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10 Aug 2015
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A Talent Pipeline for Society’s Challenges

development. Culled from a pool of nearly 1,000 applicants, those selected serve a yearlong fellowship in a nonprofit focused on issues such as economic development, education, health, hunger, international development, and impact... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

01 Jan 2005
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Judith R. Haberkorn, 111th AMP, 1992

Retired President, Consumer Sales & Services, Verizon Communications Inc. Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page EARLIER EDUCATION Briarcliff College, 1968 B.A., International Relations LIFELONG LESSON FROM HBS "Leadership matters.... View Details

01 Sep 2009
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E Ink’s Wild Ride

everything from R&D and manufacturing to marketing (the company also owns a small plant in South Hadley, Massachusetts). That vision, which Wilcox attributes to MIT professor Joe Jacobson, was nothing less than the ability to hold all of... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; e-books; e-reading; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing

05 Feb 2019
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Protecting the Power Grid

running the market research firm Geosegment Systems Corporation, which he founded in 1991. In addition to its advocacy before the NRC, Popik’s group has become a regular at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the obscure... View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli; terrorism; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities

01 Mar 2008
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Where Have All the Leaders Gone?

skill of microtargeting — identifying small, intense subgroups and communicating with them about their individual needs and wants — has never been more critical in marketing or in political campaigns. The one-size-fits-all approach to the... View Details

Keywords: Government

26 Aug 2016
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Connecting with the Past

several years as a consultant for Construction Specialties, a manufacturer of specialized architectural products. At the same time, his nephew Mark brought him on board as an investor and marketing consultant in several high-tech... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

01 Dec 2015
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Leading Boston and Beyond

and marketing initiative for the program, as well as working on broadening the Mayor’s overall social media strategy. Following his fellowship, Koh went to work at the Huffington Post, but his heart remained in Boston City Hall. “This... View Details

Keywords: Jen Myers; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

01 Dec 2012
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50 Years & Counting

"When men and women across the firm internalize a definition of competence and power that includes women, that makes a difference in retention and advancement." A longitudinal study of the consulting firm Deloitte LLP delves into the... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

01 Feb 1999
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All in the Family

importance of family-owned and -operated enterprises to the international economy, HBS has long been on the forefront of research in this field. Among the early pioneers were HBS professors emeriti Renato Tagiuri and Louis B. Barnes, who... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso

01 Dec 2012
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Rival Visions

in European financial markets of any country in the world. Hamilton endured enormous personal abuse during these years, but he also had the satisfaction of seeing most of "my commercial system" put into place. What Hamilton's policies had... View Details

01 Oct 1996
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Lasting Impressions

the School had made a strategic decision to become more diverse. There were also a number of international students and people from West Point and the Navy Nuclear Sub program. I had a lot of respect for the military people and shared... View Details

Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg

01 Dec 2011
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Making the Case for Leadership

Issue Focus: Leadership Issue Focus Li & Fung's Global Footprint Reimagining the MBA Leaders come in all colors, ages, shapes, and sizes, with all manner of skills and temperaments, a variety and diversity seemingly matched only by the real-world challenges they must... View Details

01 Dec 2000
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Vivek Ranadivé

a $15 billion market cap and a $300 million revenue run rate per year, TIBCO is one of the fastest-growing software companies ever. Like any corporate executive, Ranadivé is concerned with the dollars-and-cents valuation of his company... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Telecommunications; Information; Air Transportation; Transportation

01 Sep 2014
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Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2014

who might prefer guaranteed tax-free retirement income not subject to Wall Street market fluctuations. The Tanner Extraction by Frank X. Biasi (PMD 41, 1981) F.X. Biasi Falling in Love Backwards: An Unlikely Tale of Happily Ever After by... View Details

Keywords: faculty research; Alumni Research

01 Dec 2011
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Li & Fung's Global Footprint

business today. What issues did you face when you returned to Hong Kong in 1972? When I returned, my friends told me, “We don’t know why you’ve come back. Hong Kong’s now too expensive. Our labor is too high, and Taiwan has taken all our... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Miscellaneous Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Wholesale Trade

01 Sep 2016
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Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2016

Alumni Books The Saudi Kingdom by Ali Al Shihabi (MBA 1985) (Markus Wiener Publishers) Al Shihabi presents an analysis of Saudi Arabia’s political stability in light of mounting domestic and international challenges facing the country... View Details

23 Apr 2018
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Sowing the Seeds of Leadership

scholarships, supported by committed donors and foundation grants. EARTH is a private, nonprofit school that offers a four-year undergraduate degree in agricultural sciences and natural resources management and a master’s degree in agribusiness innovation. Courses are... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

01 Sep 2010
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Dean Nohria Looks Ahead

MIT’s Sloan School of Management. I started in international finance, which is what I thought I was going to do. But I discovered organizational behavior and leadership, and ultimately my interests went in that direction. MIT for me was a... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson

10 Mar 2017
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The Business of Lego Batman

weekends in a row. He spoke with associate editor Julia Hanna about everything from his approach to a film’s business plan, to the challenges of managing internal growth on his teams—and how the Lego Movie is like The Avengers. READ MORE... View Details

Keywords: LEGO; Lego

01 Feb 1997
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Shaping the Future of Business: Entrepreneurial Evolution at HBS

the School, even as HBS alumni continued to distinguish themselves in the realm of entrepreneurial practice. In 1982, acting on a marketing survey they had conducted as second-year students, David W. Thompson (MBA '81), Bruce W. Ferguson... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry and Susan Young; profiles by Garry Emmons

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