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- 18 Sep 2019
- News
Level Up
fed by some four thousand media sources that can give sports business executives an immediate idea of what platforms, products, or people are moving the industry—and which ones aren’t. “We’re helping our clients stay on top of comparative... View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Lisa Frankenberg
one of Europe's hip cities. But Frankenberg soon realized that for an English-language paper to succeed, it would also have to appeal to the region's growing international business community. She pitched the idea for such a publication to... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Carl M. Plochman III: A Savory Success
monthly peer-moderated groups, also known as Presidents' Forums. The forums, he explains, allow participants to discuss business, family, and personal relationships in an open environment. "The idea is to help members find solutions... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Perfection’s Price
MICHAEL KAPLAN (left, with brother and partner Nicholas) reflects on lessons learned and looks ahead to future growth. Michael Kaplan (MBA ’02) had a great idea for a start-up: a fashionable apparel company catering to plus-size women.... View Details
- 22 Nov 2011
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A Storybook Beginning
goal of touching a million kids’ lives by 2015” by providing them with e-readers. Risher developed the idea for the venture during a world tour with his family that combined sightseeing with hands-on community improvement activities such... View Details
- 23 Oct 2019
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After the Storm
of color. There’s a certain lens, a perspective that I bring to this work. Period. It is so incredibly important that my thoughts and ideas are put on the table—as well as others’. That’s what diversity is all about. It sometimes makes me... View Details
- 16 Mar 2015
- News
A Sustainable Approach to Physics Education
Ogden, who grew up in a working-class family, recalls the power of his own education, leading up to his time at HBS, where the idea of paying it forward was part of the School’s DNA. “There’s something in the genetic code of the School... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Second Acts
When Glen Meakem (MBA ’91) couldn’t persuade his employer, General Electric, that he was on to a hot idea to revamp corporate purchasing using the Internet, he quit and started his own firm, FreeMarkets, which charted the way for... View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Faculty Research Online
Caves, Clusters, and Weak Ties: The Six Degrees World of Inventors Your company’s scientists and investors can be antennas that bring great ideas into your company. The key, says Associate Professor Lee Fleming, is understanding... View Details
- 02 Jan 2020
- News
Empowering Rural Communities
have been disproportionately affected by the entrenched interests of utilities, Riley observes. The green-energy pitch isn’t always a politically compelling idea in these often more conservative communities, but, he says, “It’s not about... View Details
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
Clark will also brief attendees on the School's efforts to build intellectual capital around these ideas and integrate them into the curriculum. He will report on some of the early work of HBS's California Research Center, our new... View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Katharine Graham Offers Advice on Leadership
the "female baggage"- including feelings of inadequacy, a tendency to dwell on her own mistakes, indecisiveness, and a constant desire to please others - that she brought to the job. Graham, who is 81, dismissed the idea that she is a... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
A Career to Smile About
Foods, joined Colgate in 1988 as head of its Far East and Canada operations. "How do you take an idea or product that may work in Latin America and introduce it into Asia or Africa, instantaneously? All multinationals are working on this... View Details
Keywords: Dun Gifford, Jr.
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Delivering Trust
dimmer than they’d thought: In addition to Deborah’s ovarian cysts, Jake had a lower- than-normal sperm count. The couple went through three rounds of fertility treatment, all unsuccessful. Their experience made one thing clear: “We had no View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Dec 2015
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Truth in Lending
approximately $500 million in lending in developing countries such as Kenya, India, Indonesia, and Peru. In all this data, patterns emerge, sometimes challenging a loan officer’s gut instincts: “The typical idea of what makes a great... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Just Keep Our Money
idea of “paying themselves first” by precommitting a portion of their refund to savings. U.S. savings bonds hold particular appeal among low- and middle-income families. Savings rates at tax-preparation sites that offer bonds are 8.5... View Details
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
Data-Driven Diligence
that sold them on Casper—it was the numbers. The company had tested well in a revolutionary predictive model built by the venture firm. The idea to vet possible investments in such a way hit Coats about a decade ago: Maybe, he figured, he... View Details
Keywords: Francis Storrs
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Fast Forward
several of the new research tracks the project has produced and how a few of these ideas are being put into action. Transportation and Infrastructure After organizing a transportation summit in February 2014 that featured everyone from GE... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Hollywood Story
all day,” she says, attributing her discontent to her type-A personality. At the urging of a friend, Epstein began to write. She soon came up with the idea for a Wall Street thriller. In HBS fashion, Epstein also started networking. In... View Details
- 02 Dec 2019
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Supporting the School as a Student and Young Alumna
money and ideas flow is, and what the production process involves. Supportive Classmates and Alumni “I got an incredibly good response from many alumni, especially those who were more senior,” Iyer recalls. HBS grads answered her... View Details