Power And Influence - Publications - Faculty & Research

03 Apr 2015
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Texas Alumni Connect Around a ‘Vision’ for the New HBS

other and with HBS in powerful ways as a School, as a community, and as individuals, as we strive to embody the mission of the School to ‘make a difference in the world’.” As... View Details

11 May 2015
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Washington, DC Alumni Connect Around a ‘Vision’ for the New HBS

Campaign is about more than raising money,” he noted. “It provides an opportunity to inspire and engage the next generation of leaders at the School—to better connect alumni with each other and with HBS in... View Details

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Commencement 2015 Address | About

difference in the world, and that’s a Purpose I find deeply meaningful. I believe there’s a desperate need for good leadership in the world—that business can be a powerful force for good in society, View Details

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Kaki Ettinger

fascinated by the rapidly growing power of digital tools, and since then have remained committed to a career in technology and media. But for me, the "what" was... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment / Media; Technology; Entrepreneurship

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Marco Crespo

21st-century education beyond cognitive skills to include social/emotional and life skills that will help kids develop all their lives." "Usually," Marco says, "we measure development by how much students know. That's... View Details

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Ari Medoff

business's founder, helping him manage transactions and operations for more than forty hotels in twenty-three states. Pursuing distinct careers "Many people come to the HBS/HKS joint degree program to find the intersection among... View Details

01 Jun 1997
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Taylor R. M. Keen

It's the first day of class at HBS, and students introduce themselves one by one, proudly enumerating their accomplishments. Finally a young man with a long black braid rises from his seat. "I don't have much to say," he declares with... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso

01 Dec 1996
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On Eve of Transition, Alumni Conference Set for Hong Kong

Myths, Realities, Opportunities," the conference will be held in Hong Kong April 5 through 8 on the eve of the official transfer of power in June. "We timed the conference to coincide with the transition," says David B. Yoffie, Max View Details

Keywords: Elaine Gottlieb

20 Jul 2015
Blog Post

My Journey to Working with At Night Management / PRMD Music

to experience what life was like in the creative part of the music industry. In my opinion, a great place to do this is in artist management. Not only are these companies taking power and responsibilities... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment / Media / Sports

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Anthony Tan

first called MyTeksi, in June, 2012. He managed to find early round financing from several investors in the U.S. and Asia and despite his family’s unhappiness with his decision to forego his role at Tan... View Details

01 Jun 2011
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Where Conservation Means Business

Photos by Webb Chappell Related Links Who Was George F. Baker? Priscilla Anderson demonstrating photo conservation techniques. Stepping into the workaday world of Priscilla Anderson is like taking a step back in time. While most professionals spend their days tethered... View Details

Keywords: Roger thompson

01 Sep 2006
News

Street Singer

apparent, however, is her passion and drive, whether she’s describing a recent IPO, her work with the Food Bank for New York City, or her relationship with God. Whatever the topic, her words come thick and... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Finance

17 Aug 2011
Research & Ideas

Protecting against the Pirates of Bollywood

to make the $3.5 million Roadside Romeo. The first-of-its-kind animated Hindi movie barely broke even. All told, Hollywood studios invested an estimated $100 million on producing films in India between 2007 and 2009. But box-office... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Motion Pictures & Video

01 Apr 1999
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Q & A: Confronting New Technologies: When Doing Right Is Wrong

technologies seldom make sense to managers, given their corporate perspective. There are two reasons for this. First, customers exert tremendous influence over managers' decisions and the directions they... View Details

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Danny Cho

Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? Three years ago, I made the difficult decision to leave the US Army and enter the private sector. An MBA was a natural next step because I needed the business skills View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

30 Apr 2019
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Leading Schools That Change Lives

personal connection to the transformative power of education and an entrepreneurial mindset. His father grew up in the Mission Hill projects in Boston but was able to attend Boston College High School on a... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

12 Jun 2023
Blog Post

Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - Leapfrogging Traditional Agricultural Development in Africa

Sustainability – OCP’s Progress Towards Carbon Neutrality: Mostafa Terrab, Chairman and CEO of Morocco-based OCP Group, outlines the company’s commitments towards sustainability, which include major investments in solar View Details

07 Apr 2008
Research & Ideas

The Debate over Taxing Foreign Profits

influence how investors diversify their portfolios; the organizational and ownership decisions firms make; firm investment[PDF] decisions; and myriad financing decisions,... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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2016 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

chapters about leadership, diversity, and work-family conflict. She is the 2014 recipient of Villanova's Junior Faculty Teaching Excellence Award. She is also a 2014 recipient of the Women's Way Powerful... View Details

01 Apr 1997
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Critical Information: MIS Monitors the Ever-Changing World of IT

no longer being used as just a tactical resource, it's now fundamentally influencing business strategy and competition," says Richard L. Nolan, MBA Class of 1942 Professor of Business Administration, who... View Details