Creating Connections - Publications - Faculty & Research

13 Jun 2016
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Brenda Bence (MBA 1991)

connected through shared experiences.” After scoring high on an aptitude test, Bence was urged by coaches from the School’s Career & Professional Development team to pursue marketing and then to apply for a brand management position at... View Details

04 Nov 2020
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The Long View: Persevering Through Past Crises

2020 is this is the time to be creative. What's needed right now? There are things that are standing out that the world or that the economy needs because of this crisis. And there's opportunities to build businesses to address those needs. Or go work in the industries... View Details

10 Mar 2021
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Next Normal

leads both Jennifer and the team member to an understanding of how the individual’s interests, skills, and goals connect to the team’s overall goals. Reimert finds this personal touch crucial for creating... View Details

01 Jun 2015
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Alumni Take Action to Improve US Competitiveness

also focusing on the middle skills gap, including Richard Kane (MBA 1968) and Bruce Bockmann (MBA 1967), who are leading HBS Club of New York members’ groundbreaking efforts to connect tech and health care firms with interns from... View Details

Keywords: Erin Peterson; Walmart; Health, Social Assistance; Retail Trade

10 Aug 2015
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A Talent Pipeline for Society’s Challenges

volunteered in high school, painting abandoned houses as part of Operation Brush Up, in Flint, Michigan. At the University of Michigan, she launched several service organizations, including the university’s first web-based program that View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

16 May 2018
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ALUMNI NVC Finals and Regional Roundup

FitSkin, Inc., a smart device that is creating “the Google for skincare” with tools that help users measure skin conditions. According to Senem Yaman (MBA 2013), the Northeastern US/New York HBS Alumni New Venture Competition Chair, cash... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

15 Dec 2024
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Crucible: Give It Up

Here’s a great saying that’s been particularly relevant in my life over the past few years: “If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans.” To rewind a bit, I was named president of Micron Technology in January 2012. Five days later, my boss, the CEO, died in a... View Details

Keywords: Mark Adams; Illustration by Caroline Tomlinson

25 Jun 2025
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Hitting A High Note

created a film studio to share the opera’s productions with wider audiences. This year, the company will break ground on its first dedicated home in Atlanta in 20 years, in a historic building on the Beltline, a former railway corridor... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Dec 2017
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3-Minute Briefing: Wei Zhang (MBA 1999)

connection we feel with animals. People thought the most we could do was 30 to 50 million yuan; eventually we did 606 million yuan in box office. Working in media was always my dream. One summer I saw an advertisement recruiting for kids... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

10 Mar 2021
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Chasing the Silver Tsunami

businesses that could be created and, instead, maybe the business that I should create is an investment firm to promote founders entering the space and innovation in the sector.” She discovered that investor... View Details

Keywords: Lisa Scanlon Mogolov; illustration by Dan Page; Nursing and Residential Care Facilities; Health, Social Assistance

25 Apr 2014
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Investing in Innovation

and society have never been more divided. Even as the economy has recovered, trust has not. As business leaders, we need to remind the public that business is a force for good and is fundamental to societal progress by creating jobs,... View Details

Keywords: HBS Fund; Educational Services

01 Dec 1997
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A Piece of the Action

there is an audible buzz—the sound of deals being made. Over coffee and fresh bread, someone with an idea and someone with the knowledge, money, or connection to turn that idea into a reality are hatching a deal that might just change the... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

12 Nov 2019
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Seismic Shift

Denmark West (MBA 1998), founding partner of Connectivity Ventures and Culture Shift partner and advisor (photo by Brian Ach) It’s a common scenario: A company wants to increase diversity on its board or in its C-suite, and its... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

28 Feb 2025
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Joy to the World

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Justin Pasquariello (MBA 2010), CEO of East Boston Social Centers, spent time in foster care as a child, living in more homes than he can remember,... View Details

04 Sep 2019
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A Climate Change Optimist

power of consumers, investors, and businesses to create systems-level solutions. “On climate, it’s simple,” says Gravitz, “Stop putting carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and draw what’s there back down.” For Green America, that’s meant... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photo by Seth Lowe

01 Sep 2016
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Advancing the Vision for HBS

and society. It has been exciting to see the HBS community—alumni, students, the faculty, and staff—rally around this vision. A wide range of events and programs, along with new ways to connect online, have energized interactions among... View Details

01 Oct 1998
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Merton Named University Professor

announced his decision to step down. The professorship was created with the help of the McArthurs' many friends, principally the Dean's classmates in the MBA Class of 1959, who wanted to recognize the McArthurs' contributions to Harvard... View Details

01 Jun 2001
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Making A Difference: HBS Club of Puget Sound Reaches Out to Young Alumni

1997), she took the initiative and organized a successful event. By creating awareness and encouraging participation through flyers, telephone calls, and e-mails, Kwiker quickly established herself as the driving force behind the HBS Club... View Details

Keywords: Elena N. Berg

26 Feb 2021
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Latinx on Boards; High-Tech Reforestation

partner at DHR. “In 2020, Latinos held less than four percent of Fortune 500 board seats. But Latinos are a major force of the US economy, with a projected purchasing power of $1.9 trillion by 2023.” Curiel adds that the clubs hope to seize on the momentum View Details