House Of Cards - Publications - Faculty & Research

05 Oct 2018
Blog Post

The Reflective Leader

prepared for the course academically - I read all my cases, watched all the videos, and steeled myself for my first cold call after nearly 13 years - I was not prepared for the emotional journey. During the first day of the program there... View Details

07 Aug 2012
Research & Ideas

Off and Running: Professors Comment on Olympics

Staging the Olympics is a Herculean task. Years of preparation, including budget-busting financial requirements, a panoply of construction projects, world-class logistical and communications challenges, and... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty; Sports

Profile

Kimball Thomas

In the third grade, Kimball Thomas sold chocolate-chip cookies door-to-door to save money for the bicycle he wanted. In college, his logistical and travel-arrangement skills were put to a higher test: as a White House intern for the... View Details

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PRIDE | MBA

Career Fair LGBTQ+ Admissions Open House Reaching Out MBA (ROMBA) Conference National Coming Out Day Celebration World AIDS Day Love at HBS National Trans Day of Visibility Other club happy hours and events... View Details

01 Dec 2022
News

Case Study: Your Call Is Important to Us

during a key moment) has gained traction, and we’ve all had terrible call experiences at the hands of a credit card issuer, airline, or hospital. Pitch those segments on the criticality View Details

Keywords: Computer Systems Design and Related Services; Professional Services

01 Jun 2014
News

Ready for Takeoff

accompanied her to Boston for orientation. "My mom was in the housing line for me when I was in the pre-MBA classes," she says. "I remember going to my first day of classes, and it was very funny because my... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Air Transportation; Transportation

Fast Answer

Sustainable investing and ESG resources

companies) Preqin
In addition to housing information on VCPE firms, funds, deals, and portfolio companies, it allows for the screening of sustainable industry sectors such as renewables and clean... View Details

01 Dec 2011
News

Knowing the Score

of more than $8.5 billion, was started in 1978 with $9,000 on a credit card by a man named Bill Rasmussen, who got pushed out the door in less than a year. That early exit brought to mind John Kao’s class on... View Details

Keywords: James Andrew Miller; Organizational Behavior; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

01 Dec 1998
News

Short Takes

Ownership Matters: Bringing Owners on Board In his working paper, "The Impact of Ownership Type on Performance in Public Corporations: A Study of the U.S. Textile Industry 1983-1992," HBS assistant professor... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

06 Oct 2020
News

Clearing the Path to Citizenship

celebrates the final approval with them. The price for its assistance for a marriage green card application: $950, a fraction of the cost of a personal immigration attorney.... View Details

Keywords: April White

25 Aug 2022
News

In My Humble Opinion: Road Tested

One and Revolution Money, Gregg shifted to B2B with a move to FleetCor, a provider of fuel cards and business-payment products, before becoming CEO in 2017 of RoadSync, a... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; trucking; leadership; fintech; career

Portrait Project

Kurt Scherer

security networks. Or rainforests and traffic patterns. Or people. And then I want to teach it all. Part of it is through demonstrating love. I want to celebrate my 75th wedding anniversary with my bride at a huge party in our View Details

01 Oct 1999
News

Four Promoted to Full Professor

president of Ceramics Process Systems Corporation (CPS), a firm he cofounded with several MIT professors in 1984. A former Boston Consulting Group project manager, he was instrumental in founding the firm's manufacturing strategy... View Details

20 May 2013
Research & Ideas

The Long-Term Fix to US Competitiveness

day or two a week at a major corporations, receive mentorship, and are matched with a "work buddy." The model should be scaled up to include the state's other 14 community colleges, she said. Gregory Bialecki, secretary for the Massachusetts Executive Office... View Details

Keywords: by Stephanie Schorow & Harvard Gazette

01 Dec 2002
News

Bad Times for Business

Below are outtakes from the faculty roundtable discussion on the crisis in corporate America (“Bad Times for Business,” December 2002). For more information about the research and academic activities of the roundtable participants, or any... View Details

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Responsibilities and Acceptable Use - Research Computing Services

authenticity of the source. Since our work computers and research computing environment houses confidential and sensitive research data, we must reduce the risk of exposure or... View Details

23 May 2018
News

Winning Bid

Photo via Black Enterprise Photo via Black Enterprise As head of eBay’s multi-billion dollar Arts & Collectibles platform, Sam Bright (MBA 2009) oversees more than 50 million listings, ranging from rare comic books to sports memorabilia... View Details

11 Nov 2013
Research & Ideas

A Smarter Way to Reduce Customer Defections

targeting efforts. The First Cut Customer attrition is a widespread problem that affects firms in a variety of industries. For example, US credit card providers often deal with annual churn rates View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Retail; Service

25 Sep 2017
Blog Post

Michael Schrader (MBA 2012) on Finding Entrepreneurial Success with HBS Resources

Vaxess is the perfect case study of how Harvard supports entrepreneurs. Starting with the class that brought the four co-founders together, to being one of the first start-ups to land space in the iLab when... View Details

01 Oct 1996
News

Creating Miracles — Charles A. Coverdale (MBA 1971)

is raising funds for a $9-million "Family Community Life Center," to be built on church grounds, that will house a 24-hour daycare program, an extensive sports and exercise facility, performance and rehearsal spaces, arts-and-crafts... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso

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