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15 Nov 2016
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Transferring Skills From The Military to the Private Sector

“gave me the confidence to transfer my skills to the private sector. What’s at stake may be different, but I hope the impact will be just as great.” She saw earning an MBA as the “bridge between being a leader in the military and being a... View Details

18 Aug 2015
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New HBS Fund Chairs

George School, and Buckingham Friends School. At HBS, they have been regular reunion attendees, and Jones has served as a class fundraising leader during both reunion and non-reunion years, recently chairing their class’s 25th Reunion Campaign. Garrett View Details

01 Mar 2019
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The HBS Fund

Most alumni gifts go to the HBS Fund, which provides flexible resources the School can spend immediately on both core priorities and new initiatives. Your gifts support the people and programs that have a tremendous impact on business... View Details

Career Coach

Aaron Mitchell

Governance Committee. Born in New Haven, CT, he earned his MBA from Harvard Business School and BBA from Temple University in Pennsylvania. He resides in Los Angeles, CA with his wife and two daughters. Work... View Details

March 1969 (Revised January 2000)
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Industrial Products, Inc.

By: Joseph L. Bower and John W. Rosenblum

Involves the decision of whether to construct a new plant in another part of the country for a line of fire protection equipment. Capital funds set aside for the construction are blocked by Fireguard's continued record of substantial operating losses and divisional... View Details

Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Capital; Construction; Financing and Loans; Expansion; Business Earnings; Markets; Product; Manufacturing Industry

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01 Mar 2006
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The Producers

on 4,000 screens and try to recoup everything as fast as you can with a blitz of advertising over the first weekend.” Clearly, there are easier ways to earn a living than to produce movies — but few other View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries; Information

30 Jan 2019
What Do You Think?

Who Will Measure up to These Two Remarkable Leaders?

value for customers, and extraordinary returns to investors. Neither had extensive schooling in business administration. John Bogle earned a liberal arts degree from Princeton. Herb Kelleher received his... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Air Transportation; Financial Services

01 Jun 2011
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Mr. Start-Up

$1,500 he and two MIT friends scraped together from personal funds and a $10,000 prize for winning MIT’s business plan contest. In 1996, the youthful trio sold the company to Artisoft for $13 million. Prior to HBS, Cassidy had View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

12 Jan 2010
First Look

First Look: Jan. 12

http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-043.pdf An Investigation of Earnings Management through Marketing Actions (revised) Authors:Craig J. Chapman and Thomas J. Steenburgh Abstract Prior research hypothesizes managers use "real... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

26 Jan 2017
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Finding a Path out of Poverty

led him to start his own business selling produce. The next break came after a chance encounter with a clerk at a local library who gave him advice on how to apply for college and get funding. In 1997, Magwegwe completed his undergraduate... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

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Digital Transformation - HBS Online

months, 5-6 hrs/week Apply by November 3 $6,500 Credential Certificate Courses (2) AI Essentials for Business Professors Karim Lakhani and Marco Iansiti Compete in the age of AI with a comprehensive approach to building, leading, and... View Details

24 Mar 2022
Research & Ideas

Why Cutting Jobless Aid Isn't the Answer to Worker Shortages

stop to unemployment benefits slashed the incomes of the vast majority of those who were cut off and crimped overall spending in local economies, says Raymond Kluender, an assistant professor in the Entrepreneurial Management Unit at Harvard View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

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Analog Devices, Inc.: The Half-Life System

By: Robert S. Kaplan

The company has committed to major improvements in quality, cost, and on-time delivery performance. Despite strong senior management support, however, the actual rate of improvement was disappointing until a new measurement philosophy was introduced. The new approach... View Details

Keywords: Quality; Performance Improvement; Earnings Management; Financial Reporting; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Performance Productivity; Business or Company Management; Cost Management; Measurement and Metrics; Management Teams; Semiconductor Industry

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Leo Chang

business world. My baton reminds me that every business decision I make impacts real families, each with their own batons. My life and my opportunities have been earned through... View Details

11 Mar 2008
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Soak the Rich?

pay-as-you-go legislation. At issue was whether venture capital, private equity, and hedge fund partners should continue to pay the 15 percent capital gains tax rate on their earnings. Lawmakers had proposed treating their earnings as... View Details

Keywords: Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

27 Apr 2017
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Enabling a Transformational Educational Experience

Saurav Patyal (MBA 2018) (photo by Susan Young) Saurav Patyal (MBA 2018) (photo by Susan Young) FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENT: HBS Fund The HBS mission—to educate leaders who make a difference in the world—resonates deeply with Saurav Patyal (MBA 2018). “My goal is to utilize... View Details

Alumni WDYDWYD

Ilene Lang

get As in Economics. My parents might have been enlightened and ambitious for me, but society's institutions weren't. I earned my Harvard MBA in 1973, a time when few women were accepted into business... View Details

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Online Entrepreneurial Marketing Course | HBS Online

Develop the entrepreneurial mindset and toolkit to create a viable, scalable business with minimal data, limited resources, and tight budgets. 4 weeks 4-5 hours per week 4 modules Self-Paced This course View Details

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Online Dynamic Teaming Course | HBS Online

We hope these serve as a helpful resource after you finish the course. How should I list my certificate on my resume? + – Once you've earned your Certificate of Completion, list it on your resume along with the date of completion: Harvard... View Details

01 Mar 2010
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Sunshine State

filling vending machines after his textile-equipment business collapsed. The younger Greene ended up making a fortune in Southern California real estate; later, his success at subprime hedging earned him the... View Details

Keywords: Real Estate

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