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25 Aug 2016
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Having an Impact on Development and Poverty Issues

lot of charity programs and philanthropy, there is no way that is going to solve the problem. Bringing business principles to solve that issue is a very interesting and exciting thing to do.” Gandhi’s... View Details

01 Dec 2012
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From Where We Stand

my estimation, an unnecessary $100 billion loss to the American taxpayer. I had learned by experience—the "bitterest" road—the power of vested interests in DC, and resigned after two years. Yet despite my... View Details

04 Dec 2014
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Hacking Health Care

The health care industry needs so much improvement, it will take a whole movement to fix it. “The more leaders, the better,” says Luc Sirois (MBA 1997), who sees progress coming not through a single organization, but rather from groups of... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

01 Jun 2017
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Case Study: Something New

launching Anomalie in 2016, she was a supply-chain manager for Apple Watch—and a bride-to-be in search of a wedding gown. In the process, the self-described TOM nerd discovered that one city in China produces 75 percent View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Jun 2016
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Making It Possible to Explore and Grow

doctorate, I started out as a biologist with an interest in biofuels,” he says. “Then I began working half-time on the science and half-time on business development. I discovered that building the narrative around the company’s products... View Details

01 Feb 1997
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Leading the Way In Negotiation and Decision Making

are actively collaborating with members of the Entrepreneurial Management unit. Michael Wheeler, a lawyer and specialist in real-estate development, investigates the conflicts and negotiations that often result when private development... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

01 Jun 2022
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Students Ready to Make an Impact

highlights the wide-ranging interests and impact of the School’s entrepreneurially minded MBA students. A conversation with two faculty members provides an overview of the many... View Details

01 Oct 1999
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Eight Among Many: Kenneth A. Goldman

Excite@Home's acquisitions and partnerings with the many cable, computer, and media companies necessary to create its new platinum-paved info highway, Goldman has been heading some of the most interesting... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso

01 Jun 1999
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Sheila Lirio Marcelo

grueling to most people, for Lirio Marcelo it has been more or less the happy norm since she matriculated atHLS in 1995. "The busier I am, the more motivated I get," explains the active dynamo, whose interest in business prompted her to... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso

28 Feb 2022
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Equal Partner

Courtesy Pialy Aditya A couple of years ago, Pialy Aditya (MBA 2005) got an unexpected inquiry from a venture capital firm: Would she be interested in being a partner? Though she wasn’t looking for a new... View Details

01 Oct 1996
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Leading In a New Era

arrival at LC in 1994 that the company had done relatively little consumer research, he immediately launched an intensive survey of customer needs. He also performed an asset inventory View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

15 May 2018
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Spreading the Safety Net

team. Hyman writes that it will serve the best interests of its 1,200 employees, without whom Rent the Runway would not exist, but she also expects it to benefit the company itself—in the form higher... View Details

01 Apr 2002
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Urban Evolution - HBS Research on the Inner City

thirty-year resident of Boston's inner-city Dorchester neighborhood, has long been interested in the revitalization of urban areas. "I have personally witnessed the challenges... View Details

Keywords: Paul Grogan; Peter Tufano; David Crockett; Diana Barrett; Real Estate

22 Feb 2022
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Case Study: Welcome Aboard

stores in the fall of 2021 and through an ecommerce channel in early 2022. The switch has better aligned the company with the wave of interest in sports tech and connected... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

01 Mar 2010
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Money Matters

interests that later proved complementary when it came to carving up iTrust management responsibilities. Agarwala grew up in Calcutta, the original capital of India during British colonial rule, dreaming... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Finance

16 Mar 2018
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Giving Back to Help The Next Generation

first several years post-HBS to make some riskier decisions.” After graduation and a year working at Boston Consulting Group, Sergio pursued her entrepreneurial interests as COO of a fitness-related startup.... View Details

27 Apr 2017
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Ensuring That Students Can Pursue Their Dreams

pursued her entrepreneurial interests as COO of a fitness-related startup. She later joined Amsted Industries, a specialized metal components manufacturer in Chicago, where she is the company’s new-business... View Details

17 Apr 2014
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Striking a Balance

is Professor Robin Ely, senior associate dean for Culture and Community. The chair is designed for an HBS faculty member whose interests include the intersection of gender with work, career, and family... View Details

12 Jan 2017
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Personalizing Women’s Path to Success

Photos by David Kelly Crow Many women hit a point in their career when they are unsure of which path to take next or even how to move ahead. For some, that inflection point comes mid-career or after a successful run; others are simply... View Details