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- 13 Nov 2020
- News
Insatiably Curious
read Year One, a 1994 book offering one student’s perspective on earning an MBA at HBS, and that convinced her to apply. Expanding Horizons Giving up her income to go back to school was not a decision that... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
The Future of VR is Animated Bunnies
forecasts: According to the research firm SuperData, the sector, driven by early adopters, is on track to make $3.7 billion in revenue this year, and the firm estimates it could swell to more than $28... View Details
Keywords: Janelle Nanos
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Steven C. Watson
Massachusetts, classroom. Explaining the decision that led him to this radical midcareer transition, Watson, an engaging veteran entrepreneur with a long and successful record of cofounding View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Beyond the Numbers
Lowell Robinson is a numbers guy, with a twist. "A company's numbers tell a story," says the reflective CFO and executive vice president of the Manhattan-based PRT Group Inc., a high-tech services firm. "When you View Details
Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Faculty Updates
the Leadership, Values, and Decision Making module in the required MBA curriculum. Beer remains involved in the School's Executive Education efforts, as he will continue to... View Details
- 02 Aug 2018
- News
Can Marketing Help Halt the Heroin Epidemic?
anything. Tell it to them straight. That's what they want. They want to dig into the details. And then they will feel empowered to make decisions on their own. Tell me what... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Complements to the Case Method
collaborate on beer design, pricing, and packaging, as well as on decisions concerning manufacturing and marketing. After each round, reports are generated that include balance... View Details
- 01 Jan 2008
- News
Jeffrey R. Immelt, MBA 1982
managing 7,000 people, and it was a crisis all the time. There were many hard decisions to make every day, but boy, I learned a ton.” GE has seen significant change since... View Details
- 02 Jun 2011
- News
Serious Fun
Alvarez through a six-city tour, with the ultimate goal of finding fame and fortune in Los Angeles. Along the way, as Angel earns money dancing in competitions (and working a side job), users make View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Ideas in Action
gain in understanding about themselves and their own work context through the lens of distant colleagues. “The two kinds of knowledge offer different insights that, in complement, foster trust and View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Value Added
first non-Westerner to hold that position) in 1994 at the age of 45, Gupta stresses that his duties bear little resemblance to those of a corporate CEO. "The partners in the field make most of the operational View Details
Keywords: James E. Aisner
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
The Right Stuff: Getting the Word from MBA Admissions
Wheelwright: We're planning to produce a publication over the next year targeted to HBS alumni, college advisors, and college students. It will outline the types of curriculum decisions that can help... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Better Hiring Through Brain Science
Data-driven hiring practices have taken off. As early as 2010, Google was using talent analytics to help hire the right people. Research supports this strategy; in studies, algorithms outperformed humans in hiring decisions by at least 25... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Jan 2008
- News
John Doerr, MBA 1976
Menlo Park, where the firm relocated in 1992. Reflecting on the early days, he recalls with a smile, “Back then they would sit around a small table and make decisions to invest... View Details
- 16 Sep 2015
- News
Built for Speed
efficiency? What if cars weren’t made up of 25,000 different parts? What if, instead of giant factories that operate on economies of scale, forced to produce millions of the same cars to make a profit, we produced cars in small batches,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
“Speed Trap” Can Snare Companies
decision-making process of its leadership. Comparing several months in early 1999 with a period in late 1999 through early 2000, she found less and less time being taken to make View Details
Keywords: Laura Singleton
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
HBSAAA Conference Addresses Pathways to Power
no national reputation — was appointed,” Ferguson recalled. “But he listens to everyone, judges ideas on their quality rather than on their source, and makes better decisions... View Details
- 17 Mar 2023
- News
Dean Datar Meets with Alumni in New York
and digital world, to seek business opportunities in new technologies, to lead across differences, and to build sustainable businesses." The Dean also made note of ways the School is View Details
- 19 Nov 2014
- News
The Power of Yes
topic. “I didn’t feel like I had developed that muscle of saying ‘yes’ enough,” he explains by phone from Acumen’s New York office. “One of the things I learned is how expressive and personal philanthropy is, View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Newman's Own Brand of Charity
profits would have to go to charity. "To make money off that would be so tacky," he noted. From the outset, Newman eschewed costly market research and ignored industry wisdom that new product launches... View Details