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  • 15 Feb 2018
  • News

Young workers love cities. So what’s a suburban company to do?

    Robert R. Young

    Young set out to take over the holding company that owned the C&O Railroad, and despite losing substantial backing from a group of General Motors executives, Young... View Details
    Keywords: Transportation

      John A. Young

      Marking the exit of H-P founders Bill Hewlett and David Packard, Young’s rise to CEO came at a time when H-P was enjoying a resurgence of growth. Under Young’s leadership, H-P continued the success of the HP-3000 computer, which was popular with manufacturing plants,... View Details
      Keywords: Computers & Electronics
      • 10 Feb 2016
      • News

      Helping Young African MBAs Go Home

      As a student member of the Africa Business Club, Tomiwa Igun (MBA 2012) learned how companies on the continent are struggling to find experienced managers to lead their organizations—and also how many young... View Details
      • 12 Jan 2018
      • Cold Call Podcast

      Leadership Lessons from a Young Martin Luther King, Jr.

      clearly taken its toll. Today, we'll hear from Professor Bill George about his case entitled, Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Young Minister Confronts the Challenges of Montgomery. I'm your host, Brian Kenny, and you're listening to Cold Call.... View Details
      • 07 Jan 2013
      • News

      SEC probes Ernst & Young over audit client lobbying

      • 2011
      • Case

      The Haidilao Company

      By: F. Warren McFarlan, Zheng Xiaoming and Ziqian Zhao
      Haidilao Hot Pot brings customers delightful dining experiences. Like most restaurants, its workforce is mostly composed of young employees born in underdeveloped suburban areas. Instilled with the founder's unique entrepreneurial values, they are enthused and... View Details
      Keywords: Competitive Strategy; Customer Service; Employee Empowerment; Global Corporate Cultures; Organizational Values; Transformations; China; Restaurants; China
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      • 26 Apr 2024
      • Blog Post

      How I Spent my 2+2 Deferral: Matthew Young

      We sat down with Matthew Young (MBA 2025) to hear more about how he spent his deferral years. Why did you decide to apply to HBS via the 2+2 deferred admissions process? I decided to apply to HBS via 2+2 following my junior year of... View Details
      • 2011
      • Teaching Note

      The Haidilao Company

      By: F. Warren McFarlan, Zheng Xiaoming and Ziqian Zhao
      Haidilao Hot Pot brings customers delightful dining experiences. Like most restaurants, its workforce is mostly composed of young employees born in underdeveloped suburban areas. Instilled with the founder's unique entrepreneurial values, they are enthused and... View Details
      Keywords: Competitive Strategy; Customer Service; Employee Empowerment; Global Corporate Cultures; Organizational Values; Transformations; China; Restaurants; China
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      • 22 Oct 2014
      • News

      Closing the opportunity divide for low-income young adults

      that if you don’t do it, you’re going to look pretty silly. “Year Up is a one-year program for low-income 18-24 young adults. They come to us for six months of intensive training in professional skills and technical skills and then... View Details
      • 25 Jan 2016
      • News

      Helping Young African Managers Find Their Way Home

      tremendous value to our target audience.” The main focus of YAM is to shrink that management talent gap in Africa. It does this by providing networking opportunities; educating companies and young business... View Details
      Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
      • 02 Dec 2019
      • News

      Supporting the School as a Student and Young Alumna

      HBS experience is why Iyer says it’s important for young alumni to support the HBS Fund, even if they are not yet able to make large gifts. “It’s like when you’re in a lower- to mid-level position in a View Details
      • 01 Feb 2018
      • News

      Going to university is more important than ever for young people

      • 20 Feb 2006
      • Research & Ideas

      Are Company Founders Underpaid?

      CEO is the highest paid executive and almost always out-earns her direct reports by a significant margin. Also, multiple studies have found that the more equity the CEO holds, the more compensation she commands. However, the patterns are completely different in View Details
      Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Financial Services; Technology
      • 24 May 2017
      • News

      David G. Bradley, MBA 1977

      Establishes Advisory Board Foundation, precursor to CityBridge Foundation 1997 Purchases National Journal 1999 Corporate Executive Board (CEB) IPO 1999 Purchases the Atlantic 2001 Advisory Board Company (ABC) IPO 2011 Helps free American... View Details
      Keywords: Susan Young
      • 08 Apr 2015
      • What Do You Think?

      Are Technology Companies Ripe for Disruption?

      can actually use." Paul Hamilton-Smith opined that software companies "mostly subsist from their renewal revenue stream. That stream is generated by 'new and improved' software versions." And Julian Lowe commented that... View Details
      Keywords: by James Heskett; Computer; Technology
      • 01 Oct 2000
      • News

      Edward D. Bullard: The Personal Touch

      man at a welding station. "How's your daughter?" he calls to Jane as she takes a break from her sewing machine. Bullard knows most of the names of the 375 people employed by E.D. Bullard, the privately-held safety equipment company... View Details
      Keywords: Susan Young
      • 01 Jan 2013
      • News

      Roger W. Sant, MBA 1960

      Cofounder and Chairman Emeritus, The AES Corporation Download Sant profile Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page TIMELINE 1931 Born, Los Angeles, California 1955 Earns BS, Business Management, Brigham Young University 1955... View Details
      Keywords: Susan Young
      • 01 Jun 2001
      • News

      Making A Difference: HBS Club of Puget Sound Reaches Out to Young Alumni

      summer and permanent jobs. Held in the Seattle area on Presidents’ Day weekend, the event provides students with a firsthand look at the Seattle business community. Students tour a variety of companies and attend a venture panel... View Details
      Keywords: Elena N. Berg
      • 24 May 2017
      • News

      John J. Brennan, MBA 1980

      experience to Vanguard in 1982, joining the Valley Forge, Pennsylvania–based pioneer of index funds when it was only seven years old. By 1989, the year he was named president, the company was regarded as an emerging industry leader in... View Details
      Keywords: Susan Young