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- 01 Oct 2002
- News
HBS Association of Ireland: Connecting at Home and Abroad
population of only 3.8 million, Ireland, Barry acknowledges, can't always provide enough career opportunities to attract HBS graduates — but the country, particularly Dublin (population 985,000), feels more like a supportive community... View Details
- 30 Apr 2018
- Blog Post
HBS Grad Drives Lori Systems to Success
student-organized conference at HBS; in 2014, the event attracted more than 1,400 participants. Personally, HBS would be "an opportunity to explore areas I wouldn't otherwise have access to," says Josh. "I would get more... View Details
- 01 Jul 2013
- Research & Ideas
Crowdfunding a Poor Investment?
customers," says Senior Lecturer Michael J. Roberts. By soliciting money through Kickstarter or similar sites, a company overcomes the catch-22 that occurs when it needs funding to make a product, but it must show the product in order to View Details
- 20 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
Users Love Ello, But What’s the Business Model?
that social media users are increasingly attracted to the idea of such a model. But funding it without advertising's help won't be easy. Two digital marketing experts, Harvard Business School professors John Deighton, the Harold M.... View Details
- 12 Jan 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Value of a ‘Portable’ Career
see whether performance is as portable as many in the NFL believe. To us, the fact that it is portable for some positions and not portable for others is interesting. Q: Companies' hiring managers must avoid errors, especially these days. When trying to View Details
- 21 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 21
knowledge spillovers. The strategic value of these agglomeration economies may vary by firm, depending upon the relative value of each economy, and upon firm and agglomeration economy traits. To better determine when a firm will be View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
Entrepreneurship at HBS
corporations. Yet the course attracted one hundred students in its first year and became a fixture in the elective MBA curriculum for two decades. The popularity of The Management of New Enterprises and of related courses developed in the... View Details
- Profile
Michelle Giguere
In high school, Michelle Giguere, "fell" into the Gap and never left, working part-time at the apparel retailer throughout college and returning full-time after graduation. "I loved the mix of fashion with the energy of customer service," Michelle... View Details
- Profile
Jon Schechter
remotely from Boston. “The nice thing about my track,” he says, “is that if I decide to do my own entrepreneurial venture, the school has lots of support for that: the Rock Center, the i-lab, or independent work with a professor.” Jon’s future remains open, although he... View Details
Keywords: Tech
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
New Economy Theme of HBS African-American Alumni Conference
partner at Andersen Consulting, and Paula A. Sneed (MBA 1977) of Kraft Foods. Ronald Goldsberry, a former auto industry executive and now a dot-com entrepreneur, described the rewards of joining a growing Internet company. "I was View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Faculty Books
patterns of corporate governance and finance between the early 20th century and the 1990s. To attract investors, the statutes of companies organized before 1910 often included stronger protections for small shareholders than what the law... View Details
- 23 Aug 2011
- News
New Kid in School
Ellison hopes to reverse by “extending our reach, without lowering the bar, to attract more families and kids who are willing to work hard.” While at HBS Ellison recalls being inspired by several members of the Finance faculty — including... View Details
- 08 Nov 2024
- Op-Ed
How Private Investors Can Help Solve Africa's Climate Crisis
African people, businesses, and nations are becoming increasingly stressed by climate-related perils like droughts, river flooding, extreme heat, and rising sea levels. This is leading not only to the destruction of assets but also challenges to lives and... View Details
- 31 Jul 2014
- Research & Ideas
A Scholarly Crowd Explores Crowdsourcing
investigation, he suggested, is developing a better understanding of what motivates people to participate in innovation contests. Money does not seem to be a primary driver, so what does it take to attract a larger number of great minds... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Mar 2012
- Op-Ed
Finding the Right Jeremy Lin Storyline
New York Knicks basketball sensation Jeremy Lin has attracted worldwide attention because he crosses so many boundaries and defies so many stereotypes. Lin, an Asian-American (rare in the NBA) who played college hoops at Harvard (even... View Details
- 18 Oct 2017
- Blog Post
4 Advantages of the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program
academic marriage – one that balances its focus between STEM and MBA courses. 2. Career Boost: MBAs who can program, design cutting-edge software, and manage a business are rare. The MS/MBA is a huge boon to any career that touches tech. 3. The People: I anticipate... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
The Influence of Geography on Work and Innovation
(and enabling the USPTO to reduce office space needs in expensive regions). Choudhury found that those who took advantage of the policy chose to move to more attractive locations, which might mean places with a lower cost of living,... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Negotiating in 3-D: An Overarching Way to Get to Yes?
can be framed in such a way that what you choose in your perceived interest is in fact what I want. Ideally, I can build an attractive bridge from where you are now to where I would like you to be." (Adapted from articles that appeared in... View Details
Keywords: Anita M. Harris
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
distance learning while supporting the development of Baker Library's Working Knowledge Web site (www.hbsworkingknowledge.hbs.edu). HBS Clubs Recognizing that clubs must "reinvent" themselves in order to stay current among competing groups and continue to View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Clubs Offer Popular Management Programs
Manage-ment Development Course remains popular and attracts between 18 and 35 students each fall. “There were no MBA courses in our area,” says Richard (“Bing”) Sherrill (MBA ’62), director of Buffalo’s program. “Several HBS graduates... View Details