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- 01 Oct 2000
- News
The Entrepreneurial Venture
going to have some very disappointed customers on Valentine's Day, so we decided to offer the best customer service ever. We called every single customer and explained that our reshipment would be late. We sent a follow-up letter of apology from me and included a... View Details
- 08 Jul 2014
- First Look
First Look: July 8
same approach they do! Based on extensive research and interviews, Own Your Future shows how to apply the simple model they use-Act. Learn. Build. Repeat-to reinvent the way you maneuver in an unpredictable job market. Here's how it... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
From Where We Stand
you and make it easier to ask for aid from others. Build a definable set of skills and knowledge that add value to others. You will probably want flexibility at some point, and this is how you get it. Be concrete and document your talents. Aim for the top line. Too... View Details
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This lists media reports covering my firm dollarDEX Investments or me (or my colleagues), or columns written by me (or my colleagues). There are all... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
HBS Alumnae Chart Career Choices and Transitions
focused on future direction rather than past achievements and was attended by fifty women, primarily from the 10th, 15th, and 20th Reunion classes. This new HBS lifelong learning program was designed to bring alumnae together to discuss... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
One-on-One with Jeff Hicks
we’re selling them Coke Zero, Jettas, and GTIs. We’ve grown up with them, and that experience gave us a leg up on the learning curve about this cohort’s acceptance of the Internet, instant messaging, and many other technologies. That campaign was a great foundation in... View Details
- 28 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 28
enlightening guide, they show how Gates, Grove, and Jobs approached strategy and execution in remarkably similar ways-yet markedly differently from their erstwhile competitors-keeping their focus on five strategic rules. Strategy Rules... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Feb 2021
- Blog Post
SIPs in 2021
spoke to me; I took the message of living life with urgency to heart,” recalls Lailah Thompson (MBA 2021). “It’s really what I needed, especially for a time like this. I see my future self in Boz; she is an amazing, beautiful Black woman... View Details
- 18 Nov 2021
- Op-Ed
5 Principles for Scaling Change from IBM’s High School Innovation
Focus on the shared benefits Kanter: This is enormous innovation and an inspiring story. It’s a great example of cross-sector, multi-stakeholder, systemic change in something that's been very hard to change—education in America. Here is... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 01 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 1, 2008
rolled out its system by forging together, not just aligning, business and IT strategies; employing the simplest possible technology; making the system truly modular; letting it sell itself to users; and ensuring that users influence View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 23 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
New Challenges for Long-Term Investors
companies, which in turn are linked to the overall performance of the economy. There is an inherent uncertainty about the future prospects of these companies and the economy which does not go away at any investment horizon. Thus stocks... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
- 16 Jun 2015
- First Look
First Look: June 16, 2015
importance of return on equity in forecasting future stock returns depends on the quality of the accounting information. This extension also reconciles our model with alternative characteristic-based forecasters. These findings suggest... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Nov 2011
- First Look
First Look: November 22
and with the firm's future performance. The results do not support the view that executive and outside directors use their connections to extract rents. Rather the company compensates these individuals for the resources these better... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
Exit Interview: HBS Dean Kim Clark
effect, to build wealth that accrues to society. In addition to writing and teaching about these larger issues, the School has the responsibility to focus society's attention on them. Q: As Harvard University expands westward, the School... View Details
Keywords: by HBS Alumni Bulletin Staff
- Profile
James Reinhart
One of the toughest challenges for young entrepreneurs is figuring out the most effective strategy to turn a good idea into a great venture. A bad decision early in the game, such as sticking to an original concept despite evidence that the better View Details
- 25 May 2021
- Blog Post
Aisha Fatima Dozie is Igniting Confidence as the Founder of Bossy Cosmetics
trouble.” A Rapid Rise, and a Sudden Change of Course With that mindset, Dozie ventured outside of banking for her first role post HBS and joined the Nigerian federal government. “My future boss was attending a program at HBS. In one of... View Details
- 18 Oct 2010
- Lessons from the Classroom
Venture Capital’s Disconnect with Clean Tech
MBA students often fall into one of two categories—those hungry to rush into careers as venture capitalists, and those eager to found a venture-funded start-up. For all of them, Harvard Business School professor Joseph Lassiter has some intriguing advice: Spend a few... View Details
- 11 Oct 2010
- Research & Ideas
It Pays to Hire Women in Countries That Won’t
regard to recruiting and hiring women: "I believe foreign-owned companies have less gender discrimination and put more focus on people's individual qualities regardless of gender," he said. "Domestic companies have more of... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 30 May 2024
- News
Women’s Association Goes Nationwide; Connecticut Club Hosts Beshears
which are monthly group discussions dedicated to a specific industry or life stage. In addition to its longstanding roundtable for independent consultants, the club now hosts roundtables on the future of food, working mothers, women in... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 20 Jul 2021
- Blog Post
Aisha Fatima Dozie is Igniting Confidence as the Founder of Bossy Cosmetics
trouble.” A Rapid Rise, and a Sudden Change of Course With that mindset, Dozie ventured outside of banking for her first role post HBS and joined the Nigerian federal government. “My future boss was attending a program at HBS. In one of... View Details