in powerful positions were happy to help the company cover up, for the right price. This case study illustrates the power,peril, and promise of technology. View Details
- 20 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
The Long-Term Fix to US Competitiveness
bottom line is that the government has grown too big, promised too much, waited too long to restructure, and it needs to restructure sooner rather than later," Walker said. He said the government lacks three things taught in every... View Details
Keywords: by Stephanie Schorow & Harvard Gazette
- 26 May 2016
- News
Sunil B. Mittal, OPM 27, 1999
going to change the lives of many,” says Mittal. Sunil Bharti Mittal’s life story is partially based on an ability to find new ways when encountering an obstacle and on realizing dreams that others see as farfetched. One of his current dreams is to see a student from... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 09 Jan 2014
- News
Tapping into Opportunity
rigorous, independent mechanism for identifying promising early-stage water-technology companies. She is using what she's learned from the competition to help get companies to invest in providing clean water in impoverished nations. In... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
hard work and steady support as we wrestled with these difficult issues. We hope you will plan to join us next year in Shanghai for what promises to be a unique and important event. In spite of global uncertainties, I am pleased to report... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Getting the Message
service reaches more consumers," asserts Silk. Broadband -- a high-speed constant link to the Web that will place today's 56k modem in the history books next to the UNIVAC -- promises to transform the advertising industry. Currently only... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 18 Aug 2017
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Courageous Leader Triggers a Moral Revolt of CEOs Against Trump
price increases and transparency about prices. He initiated a 32 percent price reduction on one of Merck’s most promising new drugs for Hepatitis C, Zepatier. In addition, he called out industry miscreants like Turing’s Martin Shkreli and... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 05 May 2003
- What Do You Think?
Is This a Golden Era for Marketing Productivity?
the probability of success in building brands and positioning products and services. The process is effective in terms of both results and costs. All of this suggests that what we experience as consumers may be influenced by fewer and fewer "voices" from the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 20 Dec 2022
- Blog Post
Thinking About an MBA? Think About Your Purpose
over 2,000 locations in Latin America and the Caribbean. Even as sales were plummeting as the company closed most of its dining rooms, it promised not to lay off its workers. “We had a duty to these people working for us,” Woods Staton,... View Details
- 01 Jan 2012
- News
Franklin P. “Pitch” Johnson Jr., MBA 1952
“Back then, the valley was still mostly apricot and prune orchards. When we saw some promising sign, we’d knock on the door,” says Johnson, who worked in a steel mill after earning his MBA and serving in the Air Force. “We’d tell them... View Details
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
King of his castle
After a foray working in the modern worlds of consulting and wireless technology, George Appling (MBA/MPA 1998) fulfilled a promise he'd made to himself. "Once I hit 40, I wanted to make sure I was spending my time on something I loved."... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- Lessons from the Classroom
The Challenges of Investing in Science-Based Innovation
In economic downtimes, businesses are apt to cut R&D projects that don't promise a speedy return on investment. But take a cue from smart science-based businesses, which view the recession as an opportunity to stoke up research and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Looking back; looking forward
commemorate our founding with a daylong community celebration centered on a case study about HBS’s history. And finally, the capstone event of our Centennial year is the Global Business Summit, which will be held on campus October 12–14. This View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Democratizing Funding, Diversifying Funders
transparent spirit of Kickstarter with the rigors of Securities and Exchange Commission oversight. The world of so-called equity crowdfunding holds the promise of democratizing both ends of the earlystage investment game, its advocates... View Details
Keywords: Sasha Issenberg
- 18 May 2015
- News
The First Five Years: Rena Xu (MBA 2014, MD 2014)
with the MBA, I’ll be better equipped to identify promising new ideas in the field and help bring them to fruition in clinical practice.” What has your experience as a first-year resident been like? “For the first few weeks of residency,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
HBS Faculty Approves Curriculum Innovations
four half-terms, allowing faculty more creativity in shaping innovative courses and students more flexibility in building their schedules. While less far-reaching on the surface, over time the modular approach promises to transform the... View Details
- 19 Oct 2009
- Research & Ideas
Why Are Web Sites So Confusing?
Macy's) may decide to stop by a small design store while walking around the mall. And while flipping through the pages of a magazine in search of the article promised on the cover, readers are exposed to advertising, which produces most... View Details
Keywords: by Andrei Hagiu & Bruno Jullien
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Speakers Share Triumphs and Challenges
next day, three major buildings lay in ruins, and some three thousand workers faced the prospect of losing their jobs. But not only did Malden Mills' CEO Aaron Feurstein vow to rebuild his facility, he also promised to pay his workers... View Details
Keywords: James E. Aisner
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Everything Old Is New Again: The History of Technological Frontiers
noted that the United States has failed in its attempts to protect encryption techniques as a national military asset. Content remains the most difficult area to control and thus promises to be the enduring freedom of this new frontier.... View Details
- 12 Apr 2012
- News
HBS Welcomes Eleven Alumni Startups
compete for a $50,000 grand prize and a $25,000 second prize—plus meet this year's Social Entrepreneurship Fellow. The contest, designed to support promising alumni ventures, is hosted by HBS’s Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship and... View Details