Managing Multiple Identities - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Sep 2017
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City of Dreams

growing,” he trails off. “I’m not very good at sitting for 10 years and waiting.” “You plant the seeds,” Mawilmada continues. “Once they start growing,” he trails off. “I’m not very good at sitting for 10 years and waiting.” Managing the... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Alice Carfrae; Sri Lanka; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Government

12 Dec 2018
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Lesson Plan

(Reporters later discovered that the signature page had been cribbed from an earlier contract extension.) In September, Pennsylvania’s Attorney General announced multiple felony charges against the district’s former fleet View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Chris Sorensen

30 Jun 2019
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Alumni in France honor self-made entrepreneurs; Shih talks trade in Buffalo

Cizik Professor of Management Practice in Business Administration, teaches in the MBA and Executive Education programs. According to HBSCB president Bing Sherrill (MBA 1962), about 45 alumni from HBS, Harvard College, and MIT attended the... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Dec 2016
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Alumni Books of 2016

the French exiles and describes their businesses and their successes. “Once you have been trained to be a management consultant, writing comes relatively easily. One gets used to thinking and putting one’s thoughts together whenever time... View Details

15 Nov 2020
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Global Outposts Expand HBS’s Intellectual Footprint

multiple centers for a broader exploration of a topic. For example, this past year, the centers coordinated more than 50 interviews in 10 countries to help Professor Rafaella Sadun examine how resilient businesses can effectively and... View Details

01 Apr 1997
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HBS Conferences Explore Range of Issues

WSA Conference, Writer Anna Quindlen Addresses Passion and Success Former New York Times columnist Anna Quindlen addressed a large Burden Hall audience on January 25 as the keynote speaker for the Women's Student Association's one-day conference "Personalizing Success:... View Details

13 Feb 2015
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Lessons in Perseverance

turmoil of a military dictatorship, hyperinflation, and a guerrilla war that killed 70,000 Peruvians. Then, with the country stable, she faced a pressing issue and turned to HBS for help. Accepted into the Owner/President Management (OPM)... View Details

Keywords: Tyler Bridges; Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services

06 Sep 2016
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The Solution That Doesn’t Get Discussed About How to Get More Women On Corporate Boards

women 100% of the open seats and potentially create more openings: Interview the women first. It doesn’t need to be tested by the FDA before corporate boards across America try it. Trewstar has done it over 30 times, and it always works. The key ingredient is having... View Details

26 Jul 2018
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Running the Numbers

software and approach to organization-wide data management and integration. “We help organizations develop a holistic view of their customers and operations by tracking and analyzing data gathered at View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

13 Nov 2020
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Countdown To Remote Learning

and senior associate dean for university affairs. A professor can stand in front of a physical classroom and see all of the students at once, explains Datar, but on Zoom, “you need to scroll through multiple pages to see someone sitting... View Details

01 Jun 2015
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Alumni Take Action to Improve US Competitiveness

focused on the role of business leaders in this issue. For the HBS faculty team, that meant engaging with HBS alumni in multiple ways. First, the Project launched an unprecedented survey of all alumni “to get their perceptions on how the... View Details

Keywords: Erin Peterson; Walmart; Health, Social Assistance; Retail Trade

25 Apr 2023
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Class of 2022 Startups Sweep Alumni New Venture Competition

and Vanessa Royle In the end, Ilana Springer Borkenstein and Eric Gruskin, from the New York region, took the Grand Prize of $75,000 with their startup, M7 Health, an innovative nursing-workforce management platform. The Runner Up prize... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Mar 2023
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Action Plan: Casting Call

China, Tension’s recent annual sales totaled more than $300 million. In conversation, Berkley moves easily between Tension’s operations and his management philosophy (“hire high-quality people, consult as needed, and let them make the... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; hobbies; balance; meaning; longevity; aging; Paper Manufacturing; Manufacturing

06 Dec 2021
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What's the Word?

because the fourth aftershock of an earthquake rarely does,” he explains, “and yet it can still be devastating.” Back to top Re·shor·ing (verb) There were visible cracks in the global supply chain for US firms prior to the pandemic, Professor of View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustrations by Martha Rich; Manufacturing; Finance; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

15 Jun 2021
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Diversifying HBS's Case Collection

better understand the challenges various groups face and appreciate what each person brings to the table. “A core general management skill today and tomorrow is the ability to make the most out of human differences,” Rivkin notes.... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

24 Aug 2017
News

Unlocking Potential

numbers all day?’” Anderson recalls. She switched her focus to social entrepreneurship, working as an associate and then a project manager at New Profit, Inc., a Boston-based nonprofit, venture philanthropy fund. While there, she helped... View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli; Community Partners; Legal Services; Professional Services

01 Oct 2000
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The Entrepreneurial Venture

Companies such as Microsoft, Cisco, Oracle, Sun, Genentech, Amgen, Dell, and Compaq didn't exist in 1975! Once these managers decided to allocate a percentage to venture investments, they typically increased that percentage by investing... View Details

13 Oct 2016
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Adding Muscle to the Fight Against Disease

biotech companies—as a function of cost, time, and failure modes—tend to risk pivot on one program, one clinical trial, one outcome,” he observes. “Our company is the leader in mining muscle biology for drug discoveries that translate across View Details