Global Brands - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2020
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The Fine Print: Alumni Recommend Their Best Reads

him to build an iconic global brand and business. —Adrien Boyer (MBA 2005) Bitcoin Billionaires: A True Story of Genius, Betrayal and Redemption, by Ben Mezrich I highly recommend this for anyone interested... View Details

13 Jan 2021
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Silicon Valley’s “Detroit Moment”

Bedford, Massachusetts in the 1800s, where we saw the roots of the venture capital industry. Then, of course, we found ourselves in Silicon Valley, where so many of the brands that shape our daily life got their start in humble garages.... View Details

01 Apr 2000
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A Place in the Sun

domestic product. The lure of faraway places recently led the Bulletin to consider two different sorts of vacation enterprises in which HBS alumni play prominent roles. The first, Turtle Island (at left), is an intimate, one-of-a-kind hideaway; the second, Club Med, is... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna and Garry Emmons

01 Mar 2012
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Alumni Book Briefs

Greatest Competitor as Our Greatest Teacher by Ann Lee (MBA 1995) (Berrett-Koehler Publishers) Fully aware of China’s shortcomings, particularly in human rights, Lee details the policies and practices—in areas ranging from education and governance to foreign aid—that... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

16 Jul 2013
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Embracing Chaos

where he lives with his wife. "We've created a platform so that if you want to make a difference, there's a place for you to come in, meet like-minded people, and have resources and a brand so you can go out and have an impact in the... View Details

Keywords: Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Jun 2001
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Teaching for the Ages: the MBA Classroom in the 21st Century

chronicles the meteoric rise and equally fiery fall of Iridium, Motorola’s spin-off venture into global wireless communications. Although the technology was literally “rocket science,” involving the launch of a whole new satellite... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

07 Sep 2021
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September 2021 Alumni Books

moments of a boy’s life. Silent Winds, Dry Seas is a poetic, powerful, and universal novel of identity and place, of the legacies of colonialism, tradition, modernity, and emigration, and of what a family will sacrifice for its children to thrive. Direct Selling: A... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Mar 2005
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In the Blood

bring a champion back home to Kentucky. Japan, the United Arab Emirates, South Africa, England, Ireland, Australia, France, and Brazil are just a handful of the countries that represent the global nature of the Thoroughbred industry. “For... View Details

Keywords: Hanna, Julia; horse racing; Animal Production and Aquaculture; Agriculture; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

01 Mar 2010
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Money Matters

base. The companies provide free office space where iTrust “relationship managers” meet with employees. The arrangement gives iTrust, starting with zero brand recognition, “instant credibility in the eyes of company employees and a... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Finance

01 Dec 2012
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From Where We Stand

goals is permissible—a lesson no one taught me early in my career. FLAVIA BUARQUE DE ALMEIDA Cathy Benko (MBA 1989), vice chairman and chief talent officer, Deloitte Consulting, Foster City, California First, someone who can help you think through what your personal... View Details

12 Jul 2021
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Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis

preclinical studies in animal models including Alzheimer’s disease, cardiovascular disease, multiple sclerosis, melanoma, and breast cancer. Skouras launched Olatec in 2008 after founding Global Reach Management Company following a decade... View Details

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