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- 13 Nov 2020
- News
Realizing a Dream
Ted Ferrara (MBA 1990) “I give back to express my gratitude,” says Ted Ferrara (MBA 1990). “The School is in the business of changing lives and it certainly changed mine.” Before coming to HBS, Ferrara had never lived outside of Minneapolis. He went to trade school... View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Answering the Call
ended, and the delighted diners got up to leave, all in about one hour.” More than thirty years later, Professor David Upton makes Benihana the very first case he teaches in his Technology and Operations Management course (POM’s... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
The Camel and the Unicorn
didn’t pay off. But generally, the New Bedford whaling industry of the 1800s thrived using this investment model, averaging over 14 percent annual returns, says Alex. Holding up the high end of that average was the firm Gideon Allen and... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Your Taxi Is Waiting
bankruptcy court protection in November 2008 despite high advance demand for its planes. In January, a judge approved the sale of Eclipse’s assets to Eclipse Jet Aviation International, an affiliate of Luxembourg-based European View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Covering the Issues
annual Cyberposium). Recent Bulletins have profiled the vast array of alumni who are involved in high technology - from those working with Internet startups, to those working against the Y2K problem.... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Real World Issues Aired at Student Led Conferences
while the second offered the opportunity to learn more about careers in entertainment and media, high tech, marketing, and nonprofits. Judy Lewent, SVP and CFO of Merck & Co., another of Fortune's top fifty, delivered the second keynote... View Details
Keywords: Mary Ellen Gardner
- 16 Oct 2014
- News
Innovating for International Aid
selected as a Presidential Innovation Fellow at USAID. The program, started in 2010, is overseen by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. It brings dynamic executives from the private sector, nonprofits, and academia... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
A United Front
observes Elberse. "He holds everyone to the same high standards but will tailor his approach to different personalities." But he is also commanding when the situation requires. Says Elberse, "There's a telling quote in the case in that... View Details
- 13 Oct 2016
- News
Adding Muscle to the Fight Against Disease
where he endowed the Blum Family Venture Philanthropy Fund to promote discoveries with potential to benefit the Israeli life-sciences economy. Closer to home, Blum established the Tikkun Olam Youth Science Prizes for middle and high... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 04 Dec 2020
- News
Hour by Hour
When Morris was in high school, his mother was given an ultimatum: Switch your nursing shift from afternoons to mornings or find a new job. “She wanted to keep her job,” says Morris. “So I ended up taking my little brother to school every... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Making Their Way
for aggressively growing our U.S.-based manufacturing operations, while incorporating a global mindset and offering our customers a true international capability.” With technology leveling the playing field, CGM can function as a globally... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Alumni Books
The Differentiated Workforce: Transforming Talent into Strategic Impact by Brian E. Becker, Mark A. Huselid, and Richard W. Beatty (MBA ’81) (Harvard Business Press) Many companies spend too much time and money on low performers while their View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Executives Convene to Discuss Consumer-Driven Health Care
conference included a dinner talk by William W. George (MBA '66), CEO of Medtronic, on "The Future of 21st-Century Health: The Right Care" and a lively session moderated by HBS professor emeritus James L. Heskett on the role health-care service and medical View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Carl M. Plochman III: A Savory Success
A tour of Plochman Inc. in Manteno, Illinois, features many of the sights you might expect to find at a business whose sole purpose is to manufacture mustard. In addition to a loading dock stacked high with pallet after pallet of bright... View Details
- 24 Oct 2013
- News
Engineering a More Secure World
Purdue University in the early 1970s, Harris saw lots of classmates veer down the wrong path. Seeing the high failure rate among minority students, he joined a campus group of black engineers, where, he says, "Our entire objective was to... View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Afghanistan’s Hope and Light
beginning. Before Roshan launched, demand for its service was so high that a prelaunch informational leaflet began selling in the Kabul bazaar for $1. Police were called in to control the crowds waiting outside Roshan’s flagship store in... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
Drilling Down
optimism could be considered another prerequisite for entry in an unpredictable industry that has surfaced only recently from a twenty-year depression. "The overall return is inadequate for the risk," concedes Kaiser, "yet the very nature of the challenge — the View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
One-on-One with Dr. Margaret Chan
geographic spread,” she says, “the virus has extended to affect a wider range of animals than we’ve ever seen before. It’s infecting cats, for example, and has even caused the death of tigers. It has a high fatality rate in humans; we... View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Opening Doors: Inside the World of Museum Management
popularity of chef Wolfgang Puck. Technology as a Tool Advances in technology have changed museum operations, both internally and externally. Whether it's as simple as the software that helps organize... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Mara Aspinall
medical system, however, new science has to clear a high hurdle before it has an impact on practice. This caution is sensible in some arenas, but personalized medicine results in safer and more effective therapy choices, not higher risk.... View Details