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- 01 Sep 2010
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Fair Trade
advertised as “The Soap of the Beautiful Woman.” Just as soap was transformed from being about hygiene to being about beauty, so toothpaste brands increasingly emphasized their ability to make their users more attractive with whiter teeth and fresher breath. These... View Details
- 25 Jul 2018
- News
HBS Alumni Leader, Benefactor Dies at 86
Industries, a real estate investment firm he started in 1968. C.D. Spangler Construction company was founded by Spangler's father, C.D. Spangler, Sr. – a self-made man who had not been able to afford college and who, at the age of 50, was a participant in Harvard... View Details
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
October Reunions Break Records, Strengthen Ties
"Nothing I taught you about technology in management information systems has any relevance whatsoever to the world we're living in today," stated F. Warren McFarlan, the School's senior associate dean for External Relations, in his... View Details
- 01 Jul 2013
- News
The Nature of Business
afraid of the private sector, we're non-partisan, and we like very much to get things done on the ground and in the water. Those are the qualities that have allowed us to grow." Tercek (MBA 1984) shares his successes—such as spending half... View Details
- 01 Apr 1996
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Technology for Learning's Sake
School's education and research mission. "Today's general manager is operating in an information-inundated world," Clark elaborated recently. "We need to prepare our students to meet that challenge. We also need to take full advantage of... View Details
Keywords: by Deborah Blagg; photo by David Zadig
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Profiles from the class of 2007
quality and outcomes. Consumers need to have that information to make good decisions.” Jain believes that any health-care system should center on a strong doctor-patient relationship and allow physicians sufficient time and opportunity to... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Lewis I. Rice
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
New Economy Notables: Thomas S. Volpe
was a year ago. Think about what you love and what's going to be important ten years from now. Key elements in evaluating a business proposal I've always been a big "bet the jockey, not the horse" guy. Management and View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Q & A: Jeanne P. Jackson: A New Regime at Banana Republic
President and CEO of Banana Republic since 1995, Jeanne Jackson (MBA '78) has been credited with transforming the faltering safari clothing brand into one of the nation's leaders in - and definers of - casual attire. In 1998, Business Week named Jackson one of the top... View Details
- 05 Aug 2014
- News
A Diversified Portfolio
Professor Janice Hammond, the Jesse Philips Professor of Manufacturing at HBS, was named to the fund's advisory board. "The Women's Venture Capital Fund was referred to me by two highly regarded HBS professors, and it was that referral—together with the impressive... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Case Study: Welcome Aboard
manage their assets, tenants, and leasing, the software solutions that Lerner and Holder supported offered the promise of a cutting-edge solution. The implementation process once a customer signed on, however, could be a struggle, with... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Jan 2005
- News
Judith R. Haberkorn, 111th AMP, 1992
general manager of Special Services for NYNEX, responsible for servicing New England's largest corporate customers. Later that same year, she was named general manager of Access Markets, Marketing, and... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Back in Business
leading figure in the nonprofit world. The first priority for the site is a memorial, all agree, but after that, there is much disagreement. "The size of the plot is not nearly as important as the nature and quality of what is built... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
A Community Investment
afraid that most managers still see environmentalists as adversaries. This is a fundamental problem. Too few managers appreciate the integral relationship between the economy and the natural environment. I... View Details
- 11 Oct 2022
- News
Righting the Ship
When Ross Stuckey (PLDA 21, 2016) joined the NAVSEA Warfare Centers—a part of the naval research labs responsible for developing science and tech for national defense—as their capital improvement program (CIP) manager in 2016, he was... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
A Message from Dean Clark
requires continuing innovation in all of our educational programs. What we see ahead is a need for leaders with strong general management skills - people who know how to get things done and are able to inspire others. These View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
The Right Stuff: Getting the Word from MBA Admissions
will also explain the range of responsibilities and qualities advisors can look for in identifying potentialcandidates. Bulletin: The School has reintroduced the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) as... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Dean Nohria Looks Ahead
Instead, he applied to the Ph.D. program at MIT’s Sloan School of Management and was accepted. Once at MIT, Nohria realized that in management education he had found his true passion. After completing the... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Dispatches from the Global Classroom
talks to Dionisio Garza Sada (MBA ’08), program manager for autoparts manufacturer Nemak. Photographs by Selma Fernandez & Marcela Taboada There are no cold calls here. No laptops, or blackboards, or Sky Deck. Thousands of miles from... View Details
- 01 Jan 2003
- News
Greylock
opportunities to working with founders and managers to sponsoring over 120 successful initial public offerings. As well known as the venture capital industry is today, that was far from the case in 1965, when Greylock opened a small... View Details
- 18 Aug 2021
- News
Alumni on the Black Lives Matter Movement
the elements of our Credo focused on creating a community unified in its mission to improve quality of life.” The release goes on to note that Edwards has partnered with firms that have expertise in using capital to benefit underserved... View Details