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- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Closing the 'Network Gap'
alma mater and the companies I’ve worked at, I was only exacerbating the network gap.” Schrier, who is white, had met Hu virtually through the HBS network prior to their first... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Short Takes
he writes. In his working paper "Flexibility: The New Social Contract between Individuals and Firms?," Bradach studies independent contractors, companies that use their services, and staffing agencies that bring the two parties together.... View Details
Keywords: Judith Ross
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Do Good: Eat Chocolate
of what explains Endline’s role today as mastermind and chief rioter at sweetriot, a socially conscious chocolate company founded in 2005. Working directly with cacao farmers in Latin America to ensure a fair price for their labor,... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; candy; chocolate; Crop Production; Agriculture; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing
- 24 Feb 2016
- News
Did William Alden Invent the Car of the Future in the 1960s?
and remarkably prescient.” Now 89, Alden is again in the PRT—personal rapid transit—business: ”After decades away from PRT, he reunited with a group of other transportation experts to build a new system called Airport Personal Transport,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Get Creative
Issue Focus: Innovation In a hypercompetitive global economy, creativity has never been more important for success . But how do you create a company that unleashes and capitalizes on innovation? For answers, we turned to five HBS faculty... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Patrick Moreton
bipartisan furor ensued. The House has voted to overturn some of the agency’s decision. What’s going on? Until June 2, FCC rules decreed that no television network could own local stations that, in aggregate, reached more than 35 percent... View Details
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
New Releases
than 1 percent of all senior executive posts. How does one explain, then, the success of Kenneth Chenault, president, COO, and CEO-designate of American Express, or of Ann Fudge (MBA '77), president of Maxwell House Coffee Company and... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Nov 2018
- News
The Power of Civility
lot about logistics and moving dignitaries around. And that grew into a private sector company that I launched that took it to the next step. Not only did I handle dignitaries, but I also trained other people how to do that work. What I... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
From a ‘blank slate’ to ‘Mr. China’
experience who were open to new ideas. A self-confessed “blank slate” upon his arrival—he had never been to China and didn’t speak Chinese—Perkowski used $150 million in US investor capital to launch ASIMCO, an auto parts manufacturing business, in 1994. By cobbling... View Details
- 06 Jan 2017
- News
Mental Illness and the Workplace
increased community resources. She spoke with Bulletin associate editor Julia Hanna about the work of the Stability Network and what she does to keep herself well. READ MORE Julia Hanna: Katherine, when did you first begin to realize that... View Details
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
Cracking Conferences
bag. Be purposeful. Know why you’re going—if it’s to acquire knowledge, you’ll have a more student-like posture than you would if you’re attending an event for networking purposes. Ask great questions. Be curious about other people’s... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Three Profs Win McKinsey Award
observing, experimenting, and networking — distinguish the most creative entrepreneurs from other executives. Not to worry if you’re not born with innovator’s DNA, they assert. It’s something you can cultivate on your own. Why Amazon’s... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Student Conferences, at a Glance
governance in Asia, and measuring performance in nonprofit organizations. As always, there was ample opportunity for networking and socializing with participants and speakers from across the Harvard University community and beyond. The... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Ink
Steve Jobs were collectively worth $1.5 trillion and heading companies that would change entirely how we work, play, and live our lives. See Also Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2015 With Strategy Rules: Five Timeless Lessons from Bill... View Details
- 22 Aug 2019
- News
Catalyzing Africa’s Tech Sector
out in his HBS admission essay: “When I graduate,” Sulyman wrote, “I'm going to go back to Africa and lead a technology company that is creating massive impact that will propel Africa into the future.” Today, Sulyman is carrying out that... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Developing Insight that Has Power in Practice
report helped companies devise strategies to manage inventories, increase profits, and cut waste. Though much has changed over the ensuing century, the drive remains the same. “We aspire to be both rigorous and relevant,” says Jan Rivkin,... View Details
- 01 Jan 2004
- News
Minoru Makihara, 75th AMP, 1977
of social responsibility." CURRENT READING In an Uncertain World: Tough Choices from Wall Street to Washington, by Robert E. Rubin and Jacob Weisberg When Minoru Makihara was named president and CEO of Mitsubishi Corporation in 1992, Japan's largest trading View Details
- 12 Jan 2017
- News
Personalizing Women’s Path to Success
child-rearing hiatus. Lisa Skeete Tatum (MBA 1998) has designed what she calls the ideal “playbook” for those situations, and more, with Landit, a technology startup that offers personal brand and network building, skill development,... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
An Rx for Small Business Recovery
“FIELD Immersion is an extraordinary example of HBS’s collective strengths,” Elkins points out, “bringing together colleagues with diverse experiences and networks to deliver a course that will challenge students to think about... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Career Transitions, Continuing Education Focus of Washington, D.C., Club
- a staple of the club's schedule that features speakers from the high-tech sector - both welcome graduates from other prominent business schools. "Including alumni beyond HBS gives us a chance to meet new people, to ask questions, and to be exposed to an extensive... View Details