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- 19 Nov 2014
- News
The Power of Yes
money to good use: Dichter would simply open his wallet. At the time, Dichter was director of business development at Acumen Fund, a nonprofit global venture fund that invests in early-stage companies to solve issues stemming from... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2019
down on the outskirts of Moscow, and the Eastern Front proved to be the decisive theater in the defeat of the Third Reich. Ever since, historians have agreed that this was Hitler’s gravest mistake. In Hitler’s Great Gamble, James Ellman... View Details
- 29 Sep 2022
- News
Securing a Resilient Future for Senegal
with enough oil, gas, and food supplies, given supply chain disruptions. Important, too, was being mindful of budget deficits and encouraging investments from international partners. “We had to do it all purposefully, accurately, and... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 01 Jun 2025
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
innovation leaders’ trajectories from heading up a new team and generating first results to navigating the inevitable crosswinds, complications, and conflicts—and ultimately delivering success. Rethinking Investing: A Very Short Guide to Very Long-Term View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Security Chief
CEO, having first served six months as COO. Since 9/11, it’s hard to think of a business with more growth potential than security. Even before that fateful day in 2001, GE executives made the strategic decision to build from scratch a... View Details
- 01 Jan 2007
- News
Donna L. Dubinsky, MBA 1981
to make what she now regards as one of the most important decisions of her career. "Because of our margin decline in the aftermath of the bubble bursting, we couldn't invest in both the Visor and the Treo.... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Health Care’s New Frontier
Massachusetts. As CEO and president, the way Bush talks about that decision reveals a lot about the close-knit culture of a company that last year made the Boston Globe’s “Top Places to Work” in Massachusetts list. “With our commitment to... View Details
- 02 Dec 2021
- News
Learning Curve
Courtesy Patti Melcher Patti Melcher (MBA 1986) never intended to open a school. After getting her start in investment banking in Houston’s energy sector after her time at HBS, Melcher became an early employee at SCF Partners, helping to... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Big Bailouts, Little Debate
Brothers were also at risk, which well, you know where this is going. The decision to let Lehman fail, we’re told by the decision-makers themselves, received only cursory debate. The judgment last year to View Details
- 01 Aug 2001
- News
Robert B. Stobaugh (DBA '68)
HBS team that found that overseas investment by American companies benefited the U.S. economy by increasing exports and creating higher-paying jobs in this country. His testimony on Capitol Hill helped defeat bills aimed at restricting... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Neil MacKenna on Effective Job Search Strategies
selected, on-purpose best, which is how anything you say will be heard. Project Passion. In all your communications with prospective employers, make sure that your level of enthusiasm comes across. Do your research about the company and show that you are willing to... View Details
- 13 Nov 2020
- News
Insatiably Curious
read Year One, a 1994 book offering one student’s perspective on earning an MBA at HBS, and that convinced her to apply. Expanding Horizons Giving up her income to go back to school was not a decision that Ma took lightly, but when she... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Answering the Call
seem out of place in his previous office. And his church's $135,000 annual budget would be small change to his former colleagues. While the contrasts loom large, it is clear from the passion with which Brooks discusses his work that his View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
Far-Reaching Impact
grant perfectly met my yearly loan dues so it massively reduced stress and liability for me. Even as the years have passed, the Loan Repayment Assistance Program has allowed me to concentrate on investing our organization's funds in the... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 11 Jul 2012
- News
A Man, and a Plan, in Africa
Importantly, determining a country’s standing on these criteria is judged not by the MCC but by outside parties such as the WHO and the Heritage Foundation. Once selected, partner countries must submit proposals indicating specifics about how they intend to View Details
- 23 Feb 2023
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Hometown Reboot
capital, has invested in the first five of an intended 30 portfolio companies, and is advancing the goal of growing the entrepreneurial ecosystem for Black and diverse founders. Another opportunity came out of a discussion with a group of... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
An SUV Built for African Roads—by African Workers
has revamped more than just the design, says Yong, a former Bain consultant and Acumen Global Fellow who joined the automaker in 2016. “We have also rethought the conventional automotive business model itself,” with specific decisions in... View Details
Keywords: Amy Yee
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Bruce Rauner (MBA '81) Endows New Professorship
biology and chemistry to prepare for a career related to helping the environment. An introductory course in economics changed all that. "I realized that economic issues drove many of the decisions companies made regarding environmentalism... View Details
Keywords: James E. Aisner
- 21 Nov 2013
- News
Case Study: BlackBerry and Thorsten Heins
BlackBerry Messenger limit his market? Was the decision to release a touch-screen version before the phone with a physical keyboard—a favorite of the business class—a strategic error? Should he have re-focused on enterprise users? Willy... View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Vital Signs
impact from this global pandemic and have an opportunity to use their investment decisions to support companies that make positive change. What about long-term negative impacts to the health care venture... View Details