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- 01 Dec 1996
- News
Victory Lap: Frazier, Olympics COO, Reviews the Games
mood in Atlanta in the aftermath of the Games? People feel a certain sense of loss now that the Games are over. Atlantans are proud of how well their city hosted the Olympics, especially the way it came back after the Centennial Park bombing. There was a remarkable... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2014
Father of Modern Management by Bob Buford (OPM 2, 1977) (Worthy Publishing) Where Does It Hurt?: An Entrepreneur's Guide to Fixing Health Care by Jonathan Bush (MBA 1997) and Stephen Baker (Portfolio) Bush, the cofounder and CEO of... View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
September 11: A Community Reflects
also one of fear that the Western world may at any point associate these acts with the Arab or Muslim culture. Those who acted so cowardly have nothing to do with our culture. The overwhelming majority of... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young;Deborah Blagg
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Crash Pad
When 4753 North Broadway opened in 1924, the neoclassical tower represented the height of American architectural design, a terra-cotta temple of capitalism at the heart of Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood. Over the next century, a series of banks occupied the spacious... View Details
- 31 Jan 2023
- News
Female Founders' Dilemmas; UK Tech Startups
Clubs News Clubs News The HBS Association of Boston (HBSAB) recently presented a virtual panel discussion exploring the unique challenges that women entrepreneurs encounter when founding their companies. The conversation, titled “The Realities Facing Female Founders,”... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Earl “Butch” Graves Jr. (MBA 1988)
Black Enterprise is a multimedia company with the mission to ensure that everyone can act on the opportunities this country has provided to so many. Our tagline is “Wealth for life.” My father launched Black Enterprise in 1970 with a... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Making the Case for Leadership
appointed joint interim directors, asking them “to step up and take more responsibility,” and gave more authority to her executive assistant to act as a gatekeeper for issues as they arose. “My number one thing is that I didn’t want to... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Roger Thompson; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; National Security and International Affairs; Government; Health, Social Assistance; Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services; Information; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Fixing What Ails the Drug Industry
echoed Hamburg’s call for improvements in regulation, but he also emphasized the innovation side of the balancing act between safety and product development. “Reinvent invention,” he told the audience. The industry must get smarter about... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Notebook
if you walk into Best Buy and purchase a cell phone, we run your credit score and activate the account so you can walk out with a phone that’s ready to use. We tie together the retailers that sell digital services with the providers of those services by taking View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
New Venture Winner Mines E-Waste
alumni from fields such as venture capital, consulting, law, accounting, life sciences, and technology. “I was impressed by the great turnout of teams, the care and diligence that the HBS clubs brought to planning the regional contests,... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
A Place in the Sun
person; the nit-picking, antisocial groucher; or the obnoxious imbiber. We want caring people who have some romance and adventure left in their bones." It goes without saying that Evanson would also like to host people who will appreciate... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna and Garry Emmons
- 02 Jun 2015
- News
Pointing the Way to a Better World
problems and how people are coming up with solutions,” WuDunn says. “We invite everyone to learn and act in some way.” WuDunn, also a former New York Times reporter, and Kristof won a Pulitzer Prize for their reporting on China’s... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
HIV/AIDS and Business
she continues — even a small bicycle shop in China could rent or loan bicycles to deliver medication. “My sense is that people are innately sympathetic. If you provide specific tools, it makes it easier for them to act in a responsible... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
From Where We Stand
room. You will never regret it, and you'll build a strong reputation." Linda Rossetti (MBA 1991), managing director, Golden Seeds; blogger, Novofemina.com, Boston, Massachusetts I'd offer three ideas to female MBAs. First, take the time to understand your heart's... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Toy Story
care about the brand and are good ambassadors. They can explain the product and convey the value of it.” (See sidebar, page 36.) Without these ambassadors, he observes, it is harder for people to see the educational value of LEGO... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
The Prophet of Start-Ups
1960s. “There was such support — his presence, his philosophy, his belief in new enterprise was an inspiration.” Doriot did not act alone. His wife, Edna Allen, supported him every step of the way, allowing him to focus obsessively on his... View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Opening Doors: Inside the World of Museum Management
intellectual content." A Balancing Act Carter Brown, who now chairs the cable television arts network Ovation and sits on the boards of some twenty nonprofit, public, and private institutions, observes, "You always have to be View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Ink: Alumni Book Recommendations
combination of passion and perseverance that made high achievers special. In a word, they had grit.” Recommended by Health care executive Daniel Bowles (MBA/MPP 2015) Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss with Tahl Raz Voss on lessons... View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
June 2021 Books and Podcasts
and advice of the world’s top professional investors. LIFE: A Handbook for Our Loved Ones By Rudy Chen Setiawan (MBA 1996) Amazon Kindle “Set your life on fire, and seek those who fan your flames.” —Rumi The most important act of our... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Alumni Books
Odds by Peter D. Johnston (MBA ’90) (Negotiation Press) How do you negotiate with Wal-Mart or with an intimidating boss about an ethical issue? How do you negotiate a capital infusion for a struggling start-up or better health care for... View Details