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- 15 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 15, 2008
alternative definitions of market-type dispersion and to other determinants of franchising such as the stores' geographic distance from headquarters and geographic dispersion. Additional analyses also suggest that chains that do not franchise at all may cope with... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 22 Apr 2008
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First Look: April 22, 2008
borrowers in the London market, we challenge the traditional view that gold-standard adherence worked as a credible commitment mechanism that was rewarded by financial markets with lower borrowing costs. We demonstrate that in the poor... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
The Sparkles in Our Skies
Illustration by Brian Stauffer Illustration by Brian Stauffer Aether Diamonds makes its precious gems out of thin air—literally. The three-year-old company uses carbon dioxide drawn from the atmosphere to... View Details
- 02 Jan 2020
- News
Empowering Rural Communities
photo by Brandon Thibodeaux Chris Riley (MBA 2008) didn’t have any experience with renewable power when he cofounded Guzman Energy in 2013. Riley, who had spent most his career as an officer in the US Navy and then as director of... View Details
- 09 Mar 2021
- News
A For-Profit Business That Makes Education Accessible
and humanities and has educated 19 million learners in 195 countries—all for free—supported primarily by revenue-generating leads from search advertising. The number of participants has skyrocketed during the pandemic, “and we’re just... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 10 Apr 2007
- First Look
First Look: April 10, 2007
media content. Raises issues of how technology interacts with creative processes and outcome possibilities, and also invites discussion of strategic and organizational questions raised by the very different business models of the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 22 Feb 2016
- News
Cooking Up America’s Food Culture
Photography by Michael Paras Doug Duda (MBA 1985) cooked his way through his undergraduate degree in Miami. He cooked his way through his law degree in Boston and through his MBA at HBS. When he graduated, Duda says, “my family thought,... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Living Social
at the forefront of testing new models of high-impact philanthropy. The new trend is midcareer and late-career professionals who have had great success in business and are now looking for a more impact-driven career. People will take a lot of different paths. My... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
A New Platform for Alumni Engagement
Institute in close partnership with Jacimovic. REINVENTING THE FUTURE OF BUSINESS READ MORE STORIES REINVENTING THE FUTURE OF BUSINESS READ MORE STORIES Offered even before the Institute “officially” launched, the Business of AI SIP was supported View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Career Peak
really good learning experience, but consulting never felt like my calling.” On her business card now: “Climber, ultrarunner, adventurer, photographer.” Home is : “An apartment in Boulder that now serves as base camp.” By next spring she... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Truth in Lending
Illustration by Jon Krause What percentage of managers do you think steal from their companies? Your answer to that question can tell a financial institution a lot about your creditworthiness, says DJ DiDonna (MBA 2010), cofounder and... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Jeffrey Deitch (MBA 1978)
Haring, and Jeff Koons, among many others. “I like to collect works by artists I’ve worked with and who’ve been good friends.” + ONLINE web-only content Advice for aspiring art collectors from Marc Weidner (MBA 2007) Advice to novice art... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Is Cash the Best Form of Charity?
(Illustration by Edmon de Haro) (Illustration by Edmon de Haro) When Michael Faye (PhDBE 2009) and his cofounders—including Harvard grad students Paul Niehaus and Rohit Wanchoo—first proposed the model for... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Jen Wong (MBA 2004)
and other content via the internet]. That’s where we’ll be spending a lot of time. For me personally, I’ll be right there alongside those things. That’s what I get excited about.” (photo by JJ Sulin) View Details
Keywords: April White
- 19 Jun 2019
- News
Connecting Patients and Providers
Greg Jarzabek (PLD 21, 2016) was living in London and working in finance when his mother was diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer in her native Poland. Jarzabek wanted to reach out to doctors around the world to review and discuss his mother’s case. So, he and his... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Inside the Bestseller List with Neil Pasricha
Neil Pasricha (MBA 2007) (photo via LinkedIn) Neil Pasricha (MBA 2007) (photo via LinkedIn) Neil Pasricha (MBA 2007) didn’t plan to become a writer. He was happy in his role as director of leadership development at Walmart Canada. But the first few years after... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
How Do I Get Your Job?
Ravneet Uberoi (courtesy Ravneet Uberoi) Ravneet Uberoi (courtesy Ravneet Uberoi) Marla Malcolm Beck (MBA/MPA 1998) (courtesy Bluemercury) Marla Malcolm Beck (MBA/MPA 1998) (courtesy Bluemercury) Marla Malcolm Beck (MBA/MPA 1998) and Ravneet Uberoi (HBS 2017) share a... View Details
- 22 Sep 2020
- News
Balancing Act
In a snapshot of the PresenceLearning leadership taken this spring, CEO Kate Eberle Walker (MBA 2005) stands, smiling, just right of center. She’s flanked by three other women and four men—the gender-balanced executive team she had been... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
The Potential of Business to Improve Lives
type of collaboration and convenings that will be made possible by HBS’s new Institute for the Study of Business in Global Society (BiGS). “BiGS can support research and bring visiting fellows to HBS to think creatively about the... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Escape from Alcatraz
Illustration by Noah MacMillan Illustration by Noah MacMillan The first challenge of Boda Borg is describing it. The Swedish company—headed by president and CEO David Spigner... View Details
Keywords: April White