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- 01 Dec 2009
- News
One Man Crime Wave
Rowan and John D. MacDonald 1967–1974, 1986) JDM on the Production Cycle “Carl Garrett liked to leave the main offices and walk over to one of the production areas and climb to the catwalk and lean on the rail and look down at the acres... View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Every Trick in the Book
tool, both to customers and to publishers, which see bookstores like BookHampton as a way to introduce new authors, who might otherwise have trouble climbing the Amazon rankings. All the changes have had a positive effect on the bottom... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Singing to the Corn
Beans, and Mandan Squash—the “Three Sisters” of Native American lore that thrive when planted together—Sacred Seed is modeling a different approach based on agricultural practices that are thousands of years old. Cornstalks provide a natural View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Kilimanjaro
“If I had known how hard it would be, I never would have done it. But I’m really glad I did.” That was the most common response among the group of fifteen HBS alumni and friends who participated in the pre-safari optional adventure of View Details
- 04 May 2017
- News
Going the Distance
Photo courtesy of Martin Frey Martin Frey (AMP 165, 2003) didn’t plan to become the first person in the world to climb the Seven Summits and sail the Seven Seas, an achievement that earned him placement in the Guinness World Records. Yet... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Professor Ramchandran Jaikumar Remembered
Ramchandran Jaikumar, the School's Daewoo Professor of Business Administration and a renowned authority on manufacturing management and technology, died on February 10 of a heart attack while mountain climbing in Quito, Ecuador. He was 53... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Book Review: Hooray for the Huddled Masses
notes that immigrants helped launch 25 percent of US tech and engineering companies between 1995 and 2005 and generated 450,000 jobs in 2005. Such contributions, Ghadar says, could help America climb from its current No. 5 spot in the... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Career Peak
a 2002 Chevy Astro named Eddie, kitted out with storage, sleeping, and work spaces. Her happy place: The deserts of the American Southwest. A family thing: “My mom climbed Kilimanjaro with me last fall. It was her first big mountain.... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
Turning Point: Make Your Life Count
climbed out of poverty. I promised myself that I wouldn’t forget what want felt like and how hard I had found it to prop up my dignity. My mom went shopping at night to have a smaller audience and fewer dirty looks as we rifled through... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
A Focus on Latinx Entrepreneurs
country. “What we do is invest in businesses that are growing faster than the GDP, which is climbing now because of the recovery, but traditionally, it’s been 2 to 3 percent over the last 10 to 20 years,” Perez says. “We want to bring our... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
New Releases
The book represents a milestone in a lifelong personal spiritual odyssey, a process he likens to climbing a mountain with many paths to the top. Richly anecdotal, the volume provides examples of spiritual journeys drawn from literature... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Deep Dive
Everest. Vescovo had reached that summit on his second try in 2010. The battered ice axe he had relied on during the climb was now secured within the the submersible’s body. It reminded him of the intense physical strain of those days on... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Natural Fit
Patty in the foothills of Park City, Utah, home base for US Ski & Snowboard At the age of 18, Anouk Patty (MBA 1997) was in an enviable position, or so it seemed. In addition to gaining acceptance at Dartmouth College, Patty’s speed and grit had earned her a place on... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
The Class of 1974: Timed for a Change
Parish, was among the runners-up. The journey has not been easy; the class has experienced its share of deaths, disappointments, loss of loved ones, ongoing physical ailments, and business failures. But we have persevered. Having climbed... View Details
Keywords: Charles B. ("Chuck") Mercer
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
An Rx for Small Business Recovery
efforts. Beyond the $800 billion Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), these included 90 percent guarantees on SBA-backed loans, a tactic first deployed by Mills during the Great Recession. “Early-stage cash infusions have been critical,” she notes, “but navigating the... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Jan 2007
- News
Hansjörg Wyss, MBA 1965
environment being among them. The Wyss Foundation, for example, focuses on preserving extraordinary landscapes in the intermountain west and the Colorado Plateau, where Wyss first hiked and climbed as a 23-year-old exchange student.... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Retirement's Changing Face
myself. “I always assumed that my time off would be a brief interlude and that I would be ready to climb a new, yet-to-be-defined mountain,” observes Terrana. “I still haven’t purchased my climbing... View Details
Keywords: Personal Services
- 20 Nov 2015
- News
Room to Grow
be able to learn how not to run a business, and I figured it was time to go learn what the mistakes were and how not to repeat them in the future. That’s pretty much how I ended up at Harvard.” With an MBA in hand, Kendall spent a few years at a welding company, but... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 11 Apr 2018
- News
The First Five Years: Regan Turner (MBA 2013)
HBS professor? If you did, what impact did he or she have on you? “I had so many fantastic professors at HBS that it’s hard to pick one favorite. I loved the energy that Professor Ramon Casadesus-Masanell brought to our Strategy class when he would jump on top of desks... View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
All For One
employees. By 2012, sales had increased by nearly 50 percent, and VW’s brand ranking had climbed from No. 55 to No. 39. Based on consumer surveys, brand monitor Interbrand selected VW as the top environmental brand in 2012. While creating... View Details