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- 25 Mar 2001
- Research & Ideas
Who Wants to Be an Entrepreneur? [Part II]
"I believe 120 percent in what I'm doing," she said, well before the Boston site took shape. "If you didn't have that, you wouldn't have the energy to get up in the morning. You really enjoy the good days, because there are... View Details
Keywords: by John S. Rosenberg
- 07 Aug 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Business of Biotech
Maderis. "People tend to be afraid of the unknown. We spend a lot of time at Genzyme meeting with groups that work to educate legislators, as well as the general public." Representatives from Genzyme and hundreds of firms at the Bio2000 conference in View Details
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
Where Main Street Meets Wall Street
from the 1950s to 1960s (an era that Light identifies as the "first burst" of success for the mutual fund). During those years, Dwight P. Robinson, Jr. (MBA '25) led the Massachusetts Investors Trust, the Boston firm credited with... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 15 Oct 2020
- Blog Post
Celebrating Latinx Heritage Month at HBS
around the world. I had a fantastic childhood and deeply caring parents. Born from Peruvian & Chilean origins, we lived in New York, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, Panama, and Boston before coming to HBS. I wasn't a typical Latinx kid, and it... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Ready for Takeoff
accompanied her to Boston for orientation. "My mom was in the housing line for me when I was in the pre-MBA classes," she says. "I remember going to my first day of classes, and it was very funny because my dad had a camera and was... View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Reaching Out
Ph.D. in pathology and molecular biology at Boston University's School of Medicine. Intrigued by his experience with pharmaceutical companies and the role of business in drug delivery, he enrolled at HBS one month after finishing his... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Retirement's Changing Face
decided to call it quits at Fidelity entirely. A roster of nonprofit projects and her family, which includes husband Anthony Terrana and two children, ages 12 and 6, now occupy her schedule. “I’m the most unretired retired person I know,” says Terrana, who sits on the... View Details
Keywords: Personal Services
- March 2022 (Revised June 2023)
- Background Note
Climate Issues on the Ground: Snapshots of Diverse American Cities
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Coelin Scibetta and Ryan Barr
This compilation provides brief snapshots of climate action and its geographic and institutional context in 13 U.S. cities that send diverse participants to the Harvard Business School Young American Leaders Program to learn about cross-sector collaboration to address... View Details
- 08 Sep 2016
- News
How We Make It Work
Associates “The overarching theme of my time since graduating from HBS has been achieving work-life balance. After marrying fellow classmate Bob Glasspiegel, I stayed behind in Boston while he joined a startup in Hartford. After six... View Details
- 10 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Hard Numbers on Social Investments
Darragh, a director in McKinsey & Company's Boston office, and me, on behalf of the Social Enterprise Initiative here at HBS. Q: Why was it important for the Social Enterprise Initiative to sponsor this research? A: The field of... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
The House that Howard Built
Policy at the School during the late 1960s. In 1970, he took a leave of absence to join Matt Simmons’s (MBA 1967) Boston investment bank, then returned to the School the following year to teach courses in real estate. With Bill Poorvu, a... View Details
- 21 May 2018
- News
Community Partners Delivers “Expert Goodness” to the Bay Area
here. HBSAB Hosts CEO Brand Leadership Roundtable The HBS Association of Boston (HBSAB) held its 10th Annual CEO Brand Leadership Roundtable, “How Best-Selling Brands Thrive in Today’s Ever-Changing Competitive Landscape,” on April 5,... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Can Manufacturing Keep Its Edge?
choice: accept an attractive offer from the Boston Consulting Group or take on the task of turning around Union Corrugating Company (UCC), a corrugated steel roof-ing and siding manufacturer founded in 1946 by Union’s grandfather. Eleven... View Details
- 01 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 1
In 2005, after several internal evaluations, RBM leadership has decided to engage the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) to work on a Change Initiative that when completed will enable RBM to address the eradication of malaria both more... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 22
require a grand organizational makeover or buy-in from the CEO. All it takes is collaboration between you and your team-working together and making small, doable changes. What started as an experiment with a six-person team at The Boston... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Nov 2020
- Blog Post
We Rise
Boston Consulting Group study found that startups with at least one woman on the founding team garner less investment but earn more revenue. For every dollar of funding, the study found, teams co-founded by women generated 78 cents, while... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
We Rise
profitability. And in the venture world, a Boston Consulting Group study found that startups with at least one woman on the founding team garner less investment but earn more revenue. For every dollar of funding, the study found, teams... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
E Ink’s Wild Ride
for a larger screen, more storage, and other improvements over the Kindle 2, which sells for $299). “I’m 100 percent committed to making this deal close and making it a successful deal,” Wilcox told the Boston Globe in a June 13 article... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Local Hero
walking around. One of Baer’s Major League Baseball (MLB) peers, Boston Red Sox president and CEO Larry Lucchino, calls him “one of baseball’s most versatile and effective executives.” “He leads the league in energy, drive, smarts, and... View Details
- 11 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 11
the (A) case. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/417030-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 317-059 United Housing—Otis Gates Otis Gates, the only African-American in his HBS graduating class, is an entrepreneur from greater View Details