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Erika Sanchez
Boeing’s Enterprise Auditor Program “gave me broad exposure to different functions, from finance and program management to quality control and investor relations.” “A whole new level you can’t even imagine.” At Boeing, a mentor encouraged...
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- 25 Mar 2024
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DC Alumni and BEI Present Talk on Inequality and Climate Change
conversations around climate leadership and solutions. “We’ve worked closely with the school and the BEI on other events, to get ideas and connect with faculty,” he says. “We worked with them to invite interested alumni from around the DC area, and it was certainly...
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- 01 Sep 2011
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Capitalism’s False Mantra
of hedge funds, and encourage companies to contribute positively to society. The National Football League is Martin’s exemplar because it does all it can do to improve the customer experience while ensuring its employees — players to...
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- 01 Sep 2009
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A Student Plan Goes to Washington
encourage non-TARP companies to allocate voluntarily slots for three CGC directors. The proposal anticipates demand for roughly 500 professional directors within five years. “I wouldn’t say that the current corporate governance system is...
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- 01 Sep 2013
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Passion & Purpose
employees in 28 offices. The company, with an industry-high 99 percent customer retention rate, regularly receives awards for its customer service. Roger W. Sant, MBA 1960 Cofounder and Chairman Emeritus, The AES Corporation, Washington, DC Roger W. Sant “I am View Details
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Marques Torbert
high school, a caring teacher introduced Marques to economics and encouraged him to prepare for and take the A.P. micro and macro exams. The Inroads program provided an internship with the Federal Reserve Bank in Cleveland. Through an...
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Marco Crespo
for and what he learned at HBS. "The way the HBS classroom is set up encourages social/emotional skills," he says. "You have to learn how to prepare, how to be persuasive, how to be attentive. In a ninety-person classroom,...
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Folafolu Folowosele
winners – it’s really there to encourage kids to work hard academically and enjoy sports.” Learning how to apply business principles to drive social impact was part of Fola’s motivation to attend HBS. “This is an institution,” Fola says,...
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- 01 Oct 2016
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Reflections on the Peek Weekend Family Business Cohort
initiated important dialogue. If you are thinking about applying to the Family Business cohort, I would highly encourage you to speak to your family members about the family business. Specifically, I suggest focusing on how decisions are...
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The Competition - A Concrete Symbol: The Building of Harvard Business School 1908-1927 – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
opportunity for thoughtful and thorough consideration of the School’s needs. The guidelines emphasized that the new site maintain close relations physically, intellectually, and socially with the Cambridge campus. The design, it noted, should View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
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From Fellowship Recipient to ‘The Most Influential Business Thinker On Earth’
innovation framework to advancing education and health care. Referring to HBS as a “distribution mechanism by which we can help people that we could not directly reach,” Christensen encourages alumni to consider their relationship with...
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Maliha Khan
word, starting something from scratch. I'd like to experience the pride and sense of ownership that comes from building something yourself. How has HBS prepared you for your summer internship? HBS has gotten me accustomed to always having a big-picture perspective....
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Nathalie duPreez
otherwise. I am fortunate that I have had the encouragement and opportunities to live by his advice. Yet, just five miles away from where I grew up, children do not have fathers to make them "wings," nor role models to inspire...
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- 12 Nov 2020
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All in the Neighborhood
says Bill Oesterle. “We were going to employ them, we were going to encourage people to live in that neighborhood, and we were going to be part of the place.” The company founded the Angie’s List Community Grant program in 2015, offering...
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- 01 Jun 2018
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Digging Deep
operations, creating 400,000 direct manufacturing jobs since 2010. PwC predicts that in the years ahead “manufacturers in all industries will find themselves in a race to efficiently produce products at the point of demand.” BCG View Details
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Julia Hanna
- 14 Sep 2015
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Helping Investors Have an Impact
Philo Alto (MBA/MPA 2000) founded Asia Value Advisors to engage individuals and organizations in philanthropic ventures that create positive, sustainable impact. The advisory platform encourages cross-sector leadership and thinking among...
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- 26 Mar 2008
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First Look: March 26, 2008
Working PapersDiffusing Management Practices within the Firm: The Role of Information Provision Authors:Michael J. Lenox and Michael W. Toffel Abstract A key role of corporate managers is to encourage subsidiaries to adopt innovative...
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Martha Lagace
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Pato Bichara
Community Officers for the Student Association (SA). As part of the SA’s mission, we want to make sure we create the right environment, events, and culture to encourage lasting friendships. Similarly, I want to strengthen my friendships...
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Niklas James
you’re encouraged to reach for something that has a meaningful impact. You come to realize that you can do more with your life and career than you had thought possible.” “But at the same time,” says Niklas, “there’s a side that teaches...
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Maya Babu
contractors and service providers." Encouraged by her mentor at the Administration, Maya applied for the joint MD/MBA degree. Understanding both sides of the health care system To prepare for participation at HBS, Maya attended...
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