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- 01 Jan 2003
- News
Daniel L. Vasella, M.D.
TO CURRENT STUDENTS "While facts and knowledge are important, interpersonal skills, respect for others, and the ability to establish mutual trust are equally significant-and sometimes more so-as you move ahead in your career. To succeed...
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- 22 Dec 2022
- News
LGBTQ+ Alumni Forums Expand; 2023 Alumni New Venture Competition Is Underway
Clubs News Clubs News The HBS Pride Alumni Association is expanding its slate of LGBTQ+ Alumni Forums after the successful launch of two initial forums in 2021 sparked broader interest among its members. Akin to having a personal board of directors, HBS Alumni Forums...
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Margie Kelley
- 05 Oct 2016
- News
Harvard to Open Life Sciences Lab
sciences co-working communities. The proximity of the three innovation labs together provides access to the resources, programming and community necessary to help startups succeed. “We believe innovation in the life sciences is critically...
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- 19 Nov 2014
- News
The Power of Yes
“smartest” and most cost-effective cause—in all likelihood not a panhandler on the street) and the spirit of service and giving that he considered an equally vital aspect of his work. “It was a personal exploration that became more public...
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Julia Hanna
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Ask the Expert: Capital Architect
needs to formulate (and commit to) engagement mechanisms for economic governance—which builds citizen confidence in their role as partners. To ingrain legitimacy in Zambia, for instance, a cabinet-level executive Privatization Agency was created under a board with...
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- 01 Dec 2020
- News
New News
subscription service, which we chose for ease of use. Yes, we could have launched an app, but that’s not necessarily the easiest way to consume news, whereas everyone with a mobile phone has access to a text message platform. We also...
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- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Alumni Books
agree on a term sheet with a venture capitalist; how to split the rewards; and how to allocate control between founders/management and investors. The Dynamic Path: Access the Secrets of Champions to Achieve Greatness through Mental...
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- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Screen Grab
providers should support equal access to all content and applications (such as data-heavy files of online video) regardless of the source or how much bandwidth it requires. Instead, industry executives...
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Julia Hanna;
HBO;
Netflix;
Hulu;
Vimeo;
YouTube;
Telecommunications;
Information;
Arts, Entertainment
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Mead Treadwell
sovereign lands on the ocean floor — at least the size of California and rich in resources — to add to the territory of the United States. In fact, after acceding to the treaty, and completing our mapping of the coastal United States, we anticipate adding to U.S....
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- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Ask the Expert: Byte-Testing Bitcoin
appeal of anonymity seems inherently flawed for storing large values in an age when the threat of identity theft through electronic eavesdropping and in-person, gun-to-the-head demands for access and asset transfers are a growing menace....
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- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Finding The Right Patient-Provider Match
you are an $8 billion health system and you have 2 percent more appointments scheduled, that’s $160 million of downstream revenue.” While the financial savings are significant, equally important—to both doctors and patients—is the ability...
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Susan Young
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
The Joy of Work
treadmill pressure, where people feel urgency to attend to a variety of unrelated tasks each day and are constantly forced to shift from one to another. That kind of time pressure definitely has a negative impact on creative thinking. On the other hand, time pressure...
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- 22 Nov 2017
- News
How to Build a Winning Culture on a Losing Team
base, which is a pretty fun group. They work hard, they're extremely ambitious, they demand access and they want to be celebrated and they want to have some fun. Oh, and they want to give back. And so in this organization we each pledged...
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- 12 Jan 2015
- News
Good Investments
visits often require bus fare—while the Barared booths can be accessed on weekends and off-hours. And customers feel safe topping up their mobile phones here, says Reyes. They tell her that other companies take their money but fail to...
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- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Diversity and Community
that companies will increasingly understand a more subtle but equally significant benefit: embracing diversity helps revitalize and strengthen the organization. "The very act of incorporating diversity forces the organization to rethink...
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Garry Emmons
- 13 Dec 2022
- News
The First Five Years: Christine Keung and Reggie Smith
Christine Keung (at podium) and Reginald Smith (both MBA 2020) present recommendations for economic development to the West Virginia State Senate in May 2022. How did you meet? Reggie Smith: "We first met before classes started RC year at a big social event in...
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- 01 Jun 2022
- News
June 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books
owned slaves and accepted Black people as full citizens. Thanks to the efforts of Creek leaders like Cow Tom, a Black Creek citizen who rose to become chief, the United States government recognized Creek citizenship in 1866 for its Black members. Yet this View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Teaching for the Ages: the MBA Classroom in the 21st Century
chronicles the meteoric rise and equally fiery fall of Iridium, Motorola’s spin-off venture into global wireless communications. Although the technology was literally “rocket science,” involving the launch of a whole new satellite...
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- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Faculty Q&A: Playing the Hits
that allow for unlimited shelf space and access to whatever products we want, whenever we want them—and if technologies make it cheaper to produce these goods—then demand will shift to the tail of the demand curve. His suggestion was that...
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- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Floor It
leading from the street to the house itself. That insight, coupled with the radical nature of precision medicine, led to a realization: A “business as usual” approach wouldn’t do the trick; a different way of fighting cancer required an View Details
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Julia Hanna; illustration by Mengxin Li