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01 Oct 2002
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Karen Gordon Mills

with a group of other investment professionals, has $250 million under management and specializes in later-stage invest-ments in companies that could use a boost in capital to grow substantially. “Our... View Details

01 Dec 2002
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Building a Network for Social Enterprise in Latin America

America.” In addition to Reficco, HBS professor and ISE faculty chair James E. Austin, Senior Lecturer Diana Barrett, Professor Allen S. Grossman, and LARC executive director Gustavo Herrero provide support... View Details

01 Jun 2017
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Streamlining the Supermarket

which represents close to $100 billion in annual consumer sales. A new report from the Grocery Manufacturers Association/Boston Consulting Group cites “click and collect” as one of the “biggest changes ever... View Details

Keywords: Francis Storrs

01 Oct 1998
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A Zest to Invest

A young currency trader knocks politely on a conference room door at Kingdon Capital Management Corp. (KCMC), a Manhattan-based hedge fund. Her boss, KCMC's founder and president Mark Kingdon, invites her in with a friendly nod. "The... View Details

Keywords: Dun Gifford, Jr.

01 Oct 2001
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Peter W. Olson: By the Book

sense of humor at all times. "We have an unusually talented team of publishers," he says. "They're very individualistic and very challenging. As a result, I have the most interesting job I could imagine."... View Details

Keywords: Hanna, Julia; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Dec 2004
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Starting Off on the Right Foot

in a new job, Waldroop urges managers to: Take notes on key colleagues. Especially for the first few weeks, jot down notes on your boss, team members, and direct reports at the end of each day. “Write down... View Details

Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg

01 Dec 1997
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"Economists are puzzle solvers..."

research, for several years I have been working with colleagues in the HBS finance group on something called the Global Financial System Project. We are trying to understand the global financial system and... View Details

01 Apr 2000
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Marketing Muscle

On her first foray into Silicon Valley, Karen Edwards (MBA '90) didn't have much success finding the job she wanted: head of marketing at an Internet company. Told she didn't know enough about technology, Edwards persevered and finally... View Details

06 Dec 2018
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Cold Call Horror Stories

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on SoundCloud More Skydeck episodes During Fall Reunions, the podcast team set up our microphones in Spangler Hall and asked alumni to tell us about those terrifying moments... View Details

15 Oct 2019
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In Pursuit of Academia

of the teams in which they work. It’s an area of inquiry that Fernandes will continue as an assistant professor in Organization and Management at Emory University, where she hopes to have an impact on... View Details

01 Dec 2022
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A Quiet Force: Remembering Jay Light

course developer. As Dean, he led HBS through some of the most momentous and challenging times in its history. In 2008, as the global economic crisis unfolded, Light acted swiftly to strengthen the School’s financial structure View Details

Keywords: leadership; HBS Dean; obituary; academia

01 Apr 1997
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How Green Is the Valley: HBS Students Explore Booming California Industries

Intel, Netscape, Oracle, Apple, and Hewlett-Packard, among other technology firms. Some 35 high tech, venture capital, and investment management companies opened their doors to the eighty students on the... View Details

Keywords: Daniel Penrice

16 Sep 2015
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Built for Speed

The online group launched along with the physical space in July 2014, just nine months after the Local Motors and GE partnership began on paper. In addition to any potential royalties or lump sum prizes for... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Machinery Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Oct 1998
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Class of 1949 Gift Supports HBS Faculty Development

cohort, the Foundations course for incoming MBA students, and a greater emphasis on group projects requiring intensive faculty involvement. Concurrently, the overall MBA class size has increased by 10... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

20 Dec 2018
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Baker Library Webinar Features Resources for Alumni

analyses, business launch data and company comparisons, as well as how to use a variety of online search tools (eBaker), and how to connect with a team of research staff at... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Dec 2003
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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... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Manufacturing

01 Sep 2014
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Case Study: Declawing the Competition

and try to build personal relationships with your customers that encourage loyalty. It is not the products that you sell, but the experience and relationships you create. Thus your call center View Details

01 Dec 2002
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Think Globally, Teach Locally

When HBS professor F. Warren McFarlan moved to Vevey, Switzerland, in 1973, it was his first experience living outside the United States. “I had three degrees from Harvard, and my major lifetime move had been from the western suburbs of... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Oct 2000
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After the Revolution: Putting the Internet in Perspective

hours a day, has a development team instead of a staff, and has no checkout lines. Bricks-and-mortar firms such as Walgreens, on the other hand, must build physical stores and... View Details