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05 Sep 2023
Blog Post

Solving Climate Change Starts with an Idea

closed, the conversation continued in the main Zoom room, and then folks exchanged phone numbers with one another to keep chatting. I also feared that participants might not generate ideas. While we focus five weeks on hands-on techniques... View Details

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Post-war PR Campaigns Reaching Wide Audiences | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

Skip to Main Content Exhibition Homepage Exhibition Introduction The Founding of U.S. Steel and the Power of Public Opinion The Intersection of Public Relations and Photography Documenting the Wartime Effort Labor Practices Post-war PR... View Details

31 Jan 2025
News

New York, Boston Alumni Volunteer to Boost Small Businesses

they want help with. We want to know what’s really keeping them up at night. We use that information to match them with the coaches that have relevant expertise. The next session—the main one—is where the coaches give advice. That one is... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Dec 2022
News

Educating, Connecting, and Mobilizing Around Climate Change

Charles M. Williams Professor of Business Administration George Serafeim’s research increasingly focuses on the intersection between sustainability and digital transformation. Over the years his research has spanned four main areas:... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

26 Feb 2021
News

Latinx on Boards; High-Tech Reforestation

that bring diversity, equity, and inclusion to systemically significant institutions at the highest levels. “As an institutionally young club, one of our main goals is to connect with and tap the talent and experience of earlier Latinx... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

25 Feb 2020
News

How Artificial Intelligence is Changing Business

Administration. “The traditional model has been turned upside down. Having the data to innovate at scale is now the main thing.” Lakhani and Marco Iansiti, the David Sarnoff Professor of Business Administration, are frequent... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

25 Oct 2016
First Look

October 25, 2016

growing component of many firms' retailing strategies, particularly in the fashion industry. Outlet stores offer attractive prices in locations far from central shopping districts. The main perspectives on why outlet stores exist can be... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

24 Mar 2008
Research & Ideas

Reducing Risk with Online Advertising

merchants? What should they know before signing a contract? A: The main insight in my paper is that default contract terms—obvious contract terms—are not the only possible terms. It may be that you pay most of your suppliers on standard... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Video Game; Web Services

25 Apr 2023
Blog Post

Harvard Climate Leaders Program

understand perspectives from other industries and disciplines. It’s also nice to get out of the HBS bubble every once in a while. Henry Tao: I was motivated to apply to the Climate Leaders Program for two main reasons. Firstly, I wanted... View Details

28 Sep 2010
First Look

First Look: September 28, 2010

Verlag, 2010 Abstract From small start-ups to global corporations, family-owned businesses were the main pillar of West Germany's economic growth after World War II. They continue to shape the corporate landscape to this day. This book... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

03 Nov 2003
What Do You Think?

Can Investors Have Too Much Accounting Transparency?

Section 404, which will become common knowledge from Wall Street to Main Street, as well as rules promulgated by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) in recent years. This is not an issue of interest only to those of us in the... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

04 Aug 2015
Blog Post

What’s it Like to be an HBS Partner?

resources without any mandatory cases! You can take advantage of all the HBS facilities and resources Alex: The main HBS resource I have taken advantage of is getting a job! I work in the Student Association Office in the Spangler Center... View Details

05 Apr 2016
Blog Post

Summer Internships in the JD/MBA Program

in an office building on the city’s main thoroughfare, Paseo de la Reforma, to discuss a proposed hotel development. As the developers introduced themselves, I quickly realized we were beginning negotiations not only with their team of... View Details

01 Dec 2014
News

Ask the Expert: A Fair Share

degree, we’re seeing that. What can individuals do to make sure the sharing economy continues to grow? —Francis Tapon (MBA 1997) There are two main barriers to growth in the sharing economy. The first is awareness, and the second is... View Details

01 Jan 2012
News

Franklin P. “Pitch” Johnson Jr., MBA 1952

Founding Partner, Asset Management Company Download Johnson profile (pdf) Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page TIMELINE 1928 Born, Quincy, Illinois 1950 Earns BS, Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University 1962 Launches Draper... View Details

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Teaching & The Case Method | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

Skip to Main Content Exhibition Home Exhibition Business Education & The Case Method The General Shoe Company, 1921 Case Writing & Industry Expansion of the Case Method The Case Method Classroom Teaching & The Case Method Impact on... View Details

01 Jan 2012
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Andrew H. Tisch, MBA 1977

Co-Chairman, Loews Corporation Download Tisch profile (pdf) Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page TIMELINE 1949 Born, Asbury Park, New Jersey 1971 Earns BS, Hotel Administration, Cornell University 1971 Joins Loews as Marketing... View Details

06 Jun 2005
Research & Ideas

Microsoft vs. Open Source: Who Will Win?

this e-mail interview. Sean Silverthorne: Why should OSS ever displace traditional software? Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Pankaj Ghemawat: One main advantage of open source software is that because users can modify the code directly (as... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Technology

01 Mar 2024
News

Turning Point: Eternal Returns

were able to enter a housing lottery and moved to Hong Kong’s first public housing estate when I was two years old. When I was five, I helped my aunt and sister in a factory that made plastic flowers, which was Hong Kong’s main export at... View Details

Keywords: life experience; search firm; entrepreneurship

22 Aug 2016
Blog Post

Section Life: Your HBS Family

provided. Without a doubt, my section (Section J, which is the best section, of course!) is one of the main reasons my past two years were as wonderful as they were. As you think about whether HBS is the right place for you, I encourage... View Details

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