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- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Inspiration Is Not Enough
According to venture capitalist Jeffrey Harris (MBA 1981), there are entrepreneurs, and then there are transformative entrepreneurs. The former group includes Richard Branson, who has created many great products and services but not one that changed the world. Harris... View Details
- 25 Oct 2018
- News
Bringing the Background into Focus
Édouard Manet, “La négresse (Portrait of Laure),” 1863. Pinacoteca Giovanni e Marella Agnelli, Turino Édouard Manet, “La négresse (Portrait of Laure),” 1863. Pinacoteca Giovanni e Marella Agnelli, Turino... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
The Long View
questions that meet five criteria: Will pursuit of the question facilitate research that would not have otherwise been done? Does it focus on an important problem in the world? Can it attract the interest... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Urban Evolution - HBS Research on the Inner City
thirty-year resident of Boston's inner-city Dorchester neighborhood, has long been interested in the revitalization of urban areas. "I have personally witnessed the challenges... View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Sorting Myth from Reality at Hong Kong Conference
entrepreneurship is imbedded in the structure of the family." Cherie Nursalim, manager in the corporate strategy and planning division of her family's Gaja Tunggal Group, a major Indonesian conglomerate with... View Details
Keywords: Alejandro Reyes
- 01 Apr 1997
- News
Guitar Hero
Berry and the Everly Brothers in rock. The company certainly fit with my love of music and was an interesting business challenge." Gibson's new owners set out to revive the company with a complete makeover -... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books, Podcasts
money out there looking for interesting new businesses. On the face of it, it’s a match made in heaven, with lots of positives; but beware the negatives. Those investment... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Eight Among Many: Robert F. Diromualdo
and has led a Borders initiative to launch superstores in Great Britain, Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand. DiRomualdo is keenly interested in incorporating the advantages of the Internet into Borders'... View Details
Keywords: James E. Aisner
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Open Market
product that you launched to allow a new group of investors to get in, but I’m interested in how else you think about developing products for underrepresented groups. How do you actively seek out their... View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Latin America's Decade
benefited from investor interest in the Internet in Latin America. Through two rounds of funding, they have secured $60 million from foreign investors. Says Oxenford, "In our sector, U.S. financial... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Strategic Networking
seeking a job change, but are interested in exploring their options. For those in this casual, information–gathering stage, Sullivan recommends the “inside–out” approach of beginning with contacts closest to... View Details
Keywords: Networking
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Innovative Course Brings Students and Alumni Together
implement change in an existing large organization," notes Garvin, "for the entrepreneur, staffing is everything. That insight surprised students and led to an interesting discussion." The thirty alumni who were able to come to campus for... View Details
Keywords: Meg Gardner; photo by Joshua Lavine
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
C.D. Spangler, Jr.: A Leadership Role in Business and Academe
father of two daughters educated in North Carolina public schools, Spangler has long been interested and involved in the state's educational system. He first took an active role in education as a member... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry; photo by Ann Hawthorne
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Conversing in Cyberspace: Students and Alumni Talk Management
Does a new general manager who delegates decisions run the risk of appearing indecisive? Is an "open-door" policy a good way for a general manager to get information, or a terrible waste of time? What... View Details
Keywords: Daniel Penrice
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Engaging with Students to Share Insights About Africa
Harvard Law School. During Elkins’s visit, the idea for the course began to germinate. Professor Caroline Elkins, Vice President of Nigeria Oluyemi Oluleke Osinbajo, and Hakeem Belo-Osagie (MBA 1980) (photo by Russ Campbell) “We thought... View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
1997 Placement Data Reflect January Cohort's Success
As with any new endeavor, the School's recent introduction of a year-round calendar - with two entry dates, September and January, for each MBA class - posed some unique challenges and uncertainties. One issue View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
New Course for General Managers Broadens Managerial Scope and Builds Confidence
As general managers advance through their careers, they are often asked to bring their skills to bear on a new level of responsibilities. For the recently appointed country or business-unit manager of a... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Terence P. Stewart
working with his father, Eugene, at the firm the elder Stewart had founded in 1958. Now under Terry Stewart's leadership, the firm operates globally, with a special interest in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. "Unfortunately,... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Feedback
the testing that has to be repeated is enormous. There was a very interesting book published in the early 1990s called Competing Against Time. The central hypothesis is that about 90 percent of the time it... View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Breaking Down Barriers: The Electronic Wallet
Dwight Crane. "There is a learning curve in conducting business over the Internet. After people break through a few initial barriers and see the power of the medium, there is no telling what will happen." One futuristic device that View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross