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- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Taking the Plunge
innovation adopted as well as inward-facing company concerns such as launching innovative products while managing an existing core business. “The second half of the course focuses in part on how a company’s... View Details
- 10 Aug 2021
- News
Moving Education Within Reach
close contact with her mentor over the years. Speaking to Ramalingam on the phone one day, she noticed he had developed a cough and urged him to see a doctor. That visit led to a diagnosis of the cancer that... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Working Behind the Scenes — Alan F. Horn (MBA 1971)
what many don't know is that playing the Hollywood executive is only one of Horn's roles. He's also a dedicated environmentalist and an avid collector of art. Horn is visibly passionate about his work with numerous environmental... View Details
Keywords: Thomas Frick
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Carla Small
At Soldiers Field, Small indeed found the tools she had been looking for to advance her career - as well as a place where she could keep up her interest in family matters. An active member of the Women's Student Association, Small contributed significantly to the... View Details
Keywords: Linda Goodspeed
- 05 Jan 2022
- News
Untapped Potential
change we’ve baked into our future.” That understanding, as well as the realization that water entrepreneurship is lagging behind other sectors focused on climate and sustainability, led Ferguson to found Burnt Island Ventures in 2020.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
The MBA at a Crossroads
students straight from undergraduate programs and promoting internally without requiring an MBA. The global economic crisis only added to the chorus of concerns about the MBA degree. The Carnegie Corporation and Ford Foundation reports in... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
An Atypical Case — Robin G. Berglund (MBA 1971)
At the Cedars-Sinai Hospital complex in Los Angeles, patients, visitors, doctors, nurses, and delivery people stream up and down the hallways on a busy summer afternoon. The bank of phones in the lobby is fully occupied. View Details
Keywords: Thomas Frick
- 26 Aug 2020
- News
Empowering Rural Communities
Chris Riley (MBA 2008) didn’t have any experience with renewable power when he cofounded Guzman Energy in 2013. Riley, who had spent most his career as an officer in the US Navy and later as director of investment banking at Guzman & Company, was more View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Good as Our Word
uses ratings, and how they are used. The case concerns the strategic options facing a new entrant hoping to exploit the potential crack in the dominance of Moody’s, Fitch, and S&P. Becker was spurred to write it when he realized the bond... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
The MBA Turns 100
customers — all voice concerns about the programs, according to recent research by HBS professors Srikant Datar and David Garvin. They presented their findings to participants in two separate Centennial colloquia View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
The Big Business of Little Loans
rates on loans if borrowers convince friends and family to back them as well. Baehr and Davis came up with the idea when their first startup was on the brink of failure. They weren’t very View Details
Keywords: Nancy Miller
- 06 Oct 2022
- News
Untapped Potential
water entrepreneurship ecosystem is lagging behind other sectors that are on focused climate and sustainability—led Ferguson to found Burnt Island Ventures in 2020. The company invests exclusively in entrepreneurs building technologies... View Details
- 03 Mar 2016
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Pamela Meyer (MBA 1986)
(photo by Cade Martin) At my 20th HBS reunion I heard faculty member Michael Wheeler describe behavior people engage in when they’re being deceptive. The room was transfixed. No one was on their phone! It... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Edgar Koerner (MBA 1959)
I remember our class as a conservative bunch, concerned with falling in line, getting a job, and making a buck. I, however, wasn’t so sure what I wanted to do. After graduation, an uncle at S.G. Warburg in London suggested I come work... View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
I have just returned from the Global Alumni Conference in Hong Kong, where over 800 HBS alumni and guests from 45 countries gathered on the eve of that region's historic political, social, and economic transformation. It was a... View Details
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Newman's Own Brand of Charity
job. But Newman voiced some serious concerns about competition from industry giants such as Heinz, Campbell's, and Kraft, along with the skyrocketing price of shelf space in grocery chains. Responding to one... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Mary Callahan Erdoes
helps us keep everything in perspective.” What has your typical client been most concerned about, given the harsh realities of today's investment climate? You know, I don't really have any “typical” clients, and that's View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 08 Oct 2013
- News
The Green Giant
Gillette prior to attending HBS, and is known for bringing a business-centric focus to the conservation movement. He credits a taste for entrepreneurship developed in b-school and a bit of luck for his change in career paths. In the late 1980s, he was collaborating... View Details
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
Victory Lap: Frazier, Olympics COO, Reviews the Games
post-Olympics thoughts with the Bulletin during a September interview. Does ACOG deserve a gold, silver, or bronze for its performance? I'll leave that to the judges to decide. The record shows that we sold just over 8.6 million tickets, more than Barcelona and Los... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Cracks in the Foundation
I couldn't help but feel a sense of gloom as I read the results of the recent HBS alumni survey on US competitiveness. It revealed that alumni overwhelmingly believe the United States is losing its competitive edge, particularly when... View Details