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Walter V. Shipley
company. His skills as a manager helped Chemical successfully complete two large mergers in 1991 and 1996, the latter of which involved the purchase of Chase Manhattan, the name under which Chemical now operates, and created one of the... View Details
Keywords: Finance
- 16 Oct 2007
- First Look
First Look: October 16, 2007
School Note 808-021 Explores the core issues involved in compensating family employees in a family business. Explains family interests and other factors that shape family employee compensation practices. Distinguishes between achieving... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Feb 2002
- What Do You Think?
Will the Societal Effects of Enron Exceed Those of September 11?
think? Original Article There are striking parallels between September 11 and the collapse of Enron. Both events involved widespread destruction of trust and its attendant costs. Both have now involved the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 31 Aug 2021
- Blog Post
Exploring the Art of Business: Social Enterprise Summer Fellow Felipe Ceron (MBA 2022)
do for me. I'm currently enjoying the position tremendously, so I would like to continue being involved in the performing arts and education in some capacity after my MBA is finished. How has your MBA skillset prepared you to be... View Details
- 01 May 2013
- News
Warren Luke, MBA 1970
Shanghai. “My dad was one of the early students of Chinese ancestry at HBS,” says Luke, “so our family is particularly pleased to help the School offer a Harvard experience in China.” “Our interest in education and how people learn has kept us View Details
- 06 Sep 2016
- News
Horse-Powered Healing
includes experience at Citicorp, Conseco, and the Boston Consulting Group, and, more recently, leadership of an academic research institute. She first became involved in the center as a volunteer strategic consultant, but soon found... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Home Sweet Home
TERWILLIGER: Workforce-housing shortages can hurt urban economies. Photo Courtesy Habitat for Humanity In June, Ron Terwilliger (MBA ’70) was named Housing Person of the Year by the nonpartisan National Housing Conference. With almost forty years in the housing... View Details
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Paul Tranter
and not to yield." My objective is to stay true to involving myself in the areas and issues that I am truly passionate about. Specifically, I want to help make Australia stronger through focusing our nation on developing industries... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Betting big on star power can be a winning strategy in business—not just show business
business,” says Elberse. Blockbuster strategies work because audiences value high production values and strong brands—notably A-list stars—and they like to make choices based on personal recommendations and buzz. Further, blockbuster scale tends to bring out the best... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Building a Social Network
“connectivity.” The case has implications for any group hoping to build loyalty and involvement by bringing members together through new and different contexts. In classic HBS style, “Young Presidents’ Organization” opens at a crucial... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 02 Jun 2015
- News
Pointing the Way to a Better World
people to get involved in global issues. The pair have coauthored three other books: China Wakes: The Struggle for the Soul of a Rising Power; Thunder from the East: Portrait of a Rising Asia; and the 2009 bestseller, Half the Sky:... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 29 Jul 2013
- News
Opening New Markets for Black South African Winemakers
warnings that it was dangerous for foreigners to enter the township. Along with good food, camaraderie, and jazz, she discovered some fabulous wines with an added, rare distinction: they were produced by black South African vintners. Black South Africans had long been... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Geisha Secrets
TSAI: A luxury skin-care line based on ancient Japanese rituals. Years of work-related testing of beauty products had left Victoria Tsai (MBA 2006) with acute dermatitis. After trying various medications to no avail, she turned to Japan for a natural cure View Details
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John Bracaglia
A 2+2 HBS admit, John Bracaglia spent the employment portion of his program working on projects that involved elements of machine learning, collaborating with some of the world's leading technology pioneers, including Google, on... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
A Canadian Hero
revenues of $15 billion, ONEX is involved with over one hundred companies spanning two dozen industries on six continents. In addition to his success in business, Schwartz was praised for his work as a philanthropist and a Canadian... View Details
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Ideas against AIDS
Clawson, Jim Kralik, and John Galantic (all MBA ’90), he invited them to Thailand to help get its business community involved in rural economic development to battle poverty and prostitution. Clawson, who remains close to Viravaidya and... View Details
- 9 AM – 10 AM EDT, 29 May 2019
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HBS Online Negotiation Mastery
Hone your negotiation skills with analytical tools, interpersonal techniques, and real-world practice to secure maximum value for yourself and your organization. Program Dates: May 29, 2019 - July 24, 2019 View Details
- 01 Jan 2008
- News
James D. Wolfensohn, MBA 1959
strengthened his belief that those who prosper in business are obligated to serve the greater good. His decadelong presidency of the World Bank provided the ultimate opportunity to pursue that mission on a global scale. Wolfensohn’s subsequent View Details
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Maria Brewer
business that is hard to obtain from sitting in a lecture or discussing with experts. My MBA from HBS gave me an entire library of information and a network of peers to call on when trying to move decisions forward in any organization I'm View Details
- 22 Apr 2022
- Blog Post
Celebrating Earth Day 2022 with the HBS Business and Environment Initiative
to fellow students, Career and Professional Development, and the Business and Environment Initiative. From the beginning of my RC (first) year, I got involved in the Energy and Environment Club where I helped plan the annual conference.... View Details