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01 Mar 2025
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Alumni and Faculty Books

Edited by Margie Kelley Borders and the Self By Chinwe Ajena-Sagna (MBA 2003) Masobe Books “Who are you?” Every border tells a story. Every story has its origins. Tracing a cultural lineage from the beginnings of Igbo history in the ninth century by delineating... View Details

20 Feb 2013
Research & Ideas

Big Deal: Reflections on the Megamerger of American and US Airways

company with an added fresh start. Of course, all this does not come without cost. American has been paying almost $20 million a month for legal and financial advice since it filed for bankruptcy. But for large companies (American had... View Details

Keywords: Re: Rosabeth M. Kanter & Stuart C. Gilson; Air Transportation

05 Jun 2006
Research & Ideas

Using Competition to Reform Healthcare

not performing the surgery at all, and treating the case in a different way. Value may be still greater if preventive care and advice is provided over time so that little or no treatment is needed at all. The relevant business in health... View Details

Keywords: by Michael E. Porter; Health

01 Nov 1999
Lessons from the Classroom

What’s Next & So What? Leading in the 21st Century

analyze the big picture (Just what is it that's changing?), help participants understand the "new agenda," and offer a good deal of practical advice on how to thrive in the coming years. Something important I've come to... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

07 Sep 2021
News

September 2021 Alumni Books

loving and engaged parents we want to be, and remain true to ourselves in the process. Whether you’re planning a family, pushing for promotion during your kids’ teenage years, or at any phase in between, Workparent provides all the advice... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Sep 2016
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Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2016

successful company or career. Koch’s innovative business model and frank stories offer counterintuitive lessons applicable to business and to life. He has surprising advice on sales, marketing, hiring, and company culture. Bedtime Stories... View Details

28 Feb 2025
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Joy to the World

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Justin Pasquariello (MBA 2010), CEO of East Boston Social Centers, spent time in foster care as a child, living in more homes than he can remember,... View Details

21 Jan 2015
Lessons from the Classroom

Managing the Family Business: Market Basket’s Lessons About Buyouts

the family that unity in the family is priceless, and work to achieve it. By taking this advice seriously, you won't necessarily avoid needing to buy out relatives, but you will be able to meet this challenge in a responsible way. View Details

Keywords: Retail

03 Jun 2020
Blog Post

Jeff Surette and Mike Peters: A Winning Team at TB12

driver's seat – of a submarine. For six years he served as a Nuclear Submarine Officer in the Navy and then made the transition into consulting for three years with EY. While at HBS, Peters took advice from his professors and reflected on... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail

21 Nov 2024
Blog Post

Thoughts on the JD/MBA From a Recent Grad

me during the job search process. I continue to benefit greatly from their guidance and support. Finally, as a new graduate entering the legal profession, I still rely heavily on the abundant resources offered by HLS’s Office of Career Services and even just recently... View Details

05 Nov 2019
Blog Post

Environmental Change and Ground-level Impact

interest in that area, but I also made a point of meeting with professors one-on-one to get their perspective on where the emerging opportunities were. Do you have any advice for incoming MBAs with an interest in business and the... View Details

01 Feb 1998
News

Not Your Typical Business Conference

Smith Barney; Janet M. Green (MBA '88), partner at Ernst & Young; Ann M. Sarnoff (MBA '87), senior vice president of Nickelodeon; and Nancy C. Walker (MBA '86), general manager of Mosby Consumer Health. Among their words of advice to... View Details

01 Jan 2004
News

A. G. Lafley, MBA 1977

Gamble's leadership training programs. There's nothing like having to step into a decision maker's shoes to learn about leadership." ADVICE TO CURRENT STUDENTS "If you can find work that both stretches you and plays to your strengths,... View Details

24 Feb 2014
Research & Ideas

Uncovering Racial Discrimination in the ‘Sharing Economy’

average in order to compete successfully. "Airbnb's pricing suggestions implicitly acknowledge that price is a market-driven outcome," Luca says. "In a market, prices move until supply meets demand. And the data indicate that discriminatory preferences are factoring... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Construction; Real Estate; Advertising

18 Feb 2013
Research & Ideas

Breaking Through a Growth Stall

often inadequate for scaling. SG&A (selling, general, and administrative) costs then rise faster than revenues, and resource-constrained ventures are forced to raise a dilutive round of capital, operate in small niches, or go out of business. Our research and View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

04 May 2010
First Look

First Look: May 4

health concerns can communicate with physicians online or by phone and receive advice or even a diagnosis without having to visit the physician's office. American Well's co-founders, Ido Schoenberg and Roy Schoenberg, believe this... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

07 Nov 2006
First Look

First Look: November 7, 2006

weight of published management advice, recommends that management teams engage task conflict but avoid relationship conflict. Implicit in this advice is the premise that it is indeed possible to separate the task and relationship aspects... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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

19 Feb 2019
Blog Post

The First Five Years: '30 Under 30' Edition

of 2016 Section G is the best!” What advice do you have for current HBS students interested in pursuing a career in your field? Pradhan: “Force yourself to be an outbound person and spend time researching and getting to know people at... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

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Dean Srikant Datar’s 2022 Commencement Remarks | About

partnership and patience. I have been thinking about what advice I might share with you today. I have had the opportunity to get to know many of you, including at wonderful events like the HBS Show (thanks to the producers for my walk-on... View Details

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