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- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Making History, Starting Over
opportunity and assuming a high degree of social responsibility.” Cohen began his own journey down this road in 2000 when the British government asked him to chair a task force to study ways to boost the economic prospects of the nation’s... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Student Conferences, at a Glance
technology, financial services, security, and Web services. The worst of the media industry’s recession may be over. The popularity of integrating various media properties (e.g., AOL Time Warner) appears to be waning. Latin American Business Conference The View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Innovative Loan Fund Yields Big Returns
by over 2.7 million pounds per year. That’s equivalent to taking 265 cars off the road for one year, saving 139,000 gallons of gasoline or 2,848 barrels of oil. For Harvard as a whole, loan-fund projects have yielded an average 25 percent... View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Plugged In
car—which is due in showrooms next month—for the American market. (Though that was nice, too.) The moment also represented a high point in a love affair with cars that began with childhood kart racing and included a few HBS-to-Montreal View Details
- 01 Jun 2025
- News
Navigating Uncertainty: Dean Datar on HBS’s Path Forward
excitement is what fuels my optimism, even if the road ahead is difficult. I also know that, together, we can ensure the mission and values of the School are carried forward. View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Case Study: Inside Story
2010), managing partner at Material, founder and chairman of Blue Apron, and cofounder of Embark Veterinary Not All Users Are Created Equal Building consumer products is notoriously hard. It’s a long road to figure out what gets to the... View Details
- 08 Aug 2018
- News
Getting Life Back in Balance
says. The job is wide ranging, putting Gower in charge of everything from roads and cemeteries to libraries and sewerage systems. “Running a council is no different than running a global corporation. You just have a different customer... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Faculty Books
Practice Kaplan. He notes that such questions might include: Do I state my vision and priorities clearly? Does the way I spend my time enable me to achieve my top priorities? Do I give subordinates timely and direct feedback they can act on? Is my leadership style... View Details
- 02 Mar 2023
- News
Carbon's Second Act
also a building block in making the chemicals that go into things like plastics, road materials, and a wide variety of other products. And Brix sees another potential use in the clean tech sector: to transport green hydrogen. TB: We think... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
What's Cookin'
on-site visits. "The rubber meets the road in the stores - it's important for everyone in the corporate office to remain focused on that fact and get out there with some regularity." On store visits, Castaldo puts himself in the... View Details
Keywords: Hanna, Julia
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Pitfalls, Trade-Offs, Dreaming Big
should think seriously about avoiding VC funding and finding other ways to learn about the road ahead. Each type of founder has a different definition of success and varying degrees of outside influence they will and should tolerate. A... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
The Taxi Wars of Jakarta
almost the size of Kuwait. What’s clear, though, is that while this city is rich relative to the rest of the country , its city managers were miserly when it came to building the ribbons of roads and rail needed to bind its residents... View Details
- 01 Jun 2025
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards 2025
stunned by the ratio of men to women when I arrived.” Road less traveled: “Most of my roles divide into finance and management, although my career path has not been a traditional one. The common thread is that I like a challenge. And I... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2020
taking shape along the New Silk Road and what difference it will make, if any, in the global higher education landscape. Work Mate Marry Love: How Machines Shape Our Destiny by Deborah L. Spar, MBA Class of 1952 Professor of Business... View Details
- 26 May 2022
- News
Bidding Up
student—had been awarded the 2020 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics for improvements to auction theory and inventions of new auction formats. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said “Their discoveries have benefited sellers, buyers, and taxpayers around the world.”... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Feedback
Club of Connecticut Editor's note: You can check out Doering's Two Roads Brewing at tworoadsbrewing.com. The Solution to the Global Food Crisis Just Might Come from Nigeria Re: Forward-thinking farming It always amazes me what people can... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
A Class All His Own
with one of his friends, Brigham is on the road again — back to his desk to catch up with correspondence and cajole a few classmates into sending their latest news (and a check). For someone thirty years younger, it might be considered a... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Commemorating a Milestone
for women and men in the business world (not to mention society at large) will be equal. When that day comes, the notion of "glass ceilings" or "old-boy networks" will be quaint curiosities, much like today's Mad Men TV series. Helping the business world move down that... View Details
Keywords: Meta
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Jerry Shafir: A Simmering Success Story
celebration, considering Kettle Cuisine's long and bumpy road to profitability. The son of a Polish Jew who fought in the British army during World War II and who later became the owner of a scissors and shears distributorship in New York... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Student Conferences Tackle Business Issues
age,” Hancock told the audience. “I take that responsibility seriously. I’m trying to lead by example and taking time to mentor.” Hancock also made Fortune's list, ranking number five. Other events during the jam-packed day included a panel on challenges in social... View Details