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- 01 Mar 2003
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“Culture Is Everything”
IBM chairman Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. (MBA ’65) discussed the importance of strategy, execution, and culture when transforming an institution, as part of the MBA Program’s Distinguished Speaker Series in November. “Institutional transformation is hardest in successful... View Details
John A. Young
Marking the exit of H-P founders Bill Hewlett and David Packard, Young’s rise to CEO came at a time when H-P was enjoying a resurgence of growth. Under Young’s leadership, H-P continued the success of the HP-3000 computer, which was popular with manufacturing plants,... View Details
Keywords: Computers & Electronics
Robert H. Sorensen
Sorensen led Perkin-Elmer to become one of the premier diversified technology companies in the United States. It developed the first commercial super minicomputer in 1979. During his CEO tenure, sales and earnings more than tripled and Perkin-Elmer grew to become the... View Details
Keywords: Computers & Electronics
Robert W. Galvin
Galvin led Motorola to become the second largest producer of semiconductors in the nation in the mid-1960s, and by 1984, Motorola had $2.5 billion in semiconductor sales. In the 1970s and 80s, Galvin also had tremendous success producing microprocessors, eventually... View Details
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Scott D. Cook
Though he was not the first individual to launch a personal finance software company, Cook was the most successful. His focus on easy of use and customer service helped to develop Quicken into one of the most successful software applications introduced in the last two... View Details
Keywords: Computers & Electronics
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Patrick Akl
advanced degrees in computer engineering; his passion for international experience led him to Canada. “I loved the diversity of Toronto, one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world. More than half the population was born outside of... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Fast Lane to Country Lane
help craft unique pieces of furniture, including Shaker-style trestle tables, four-poster beds, and computer desks. Last year, Mark added a line of high-end poker tables. “Now we’re looking for that sweet spot where we can be big enough... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
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Philip L. Yeo: The Next Big Thing
computerization of Singapore while chairman of the country's National Computer Board) has redirected the country's economy into growth industries such as semiconductors, aerospace, and specialty chemicals. Now he's positioning Singapore... View Details
Keywords: Government
- 05 Dec 2011
- Research & Ideas
It’s Alive! Business Scholars Turn to Experimental Research
makers." One indicator that experimental research is hot: business is booming at Harvard Business School's Computer Lab for Experimental Research (CLER), which manages a pool of paid human participants and provides researchers with dozens... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
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Ben Seipel
of the finance people I trusted helped me see that I probably wouldn't find it fulfilling—I'm not a guy who can sit behind a computer screen for ten hours straight, I'm a people person." Last summer, Ben interned with Intel in Santa... View Details
Keywords: Tech
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Predoctoral Research Associates | Research Associates
faculty, but many positions seek RAs with experience in applied econometrics and advanced statistical and computational methods. In addition to supporting academic research projects and receiving mentorship from faculty, RAs have the... View Details
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Emerging Information
IT WAS A CRITICAL demonstration that, if all went well, would likely land a big-time client for Gary Mueller, president and CEO of Internet Securities (www.securities.com), an online service designed to provide news and data about the world's emerging markets. Seated... View Details
Keywords: Paul Michelman
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Trust Me
might attribute the cooperation to the existence of the contract. This will inhibit the development of trust.” In an experiment where subjects interfaced with a computer program that Malhotra and Murnighan designed to test trust, the pair... View Details
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Dan Bricklin Classroom, Aldrich Hall 108 | About
technology entrepreneur, has been an active part of the computing industry continually since the 1970s. Upon graduating from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Bricklin worked for Digital Equipment Corporation until 1976, when he... View Details
- 26 Jun 2000
- Research & Ideas
Presentation Round-Up
HBS Professor Marco Iansiti and H.T. Kung, William H. Gates Professor of Computer Science at Harvard, solicited views on new directions for the Internet in a panel discussion called "e-Service: The Next e-Wave." The current shift on the... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Labs Enable Large-scale Research
potential. Research output will include papers in economics, finance, and computer science, and new case studies, data, and white papers. DIGITAL RESKILLING LAB As companies think about preparing their workforce for the digital age,... View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
HBS Cyberposium Brings Online Future into Focus
people who are gaining access everyday," Davis noted, "it's making the personal computer revolution in the early 1980s look tame." Titled "The Digital Field of Dreams," Cyberposium '97 was cochaired by Mike Dodd and Thomas Hoegh (both... View Details
Keywords: Meg Gardner
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Do Yoon Kim
interest in the causes and effects of increasing polarization of ideologies, but not as much in business. At HBS, I hope to pursue this topic by combining ideas from computational linguistics, game theory, and organizational economics.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Up to the Challenge: Lori Schock - Listen and Learn
manufacturing workers on a computer system used for data reconciliation. The assignment proved challenging. “I was a total outsider running a class designed to change the work patterns of an experienced manufacturing team,” she grimaces.... View Details
Keywords: Kathleen Brill