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- 26 Jun 2017
- Research & Ideas
How Cellophane Changed the Way We Shop for Food
first transparent packaging film, was invented in 1908 by the Swiss engineer Jacques Brandenberger. He dubbed it “cellophane” as a combination of the words “cellulose” (of which it was made) and “diaphane” (an archaic form of the word... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Guy de Chazal: Changing Focus
shifting sense of priorities. Born in India, he went to boarding school in England and earned a degree in mechanical engineering at Manchester University. After graduating from HBS with distinction, he worked as a consultant with McKinsey... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 08 Sep 2008
- HBS Case
The Value of Environmental Activists
There are many methods, most financial, to measure the success of companies in meeting goals. But the question becomes a lot harder at Harvard Business School when MBAs are challenged to measure the efforts of environmental organizations like Greenpeace and the World... View Details
- 19 Sep 2016
- Research & Ideas
Why Isn't Business Research More Relevant to Business Practitioners?
manufacturing and engineering firm, before pursuing a full-time career in academia.) That all takes time, of course, but Toffel argues that it’s time well spent. “Given the substantial time we already invest in any research project, a few... View Details
- 24 May 2017
- News
Ilene H. Lang, MBA 1973
international product development until she was promoted to lead its $500-million desktop business group. Two years later, when IBM acquired the firm, she was recruited by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) to build its software business. At DEC she launched... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 08 Feb 2010
- HBS Case
Looking Behind Google’s Stand in China
Google, the "do no evil" company, gained entry into the Chinese search engine market last decade by agreeing to ban search results on topics deemed sensitive by the Chinese government. To Google's way of thinking, it could do... View Details
- 22 Jul 2019
- Book
How to Be a Digital Platform Leader
platform (and the complements)? The general principle of “Get the engine running and build up some momentum” in order to launch applies to all platforms. What is unique about how complementors engage with innovation platforms is that... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- Web
Organizational Behavior Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
University Lieberman Fellowship award at the School of Engineering for excellence in teaching and research. 2006 Boris Groysberg : Winner of the 2006 Emerald Management Reviews Citation of Excellence for "Which Types of Analyst Firms Are... View Details
- Web
2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
engine of finance be used in the opposite direction and foster the changes needed to address these two pressing issues? What can and cannot be achieved through financial tools such as divestment, carbon offsets, or sustainability-linked... View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
High Fives
as a member of the corporate finance department after graduating from HBS. Elected a managing director in 1978, he was eventually given responsibility for engineering Lehman's mergers and acquisitions area. In 1985, he left Lehman to... View Details
- 04 Oct 2018
- Research & Ideas
Diversity Boosts Profits in Venture Capital Firms
Google Engineer Deserved to be Fired by the CEO What Does 'Diversity' Really Mean? How Should Managers Deal with the Challenges of Building an Inclusive Workplace? What do you think of this research? Share your insights below. View Details
- 14 Dec 2016
- HBS Seminar
Siobhan O'Mahony and Rebecca Karp, Boston University
- 07 Jul 2022
- Blog Post
Pathlight: Reimagining the Developer Onboarding Experience
me graduating with a specialization in computing. In my senior year, I picked up a job at a small business selling open source services. This combination of baseline coding skills and open source knowledge got me to my first job at Red Hat as a software View Details
- 29 Aug 2024
- Blog Post
Leni Peterson R. (MS/MBA 2023): Solving Big Problems Through Entrepreneurship
Who are you & what are you building? I am Leni Peterson R. (MS/MBA 2023), CEO and cofounder of Celeste. My background is in Mechanical Engineering and Human Centered Design, product leadership, and innovation consulting. I am... View Details
- 12 Oct 2017
- Blog Post
Why I Spent this Summer Coding
cultivate technical talent in the institution given the swelling interest, such as offering the new computer science class CS50 for MBAs that’s designed for future managers, product managers, and founders. The new joint MS/MBA program between HBS and the School of... View Details
- March 2013
- Teaching Note
Vale: Global Expansion in the Challenging World of Mining (TN) (A) and (B)
By: Tarun Khanna and Aldo Musacchio
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Joe Khoury
Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? As an engineering school graduate, I felt that I needed to acquire new skills related to business, economics and management. Having worked in the Middle East and Asia, I also wanted to... View Details