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- 21 Oct 2020
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Cold Calculations
reflected from 30 percent to 45 percent and allow this new ice to mature into more reflective ice. “It’s a high-leverage solution,” says Payne. Currently, the loss of Arctic ice is responsible for one-third of global temperature rise. A... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 21 Feb 2014
- News
The First Five Years: Evelyne White (MBA 2010)
Evelyne White Photo courtesy of Evelyne White What's the story behind Bookalokal? "I got the idea for Bookalokal in the summer of 2012. I'd been living in Brussels for a few years and hosting travelers. They all had similar questions about where to go, where to get a... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Entrepreneur's Notebook with Kevin Przybocki (MBA '91)
functions that weren’t our core strengths. You don’t need to be an expert at everything. What keeps me up at night: We grew this business to 26 employees and more than 100 global clients while being involved in every detail, but that’s... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Alumni Books
CIOs Create and Communicate Value by Richard Hunter and George Westerman (DBA ’03) (Harvard Business Press) The authors recommend that to combat the IT-as-cost mindset, CIOs use IT to create three kinds of value — value for the money (the IT department View Details
- 16 Mar 2017
- News
‘We Don’t Leave When Things Go Wrong’
Christopher Rodrigues (MBA 1976) is chair of the British Council, an international organization for arts, cultural relations, and educational opportunities operating on six continents and in more than 100 countries. In this video... View Details
- 04 Jan 2016
- News
Getting ‘Them’ Out of the Equation
You stop thinking, you stop listening, because you are operating under the assumption you know everything about them, and once you know everything about them, there is no reason to validate anything other than your preconceived notions.... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
The Taxi Wars of Jakarta
Grab now operates in six Southeast Asian countries and has raised more than $700 million to date, with another funding round underway. In Indonesia, Grab took an early lead on Uber in part because the service let passengers pay with cash.... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Faculty Research Online
HBS Cases: Lady Gaga What goes into creating the world’s largest pop star? Before her fame hit, Lady Gaga’s manager faced decisions that could have derailed the performer’s career. A new case by Associate Professor Anita Elberse examines the strategic marketing choices... View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
New Releases
Franchise Organizations by Jeffrey L. Bradach (Harvard Business School Press) How much impact do chains such as Pizza Hut and McDonald's have on today's economy? Here are some telling numbers: a new franchise opens in the United States every eight minutes; by the year... View Details
- 19 Sep 2012
- News
On a Sound Track
headline “Mom? Dad? I’m home!” “You can imagine the ribbing I took from my classmates,” says Andrus, who still cringes when he tells the story even though he now has little to be embarrassed about. That’s because last year he was named president and CEO of Skullcandy,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
$how Me the Money
business, government, and the global economy. It saps the strength of people and institutions, especially in developing countries. Everyone’s against corruption, or so they claim. But virtually all countries are involved in facilitating... View Details
- 18 Aug 2015
- News
New HBS Fund Chairs
Garrett are based in New York City, where he is a Managing Director and Head of Global Private Equity at Morgan Stanley and she is a professional photographer. Both are active with a range of civic, cultural, and educational... View Details
- 12 Jul 2021
- News
Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis
preclinical studies in animal models including Alzheimer’s disease, cardiovascular disease, multiple sclerosis, melanoma, and breast cancer. Skouras launched Olatec in 2008 after founding Global Reach Management Company following a decade... View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
@Soldiers Field
STEPPING UP Above: HBS students are among the Wednesday morning, stair-climbing fanatics at Harvard Stadium—a 2,122-step challenge led by The November Project, a global social fitness group that started in Boston. (photo by Susan Young)... View Details
- 13 Mar 2011
- News
Sympathy and Concern for HBS Alumni in Japan
you. Sincerely, Ralph James (MBA '82) Executive Director HBS External Relations P.S.: Read HBS faculty views and insights on what lies ahead for Japan and the global companies operating there. View Details
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Brazil Banks on Experience
Ranked among the world’s largest economies, Brazil and the left-leaning government of newly elected President Lu íz In ácio Lula da Silva soothed wary financial markets by selecting Henrique Meirelles (93rd AMP), former head of global... View Details
Keywords: Finance
- 20 May 2016
- News
The Most Creative People in Business 2016
honored: Mark Fields (MBA 1989) President and CEO, Ford “For steering Ford in a more adventurous direction” Abby Falik (MBA 2008) Founder and CEO of Global Citizen Year “For channeling teenage wanderlust toward social good” Katrine Bosley... View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Rethinking the Fashion Beat
community and a global one—how it interacts and how it can be brought together,” he says. “We don’t just report the news, we engage with it.” Return to Fashion's Retail Revolution main page « To learn more about these seven HBS Alumni... View Details
- 09 Mar 2021
- News
Addressing Education Inequities Exacerbated by the Pandemic
Children learning remotely often have to rely on parents or a sibling for help. The pandemic has caused the largest disruption of education systems in history, affecting more than one billion learners in more than 190 countries, according to a 2020 United Nations... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Home from the Sea
Using Adventure to Excite Young Minds I have always associated adventure on the high seas with novels like Moby-Dick and Treasure Island, something from the distant past, gone with the golden age of sail. Then Rich Wilson (MBA ’82) opened my eyes to new possibilities.... View Details