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- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Dinh Thi Hoa: Up from the Ashes of War
larger global strategy." Hoai and Hoa agree that short-term investments - over the next three or four years - will not realize substantial profits. But they are encouraged by the outlook five to seven View Details
Keywords: Dun Gifford, Jr. (MBA 1992)
- 01 Aug 1998
- News
High Honors
their boards of directors. It's a tribute to his years of experience as a corporate and community leader and to his stature as one of Canada's most distinguished executives. Barford graduated from the University of Toronto at the age of... View Details
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
End Game
Illustration by James Steinberg In the 1960s and 1970s, as the environmental movement dawned in the United States, a new generation of activist-minded entrepreneurs appeared. Among them were companies like Body Shop, Aveda, Tom’s of Maine, and Whole Foods—all founded... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
An Engine of Innovation
Lab X GEO, into Batten Hall. In the beginning, we had about 10 to 12 teams, but because of the pandemic, we shifted to a global cohort and we’re now working virtually with about 25 alumni teams. My hope is that we continue with a... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 23 Jun 2023
- News
Highlights from the Spring 2023 Alumni Board Meeting
Director of External Relations. With Dean Srikant Datar in his third year, the Dean's priorities continue to unfold and are cross-cutting: the Institute for the Study of Business in Global Society; the Digital, Data, Design Institute at... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
My First Job
also got a “note”—thus far the only one of its kind in my 30 years of work. The lesson? The first mistake might pass, but never the next one. I made it a point to never misspell a name again, even in my phone address book. —Rohit Bansal... View Details
- 12 Feb 2021
- News
How Dunkin’ Donuts Took Over the World
cafeteria. My father’s request was breathtaking and anxiety-producing.” Over the next 35 years, Rosenberg would turn Dunkin’ Donuts into a global icon—which last year sold to Inspire Brands for a stunning... View Details
Keywords: brands; leadership; management; strategy; operations; career; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade
- 24 Jan 2020
- News
Clayton M. Christensen Dies at 67
his loving family. Christensen was 67 years old. Christensen joined the HBS faculty in 1992. He earned a BA with highest honors in economics from Brigham Young University (1975); an M.Phil. in applied econometrics from Oxford University,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Larry Murphy
a $1.5 billion operation — as chief strategic officer. Responsible for strategy, acquisitions, business development, and the Disney brand on a global basis, Murphy helped grow the firm to a $60 billion enterprise by the time he and the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Future Vision
situation. For all the disruption the pandemic caused at HBS, and the real toll it took on many individuals, it also pushed us, quickly and forcefully, in directions it otherwise might have taken us years to pursue. Consider remote... View Details
- 25 Aug 2014
- News
Jonathan M. Nelson, MBA 1983
the time, Deng Xiaoping was beginning to modernize the Chinese economy. “I was there about 30 years too early,” says Nelson, who left in 1980 to move to Sweden, where he married his girlfriend. Nelson came to HBS to gain the tools to... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Generation Next
grocery. All of the new businesses were unprofitable, though, and the losses from rural retailing threatened to overwhelm the entire company. Even worse, the avian flu had dented the poultry feed business, hitting the pockets of its farmer clientele. In the fiscal... View Details
- 29 Nov 2023
- News
A Holiday Benefit Dinner in LA; Seattle Club Revival Underway
Clubs News Clubs News Southern California Holiday Gala Will Boost Scholarship Fund After a brief hiatus due to the pandemic, the HBS Association of Southern California (HBSASC) is once again hosting its annual Holiday Benefit Gala on December 9 to support the HBSASC... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
New Home for External Relations
The recent growth of faculty associated with key academic initiatives in areas such as entrepreneurship, information technology, and global business has contributed to an acute shortage of office space at HBS. In response, the School has... View Details
- 20 Apr 2023
- News
On the Move: Anand Kini (MBA 1997)
this new role? I have been at the company for 16 years and in my new role, I’ll have the opportunity to work with every part of Comcast’s global portfolio to drive growth and innovation. We have world-class... View Details
- 11 Mar 2021
- News
Leading with Heart
Well, I have known you for many, many years. We met in college, actually in New Delhi. And then of course we lost touch for many, many years until you showed up in my class, in the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
A Sustainable Solution for Fashion
Ferdinand Stockmann (MBA 2021) and James Theuerkauf (MBA 2021) Photo courtesy Syrup Tech Fashion is one of the most polluting industries in the world, says James Theuerkauf (MBA 2021), who worked in McKinsey’s retail sector before attending HBS. More than 8 percent of... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Full Court Press
impact in a way he hadn’t in his last job. He likes to tell the story of being at a social event not long ago when a young child, maybe 10 years old, approached him. “He reached out to me and said, ‘Mr. Williams, I just want to thank you... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 05 Nov 2019
- News
Alumnus Named McDonald’s CEO
having a record year for cash flow. The Journal also noted that Kempczinksi had planned a global town hall meeting with employees. “I’ll share a bit more about my background and perspective,” he wrote in an... View Details
- 16 Aug 2018
- News
Working with a Giver’s Spirit
If you were looking for the perfect candidate to run a nonprofit that fights poverty through entrepreneurship, Manny Ayala (MBA 1992) is just the person you’d want. That was the opinion of Cindy Ko (MBA 2005) in 2013 when she was Asia-Pacific head for Endeavor, the... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman