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- 29 Jul 2008
- News
An Educational Start-Up
others? Are there any entrepreneurs (or would-be entrepreneurs) who’d care to weigh in on this matter? Do some aspects of running a business defy a classroom education, even if the school in question is HBS? View Details
- 20 Dec 2004
- Research & Ideas
How an Order Views Your Company
requires much careful thinking and management initiative. Q: Do you see the current trend of intense customer focus continuing? Shapiro: We believe that an increasing focus on customers is absolutely critical for companies to survive and... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Life in Lockdown
a kitten dangling from a tree limb. One visit to Google kills that idea; there are already dozens of companies catering to premenstrual women. What about a service that can make a visit to an urgent care... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
A New Path for Alumnae
offering, A New Path. Hart’s survey of HBS alumnae indicates that 60 percent of respondents between the ages of 35 and 45 dialed down the volume on their professional careers to care for their young families. Although 40 percent continued... View Details
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Operations Management) Suraj Srinivasan Spring 2026 Q4 1.5 Strategy Execution Robert Simons Spring 2026 Q4 1.5 Systems for Scaling Ventures (SSV) (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management) Tatiana Sandino Spring 2026 Q3Q4 3.0 Transforming Health View Details
- 06 Aug 2013
- First Look
First Look: August 6
during the class period. Named directors receive more negative recommendations from Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), a proxy advisory firm, and significantly more negative votes from shareholders than directors in a benchmark... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Alumni Work to Reverse Bias Through Philanthropy
momentum for the NCF’s founding. Thomas, chairman and CEO of Rapid7, a cybersecurity and compliance solutions and services company, says that 19 founders launched the NCF, “but it could easily have been 100.” Among many Black and brown... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 31 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
State and Local Governments Peer Into the Pandemic Abyss
local governments can do nothing like that, which is a big problem at a time when the services provided by local governments are more critical than ever. ” Many government workers have already lost their jobs since the pandemic began.... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Ink
something well, you’re not just looking at a Kuwaiti investor or a regional investor—it’s a global scene.” —Faisal Al-Hamad (MBA 2005), discussing the $170 million acquisition of Kuwaiti online food delivery service Talabat by Germany’s... View Details
- 05 Oct 2010
- First Look
First Look: October 5, 2010
Demand: Model and Estimation Methodology Authors:Nathan Craig, Nicole DeHoratius, and Ananth Raman Abstract To set service levels, firms must understand how changes in service affect customer demand. Supply... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 May 2015
- News
A Flash of Insight
specially configured, nuclear-powered submarine, a “spook boat” that was engaged in covert operations. He found his naval service rewarding, but when his five years of active duty were up, it was time to move on. “I thought that being an... View Details
- 02 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
Women, Work, and the "M" Word
I’m the eldest of three daughters in a medical family. With a urogynecologist and primary care doctor as parents, I grew up thinking it was normal to talk about all topics of women’s health around the dinner table, from menstruation to... View Details
- 09 Jun 2016
- Blog Post
Pursuing an Interest in Nonprofits at HBS
This past fall I participated in a nonprofit IP with another student. We worked at Hebrew Senior Life (HSL), a large nonprofit committed to improving the lives of older adults through their senior living communities, health care... View Details
- 12 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 12, 2019
causing them to place a lower value on the product or service being offered. To address this problem, managers should experiment with operational transparency—the deliberate design of windows into and out of the organization's operations... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
New Economy Notables: John Doerr
personal and career development. Join a well-managed, growing organization. Keep family and friends first. Find your own way of giving back. Pro bono work I have three interests — education, the environment, and health care — but so far... View Details
- 23 Jun 2009
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First Look: June 23
variety of applications and services that drive the popularity of software. The first principle focuses on enabling choice: firms should allow consumers and partners to have a real choice between complementary products and View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
Making Credibility Your Strongest Asset
Negotiation is a breeze if you're selling a unique product or service that others desperately need: Just sit back and let the bidding begin. Likewise, if you're a buyer in a buyer's market, getting a bargain is a snap. But what happens... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Wheeler
- 18 Apr 2011
- News
Capitalism Meets Conservation
Chilean region. Members pay a one-time fee of $40,000 to be part of the 100-family Patagonia Sur Nature Reserve Membership Club. This inheritable membership allows members and their families, guests, and friends access to the Club’s six diverse properties throughout... View Details
- 15 Feb 2012
- Op-Ed
Occupy Wall Street Protestors Have a Point
group interested us most. They saw the possibility of building businesses using the kinds of innovation and technology that brought millions of rural poor into the market system (as China Mobile did by bringing mobile phone service into... View Details