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- 01 Jun 2025
- News
Barbie: Reviving a Cultural Icon at Mattel
efforts to navigate that tension. There’s a heightened sense that these notions matter in the toy world because, with young children, if certain stereotypes are allowed to percolate, they have long-term influences. So Barbie felt like the... View Details
- 20 Feb 2019
- News
Building an Ecosystem for African Entrepreneurs
the 21st century. “Africapitalism calls on the private sector to make long-term investment in industries that can create economic prosperity and social wealth.” The idea was inspired by Professor Michael Porter and his theories of... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
GMAT Added to Admissions Criteria
for throughout the applicant's portfolio. However, one of our long-term goals in working with the GMAC is to determine what the predictors of leadership potential might be and to explore how traits closely tied to leadership - such as... View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Navigating Success in Volatile Times
throughout the year that are geared toward the more than thirteen hundred HBS alumni of African descent. "The long-term value of our HBS experience continues whenever we recreate the energy we shared in the classroom and learn from one... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
A Hollywood Backstory
We decided to convey the violence obliquely through snippets of news, and to focus on the devastation the piecemeal revelations brought about on the shooter's parents and their relationship. We wanted to gut the short-term adrenaline out of the violence and instead... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
A United Front
professional sports. Ferguson's talents include deft management and motivation of some of the world's greatest (and most high-strung) athletes, staying current on the latest training regimens and technologies, and plotting strategy both for on-field play and for View Details
- 03 Jun 2020
- News
Weathering the Storm
Nnamdi Okike (MBA 2007) Nnamdi Okike (MBA 2007) In this special video edition of Skydeck, contributing host Chitra Nawbatt (GMP 6, 2009) speaks with 645 Ventures Cofounder and General Partner Nnamdi Okike (MBA 2007) about near-term and View Details
- 01 Jun 2025
- News
Forward Thinking
occur. “A lot of other species are saved in the process, too, which is great,” Myers says, taking a win where she can find one. Reports of bushmeat poaching have been spreading throughout Tanzania and Botswana, so the issue is only getting worse. The major View Details
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
Reinventing Marketing
advertising industry. Other important work is being done by four new assistant professors, including Narakesari Narayandas's study of long-term relationships between manufacturers and vendors, Susan M. Fournier's work on customers' brand... View Details
- 01 Jan 2012
- News
Cynthia Carroll, MBA 1989
there is more to do.” Carroll’s leadership at Anglo American has significantly influenced the industry by setting new standards for safety and by offering miners, their families, and their communities a thoughtful, long-term outlook. She... View Details
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2015
Principles Guide You by Bill Barnett (MBA 1971) (Stanford Business Books) Barnett approaches the construction of a long-term career plan by looking at the main challenges professionals will face: developing and reaching View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Portraits from the Class of 2003
at two marketing case competitions Starting Up: Lean Forward Media, interactive entertainment for kids Long-Term Goal: CEO of a global media company Return to Portraits story or visit his alumni page. View Details
Keywords: Arts, Entertainment
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
No Easy Fix for the Financial Crisis
financial institutions.) Finally, prepare a long-term rehabilitation plan. For the country’s financial system, this means a new regulatory structure. “It, for sure, will be reregulated because the government had to be so deeply involved... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
What’s Behind the Explosive Growth of Sustainable Investing?
it happen in practice. That’s on the private market side. On the public side, the question is how you can influence the behavior of a company to reflect your values, or protect the long-term value of your investment—or both—while only... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Alumni Books
four-year research program that spanned 25 industries, identifying long-term winners and what they do differently, Capon talked to marketing mavens from across the global economy and presents their insights in five broad groups: picking... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
The Drive for Excellence: An Interview with Jim Henderson
short-term results with adherence to a long-term strategy and direction. At Cummins, we are driven by the concept of maximizing shareholder value -- but the question is, value over the next quarter or two, or over a longer period? Either... View Details
- 01 Jan 2008
- News
James D. Wolfensohn, MBA 1959
$300 when he arrived at HBS. Through contacts at Harvard, he began a long-term association with the Rockefeller family, who kindled in him an awareness of “the wide canvas of global problems and the difference money could make.” In 1981... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Case Study: Sound Check
improved long-term retention rates. In the early days, it’s best to optimize for product feedback. If it’s easier to sell to smaller customers (with more volume), stick with this segment and treat the feedback as gold. Rapidly iterate... View Details
- 25 Jun 2020
- News
Global Centers Broaden Understanding of Business and the Pandemic
China Club, and HBS Association of Beijing that brought together current MBA students and a panel of 10 HBS alumni. During the Zoom gathering, the alumni provided insights from their experiences navigating the economic downturns of 2002 and 2008 and shared their views... View Details
- 30 May 2021
- News
How Venture Capitalist David Motley is Trying to Bring Back Pittsburgh’s Black Residents
“affordable and market-rate housing development.” Motley told the Journal that his efforts to build a strong middle class required long-term investment. “How do you make this new economy available for more people?” he asked the paper.... View Details