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- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Made, Not Born: HBS Courses and Entrepreneurial Management
the New England area. Some of the case protagonists are HBS graduates who will visit the class to discuss their companies' current issues. "The small company provides a perfect framework for integrating functional knowledge and...
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- 01 Mar 2017
- News
A Summit Higher Than Everest
the way to the Canadian border—a “thrilling education.” And the summer after that, he bought a Model T for $50 and drove from New England to British Columbia. There, he sold the broken-down car for train fare and rode the boards back...
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- 25 Aug 2022
- News
September 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books
Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books The Juneteenth Story: Celebrating the End of Slavery in the United States By Alliah L. Agostini (MBA 2009); Illustrated by Sawyer Cloud becker&mayer! Kids On June 19, 1865—more than two years after President Lincoln’s Emancipation...
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- 01 Dec 2012
- News
From Where We Stand
Daniela Barone Soares (MBA 1997), Chief executive, Impetus Trust, London, England There are innumerable possible, equally rewarding career paths outside the more "traditional" ones. Success is an internally defined concept: External...
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- September 2018
- Case
Verisk: Trailblazing in the Big Data Jungle
By: Andrew Wasynczuk, Francesca Gino and Karim Sameh
This case revolves around Verisk Analytics' initiatives to drive innovation throughout the firm's many business verticals. Verisk, originally named ISO, started life as an insurance rating agency in the early 1970s, acting as an intermediary between insurance companies...
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Verisk;
Argus;
Wood Mackenzie;
Insurance;
Energy;
Analytics;
Data;
Big Data;
Acquisitions;
Acquisition Strategy;
Innovation;
Organic Growth;
Innovation Strategy;
Innovation Leadership;
Technological Innovation;
Acquisition;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Analytics and Data Science;
Insurance Industry;
Energy Industry;
Consulting Industry;
United States;
United Kingdom;
New York (state, US);
England
Wasynczuk, Andrew, Francesca Gino, and Karim Sameh. "Verisk: Trailblazing in the Big Data Jungle." Harvard Business School Case 919-014, September 2018.
- 14 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 14
nature of the social relationships within the site-an intervention we interpret as changing the relational contracts in place-to ask whether changing relational contracts alone has an effect on performance. We present some evidence suggesting that they do. April 2015...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 11
Rockman, Sven Beckert, and David Waldstreicher. University of Pennsylvania Press, forthcoming Abstract The traditional story of modern management begins in the factories of England and New England, extending only much later to the...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: January 17
reference points or anchors to simplify the complex tasks of valuation and negotiation. Read the paper: http://people.hbs.edu/mbaker/cv/papers/refpt.pdf The Four Habits of High-Value Health Care Organizations Author:Richard M.J. Bohmer Publication:New View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Alumni Books of 2016
from those of Western firms, and describe how multinationals doing business in China can become part of the Chinese ecosystem of new knowledge and technology. Flyfisher’s Guide to New England by Lou Zambello (MBA 1981) (Wilderness...
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2018 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
Representative clients include: The family of Michael Brown; Former New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez; The family of Usaamah Rahim. Professor Sullivan has provided legal commentary for CNN, FoxNews, PBS, and all the major networks. He...
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- 24 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
Tax Reform is on the Front Burner Again. Here’s Why You Should Care
tax system can help us get there" On a recent and unexpectedly warm day for a New England fall, Harvard Business School Working Knowledge sat down to discuss tax policy in general and reform in particular with Professor Matthew C....
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Nov 2013
- First Look
First Look: November 26
cognition about both humans and nonhumans and practical implications for the increasingly botsourced and outsourced economy. Publisher's link: https://pubwww.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/download.aspx?name=waytz%20norton.pdf August 2013 New England...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2016
Press) This novel tells the story of the residents of a small New England valley. The settlers and Native Americans trade with each other and live in peace until a love affair blossoms between a young Abenaki and the daughter of an elder...
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- 08 May 2019
- News
Lessons from the Ashes
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on SoundCloud More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: After leaving England for Australia in late 1830s, John Fairfax began building a media empire. At its height, John Fairfax Limited held the Australian...
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- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Start-Ups Make Their Pitch
Krishna Mahesh (MBA ’05) not only traveled the longest distance to arrive on campus for the final round of judging in the inaugural Alumni New Venture Contest, he also figured he had the longest shot at winning. The seven finalists, representing five domestic and two...
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- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Angels for Start-Ups
The newly formed HBS Angels Alumni Association lost no time in identifying a group of start-ups to receive its mentoring assistance — the twelve regional finalists for this year’s Alumni New Venture Contest. The Angels include HBS and Harvard alumni interested in...
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- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Who Are We?
long history in the European market, gaining iconic status in England in the 1970s and '80s. But now, on the verge of bankruptcy, the company was having a hard time making payroll. Seeing an opportunity, Cohen's firm bought it and...
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- 07 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 7
case:https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/817019-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 815-082 Silicon Fen The region around Cambridge, England (known colloquially as Silicon Fen), is home to a cluster of high-tech startups and...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Ready for Takeoff
still touched by something her father told her that day: "You're fulfilling a dream I never dared to have." The transition was not easy for Sender. Everything from the lack of sunlight in the long New England winters to the constant...
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- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Reaching Out
and given out grants — I wanted to add something new to my skill set," says the Texas native. As an intern at The Home for Little Wanderers (HLW), a New England agency that serves at-risk children, their families, and communities, Weenick...
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