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22 Nov 2013
News

A Passion for Film

job as similar to that of a curator. "Hollywood is a dream factory. We're kind of the factory part of it, but you also can't look at these products like they were clear product. You have to create an aura around them," he explains. "I'm... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken; Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries; Information

23 Jul 2013
News

Building Great Schools around Great Teachers

through academies like West Point, while there are no parallel institutions to nurture outstanding teachers? Klemmer founded the Center for Better Schools to seek the answer. "Having had the Harvard Business School experience and knowing others who had had View Details

Keywords: Linda Kush; Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services

26 Jan 2004
Research & Ideas

What Developing-World Companies Teach Us About Innovation

help community organizers establish similar financing pools in which, instead of cash, the winners received building materials, including cement. In addition, CEMEX provided construction advice and blueprints to the winners. The program... View Details

Keywords: by Donald N. Sull, Alejandro Ruelas-Gossi & Martin Escobari

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Entrepreneurial Marketing

to Education-->Colleges/Universities. Pitchbook: identify similar ventures/competition; potential funders. Strong curation by verticals. LSEG Workspace: pull investment... View Details

01 Oct 2015
News

Banking on Trust

she brought in a former government minister who had guided a similar transition in his South American country. “Hearing directly from someone who had been through it helped convince the president and parliament that they could make the... View Details

Career Coach

Michele Chambliss

Silicon Valley startup, Michele has likely coached someone in similar circumstances to success. And looks forward to doing the same with you! Work Experience: Corporate Venture Incubation (Mach49), Venture-Backed-Startup Advisor (through... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Technology

19 Feb 2021
News

A Playbook for Progress

similarity and difference you found across two buckets, the four races that you researched of Black, Latinx, Asian, and Caucasian, and then on the generational side between the four generations of boomers, Gen X, millennials, and Gen Z.... View Details

24 Jan 2005
Research & Ideas

Entrepreneurial Hospital Pioneers New Model

roll out a similar model beyond India—maybe even into Europe and the U.S. What's the secret? According to HBS professor Tarun Khanna, the success of the hospital, called Narayana Hrudayalaya, is due to the vision and tireless work of a... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Health

17 Feb 2003
Research & Ideas

Rating Fund Managers by the Company They Keep

the trades of funds, rather than the holdings. Using this method, a fund that holds similar stocks to a successful fund, but buys them one quarter later, would not get credit for being similar to the... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen

09 Jun 2014
Research & Ideas

The Manager in Red Sneakers

the shopper with the elegant outfit as having a higher or similar status than the poorly dressed shopper. In the office, do the sneakers make the man?Photo: iStockPhoto The shop assistants in the study seemed to believe that the... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Consumer Products; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion

23 Sep 2020
News

HBS Action Plan for Racial Equity

This week, Dean Nohria shared the School’s Action Plan for Racial Equity in a letter to the HBS community. “The horrifying murder of George Floyd, and an all too long history of similar injustices, has spurred our collective awakening to... View Details

Portrait Project

Chao Zeng

environment for a cheerful, naive teenager. This experience taught me courage and determination. I learned how to take control of the situation, fight against whatever challenge to fulfill my job, and advocate for those who need my help. Fifteen years later, I find... View Details

24 Apr 2014
News

Taking MBA know-how on tour across America

trenches, and lending our skills, experience, and curiosity to the task of helping entrepreneurs and communities bring their visions to life.” He and his classmates have helped students from other business schools take similar trips by... View Details

18 Sep 2000
Research & Ideas

Getting It Done: Improving Nonprofit Performance

valuable balance for the welfare of the country, one could make a similar case for the balance achieved by the for-profit, nonprofit, and public sectors." The analysis and prescriptions Grossman offers make their own contribution to... View Details

Keywords: by James E. Aisner

20 Dec 2018
News

Baker Library Webinar Features Resources for Alumni

was also highlighted. The idea for the webinar came to club president Charles Lazarevic (AMP 161) during an information-packed presentation by Baker librarians at the Spring Reunions. “During the Q&A, they said they could offer the London Club a View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

06 Feb 2014
Research & Ideas

The Art of American Advertising

Card. Photo: Bates Trade Card Collection, Harvard Business School "The challenges that marketers faced as the United States grew into a national market because of changes in transportation and communication were similar to those of... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Advertising

01 Dec 2003
News

Studying Japan from the Inside

working for an underperforming company can produce outstanding results if they have the right leader. Q: What are some of the challenges that Japanese managers face today? A: Globalization. When U.S., European, or Latin American companies go abroad, they can find many... View Details

Keywords: Cynthia Churchwell; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

13 Jun 2013
News

Learning Curve

Marshall Tuck with kids Photo courtesy of Marshall Tuck Marshall Tuck's exciting new job had a rough start. Selected in late 2006 to head a turnaround of the Los Angeles Unified School District, Tuck (MBA 2000) saw his position evaporate a week before the start date,... View Details

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13 Dec 2011
News

Carry It On

Glassman: A helping hand for deserving HBS students. Courtesy Robert Glassman Related Links MBA Fellowships Bob Glassman’s (MBA ’69) longstanding support of HBS—particularly the HBS student fellowship he established in 1984—is rooted in his commitment to society,... View Details