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17 Apr 2020
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Decreasing the Wealth Gap

need—took a moment to share his thoughts with NPR’s Morning Edition on how the ever-increasing wealth gap could be addressed as the world’s economies grapple with the social and economic effects of the Coronavirus pandemic. “There’s a... View Details

01 Oct 2000
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The Entrepreneurial Venture

surprising that the venture capital industry was essentially dormant at the time. But with the growth of the microprocessor and of biotechnology in the late 1970s, as well as the deregulation of the airline View Details

01 Oct 1999
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Eight Among Many: Robert F. Diromualdo

customers can relax." In contrast, the bookselling industry itself is a case study in competitiveness, with firms poised to pounce on every customer desire and need. Back in 1991, for instance, DiRomualdo sensed there was an View Details

Keywords: James E. Aisner

01 Jun 2018
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The Evolution of Modern Pricing Models

is unfair has been eroded. Now consumers almost expect prices to be different every time they check, which opens up more opportunity for prices to oscillate and vary according to consumer. In a recent case... View Details

01 Jun 2014
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Net Gains

the league, which includes everything from marketing communications to information technology to pure international business. It's this last responsibility that has Tatum really animated. "When you look at the opportunity we have to grow... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

01 Jun 2011
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Undergrads Tackle Business Research

program will provide students with a residential living experience and lots of ‘special sauce’ — additional training, informal talks, and exposure to business faculty so that they have an View Details

09 Sep 2024
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Basket Chase

acquisition entrepreneurship—which involves acquiring a small business and running it as CEO. It’s an incredibly enjoyable listen, filled with vibrant, human conversations about the challenges and View Details

01 Dec 2015
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Preparing Future Leaders for Tomorrow’s Challenges

tomorrow’s challenges. Four years ago, the School launched the field method in the MBA Program to provide first- and second-year students with field-based learning opportunities so they could implement View Details

04 Nov 2020
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The Long View: Persevering Through Past Crises

opportunity to start my own business. I actually wrote the business plan in one of my HBS courses as the final project. I then took this business plan to the bank and was able to secure a loan to start a... View Details

10 May 2019
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Shining a Light on Black Brilliance

culture at HBS. “If there's an area that I believe I made a difference here at Harvard Business School, it is with the creation of my course, Black Business Leaders and Entrepreneurship. That course has provided the View Details

01 Mar 2012
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Competitiveness at Risk

facing society and the economy, and this is one of them. We feel we have an ability to make a positive difference, and an opportunity to learn in... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

01 Oct 1997
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Terence P. Stewart

materialize," says Stewart. "As a trade lawyer, I see missed opportunities for American firms caused by the West's failure to set up lines of credit to deserving enterprises and by the unimaginative approach... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

01 Dec 2004
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Retirement's Changing Face

life now is one that I really enjoy,” he observes, “although I could see focusing on a single project and refocusing on ‘normal’ work again if the perfect opportunity came along.” For now, however, Adams... View Details

Keywords: Personal Services

24 Apr 2014
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A business career comes full circle

including The Sopranos, Sex and the City, Band of Brothers, and Game of Thrones. In 2013, McGee returned to HBS to become a senior lecturer in business administration. “The View Details

24 Apr 2014
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From observers to active participants in the global economy

second-largest and second-most populous continent. “Over the next several decades, Africa will build on the energy, skills, and aspirations of many of its people, offering a great View Details

06 Mar 2019
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Making Sabbaticals Mainstream

do have so few opportunities in today's world to do that kind of work. It seems we always have our phones with us and our work with us, and it gets harder View Details

17 Aug 2015
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The Play Alchemist

attention, Matthews remains focused on new ideas and new opportunities to bring change to people who need it. “It truly is a question of, How do you execute on this invention? What do you have to do to make... View Details

24 Apr 2014
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Leaning in for a more equitable world

for Graduates. “What I’m hoping to do is broaden the choices. If we do, we end up in a world where all of us have more opportunity, and we should have better results because of that opportunity.” Now COO of Facebook, she has had many... View Details

01 Sep 2017
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Is Private Equity Blockchain’s Killer App?

between agreement on the [private equity] fund, the commitment on the part of investors into the fund, and the closing—it gets measured literally in months, as opposed to days,” he says. There’s the signing View Details