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- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Donors Invest in Students’ Future
almost half of MBA students receive fellowship aid, which covers 46 percent of their tuition. In closing remarks, Dean Jay Light discussed the importance of gifts for fellowships, particularly during the current economic downturn. He... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
There and Back Again: The Challenges and Rewards of Working Abroad
different industry. Reflecting on the time in Taipei, Keohane calls it “without a doubt the most important career decision I’ve made to this point.” — Laura Singleton (MBA ’88) Alumni Career Services is located in Teele Hall, 230 Western... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Serving through TechnoServe
to ask the right questions — ‘Who is buying cashews?' and ‘What is the best way to enter that market?,' for example. It isn't rocket science, it is basic technical help.” While Tierney thoroughly enjoys the opportunity he has to make site visits, he realizes that his... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Two Truths and a Lie About 5G
enterprise side, the deployment of 5G is creating an influx of companies that are eager to explore products and services on a 5G playground—like Teale, a smart-building management company, and the AR/VR entertainment company Vizua 3D. This is an View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 30 Apr 2019
- News
Leading Schools That Change Lives
skill in managing startups and established organizations alike. “You need to be laser-focused on what is most important and not get distracted by the chaos and noise.” Kennealey’s most recent priority has been negotiating a public/private... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Reimagining China and India
different. In China, the government typically is the entrepreneur. You cannot be an entrepreneur without also being part of the Communist Party, whereas in India, entrepreneurship is entirely in the private sector, far away from the state. So it’s View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Laura Scher of Working Assets
debate each month, about which customers may voice their concern to key decision-makers through free calls and easy-to-send letters. "Thanks to the HBS course Managing in a Competitive Environment, I knew the importance of segmenting the... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Steven Rogers
"user-friendly." Rogers thinks practical experience is important in teaching: He is a partner in four venture capital funds, which gives him a chance, as he says, "to put my money where my mouth is." He also sits on three corporate... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Balanced Equation
In the course of their outstanding professional careers, this year’s five recipients of the Alumni Achievement Award — the School’s highest honor — have had an enormous impact on the world of business. A surprising key to their success? Understanding the View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
MBA vs. MBA
political résumé,” says Jonathan Collegio, a spokesman for the National Republican Congressional Committee. Taylor believes his own views on important issues reflect those of the district’s voters. “People here are generally conservative... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Books
and professor Josh Lerner draw on their extensive research on venture capital organizations to illuminate the workings of this important industry. In a series of interpretative essays, the book expands on common themes in research they... View Details
Keywords: Amy E. Dean
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
LME Fund Makes HBS Dreams a Reality
early 1980s, needy students typically got loans through banks. But too often that financial burden compelled them to take only high-paying jobs upon graduation. The fellowships free them from that constraint; the students who have enjoyed this huge benefit can... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Research Brief: Profit with Purpose—and Middle Management
purpose can propel an organization’s accounting and stock market performance. According to a recent working paper coauthored by Associate Professor George Serafeim and Claudine Madras Gartenberg (MBA 2006, DBA 2011), the finding upends the common assumptions about the... View Details
Keywords: Erin Peterson
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Innovation as Antidote
leaders and academics, the forum identified a number of important challenges, and offered five "key imperatives" for progress—from making value the central objective to decentralizing care delivery. Several HBS alumni and faculty members... View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
BOOK: Creating Value through Corporate Restructuring
must be carefully utilized in light of its far-reaching implications for a company's many stakeholders. "Once considered a rare event, restructuring has become an important part of everyday business practice," Gilson asserts in Creating... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Stocking Up Can Build Customer Value
willingness to buy," says Bell in his working paper titled "Incorporating the Customer's Perspective into the News Vendor Problem." He continues, "The knowledge that certain stores are bound to have what you want is very important to a... View Details
- 15 Dec 2011
- News
An HBS gift guide
its Diaspora is as important as our commitment to generate capital and opportunities with the people connected to this great continent.” Browse their seasonal cellar Previous Next No more cold feet Denny Hanson (OPM 2, 1977) Founder, Apex... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Rescue & Recovery
organizations, we have to remember that it’s not always driven by a hard business decision or legal decision; we have to look at our values and find the right course based on that.” That openness is especially important at a place like... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Student Conferences Spark Discussion, Promote Interaction
brokers to talk to Internet customers in real time, cautioned that advances in quality and service should be introduced over time. "It's important to stay on the leading edge with customers without falling off," he concluded. "Technology... View Details
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
Year 2000 Computer Problem and You: Disaster for Some, Lessons for All
we actually use it. A shipper driven by overnight deliveries may never before have understood the importance of date-sensitive systems as they relate to leasing, for example. More important, we all are discovering that in the Y2K context,... View Details