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The Chao Center: The Heart of HBS Executive Education

created to inspire connection, conversation, and new ideas. The HBS Guest Services team, which staffs the Chao Center front desk, will greet you on arrival, answer any questions, and provide concierge services throughout your stay on... View Details

22 Jan 2007
Research & Ideas

The Immigrant Technologist: Studying Technology Transfer with China

as well as the subsequent diffusion of new innovations to the immigrants' home countries. In June, Kerr and nine other HBS faculty members spent six days in China to learn more about entrepreneurship in one of the world's fastest-growing... View Details

Keywords: Re: William R. Kerr; Technology; Computer

08 Mar 2004
Research & Ideas

Creating Value in Your Business Ecosystem

Assistant, which helps new sellers prepare professional-looking online listings, and its Turbo Lister service, which tracks and manages thousands of bulk listings on home computers. The company has also established and maintained... View Details

Keywords: by Marco Iansiti & Roy Levien

13 Jun 2017
Research & Ideas

Why Global Investments Are Still a Good Bet

the wealth around, investors should put their money in places that are familiar—usually their own country. “There is a very well-known phenomenon called home bias,” continues Viceira. “People think they know their own stock market and... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services

18 Apr 2024
Lecture

Innovation Opportunities Created by COVID-19 Can Help: And How to Make Them Happen

By: Regina E. Herzlinger

The crush of patients created by COVID enabled the creation of sites for care outside the traditional hospital, such as retail pharmacies, ambulatory surgery centers, urgent care centers, telemedicine, and wireless sensors. Public policy mirrored these changes by... View Details

Keywords: Policy; Health Pandemics; Health Care and Treatment; Innovation and Invention; Health Industry; Insurance Industry

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17 Jun 2002
Research & Ideas

A Litmus Test for Entrepreneurs

A few years ago anyone could become an entrepreneur. All you needed was a half-baked idea and a phone to hear offers from salivating venture capitalists. Now the environment is much more difficult. Question: Do View Details

Keywords: by Walter Kuemmerle

20 Aug 2020
Blog Post

Being patients compelled us. Sequoia inspired us. HBS sustained us.

marketing dollars (and influence) from clinics or drug companies. While in treatment, I was a very junior partner (pretty much sweeping the floors) at Sequoia Capital and I’d learned that small teams change the world. Take Instagram or... View Details

28 Apr 2021
Blog Post

Alumni Spotlight: Cissy Chen (MBA 2019)

Cissy Chen (MBA 2019) reflects on her how experience at HBS shaped her career and inspired her to make a difference in her home region of Asia through impact investing. How has your education at HBS helped to shape your career in impact... View Details

January 2010 (Revised November 2012)
Case

Savage Beast (A1)

By: Noam Wasserman and LP Maurice

For several months, things had been spiraling downwards at Savage Beast, the music-recommendation company started three years before by Tim Westergren. The company's founder-CEO recently left due to pressures both at home and within the venture. Dozens of investors... View Details

Keywords: Business Exit or Shutdown; Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Financing and Loans; Lawsuits and Litigation; Management Teams; Partners and Partnerships

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28 Oct 2022
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Latina Women in Leadership: Shirley Verónica Cardona (MBA 2012)

where I was able to gain foundational business experience which ultimately led me to HBS. What is your favorite memory from HBS? The Latino Student Organization (LASO) was my home away from home. The annual LASO retreats stand out as some... View Details

The Art of Negotiation

Michael Wheeler's The Art of Negotiation offers a distinctive, creative approach to negotiation. The process cannot be scripted. Other parties will have their own agendas and ideas about how the interaction should unfold. As a result, negotiation must be improvised on... View Details

05 Aug 2021
Blog Post

Closing the Education Gap with Kei Takatsuka (MBA 2022)

gift that can make a significant impact on your life. “The summer is not just to set you up for your MBA career, it is an opportunity to do anything you want,” she said. “This is super difficult to recreate... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital; Technology; Entrepreneurship

23 Jan 2008
Op-Ed

A House Divided: Investment or Shelter?

live and take root, the home in recent times has been elevated to Investment Opportunity, a place where you stayed for awhile, made a lot of money, then moved on to the next home-investment. Is the... View Details

Keywords: by Nicolas P. Retsinas; Banking; Construction; Real Estate

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

19 Jun 2020
Blog Post

Black MBA Students Pen Letters to the HBS Community: Letter 4/5

our Classmates in an effort to elevate this message: “On behalf of your Black classmates: we’re not okay, and you shouldn’t be either”. The letters are meant to remove the onus too often placed on Black students to discuss and teach... View Details

03 Jun 2020
Blog Post

How to Thrive as a Remote Manager and Employee

In the wake of COVID-19, companies around the world are quickly changing how they get work done, which includes a shift to primarily remote work. As you navigate a remote work environment, keep the following best practices in mind to set... View Details

Career Coach

Peggy Yu

those interested in exploring as well as ready to transition into startups. As a co-founder and CEO of a startup at the intersection of clinical research and workforce, she also knows the founder and entrepreneurial journey well. For more... View Details

Keywords: Education; Entrepreneurship

04 May 2011
Research & Ideas

Is Web Surfing Distracting Your Workers?

according to new research. The researchers found that the students facing temptation were more apt to make mistakes and were less productive By banning web surfing, employers are essentially asking their workers to resist temptation until they can go View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

11 May 2022
Blog Post

MoMBAs: The Inspiring Student Mothers of HBS

not have to give up on any of my dreams. What is the hardest part about being a mom at HBS? Being expected to function the same as everyone else, with half the amount of sleep. How do you make it all work? Dividing responsibilities at... View Details

09 Nov 2018
Blog Post

Veterans Day Reflections

Applying to HBS from Afghanistan I remember very clearly the first time I set foot on the Harvard Business School campus. I had recently returned home from my second nine-month deployment to Afghanistan and was contemplating what was next... View Details

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