Black Executives - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Apr 1999
News

HBS Collaboration Helps Management Education for Minority Students

and help companies tap into this incredible talent pool." When he first began visiting historically black colleges, Aguilar recalls, he discovered that few faculty members were conversant with the teaching of business practice. As a... View Details

Keywords: Anne Kavanagh

01 Jun 1999
News

Conference Brings Global Perspective to Cape Town

model we're looking to replicate." Professor Richard H.K. Vietor, faculty chair of the event, expressed the hope that the School's activities in sub-Saharan Africa, such as the conference, new Executive Education initiatives, and... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Mar 2008
News

An American Odyssey

attended and taught at Tuskegee Institute and knew Booker T. Washington, brought his family to Philadelphia during the great black northward migration before World War I. America’s father served in the Army in World War I in France, and... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Lawrence Fouraker; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Finance

01 Jun 2001
News

Books: Judo Strategy

Japan, Yoffie and Kwak interviewed more than fifty executives at a broad range of firms, including eBay, Frontier Airlines, Charles Schwab, Juniper Networks, Microsoft, and Intel. Finding that many companies, both large and small, have... View Details

Keywords: Microsoft; Netscape; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

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Israel - Global Activities 2021

and nutrients directly to the root zones of plants and the slow flow ensures uniform delivery. “Water is scarce here,” says Danielle Golan, assistant director of the Israel Research Office, who worked with Reinhardt, the John D. Black... View Details

14 Jul 2023
Blog Post

Balancing Act: Kate Eberle Walker’s Action Plan for C-suite Diversity

racial diversity. Black and Latinx employees are well-represented in non-leadership roles but are not equally represented on the executive team. “There’s always going to be another challenge,” Eberle Walker... View Details

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Wall of Recognition of Service to Country | About

Country was installed on campus at Kresge Way North, east of McCulloch Hall. The idea of recognizing all HBS community members who have served their country came from the leadership of the Armed Forces Alumni Association. The wall sits on an active pedestrian pathway... View Details

05 Jul 2006
First Look

First Look: July 5, 2006

model for the poor and the political realities surrounding it. As the seed money for Ancora comes from one single individual, it also illustrates an example of thoughtful philanthropy. Purchase this... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Smaller Collections - Photography Collections - Historical Collections

HBS Quick Links MBA Executive Education Doctoral Programs Faculty and Research Alumni HBS Publishing Site Index HBS Home Contact Us Map/Directions Photography Collections Introduction Large Collections Automobile Industry Caterpillar... View Details

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Bibliography - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

Home Site map Map / Directions Search: General Information HBS Home About Annual Report Campus Commencement Dean Nohria Employment Fifty Years of Women Give News New Construction Academic Programs Doctoral Programs Executive Education MBA... View Details

01 Dec 2010
News

The Father of Modern Advertising

“creative,” and suddenly agencies could bill much more for their newly developed writing and marketing services. Brands that Lasker’s agency helped make or reinvent included Goodyear, Kleenex, Palmolive, and Pepso-dent. His skill wasn’t limited to consumer goods. To... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne; Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services; Professional Services

01 Sep 2011
News

Charged Up

out of MIT, A123’s patented rechargeable batteries include a breakthrough Nanophosphate powder that increases conductivity, providing higher power levels and longer battery life. With initial applications for commercial customers (such as View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; batteries; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Manufacturing

11 Oct 2019
News

Balancing Act

successor and two years later, after Tutor.com had merged with The Princeton Review, she became CEO of the combined company. For Eberle Walker, being in charge came with the responsibility of fostering other women, starting with her View Details

Keywords: April White; Educational Services

01 Jun 2009
News

Magician Turns HBS Upside Down

executive coach who has garnered plaudits from numerous corporate leaders and from celebrities such as Larry King, Woody Allen, and David Letterman (“he’s as good as Houdini”). With a Ph.D. in social psychology, Randal is a... View Details

Keywords: magic; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

17 Aug 2015
News

The Play Alchemist

generates electricity as it rolls—“[a] project that makes the world a better place.” Cofounder and CEO of Uncharted Play, a company based in New York City that creates a line of socially beneficial play-based products, she was on Forbes magazine’s “30 under 30” list in... View Details

01 Jun 2022
News

June 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books

owned slaves and accepted Black people as full citizens. Thanks to the efforts of Creek leaders like Cow Tom, a Black Creek citizen who rose to become chief, the United States government recognized Creek... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

31 Jan 2011
Research & Ideas

Taking the Fear out of Diversity Policies

not mean putting a positive spin on a sorry situation—an organization at which only 1 percent of executives are minorities, for example. Rather, it means looking at the exception to the rule and studying the factors that made that... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

25 Jul 2006
First Look

First Look: July 25, 2006

Working PapersA Gentler Capitalism: Black Business Leadership in the New South Africa Authors:Linda A. Hill and Maria T. Farkas Author's Abstract Through her efforts to recruit, hire, and develop minority View Details