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08 Jul 2002
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Have We Carried the Concept of Alignment Too Far?

should have insured and enforced fairness and honest reporting." Many questions were raised about the level and form of compensation afforded U.S. business leaders today. Allen Roberts comments, "In sustainable, successful... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

10 Sep 2021
Blog Post

Perspectives on Anti-Racism in the HKS Curriculum

conversations in the Zoom chat, course Slack, and small discussion groups were very different by the end of the module. Ensuring that all first-year MPPs are operating from a consistent fact base on race and racism, and that everyone has... View Details

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Skilled fingers required for Philcos - The Human Factor – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

HBS Home HBS Index Contact Us Harvard Business School Baker Library Historical Collections The Human Factor Introducing the Industrial Life Photograph Collection at the Baker Library Introduction The Exhibition The Request The Response... View Details

13 Oct 2016
News

Adding Muscle to the Fight Against Disease

Stanford, in addition to his Harvard MBA, Blum’s credentials make him well suited to a career in biotech. Prior to joining Cytokinetics, he had experience in sales, marketing, and business development in large and View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

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Ann DeWitt

she completes her MBA, Ann would like to start a new business of her own. "I think my career will go back and forth between small start-ups and large companies," says Ann. "They'll probably... View Details

01 Sep 2017
News

The Biggest Industry You’ve Never Heard Of

around the country to vie for the title of Space Invaders national champion. Thousands had played the video game, released that year in the United States by Warner brand Atari, in regional tournaments in the months leading up to the November event. Now, a View Details

Keywords: April White; illustration by Brian Stauffer; esports; Twitch; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

18 Oct 2021
Blog Post

Embracing Activism for Social Change

ease housing insecurity. As she explains, “It’s an exciting time to work here and see how these funds can facilitate transformational projects and systems.” Rallying Students to Aid Small Businesses and... View Details

Mar 2012
Article

Choosing the United States

the past three decades, business activities have become increasingly mobile, and more and more countries have become viable contenders for them. But new data--including the results of an unprecedented survey of 10,000 Harvard View Details

23 Feb 2015
News

Preserving a Musical Tradition; Inspiring Future Generations

Photo courtesy of Ben de Menil In a palm tree–lined school courtyard in the small town of Cabarete, on the northern coast of the Dominican Republic, children are making music. Some play the bongos; some, guitars. Others sing or step and... View Details

Keywords: April White; Arts, Sports, Language, Driving, and Other Schools; Educational Services

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Additional Harvard Funding | MBA

Additional Harvard Funding We complement our need-based Harvard Business School (HBS) Scholarships with a small number of other awards for students with specific backgrounds and interests. The majority of... View Details

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Field Course: Private Equity Projects and Ecosystems: Company, Industry, Market and Transaction Research

Answer: Where can I find information on small and/or private companies? Industry ABI/ProQuest
Business Monitor International Industry Reports - Click "Browse" and in the "Industry and... View Details

22 Feb 2022
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Savings and Loam

Cummings is staying on as board chair.) On the lending side, Walden Mutual will offer commercial loans to sustainable food and farming businesses across New England. That means not only production farms but also retailers, processors,... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

14 Oct 2020
News

Sewn with Love

in need. FGFH also began raising funds for the Gowns for Good Made in America initiative, which supports small businesses within the fashion and garment industries in the United States that have pivoted... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

Profile

Thomas Grenier

In case after case, HBS students are challenged to make and defend crucial business decisions. In the summer of 2008, Thomas Grenier and his fellow climber had to make an even more urgent choice: whether to respect the signs of incoming... View Details

07 Oct 2024
Blog Post

Four Ways to Make The Most of Your Company Events

If you are looking to engage with Harvard Business School students and share why your company is a great place to work, consider hosting a company event. The key to a successful event is the dialogue between students and recruiters.... View Details

01 Sep 2012
News

Path Forward

Mills (MBA 1977), right, administrator of the US Small Business Administration. Professors Bill George, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, and Jan Rivkin also participated. View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

01 Mar 2008
News

One-on-One with Jim Breyer

requirement to know where you are on the playing field. Different firms can come at the business in very different ways. For Accel, historically we have specialized. Over time, those specializations continue to become more granular. At... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Finance; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

John H. Patterson

After somewhat hastily purchasing a small cash register company, Patterson devoted the rest of his life to promoting and improving upon the cash register technology, revolutionizing commercial business... View Details

Keywords: Computers & Electronics

Max De Pree

De Pree grew the small family-owned business into the second largest furniture maker in the world. Under De Pree’s leadership, Herman Miller had the unique distinction of being named to three Fortune Top 10... View Details

Keywords: Fabricated Goods

01 Jan 2003
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Lillian Lincoln Lambert, MBA 1969

investing $4,000 in savings and a $12,000 loan to found Centennial One. A supplier gave her ninety days of credit on vacuum cleaners, buffers, and chemicals. With a secretary and twenty part-time employees, Lambert focused at first on getting government contracts... View Details

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