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08 Sep 2016
News

How We Make It Work

schedules that are complementary to your own. My consulting career demanded a certain amount of travel, so it was important that my wife’s work allowed her to be home each night to take care of our children. Use hindsight to continually... View Details

04 Aug 2009
First Look

First Look: August 4

benefits are often indirect and not immediately felt. One benefit of increased labor is improved quality. The objective of this paper is to examine the effect of labor on profitability through its impact on quality. I examine both... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Jun 2001
News

Eric C. Feagler: Against the Odds

made me much more aware of human limitations — others’ and my own. “My hope,” he adds, “is to use what I’ve learned through this ordeal to help others in overcoming similar challenges.” Feagler, his wife, Kitty, and their new daughter Charlotte will soon make their... View Details

Keywords: Peter K. Jacobs; Navy; Computer Systems Design and Related Services; Computer Systems Design and Related Services

Profile

Nneka Ezeigwe

in the oil and gas industry. Now, I’m excited about ways I can contribute to the economic growth occurring in my home country. This summer, I’ll be working with McKinsey & Co. in a consulting role in Nigeria. I’m looking forward to... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing/Energy

02 Sep 2015
News

Voting for Optimism in Baltimore

able to do that, especially from places like Baltimore. In Authentic Leadership Development, I realized my purpose is to bring realistic optimism to worthy causes. And if I’m going to do that, I have to start in my own home and my own... View Details

Keywords: April White; Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities; Government

Career Coach

Robert Kimmel

outside of work. Robert has been a Project Leader at Boston Consulting Group and has worked with private-equity-backed companies as part of the Portfolio Improvement Group at Audax Private Equity. His direct operations management... View Details

Keywords: Financial Services (All); Financial Services (All); Financial Services (All); Financial Services (All); Financial Services (All); Financial Services (All)

Portrait Project

Lorrayne Ward

The woman carefully unwrapped three coins from her threadbare kanga and pushed them toward the shopkeeper. There was a mixture of desperate hope and resignation on her face. Though my Swahili was basic, I made out that she wanted to buy medicine for her son, sick at... View Details

08 Apr 2016
Research & Ideas

How to Hire a Millennial

General Electric isn’t moving to Boston’s waterfront for the views, however breathtaking they may be. In the increasingly fierce battle for millennial talent, GE’s decision to uproot its long-time headquarters from suburban Connecticut is nothing less than a... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph Fuller

21 Mar 2023
Blog Post

Grundfos: Innovation & Inspiration for Sustainable Product Design

pump water being treated in the Kalundborg Utility plant we visited. Moreover, Grundfos pumps are used to power those same sites – such as in wind turbines’ nacelles that convert wind to electricity, and in district energy systems that pump hot water through piping... View Details

15 Dec 2011
News

An HBS gift guide

football, repair capitalism Business lessons for a global century Chocolates for a cause Safe water for millions Nature belongs to everyone Capitalize on the network The world at home Quiet your mind (Images via the HBS Bulletin,... View Details

Keywords: Bulletin Staff; holiday; gift giving; Manufacturing; Retail Trade

07 Feb 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research: February 7

Reinsurance developed at the fringe of financial services and, for most of its existence, was largely unnoticed outside the expert community. However more recently public and professional sensitivity towards managing risks has increased.... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Mar 2007
News

HBS Hosts Chinese Educators

As part of its continuing initiative to help improve management education in Greater China, the School, along with HBS Publishing, welcomed 77 senior professors and deans in mid-January for the fourth session of the Program on Case Method... View Details

Keywords: Educational Services; Educational Services

19 May 2011
Research & Ideas

Empathy: The Brand Equity of Retail

difference between a customer's decision to shop in a store rather than online. This is a key issue at a time when many potential customers will walk into a store, use their smartphone to snap a photo of a product they like, then return View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Health

Profile

Shabrina Jiva

realized when I went back home that I've become more structured in the ways I think about things. I use new frameworks for forming opinions without even being conscious of them." Finding a balance Last summer, Shabrina took a few... View Details

01 Oct 2000
News

Linda B. Kanner: All in the Family

true of her techno-savvy son Adam (MBA '98). "He's had a million ideas forever," Kanner laughs. "I was always Adam's sounding board." One of those ideas was for an e-commerce Web site that would offer discounted goods and services to... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

31 Oct 2019
News

Business Success Means Community Success in Wisconsin; GNN Roundup

Clubs News Clubs News Wisconsin executives share success More than 100 alumni and guests of the HBS Club of Wisconsin gathered on October 8 at the Fiserv Forum, home arena of the Milwaukee Bucks, to explore how two local business leaders... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

31 Oct 2023
Blog Post

Climate Change Pioneers in the Class of 1978

protect against pests and diseases, enhance grain and fruit quality, and improve plant nutrition. Some of the microbes under development may soon be used to reduce fertilizer usage and to substantially reduce methane gas escapage. Rick... View Details

01 Sep 2018
News

In My Humble Opinion: In the Deal

long-standing commitment to diversity and access in her immediate industry and in the workplace more broadly. Encouraged by a growing awareness of what women bring to the table and efforts to enhance workplace cultures, Khan knows there is still room for View Details