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Rye Barcott

in a sustainable way." Innovation for solving problems Sustainability is at the core of Rye's upcoming summer internship with Amyris, a "green tech" alternative energy company in California. "They started as a... View Details

14 Jan 2016
Blog Post

Liberal Arts Major Pursues an MBA

the opportunity to strengthen their less developed skills in Excel, finance, and accounting. While there were piecemeal trainings offered during my time at HBS, the programs have now been condensed into a preparatory online experience called HBX View Details

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Financial databases: certification and training | Baker Library

Workspace was formerly known as Refinitiv Workspace. LSEG Datastream Certification: This is a foundational certification covering core functionality within Datastream, designed to get you started The Datastream Certification allows you to... View Details

01 Jun 2011
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New Venture Winner Mines E-Waste

consumers to access core components. Take circuit boards, for example. The process would begin with grinding up the circuit boards and would end with a yield of refined commodity-grade metals.” Modeled after the School’s student Business... View Details

Keywords: contests; awards; Mining (except Oil and Gas); Mining

01 Jun 2008
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Let’s Celebrate! HBS is 100 Years Young

the case method in action. Calling her visit an “eye-opener,” she added that “active learning doesn’t begin to describe it.” And so President Faust joined a long line of believers who, over the decades, have participated in the dynamic exercise that is at the View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Dec 2017
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HBS Online Certificate Programs Offer Unique Insight Into Business

Inspired by HBS’s distinctive pedagogy, it would be unlike anything else offered online. In addition to launching its first program, CORe (Credential of Readiness)—which teaches the fundamentals of business—HBS Online has created... View Details

01 Apr 2002
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Breakthrough International Negotiation

Recently awarded the Center for Public Resources' 2001 prize for outstanding book in the field of negotiation and dispute resolution, Breakthrough International Negotiation is organized around four core concepts of negotiation: diagnosing... View Details

Keywords: Michael Watkins; Susan Rosegrant; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Dec 2012
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Faculty Books

politically more influential, and industry less influential, than is commonly assumed. The prevailing view—that diffuse interests like those of consumers are too difficult to organize and too weak to influence public policy—represents, he thinks, a misreading of both... View Details

11 Jan 2016
Blog Post

Meet the Business and Environment Initiative

sign up for our newsletter, event and research updates, check our website for career resources and participate in the mentor program. They can also apply to be on our advisory board. Is the BEI involved in case writing? We have a group of View Details

24 Apr 2020
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Spreading the Love

cofounded the greeting card company in 2015—have backgrounds in engineering and manufacturing, and the company has a team in Vietnam that is well-versed in sourcing materials and shipping to the US. “At our core we’re a design and... View Details

01 Sep 2014
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Case Study: Declawing the Competition

Illustration by Peter Arkle KitNipBox is a monthly subscription service for cat owners. Each box contains products designed to keep cats happy, healthy, and fit: toys, treats, health and hygiene products, must-have accessories, innovative new gadgets, and other unique... View Details

01 Feb 2001
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Porter Appointed to University Professorship

books and more than 75 articles. His 1980 volume Competitive Strategy: Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors, which has since been translated into nineteen languages, is considered the pioneering treatise on corporate competition and strategy. His... View Details

Keywords: Doug Gavel; University Professorship; C. Roland Christensen; Sumner H. Slichter

01 Dec 2002
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Think Globally, Teach Locally

“This material will help develop a respect for cultural diversity and a sense that the United States is not the only source of business best practices.” “We live in a global world, where an understanding of and presence in international issues has become a View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Oct 2002
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Jeremiah P. Murphy, Jr.

Coop's brand name, while a core Coop management group retained control of Internet and catalogue sales, Coop membership, and interactions with local universities. A $4 million renovation of the Harvard Square flagship store that uncovered... View Details

20 Aug 2024
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Why Competing With Tech Giants Requires Finding Your Own Edge

its peak in 2017. Over the years, Ping An implemented its finance plus ecosystem strategy through three steps. First, it used technology to enable and increase the competitiveness of its core business of financial services. Second, it... View Details

Keywords: by Feng Zhu; Technology; Information Technology

09 Jul 2024
Research & Ideas

Are Management Consulting Firms Failing to Manage Themselves?

top-management, CEO-focused client services. Consulting firms make growth their primary objective It’s worth recalling that these strategy firms were founded on the core principles of professionalism and highly selective client... View Details

Keywords: by David Fubini; Consulting

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Rent The Runway Joins the Unicorn Club

two core tenets, saying that “Rent the Runway has consistently demonstrated an ability to innovate and improve its customer experience and technology.” READ MORE View Details

Keywords: Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores; Retail Trade

01 Sep 2006
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Spring Reunions

place at its core has remained the same,” said Light. “We have the same values, the same learning model, and the same high standards. Our philosophy is to hold on to what made the School distinctive, but to innovate and lead in a changing... View Details