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24 May 2017
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Angie Hicks, MBA 2000

public in 2011, and today, 5 million members strong, it’s the go-to site for anyone who needs to hire local service providers. “Perseverance is important. I’m the kind of person who just refuses to give up.”... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

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Maxeme Tuchman

By her junior year in high school, Max Tuchman was a hair's breadth away from dropping out. At issue were neither her grades nor conditions at home, but her disgust with the "poor quality of the Miami-Dade public schools," says... View Details

22 Feb 2022
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Vision: Learning Curve

leveraging existing technology and infrastructure to enhance the quality of early childhood education for disadvantaged kids. And while the state-run preschools and primary schools that serve this population may suffer in comparison with their private counterparts, the... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; education; entrepreneurship; startup; India; Educational Services

01 Mar 2016
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Off Script

public health” mandate; and extending patent life proactively in areas such as Alzheimer’s to help open up the supply of new drugs. Is there a framework in another country—could be a hybrid model of multiple developed or developing... View Details

Keywords: Insurance Carriers and Related Activities; Finance

March 2010 (Revised May 2010)
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Disruptive IPOs? WR Hambrecht & Co.

By: Clayton M. Christensen and Tara Donovan

Bill Hambrecht faces a dilemma: should he accept a high profile client for his online Dutch auction IPO? Though it would be viewed as a real coup, what would accepting the business mean to WR Hambrecht? Should he seek other high profile clients like this, or should he... View Details

Keywords: Capital Markets; Initial Public Offering; Disruptive Innovation; Auctions; Online Technology; Financial Services Industry; San Francisco

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Blog | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Impact Measurement Inclusive Finance International Development K-12 Education Leadership Fellows Leadership in Challenging Times MBA Programs Microfinance Non Profit Management Nonprofit Supportive Services View Details

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Tips for Working Remotely | Information Technology

work in a variety of environments. However, these benefits do not come without risk. This checklist is designed to help you think about the devices and services that you use every day, and to help you consider the best way to protect... View Details

01 Jun 2010
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MBAs on a Mission

School of Public Health as a way to understand the policies and skills required to address the systemic challenges that many developing countries face. She then moved to Johannesburg to assist with efforts by South Africa’s First National... View Details

Keywords: Sarah Auerbach;Deborah Blagg;Julia Hanna; Corporate Services; Corporate Services; Corporate Services; Corporate Services

08 Aug 2018
Sharpening Your Skills

Parmigiano-Reggiano, Jane Austen, and Other Things You Didn't Know About Finance

Sapphire Made Credit Cool for Millennials The Chase Sapphire Reserve card was one of the hottest product launches in 2016. But what would be JP Morgan's next act be? State Street’s SHE: Investing in Women Leaders Index funds are the major shareholders in many large-... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services

06 Aug 2014
Research & Ideas

Climbing Down from the Ivory Tower

similar in both groups. The researchers detail their findings in the paper, "Do-Gooders and Go-Getters: Career Incentives, Selection, and Performance in Public Service Delivery." The key takeaway in the... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Education; Health

01 Sep 2011
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‘Green’ Trailblazers

Palo Alto, CA Business management software, solutions, and services Lionel Bony (MBA 2006) Rocky Mountain Institute Snowmass and Boulder, CO Nonprofit research and educational foundation aiming to foster efficient and sustainable use of... View Details

Keywords: Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services; Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services; Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services; Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services

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Web traffic statistics

by Industry , and select the categories for Internet and Online Services and Media . Use a web search engine to search for [website name] and traffic statistics. Search analyst reports in LSEG Workspace for View Details

March 2015
Teaching Note

CVS Health: Promoting Drug Adherence

By: Leslie John, John Quelch and Robert Huckman

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This Teaching Note explains the theory of the case and teaching plan for the case: CVS Health: Promoting Drug Adherence (515010). The case finds Helena Foulkes, Executive... View Details

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01 Mar 2006
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HBS Global Forum Set for June

THE BUILDING MUSEUM: Site of a GLF "State Dinner" Upcoming midterm elections and ongoing political scandals provide a timely backdrop to the 2006 HBS Global Leadership Forum, titled The Private Sector and the Public Interest, slated for... View Details

Keywords: Educational Services; Educational Services

10 Apr 2008
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The Sum of Our Own Greatness

day came at lunch with the screening of a ten-minute film tribute — The Sum of Our Own Greatness — to the small army of service workers who keep the campus humming 24/7, 365 days a year. The film presented a parade of still photos of HBS... View Details

Keywords: Centennial; Educational Services; Educational Services

08 Dec 2017
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Harvard Business Grads Are Putting Politics Above Profits

After a tumultuous year in US politics, more than a dozen recent alumni have thrown their hats into the ring to launch careers in public service. “More and more people are feeling they need to step up and that they can, because they have... View Details

Keywords: politics

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Study Spaces | Baker Library

public computers and docking stations with monitors. There are also several Bloomberg terminals in the Reading Room. Stamps also houses our main service desk, where we provide both circulation and research... View Details

01 Sep 2018
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Ask the Expert: Delivering the Goods

private companies, the USPS has to have even its best ideas reviewed by regulators and contested by competitors. But inevitably making tough choices about technology to create new services has to be market-driven, in spite of the... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

08 Jul 2014
First Look

First Look: July 8

way. Publisher's link: http://www.amacombooks.org/book.cfm?isbn=9780814434093 Forthcoming Journal of Public Economics No Margin, No Mission? A Field Experiment on Incentives for Public View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

09 May 2018
Research & Ideas

A Simple Way for Restaurant Inspectors to Improve Food Safety

stores, schools, and other food-handling establishments, checking whether they adhere to public health regulations. The rules are strict. Food businesses where serious violations are found must clean up their acts quickly or risk being... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Service; Service

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