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- 01 Mar 2003
- News
“Culture Is Everything”
company was in 1993. “This culture of decentralization didn’t fit what we needed to do — to keep IBM integrated.” Answering questions from students, Gerstner offered advice such as “Never lose touch with customers,” “You don’t understand... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
A Class All His Own
It doesn’t seem right that F. Gorham Brigham Jr. (MBA 1939) should drive to the Bulletin’s offices in Teele Hall to discuss his 58 years (and counting) as class secretary. After so many years of service, it would be much more fitting for... View Details
- 02 Apr 2014
- News
Disrupting the Criminal Supply Chain
working for McKinsey and Co. before getting into Harvard. But she enrolled in the law school, not the business school. While Brochu says she enjoyed HLS intellectually, she didn't feel it was a very good fit for her personality. She found... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Eight Among Many: W. Mitt Romney
fits with the public side of his SLOC work. "It's not unlike the clamor of a political campaign," notes Romney, who ran unsuccessfully for Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy's seat in 1994 and whose father, George, was a Presidential... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 06 Jul 2015
- News
Lights! Camera... Market!
afterward I thought it could really work. “We felt that this project just fit with our brand,” Simon adds. “At Terra, we’ve always taken chances. We made sweet-potato chips when everyone was making white potato chips, and we always push... View Details
- 05 Sep 2017
- News
Living the Quantitative Life
there's all this sort of fitness aspects, which are roughly once a day. So I track things like how much I've been drinking, how much I've been sleeping, working out, other miscellaneous things. Some of these are just to track just out of... View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
How the Ron Brown Award Was Born
winning companies: three other firms were singled out for special mention. HBS professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter was one of the eight judges, as was James R. Houghton (MBA '52), the retired board chairman of Corning Inc. "We felt that the IBM and Levi Strauss programs... View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Action Plan: Come as You Are
wherever you are—angry, sad, overworked, happy,” says Basseches. “You can engage with galleries and collections in ways that fit your mood and spirit.” It’s also, by its public nature, a social experience—whether you go with a friend or... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
LA Reid’s Song
the rest. And while I always liked having hits, my hits were never based on making music that I thought fit urban radio or alternative rock radio or Top Forty radio. I don’t want only hit records—I did that. I always wanted more. I want... View Details
- 10 Aug 2015
- News
Leveraging Veterans’ Competitive Advantage
employers are looking for.” Like recent college graduates and other young job seekers, however, veterans new to the civilian job market often lack networking skills and an awareness of opportunities that may fit their qualifications. To... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Inside the Bestseller List with James Andrew Miller
the curtains.” Miller’s new book fits that successful mold—but comes with a marketing challenge. Powerhouse is about Creative Artists Agency, a powerful force in the entertainment industry but a lesser-known brand than SNL or ESPN. He... View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Courting the Poor
employees and customers alike,” Frei says. “I couldn’t think of a service business that fit that description in the United States. We’ve been unable to crack that code of ‘courting the poor’ in any systematic way, so I wanted to... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Turning Point: Dream Weaver
career. That became clearer when I got to HBS. I learned that, in addition to being inspired by media, I liked to work on projects that had a beginning, middle, and end, which fit perfectly with the world of film and television. All signs... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Is Cash the Best Form of Charity?
thatched-roof hut. GiveDirectly payments allowed him to buy building materials and livestock. The family now sleeps under an iron roof fitted with a solar panel and raises goats and cows. “My proudest achievement is that I now own several... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Taking the Plunge
purchased as a separate attachable seat that fits on a standard toilet for approximately $800, depending on the model, or as an integrated toilet bowl and seat (branded as the Neorest) for anywhere from $3,800 to $5,000. Classroom... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Richard Edelman
Chicago community, Edelman finds it natural to give back to society. A Civil War buff, he is an active board member of the New-York Historical Society. His interest in fitness and fighting obesity attracted him to the board of the Centers... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Road Tested
Charles and taking in the sights.” Happy accident: “I’m a more quantitative person, and my management consulting experience—which focused on materials and metals—was very analytical, so I wanted a business profession that fit that. But I... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Corruption 101
investment firm seeking a high-impact agribusiness project in rural Africa. A small company in Tanzania seems to fit the bill, but it faces health-safety issues with the potential to spread E. coli throughout the region. Another problem:... View Details
- 12 Nov 2020
- News
All in the Neighborhood
community. The Near Eastside neighborhood of Indianapolis fit that bill—and it didn’t take long for the hoped-for engagement to follow. In the late 1990s, when Angie’s List was just getting off the ground, the company’s employees reached... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Feedback
June 2016 (Cover illustration by Victo Ngai) Our new podcast Not everything we learn as we’re assembling the Bulletin makes it into print. Our alumni interview subjects often have more to say—additional perspectives or personal observations that deserve to be heard but... View Details