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- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Summit Sound Bites
“We mustn’t throw out the baby with the bathwater. It’s a case of two cheers for capitalism. It may not be perfect, but we haven’t found anything that is better.” —Sir Ronald Cohen (MBA ’69), Cofounder & former Chairman, Apax Partners...
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- 01 Apr 1998
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Microfinance's Big Payoff: Michael Chu and ACCION International
Michael Chu (MBA '76) is president and CEO of ACCION International, a private nonprofit corporation founded in 1961 and based in Somerville, Massachusetts. ACCION's affiliates in thirteen Latin American countries and the United States...
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- 18 May 2015
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The First Five Years: Anjali Vaidya (MBA 2010)
Optimize for people. Many variables will influence your career choices after HBS—geography, industry, function, company, manager, salary, equity, etc. Sometimes there are correlations between these variables, like high-growth companies tend to have stronger managers....
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- 01 Dec 2000
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Core Values Keep Airline Flying High
attendants. Founded in 1971, Southwest has "literally transformed the U.S. airline industry, particularly since reaching critical mass in the early 1990s," assert the authors. Known for its low fares and high reliability in short-distance...
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- 25 Aug 2014
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Wendell P. Weeks, MBA 1987
consequences. “HBS taught me the most important skill: to learn,” he says. Also at Soldiers Field, he managed to sit next to Kim Frock (MBA 1987) on his first day. The pair, who found they had much in common, will soon celebrate their...
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Susan Young
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Batteries and Chocolates
yet another networking retreat. It's about fixing the organization—recognizing a diversity of skills and attributes, measuring them in a concrete way, and rewarding people accordingly. Recently, I found myself requesting a favor of one of...
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- 01 Oct 1996
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Lasting Impressions
institution; a number of volunteer student organizations were formed to reach out to the surrounding community; and the term "social responsibility" found its way into case discussions with some degree of regularity. "Looking back, those...
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Deborah E. Blagg
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Profiles from the Class of 2006
venture-capital firm founded by Sir Ronald Cohen (MBA ’69). Grateful for the Red Cross’s assistance to her own family after Hurricane Gilbert ravaged Jamaica in 1988, Brown has volunteered for years in various Red Cross programs. At HBS,...
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- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Luxe Redux
edge and attract new devotees without losing its core following? “We can still accommodate the traditional customer because our styling is classic,” says Matthew McEvoy (MBA 1989), strategic planning director at Burberry. Founded in 1856,...
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- 01 Mar 2023
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Case Study: Power Nappy
had worked as a design engineer at Procter and Gamble, in addition to having cofounded a social enterprise that successfully commercialized biodegradable sanitary pads in India. Saigal started looking into the $10 billion diaper industry and View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Alumni Perspective: The Morning After 9/11
hard—one whose “cold calls” of drowsy students were merciless—that some of the most self-assured MBA candidates found her intimidating. But on this day, Frances nearly broke down. And several students teared up. “For leaders, earning...
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- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Shattering Glass
count. There are many organizations nowadays that know how to count the numbers—but they still have cultures that are not inclusive. In your research, you found that many women in college today don’t see gender inequality as a career...
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- 01 Dec 2001
- News
A Close-Up Look at the Men behind the Empire
a book about what Americans do best — founding and building new businesses," writes Tedlow, the MBA Class of 1949 Professor of Business Administration. "It is about men who broke old rules and made new ones, who built new worlds, who were...
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- 01 Apr 2002
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Charting the Luminary Leadership in Professional Service Firms
stars. Successful professional service firms are able to do this more or less consistently on a long-term basis. We found there are four critical aspects to managing these firms effectively: strategy, organization, culture, and...
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- 01 Mar 2004
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David Horgan: Iraqi Briefing, 21st November, 2003
colonial bases. This will enable the USA to dominate the region and intervene in Saudi Arabia when the monarchy falls. But they will not aggravate ordinary Iraqis. Educated Iraqis are pragmatic. They can control the firebrands. What we View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
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How Business Schools Lost Their Way
HBS, founded the American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business in 1916 to set standards for the professionalization of business education. Years passed with no consensus, but the Great Depression revived interest in setting...
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- 01 Mar 2004
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Toy Story
Americas. Among the top players in the U.S. toy market, LEGO stands out because it is a privately held company that has been owned by the same Danish family since it was founded in 1932. Unlike most in this highly competitive group of toy...
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- 01 Mar 2023
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Action Plan: Casting Call
Bert Berkley (MBA 1950) calls it “the dumbest thing I’ve ever done in my life.” Having served in the US Army during World War II for three-and-a-half years, he was offered (and accepted) the chance to go home one day early if he signed up for the Army Reserves. Called...
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- 06 Dec 2021
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Monaco's Digital Transformation
with Euronext to manage a stock exchange in Monaco powered by blockchain. “The Prince said that he wants us to be the founding nation for progress, so we’re doing all we can to make sure the next generation will be attracted to Monaco,”...
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Jennifer Gillespie
- 04 Sep 2019
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Turning Point: Step Change
week, and the company and I decided we wanted to do something to help the locals. So we went into a town called Ferizaj and visited schools to see if they needed help getting started again after years of conflict. We found a mostly empty...
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