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- 20 Jan 2016
- News
Water for the World
started the company, to make a difference, to make sure that we would start the company from day one as a green company. “We were the first beverage company in the world to be certified carbon neutral, and... View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
The Joy of Work
treadmill pressure, where people feel urgency to attend to a variety of unrelated tasks each day and are constantly forced to shift from one to another. That kind of time pressure definitely has a negative impact on creative thinking. On... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
international dynamics. In this concise and incisive analysis, Andrew Cainey and Christiane Prange explain what is happening in China and how this affects its relations with other countries. They identify what foreign companies need to... View Details
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Paul Luning
match." The objective: a position within a clean energy startup in Africa. To his surprise, Paul received four offers. "I decided to work for E+Co, a clean tech VC firm that invests in developing countries. I'll be doing due diligence on potential investments... View Details
- 26 Jan 2016
- First Look
January 26, 2016
seems inevitable—a natural part of "creative destruction." But closer examination reveals a disturbing truth: companies large and small are shuttering more quickly than ever. What does it take to buck this trend? One answer is... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Max Wibaux
joining a consumer-products-focused private equity firm in a role in which he can "bring together all the elements HBS teaches us: operations, strategy, the inner workings of financing, and how to avoid investment pitfalls and traps. I want to add value to View Details
Keywords: CPG
- Profile
Mike Monagle
“I interned with Amazon.com in China,” says Mike. “I got to see an established American company work in a very entrepreneurial setting.” Entrepreneurship at the core After graduation, Mike spent a number of years with Reed Elsevier where... View Details
- 30 May 2025
- News
Galas in NYC and Mexico City; NFL Coach Shares Leadership Insights in Charlotte
HBS Club of Mexico Celebrates Connection with Gala Dinner The HBS Club of Mexico joined the Harvard Club of Mexico in celebrating the latter’s 75th anniversary with the Harvard Gala Mexico, held on May 12 at the Club de Industriales in Mexico City. Approximately 275... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
In My Humble Opinion: In the Deal
of all sorts—black, Latino, Muslim,” she says. “We won’t make the returns we want unless our firms and our portfolio companies’ makeup are in line with the world’s makeup.” Good deal: Zylo, an Indianapolis-based View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 02 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
Why Good Deeds Invite Bad Publicity
Do companies with reputations for acting in socially responsible ways receive public goodwill when unpleasant news hits? The question of how much (or even if) corporate social responsibility (CSR) policies benefit View Details
- 16 Feb 2021
- Blog Post
The Rise of The Sixes: Interview with CEO and Founder Franci Girard
in the world of fashion, Girard quickly learned where she fit. “I found myself asking professors, ‘How do these design decisions impact margins?’” she laughed, “and that provided me clarity. I wanted to be in fashion, but not as a... View Details
- 14 Oct 2020
- Blog Post
Creating the Minority Renaissance for Venture Capital: Interview with Henri Pierre-Jacques and Jarrid Tingle, Managing Partners at Harlem Capital
brand and our supporters if we are able to execute and make money there are endless ways for us to go which is exciting.” Ultimately, for both Pierre-Jacques and Tingle, it is about much more than making money; it’s about impacting a... View Details
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HBS Course: Starting a Private Investment Firm
Generous data download limit. LSEG Workspace PE data includes investments, portfolio company and firm profiles, exits... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Going Against the Flow
founding Pactual. Over the years, Jakurski has learned that successful investing in Brazil requires intimate knowledge of the country. The two most prominent kinds of outside investors, he observes, are "offshore portfolio managers, most... View Details
Keywords: Dun Gifford, Jr.
- 28 Jul 2021
- News
Governance Reform and Shared Value
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Record Gift to HBS from India’s Tata Group
at HBS for participants in the School’s broad portfolio of Executive Education programs. The building, to be named Tata Hall, is scheduled for completion in 2013. “I owe a great deal to Harvard Business School, and it’s a pleasure and a... View Details
Keywords: Tata Hall
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books, Podcasts
companies in South Africa and abroad, and sheds a light on the harsh realities of corporate environments. Drawing on her years of experience and research, the author argues that many young Black professionals struggle early on in their... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Faculty Books
develop an effective strategy (with tools such as SWOT analysis and strategic-change agendas); plan execution of the strategy (through portfolios of strategic initiatives linked to strategy maps and Balanced Scorecards); put strategy into... View Details
- 04 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Predictions, Prophets, and Restarting Your Business
and recovering from a crisis, increasing close rates, the efficiency of a sales model, and its segment focus are strategic issues, not only sales management tasks. Consider: when commerce resumes, what’s the impact on your business from... View Details
Keywords: by Frank V. Cespedes
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Corporate Governance and Boards of Directors - Course Catalog
students. Many of you will be entrepreneurs building and working with a board of directors as you create and grow your company. Others will join private equity or venture capital firms where you will serve on the boards of the firm’s View Details