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- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Stocking Up Can Build Customer Value
A classic business problem from the 1950s illustrates the tension between inventory costs and missed sales. A newspaper vendor must decide how many papers to buy each day based on typical demand. His profit is optimized, the solution says, when he buys just enough to... View Details
- 26 Feb 2018
- News
Teaching Farmers New Tricks of the Trade
have been going through major changes, both in the way that they actually farm their land, but then how they manage their businesses and run their businesses more like entrepreneurs, as opposed to the traditional ways that they've View Details
- 24 Mar 2021
- News
Outsider-Insider Named CEO of Amazon Web Services
CEO of cloud data company Tableau; before that, he spent 11 years working alongside Jassy, running sales, marketing, and support at AWS. As reported by CNN, Jassy cited that experience, as well as Selipsky’s many skills—including... View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Mom Corps
it has expanded into four additional cities and has drawn favorable coverage in a variety of national and regional publications. O’Kelly, who recently won an entrepreneurship award from Working Mother (September 11, 2006), told the magazine that “it’s very empowering... View Details
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Graham Evans
I came to Harvard Business School hoping to find answers, but will leave only with questions. Do I want money? While billions is not necessary I want a large enough cushion to avoid living in a far-flung suburb and to tell my Boss to take a hike whenever I feel like... View Details
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FIELD Global Immersion Resources: Boston
href="https://www.library.hbs.edu/ask-us" target="_blank">Ask Us and we can help you identify different sources. Passport Click on Search on the upper left side of the main screen to get started. Locate the industry of interest and then choose a geography. Click... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
“Where can we find such a person?”
through a host of issues including dealing effectively with all the pieces of the Harvard puzzle, from the president to the provost to the people who run the hospitals,” Melton noted. “He or she would have to know how to tackle the... View Details
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Ann Chao
running a marathon with zombies chasing you. You need people to train with; you need people at your side. You're all competing but you're also running together. We have lots of common issues, and we stay in... View Details
- Portrait Project
Kelly Cheng
I am always running. Running to submit that HBS application at the eleventh hour. Racing to Aldrich for class. Sprinting to deliver my résumé to recruiters. Running along the Charles (for fun!). Early in the... View Details
- Fast Answer
Company, topic, & industry alerts
innovative products and services. Distributed biweekly each semester. ABI/Inform: Run a search on the company, topic, or industry of interest. Click Save search/alert., then click Create alert (upper right, above the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
2020 Vision
When it comes to setting personal goals, Lara O’Connor Hodgson (MBA ’98) aims high: Her ambition is to become, like another notable HBS alum, President of the United States, most likely in 2020. (For those with a similar aspiration and timetable, recall that she will... View Details
- 27 Feb 2008
- Research & Ideas
Podcast: Revisiting Rental Housing
Podcast with: Nicolas Retsinas Interviewer: Sean Silverthorne Running Time: 13 min., 22 sec. Renters are the forgotten underclass of American policymakers. Although a third of all U.S. citizens rent their dwelling, rental stock is in poor... View Details
- Portrait Project
Shaan Gandhi
Every physician and medical student remembers the first patient who died on his or her watch. I remember mine. Her name was Sarah, and she came to us in respiratory distress. After running some tests, we concluded that she likely had a... View Details
- Portrait Project
Ian Blasco
I want to build a successful career. For me that means success with a small firm where I am able either to run the firm or otherwise gain autonomy over an area within the company. I want to make sure, however, that I also have time for my... View Details
- 10 Jan 2017
- News
Sir David Clementi Named BBC Chairman
broadcaster be run by an external board rather than the BBC Trust, which currently governs the organization. Analysis from a BBC media editor notes some of the challenges Clementi will face in the new role: Foremost is funding. The BBC... View Details
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Riding the WAVE | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Riding the WAVE When describing the experience of running WAVE (West Africa Vocational Education), Misan Rewane (MBA 2013) is frank. “It’s been a wild ride. I’ve learned so much, both about myself and how to motivate people.” Rewane... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Ed Tian: Boardroom Revolutionary
nationwide high-speed, high-capacity fiber-optic network covering fifteen coastal cities and over 80 percent of the domestic data services market. With backing from shareholders, including the Ministry of Railways (fiber is being run... View Details
- 07 Nov 2019
- News
Scranton Elects First Female Mayor
As an Oregon native running on the Independent ticket, Paige Cognetti (MBA 2014) was not the most likely candidate to claim victory in a special mayoral election that took place Tuesday in Scranton, Pennsylvania. But she won handily,... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Gordon Celebrates a Century
Gordon family organized a 100-mile relay race that began at 4:30 a.m. and finished at 8:30 p.m. Twenty family and community members participated, each running four to eight miles. Gordon, the legendary Wall Street figure whose career at... View Details
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Stephanie Parker
at the prison gate, rocking the crying baby to sleep, running the errands for the mother who hasn't the time. At times I may question myself and lack the ability to be brave and selfless. You'll find me choosing to serve, anyway. Make no... View Details