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- 03 Aug 2022
- News
Hungry for Change
says. Yet maintaining that healthy lifestyle was a challenge when Flynn was traveling. And she knew she wasn’t the only one facing this problem. As a consultant within the food industry, she observed that many consumers were asking for... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
Ask the Expert: Auto Pilot
McAllister (MBA 1965) KAPOOR: We think these fleets will be a game-changer for people with disabilities. The question is really when that will happen. The challenge is that the vehicles have to learn all the possible scenarios they’ll... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
The Inside Story of the New American Writers Museum
business. “Being able to apply a variety of skills to a broad scope of challenges felt like a dam breaking open,” says Hammer, now president and CEO of Theralogix, a nutritional supplement company he cofounded in 2002. But Hammer’s love... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Patricia ("Tosh") Rapoport Barron
rural development project in Tanzania between her first and second years at HBS changed her life completely. Professionally, the excitement of the business challenges she tackled showed her that "arts administration wouldn't be creative... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Cathy A. Nichols
keeping an eye on capital costs are among the major challenges ahead. Of her goals, Nichols observes, "My desire is to build something I'm proud of - an excellent management team, a great product, and a significant value creation vehicle... View Details
Keywords: Thomas Frick
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
The New “In” Crowd
increase the effectiveness of social-sector organizations. It’s about opportunities that span the globe. It’s about tackling big social problems and finding ways to address their underlying causes. And sometimes that involves practicing a new brand of entrepreneurship... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Job Hunting in a Tight Market: Strength in Numbers
Finding a job can be a challenge in the best of times — so why go it alone? Members of the HBS Club of Greater New York gathered in November to benefit from the expertise of Kate Wendleton, president of The Five O’Clock Club, a national... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Contributing to a Better Future
conversation about the challenges and opportunities of this new divided world we’re facing. What impact can BiGS have on society at large? We want to help drive the process of rethinking the role that business can and should play. We want... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Check In
standardized experience, especially in terms of cleaning? MD: It’s true that Airbnb’s model is really being challenged now. It’s harder to establish a sense of trust and safety with an independent host you’ve never met before, versus a... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
One-on-One with Tom Oreck
Oreck Illustration by Zachary Pullen When Tom Oreck (OPM 26, 1998) took over the family vacuum cleaner business seven years ago, his biggest challenge was to transform the firm from an entrepreneurial “one-man band” founded by his father,... View Details
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
Investing in Innovation
choices will we make? How will we reimagine this institution and leave it stronger than we found it? "When I look at the challenges facing our world today, I'm convinced that now more than ever we need the type of leadership Harvard... View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
The Winning Season
starting pitchers became free agents at the close of the last season, casting their return in doubt (as of this writing, only one, Mark Mulder, has been re-signed). That challenge aside, new players need to be signed in other positions,... View Details
- 01 Oct 2021
- News
New Biotech Joint Degree Program Kicks Off
addressing the pandemic in real time, including John Markels, president of global vaccines at Merck, and Dan Barouch, MD, an innovator in the field of infectious disease research at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Students were View Details
- 15 May 2020
- News
New Menu
to their shareholders and consumers, but haven't identified the technologies to deliver on them yet," Ive says. "We are going to solve the world's biggest challenges by supporting the world's best entrepreneurs," Ives believes.... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Shaping Leaders Who Understand Business and the Environment
“Those are the questions students want to explore: not ‘How do we batten the hatches?’ but ‘What are the opportunities for new products and services in a world of climate change?’” Other class sessions challenge students to assess... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 28 May 2019
- News
Research Brief: Field Research
that boost an individual’s income as well as regional food security. Second, PAD’s work responds to the long-standing challenge among social enterprises to measure impact—something Cole has seen firsthand in his research with the HBS... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Case Study: Your Data, Your Health
challenge to bulletin@hbs.edu From Baker Library | Bloomberg Center: According to Forbes, the healthcare industry is “increasingly recognizing the need to better serve women,” with digital women’s health plays (Femtech) receiving over $1... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
A Safer—and Speedier—Way to Name Your Startup
trenches. “The creative work is always challenging and fun, but I had become frustrated by how onerous, expensive, and slow it was to do a good job of checking the availability of new names and brands,” she says. “The whole process needed... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 30 Jun 2017
- News
Rebuilding the Girl Scouts Brand
seeking treatments for all stages of what is now known as Type 1 diabetes. The task presented the new challenge Pitter-Armand was seeking. “PepsiCo is a brand-centric organization,” she explains. “There isn’t a decision that isn’t made... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Broad Range of Interests Among Nine New Faculty
HENDERSON: After two decades at MIT, she brings her interest in “green business” to HBS. Major technological shifts always pose a challenge to organizations, and Rebecca Henderson (MBA ’85, PhDBE ’88) has spent the last two decades... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley