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- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Media, VC Discussed at WSA Conference
something they’ve seen on the Web. And the company’s site is helping to push its brand, she said. Venture capital, success strategies for minorities in business, and fashion retailing were among the other panel topics. Ann M. Fudge (MBA... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Mr. Coffee
2018, Keller left his position as global president of the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company to become CEO of Peet’s Coffee; in January, he was named CEO of JDE Peet’s, a merger that added a portfolio of coffee and tea... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
September 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books
Books Integrity. Kindness. Hard work. Substance and value. Are these the words that describe a media mogul? They are when it’s the late Frank Biondi, the former CEO of HBO, Universal Studios, and Viacom, who leaves a legacy far beyond the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
A Juicy Story
In the context of the computer industry at large, Professor David Yoffie explores the ups and downs of a company that’s always been a bit different in “Apple Computer, 2006.” The case poses this question: Given its 2 percent computer market share, can Apple find... View Details
- 05 May 2011
- News
Blazing a Trail for Glenn Beck
to be a successful media executive and leader in the digital media space, and her unique perspective and experiences will be valuable in building The Blaze as a vibrant, impactful community,” Beck said in a news release. Morgan served as... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Back in Business
‘Get down! Everybody get down! It's coming down!' " If any rationale underlay the nihilism and bloodlust of the WTC attacks, perhaps it was a belief that massive death and destruction in the heart of the world's most successful... View Details
- 01 Apr 2024
- News
Generosity Multiplied
There’s little doubt that James Reed (MBA 1990) loves his job. After all, he’s the chairman and CEO of Reed, the United Kingdom’s first and largest jobs website, and he takes the company’s slogan—“Love Mondays”—to heart. Even so, he admits he has a side hustle. When... View Details
- 11 Jun 2015
- News
Leading the way in sustainable style
Marjorie Yang (MBA 1976), the chairman and CEO of garment-manufacturing giant The Esquel Group, doesn’t spend much time talking about apparel anymore. Instead, she’s focused on improving the livelihood of the company’s 47,000 employees... View Details
- 19 Apr 2016
- News
LuminOva Makes Great Strides Tackling Infertility
Alexandra Dickson (MBA 2013) Alexandra Dickson (MBA 2013) LuminOva, a biotech startup in Boston that won the 2015 Bertarelli Prize, is making progress on its quest to develop a new technology that could increase in vitro fertilization View Details
- 10 Mar 2015
- News
Women in Tech: Breaking the Digital Ceiling
fashion e-commerce company, Peach. It’s also a challenge to an industry where a company’s potential is often predicted based on its similarity to other successful ventures, most often led by CEOs who look a... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Extraordinary People
getting the job done. Over the years he transformed Joh. A. Benckiser SE (JAB) from a small, privately held German company into a successful global powerhouse. In addition to serving as chairman and CEO of... View Details
Keywords: Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Finance; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
When being a good neighbor means economic development
Rescued in the early 1990s and revived by president and CEO Jonathan Larry Baer (MBA 1985), the San Francisco Giants are baseball champions, with World Series wins in 2010 and 2012. Now Baer is poised to spread the View Details
- 09 Dec 2020
- News
How to Fix America
(MBA 1992), CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management, suggests that we address the issue of wealth inequality by creating “a way for those with no investment assets to participate in the success of... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Silent Killers: Overcoming Barriers to Organizational Learning
uncovered these obstacles using a process they refined more than a decade ago called Organizational Fitness Profiling (OFP). OFP helps CEOs or business unit general managers and their top teams assess how well an operation fits their... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
HBS Press Books in Brief
The Weather Channel: The Impossible Rise of a Media Phenomenon, by Frank Batten (MBA '52) with Jeffrey L. Cruikshank (51st PMD), is the story of a cable network that succeeded when all the experts predicted it would fail. Former chairman and View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Advocating for all children with autism
Alison Tepper Singer (MBA 1993) was pursuing a successful career in broadcast journalism when her daughter Jodie was diagnosed with autism. Singer decided to do more than advocate for her own child. In 2005, she became View Details
- 06 Jun 2017
- News
Many Rivers to Cross
largest rivers. “Our biggest problem in Colombia, as in most of our underdeveloped countries, is poverty,” states Ospina. “And one way to fight poverty is through engineering.” The son of former Colombian president Mariano Ospina Perez, Ospina is View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Eight Among Many: W. Mitt Romney
right set of experiences." One such item on Romney's résumé was his successful turnaround of the Boston-based consulting firm Bain & Company. Romney joined Bain in 1977, then left in 1984 to become CEO of... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
An Authentic Leader
revenues were less than $750 million. In short order, he became CEO and chairman. When he retired at age 59 in 2001, the company employed 28,000 and revenues exceeded $6.7 billion. George attributes the company’s View Details
- 21 Nov 2013
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Case Study: BlackBerry and Thorsten Heins
[Editor's note: Since this case study was posted, two faculty members have also offered their insight to the BlackBerry situation. Read their comments below and keep the conversation going!] BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins was hired in... View Details