Social Connections - Publications - Faculty & Research

02 Nov 2020
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The First Five Years: Julianne White (MBA 2017)

2018, I left my corporate job and decided to explore opportunities with a social impact-driven food organization, particularly one focused on food access and hunger relief. What made the Greater Boston Food Bank stand out among the... View Details

26 May 2022
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Northern California Club Honors Noom; LGBTQ Alumni Share HBS Stories

club, and plans are underway to expand the alliance between LGBTQ alumni and current HBS students and to develop a steady roster of events and activities. The first of these will be a series of social networking events over the summer in... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Sep 2012
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On a Sound Track

to Skullcandy’s survival.” Would you say you mostly follow trends or create them? A little bit of both. We certainly are aware of trends that exist, but great brands and great product companies are always innovating and leading their consumers. How do you View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; audio accessories; Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, and Book Stores; Retail Trade

01 Dec 2015
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Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2015

finance. Wilson then addresses issues central to the present-day political discussion, such as the fairness of US tax policy, the social safety net, health care, and income inequality. Faculty Books Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to... View Details

01 Sep 2008
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The Levitt Brand

Robert Sullivan (MBA ’61). “Levitt made me a convert. He taught that marketing is the guts of any business, that it’s critical to understanding the connection between sales, manufacturing, finance, human resources, and interpersonal... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Oct 1996
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Lasting Impressions

those in the Class of '71 were destined to earn their MBAs during one of the most turbulent social and political eras of our times. Turbulence within the class, in the form of widely divergent views on the day's events, was also in... View Details

Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg

01 Jun 2007
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Profiles from the class of 2007

After HBS, Hussein will work and gain experience in private equity and venture capital in New York or London, with the long-term goal of setting up his own firm in the Middle East to connect Israeli and Arab companies and help the region... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Lewis I. Rice

25 Aug 2022
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September 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books

and build supportive community for your expressions. The question is not if you are creative, but what and how you are creating. Rediscovering creativity can help you flourish emotionally, professionally, and relationally. Your expressions can spark joy and meaningful... View Details

01 Sep 2018
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September 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books

now if K-12 education performance doesn’t substantially improve?” The consequences of each year sending tens of thousands of unprepared kids into a harshly competitive world are already clear. They include rising social safety net... View Details

23 Oct 2018
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Coming of Age as the World Comes Apart

to, I was a summer intern at Lehman Brothers in 2008. You see all of these things that my generation has inherited, all the promises, so many of them have turned out to be false. That's before you even get to the fact that we'll never have View Details

01 Jun 2008
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The Prophet of Start-Ups

counterculture was spawned in the late 1950s. “He was definitely part of a social revolution that loosened things up,” says Parker G. Montgomery, founder and chief executive of Cooper Laboratories Limited now CooperVision, a successful... View Details

Keywords: Spencer E. Ante; George Doriot; Charles F. Kettering; Lawrence Lowell; F. Warren Hellman; Finance; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

13 Feb 2020
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Not Throwing Away My Shot

they tend to be thematically the ways that really stand out in each of those periods. And then there's another set of innovations that are social and cultural in nature. They don't necessarily conform to the dominant narrative. Quite... View Details

01 Sep 2020
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The Devil You Don’t Know

diagnosis of the Great Depression, and many observers offered a similar diagnosis for the Great Recession that took root in connection with the financial crisis of 2008-2009. Consequently, the policy response focused, at least in part, on... View Details

02 Nov 2017
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Making Friends with Mother Nature

Helping midsize companies achieve success was Donald K. “Obie” Clifford’s (MBA 1956) business specialty, but his passion was helping people understand their connection to the natural world. Clifford passed away in August 2017. Clifford... View Details

04 Nov 2016
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No Grand Plan, but a Clear Mission

been that person who has had it all planned out from the beginning,” Levine recently told The Australian Financial Review. Last year, Levine moved over to Instagram to serve as COO of the photo- and video-sharing social media site that... View Details

01 Mar 2016
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Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2016

Connection between Food Waste, Hunger, and Climate Change by John M. Mandyck and Eric B. Schultz (MBA 1983) (Carrier Corp.) One-third or more of the food produced each year is never eaten. This book details the sources and consequences of... View Details

16 Oct 2017
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Take Time to Serve Others

academia, philanthropy, and community work. “I’m not a big fan of connecting the dots. Introspection should include self-criticism, but I don’t think I’ve ever worried about what others think of my decisions,” she observes. “At the core,... View Details

20 Nov 2019
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Lifting Fallen Families

Reiling, who connected them with student interns to assist in determining the idea’s viability. Finally, Kim went home and pitched the idea to Cynthia, who came from a military family. Together, the Kims and Roth each invested $10,000 of... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

19 Jun 2018
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Pittsburgh Alumni Annual Meeting Features PPG’s McGarry

the social ROI of their services. “We’re helping one of our new clients to quantify the benefit it produces for its stakeholders, which will help in both management and marketing,” Chussil says, noting that the current projects are... View Details