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- 05 May 2010
- What Do You Think?
Is Denial Endemic to Management?
"denial is avoidable and leads to failure," such as Henry Ford's presumption that consumers would continue to want black autos in the face of evidence that they were becoming more interested in color; IBM's dogged pursuit of PC... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 02 Nov 2020
- Blog Post
WE RISE
When Hayley Barna (MBA 2010) launched the beauty startup Birchbox in 2010, she expected fundraising would be a challenge. Every entrepreneur knows the long odds: By some estimates, less than 1 percent of new companies receive that coveted... View Details
- 09 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Manager in Red Sneakers
than those who dress conventionally. “You're saying, 'I'm so autonomous and successful that I can afford to dress in a nonconforming way'” Think Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in his hoodie, or the late Apple CEO Steve Jobs in black... View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards 2021
practices, which resulted in an offer to teach at Howard University. There, Fitzhugh created a marketing program and organized the school’s Small Business Center, in addition to introducing generations of black students—including HBS’s... View Details
- 19 Apr 2017
- Blog Post
7 Ways MBA Students Use Baker Library
am always surprised at the small connections that occur. Earlier this year, we were hosting a research drop-in session for entrepreneurs as part of the New Venture Competition. While going through the available resources, it turns out the... View Details
- Web
Harvard Business School Announces Latest RISE Fellows - MBA
Blog Blog MBA Voices Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author Career and Professional Development Staff Author HBS Community Author HBS Faculty Author MBA Admissions Author MBA Students Topics Topics 1st Year (RC) 2+2 Program 2nd Year... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Family Matters
Lailah Thompson-Woode (MBA 2021) with her children, Antonio and Yasmina Woode. Photo courtesy Lailah Thompson-Woode Lailah Thompson-Woode (MBA 2021) with her children, Antonio and Yasmina Woode. Photo courtesy Lailah Thompson-Woode As a middle schooler, Lailah... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 18 Apr 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 18, 2018
companies is evaluated by linking the 2007 SBO to the Longitudinal Business Database (LBD). We quantify the dependency of the United States as a whole, as well as individual states, on the contributions of immigrant entrepreneurs in terms... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Feb 2022
- Blog Post
African American Student Union Spotlight on the Public Sector
pursuing an MBA at HBS will provide a global residential experience to become a successful public entrepreneur and city developer. The United Nations projects that by 2050 more than 68 percent of the world's population will live in... View Details
- Web
Business and Climate Change Course | HBS Online
Professionals Entrepreneurs and Investors Explore how companies in various industries are adapting to and preparing for climate change and leverage those insights to inform your organization’s strategy. "I am early in my career and am... View Details
- 08 Sep 2016
- News
How We Make It Work
Optimizing requires saying no so you can focus your time and attention on the things that are important to you.” —Lara Hodgson (MBA 1998), cofounder, president, and CEO, NOWaccount Network Cynthia and Phil Black (MBA 2002) Children: Croix... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
The Camel and the Unicorn
superpower: Innovation. In this episode of Skydeck, we’re kicking off a three-part series called “Out of the Valley.” It will focus on the work of Alex Lazarow (MBA 2010), a venture capitalist and author of the book, Out-Innovate: How Global View Details
- 13 May 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #5: Phyllis Newhouse, CEO, Entrepreneur, Leader
Climate Stories Episode #5: Phyllis Newhouse, CEO, Entrepreneur, Leader Episode #5 of Climate Stories is a little different. It describes the innovative solar technology of Heliogen, a renewable energy company. But it is also an interview with a remarkable View Details
- 04 Aug 2020
- News
How Business Can Advance Racial Equity
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes In mid-June, weeks after protests against racial injustice spread globally, the Leadership Now Project—founded in 2017 by HBS alumni to fix American democracy—released the Business for Racial Equity Pledge.... View Details
- 17 Nov 2022
- News
Blockchain for Good
made at all.” Fast-forward to 2020 and the pandemic, when Dyer and her friend, entrepreneur Kene Ezeji-Okoye, again saw a system badly in need of updating. Existing payment networks were extracting big fees from individuals and merchants,... View Details
Keywords: Ralph Ranalli
- 22 Feb 2019
- News
Empowering a New Generation of Business Leaders
before guests were treated to a private tour of the massive media production facilities. Jaqueline Burgos (MBA 2014) opened the chat by introducing Professor McGee, a media industry expert and entrepreneur who was named one of the 50 most... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2020
separation, courage, and transformation through five generations of interracial relationships. Fearful of prison time—or lynching—for violating Indiana’s anti-miscegenation laws in the 1940s, E. Dolores Johnson’s Black father and white... View Details
- 23 Nov 2020
- Blog Post
We Rise
When Hayley Barna (MBA 2010) launched the beauty startup Birchbox in 2010, she expected fundraising would be a challenge. Every entrepreneur knows the long odds: By some estimates, less than 1 percent of new companies receive that coveted... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
We Rise
Above: Illustration by Hannah Barczyk When Hayley Barna (MBA 2010) launched the beauty startup Birchbox in 2010, she expected fundraising would be a challenge. Every entrepreneur knows the long odds: By some estimates, less than 1 percent... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Flying High
Subramanian and Pelet, on the runway with Aero (Courtesy Uma Subramanian) Subramanian and Pelet, on the runway with Aero (Courtesy Uma Subramanian) When Uma Subramanian (MBA 2008) joined Aero Technologies as CEO in March 2019, the company was “just a kernel of an... View Details
Keywords: April White; aviation; airlines; entrepreneurship; leadership; innovation; Air Transportation; Transportation