family - Publications - Faculty & Research

25 May 2011
HBS Case

QuikTrip’s Investment in Retail Employees Pays Off

another family issue." Conversely, workers who aren't doing their part hear about it sooner rather than later, whether it's from a manager or coworkers. "Slow movers are not meant to work at QuikTrip," says Ton. If an... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Retail

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Eligibility | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

especially those that may be forgiven upon resumption of employment Personal loans from family or friends Bank loans not certified or verified by MBA Financial Aid Home equity loans or lines of credit Applicants who have previously... View Details

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Entrepreneurship and Global Capitalism - Discovering the Business of Storytelling - MBA

Sciences Partners & Families Peek SVMP Social Enterprise Student Life Student Loans Student Profile Sustainability Video Blog Industries Industries Architecture Construction Consulting Consumer Packaged Goods Education Energy Engineering... View Details

11 Mar 2001
Research & Ideas

Merchants to Multinationals: British Trading Companies in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

public companies, which enabled family ownership and control and most of the past traditions of the former partnerships to continue with little hindrance. This was not exceptional in the corporate context of Britain of this period — the... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones

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Domestic Students - MBA

who take out a personal loan will be required to provide a notarized loan agreement to the Kraft Family Financial Aid Office. Related Links Can international students get loans? Answers to your top questions about financial aid. How do... View Details

01 Apr 2013
Research & Ideas

First Minutes are Critical in New-Employee Orientation

Next, the newcomers spent 15 minutes writing answers to questions such as, "What did you hear about Wipro today that you would be proud to tell your family about?" Finally, the group members discussed their answers with each other. At the... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Web Services; Service; Telecommunications

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Power to the People

By: Eric D. Werker

Every nongovernmental organization has a mission statement. For example, CARE, one of the world's largest and best-funded NGOs, explains its mission as serving "individuals and families in the poorest communities in the world. Drawing strength from our global... View Details

Keywords: Mission and Purpose; Food; Service Operations; Inflation and Deflation; Experience and Expertise; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Knowledge; Poverty; Agribusiness; Diversity; Non-Governmental Organizations; Innovation and Invention; India

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Projects - Business History

faculty members with leaders or former leaders of businesses and NGOs. These videotaped interviews with men and women of diverse backgrounds address pivotal moments of transition in their regions. They contain compelling insights on entrepreneurship, innovation, View Details

11 Oct 2023
News

Soldier On

from the university attend, and they're able to raise their family here. And additionally, I think in 10 years, I see our airport thriving. It may not be commercial traffic, it could be general aviation, it could be a hub-and-spoke for... View Details

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Bloomberg: mutual funds

Issuer type in Vanguard Funds/USA. Click on a fund name to get more information. Use the 97) Actions drop down to export to Excel. To use the Fund Screening for funds based on specific search criteria type FSRC and hit GO. Use the Universe Criteria to search by... View Details

14 Jun 2022
Blog Post

Meet the HBS Jewish Student Association

family while living in a small town with very few Jews, I am passionate about sharing my culture and beliefs with others to build awareness and understanding with the larger global community. Prior to HBS, I helped lead the traditional... View Details

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Balancing Work & Life - Alumni

location It’s not just about having a desirable place to live. Think carefully about how location impacts your commute, your family obligations (school pick-ups and drop-offs), and access to resources that can make your life easier. Find... View Details

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Bobby Tuohy

encouraged me to come here. To me, it’s a natural extension of the teamwork, the family that I found in the military.” Bobby lives on campus with his husband Jared Meyers. “Students and the school have brought my spouse in as part of the... View Details

Portrait Project

Brooke Biederman

Pablo Picasso once said that the purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls. Well, I’ve had the dust permanently washed off mine. A year after college, I was in a terrible accident. My sweet family was first told to... View Details

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Driving Impact in Emerging Markets with HBS Alum Nneka Chime (MBA 2015) - Recruiting

her challenge and fulfillment while opening doors to new opportunities. Seeking out a challenge Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Nneka developed a passion early in life for contributing to her home country. She noticed that many of the families... View Details

01 Jun 2011
News

Who Was George F. Baker?

Within that context, the Baker family recently donated a major collection of Baker’s papers and memorabilia to the library, archives that no doubt will help scholars and students take fuller measure of the “Sphinx of Wall Street.” View Details

Keywords: Finance

01 Jun 2002
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Up to the Challenge: Ipsita Dasgupta - Global Perspective, Local Results

summer, and in the fall she will be working in Boston as a strategy consultant for IBM Strategy and Change. “I think I will always be involved in economic development in some way,” she remarks, crediting her mother as a major source of inspiration. “She's worked behind... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; development; leadership; social issues; management; technology; Finance; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

25 Jun 2007
Research & Ideas

HBS Cases: Beauty Entrepreneur Madam Walker

interview, women in large numbers were stepping out onto the public stage as members of the workforce and were adopting a more defined role as consumers. Madam C.J. Walker.Photo courtesy A'Lelia Bundles/Walker Family... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Beauty & Cosmetics

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Cumnock Hall | About

Room . About the Name Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Alexander Cumnock came to the United States with his family in 1846 and began his career in the textile industry as a young man. By the turn of the century, he was a well-known figure in... View Details

01 Dec 2006
What Do You Think?

How Important Is Quality of Labor? And How Is It Achieved?

to take the initiative to risk one's safety to cross a border to support one's family a positive indicator of the kind of "attitude" sought by high-performing organizations? If so, will private industry as a matter of course... View Details

Keywords: by by Jim Heskett

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