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- 01 Sep 2009
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Ready for Launch
to do ours as a favor and at a price we could afford.” What comes next: “We have our system up and running and are working on making it more robust so it can scale. We were invited to work as entrepreneurs in residence at Highland Capital... View Details
- 13 Jan 2020
- Blog Post
Blending my Tech and Managerial Mindsets
network, in its purest form. For example, during my first year at HBS, my wife and I were arriving separately from two places to take a flight back to Boston with a top-tier airline. My wife had some challenges to View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Breaking Free from Fear of Change
anxieties that can arise and block career growth when change is the order of the day. What’s the meaning of “flying without a net” in your book’s title? High-need-for-achievement professionals — and I would say that many MBAs would place... View Details
- 14 Dec 2015
- News
A Leader’s Call to Action
take it,” she says. “I can talk about leadership, but here was an opportunity to do it. It’s a new level and a new chance to be a role model. I’m sharing my view of leadership with our board and our staff and hope to shape the values and culture at all levels. I’m... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
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Field Course: Investing for Impact - Course Catalog
students who are enthusiastic about working with founders of small, local businesses that struggle to access capital, and to create teams with a diverse range of skills to match with our founders. Given that there is complexity to matching teams and founders, we will... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
NYC Club Hosts Nonprofits
strategy, offered advice on strategic planning. The summit took place against the backdrop of a mounting financial crisis on Wall Street and a deteriorating economy, both of which heightened concern about expected declines in giving,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Point, Click, Give: Internet Fuels Philanthropic Fundraising Revolution
profit. Given all the challenges, what motivates the e-philanthropy entrepreneurs? Dot-com creators relish the business opportunity but are also energized by the social purpose of their enterprises. “I’ve never worked at a place more... View Details
- 29 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
Inventing Products is Less Valuable Than Inventing Ideas
Ahuja makes distinctions between two types of value: "primary appropriability," or a company's' ability to exploit the opportunity of an invention by turning it into a product, and "generative appropriability," a... View Details
- 06 Mar 2006
- Research & Ideas
Winners and Losers at the Olympics
golfers against top international players, has a specialized niche with a much smaller audience. A lot of the Olympic Games' cachet comes from the fact that they take place infrequently—only every two years, with the Winter and Summer... View Details
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Tools of the Trade | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
like a natural place to make an impact: “I was fortunate to grow up in a community where I had access to an excellent public education,” she says, “and I feel every child deserves the same opportunity.”... View Details
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1.4.1 HBS Learning Model | MBA
1.4.1 HBS Learning Model 1.4 Academic Program Specifics The mission of the HBS MBA Program is to educate leaders who make a difference in the world. The education of these leaders occurs in a community environment that values integrity,... View Details
- 18 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
Excerpt: Manufacturing Morals
impression of quietude is partly due to the fact that all shipping and receiving takes place at a centralized location on the periphery of campus. From that location, all incoming and outgoing goods (including food and trash) are... View Details
Keywords: Education
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Mara Aspinall
change that. Going forward, we need to view diagnostics, devices, and drugs in terms of the objective value that each creates. What about patient attitudes? Do you think most health-care consumers are ready to place their faith in... View Details
- 26 May 2015
- Research & Ideas
Corporate Field Researchers Share Tricks of the Trade
world. Among economic scholars, field research often takes place within the walls of corporations, non-profits, small businesses, or government entities. Ideally, these organizations eventually can apply the findings of the research to... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
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Ahmed Eldemerdash
that HBS is the best place for me. I believe that one of the great things about this institution is the diversity of people and how that enriches the experience both in the classroom and in our social lives. What were you looking to gain... View Details
Keywords: Technology
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Feedback
June 2016 (Cover illustration by Victo Ngai) Our new podcast Not everything we learn as we’re assembling the Bulletin makes it into print. Our alumni interview subjects often have more to say—additional perspectives or personal... View Details
- 14 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Blockbuster! Why Star Power Works
the biggest entertainment hits were green-lighted based on a gut feeling and little "hard" data. Third, being able to make friends in high places is a valuable characteristic; with that I mean... View Details
- 07 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
How the U.S. Army Develops Leaders
The U.S. Army is one of the best training institutions in the world, says HBS professor Scott A. Snook, a retired Army colonel. How does the Army develop leaders? Snook discusses his new book, Making Sense of Officership: Developing a... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
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Oliver Bladek
"The airline industry is a fascinating place to work. There's no shortage of problems to solve. But when you do it right, I think you have something truly incredible," he says. Oliver's ambition took two parallel paths. One led... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Read All About It!
declined. As the twenty-first century unfolded, many families found themselves caught between the rock of expanded consumption and the hard place of seemingly static incomes. And to make matters thornier,... View Details