Transportation Network Company - Publications - Faculty & Research

16 May 2016
Blog Post

Career Resources for International Students

international students and the global job search outside of the U.S. While we are based in Boston, we continually build our global network of organizations that would like to hire HBS MBAs, from a mid-market private equity firm in... View Details

06 Dec 2021
News

The Sparkles in Our Skies

carbon offsets to account for the energy used in transportation and logistics. “Our diamonds are carbon negative, but as a company we’re currently carbon-neutral,” Hagemann explains. He’s not content with... View Details

Keywords: April White; Nonstore Retailers; Retail Trade

15 Dec 2014
Research & Ideas

Deconstructing the Price Tag

When a company sets a price for a product, shoppers typically have no idea what it costs to produce that item. But it turns out that consumers reward efforts to lay out these figures—to deconstruct the price tag. In fact, new research... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Retail

01 Dec 2005
News

Buy the Book

television, and sports.” Deighton examines three classic ages of marketing by contrasting the strategies of the publishing industry, James Patterson, and book clubs. In 19th-century agricultural marketing, farmers transported their crops... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Market Research, Photo, Translation, Veterinary and Other Services; Professional Services

Career Coach

Henry Tao

functions, and industries. Henry can help brainstorm career choices, build a target company list, and suggest networking strategies. Henry is also happy to help with elevator pitches, investment pitches, and... View Details

06 Nov 2017
Research Event

Who is Responsible for the Future of Cities?

growth. “The problems lie in government and financing.” Ojomo noted that the US Department of Transportation wasn’t established until 1966–long after the nation’s major roadways were built, and more than 60 years after Henry Ford founded... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

13 May 2020
Blog Post

Crisis Leadership with Nikhil Patel: The Critical Importance of Trust

Two weeks into his Leadership Fellows position with the Detroit’s Office of the Mayor, Nikhil Patel (MBA 2019) was summoned by the Mayor for a car ride. Among Patel’s mandates – which included economic development, housing, and View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government; Social Enterprise

31 Jan 2023
News

Female Founders' Dilemmas; UK Tech Startups

already in the VC space. I knew one woman, that’s it,” she said. “It’s hard to start if you don’t already have the contacts to get introductions.” Garg suggested that women founders need to get used to directly asking their networks for... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

15 Sep 2016
Research & Ideas

Political Dysfunction Makes America Less Competitive

results of surveys of global business leaders and the general public, says the US is “failing the test of competitiveness.” Overall prosperity may be growing slowly—but only for a small slice of the population. Large companies and highly... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

10 Sep 2014
Research & Ideas

Become a Value Creator

at Alghanim Industries, one of the largest multibusiness companies in the Middle East. Hall previously served as EVP and then interim CEO of the company, and is now an adviser. "You will never succeed until you become a good team... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

Raymond J. Noorda

Upon his arrival at Novell, Noorda realized that the future of computer networking lay in the software and not the hardware. Novell’s product, Netware, dominated the network operating system market in the... View Details

Keywords: Computers & Electronics

Rene C. McPherson

McNealy has created one of the most powerful and influential computer manufacturers in the world. His laser focus on the networked computer model has enabled his firm to supply the backbone computing power for thousands of businesses. His... View Details

Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

08 Jul 2002
Research & Ideas

How to Fashion Your New E-Business Model

when a market participant or network of participants is able to leverage capabilities and infrastructure to increase revenues and profitability within a single product line or market. Economies of scope are achieved when a market... View Details

Keywords: by Lynda M. Applegate

01 Apr 2002
News

Siebel Addresses HBS Northern California Club

large part to its founder's emphasis on customer relations over shareholder value. Today, Siebel has over eight thousand employees in more than 34 countries. Fortune magazine ranked the company second in its 2001 listing of the "100... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

23 Mar 2021
Blog Post

A Lifelong Friendship: From Classmates in Cameroon to Roommates at HBS

working on an entrepreneurial venture and working with two venture capital firms, one focused on U.S. companies and the other on African startups. My longer-term plans are to use these experiences to invest in tech infrastructure and... View Details

02 Jun 2014
Research & Ideas

Secrets to a Successful Social Media Strategy

acquisition for AmEx drops. This is, in fact, what American Express has found to be the case." Another example is Cisco Systems, which hosts online communication platforms for IT professionals whose companies use Cisco's computer View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

27 Sep 2019
Blog Post

HBS Alumni and Students Take On the Climate Crisis

prairies west of Houston to mitigate the environmental impact of development through investment in conserving water-absorbing grasslands. THE BLUE-GREEN REVOLUTION Synthetic Genomics Inc., a private biotech company co-founded by Juan... View Details

11 May 2017
News

Going with the Flow

liquid, the observation refers to her involvement in, first, the 1993 launch of ViaCord, a company that enabled parents to store their newborn’s umbilical cord blood as a source of stem cells that help treat life-threatening diseases like... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley

01 Jun 2004
News

Massport, Back on Course

Craig P. Coy, 54, spent twenty years in the U.S. Coast Guard as an officer and helicopter pilot. He served as a White House Fellow and counterterrorism adviser during the Reagan administration. Prior to Massport, Coy was president and CEO of a Massachusetts View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Massport; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation

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Your Personalized Experience | MBA

recruiters. Work with a coach or student advisor to craft your resume. Upload it to the HBS Resume Book, a searchable database of student resumes. Organizations proactively search the HBS Resume Book for candidates, and CPD frequently sends curated batches of resumes... View Details

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