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- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Hot Tip
If you think that Africa might have some overlooked investment opportunities, but don’t know how to follow up on your hunch, that’s where Cyrille Nkontchou (MBA 1997) can help. His London-based company, LiquidAfrica Holdings, is a one-stop center for securities trading... View Details
- 26 Oct 2018
- News
A Chance to Lead
their way in the corporate world. “When I started my business, the building-service industry was primarily dominated by companies owned by men, but about 90 percent of the women were workers there. But many were in lower-skilled levels.... View Details
- 01 Aug 2001
- News
Robert B. Stobaugh (DBA '68)
corporate board members. Retired from the active faculty since 1996, Stobaugh continues to write, consult, and serve on NACD Blue Ribbon panels. He is also a trustee of the French Library and Cultural Center in Boston. Stobaugh became a... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Baker Library Gets New Executive Director
at HBS after serving as director of Microsoft’s Knowledge Network Group, where she led a global organization of 100 people delivering information and knowledge-based products and services. She has previously headed information services in several other global View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Committed to a goal of 'zero harm' in the mining industry
people in 45 countries around the world. Carroll also launched initiatives to improve health and education in the localities where the company operates. Her compassion, strategic vision, and business acumen had a deep impact not just on... View Details
- 20 Feb 2019
- News
Dean Nohria: Business Schools have a Vital Role in Teaching Trust
curriculum. We should prioritize trustworthiness, because ultimately, that is how we will make a real contribution to society.” Nohria goes on to note his fears that trust in corporations and their leaders could be damaged by recent... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
A Shared Vision for a Better World
Harrold returned home, he earned a master’s degree in political science but ultimately realized academia wasn’t for him. “I decided I was better suited for the business world where strategic and decisive... View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Security Chief
CEO, having first served six months as COO. Since 9/11, it’s hard to think of a business with more growth potential than security. Even before that fateful day in 2001, GE executives made the strategic View Details
- 27 Oct 2020
- News
HBS Votes
detailed 17 different ways that companies can help American vote safely. David Gilmour (MBA 1984), Business for America’s Director of Corporate Civic Responsibility (and Managing Director of Blyth Capital Partners) noted in a December... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Negotiating with Wal-Mart
are numerous media accounts of the corporate monolith riding its suppliers into the ground. But what about those who manage to survive, and thrive, while dealing with the classic hardball negotiator? In “Sarah Talley and Frey Farms... View Details
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
“Culture Is Everything”
transforming IBM, talked about the key strategic decisions he made when he took the helm of the struggling company in 1993. Initially reluctant to take the top post, Gerstner, an outsider, determined that it... View Details
- 12 Feb 2020
- News
Culture Shift at Big Blue
Getty Images Getty Images With the news of President and CEO Ginni Rometty’s retirement and the elevation of Arvind Krishna to replace her as chief executive, IBM simultaneously announced that Jim Whitehurst (MBA 1994) will step up as the company’s next president. The... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Stevenson Accepts Key University Position
President Lawrence H. Summers, Provost Steven E. Hyman, and Vice President for Alumni Affairs and Development Donella M. Rapier (MBA ’92) on strategic planning for University fundraising, as well as its implementation. “Howard has played... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
From Where We Stand
to great positive effect—but often to great collateral damage to corporate cultures, communities, and industries. Lisa Spinali (MBA 1990), FORMER President, San Francisco Education Fund, San Francisco, California Today's leaders need to:... View Details
- 12 Aug 2010
- News
You Can’t Take It with You
“How Will You Measure Your Life?” Well-known for his introduction of the “disruptive technology” concept, Christensen outlines how he counseled members of the MBA Class of 2010 to craft as thoughtful and strategic an approach to their... View Details
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
Next Level
In 2017, Sarah Bond’s boss, Phil Spencer, the head of Xbox Gaming, warned her that working in the industry would be very difficult. Not just for the usual reasons that corporate America can be tough, but also because, as a Black woman in... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
India Arrives
environment, be that infrastructure, bureaucracy, or lack of established benchmarks in India’s corporate environment.” Less regulation clearly has unleashed market potential. Bharti, for example, has aggressively pursued the estimated 250... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
At HBS Workshop, New CEOs Tune Up for the Top
faculty member to CEO, everyone in the workshop is intensely involved in the learning experience." During the May workshop, a total of ten sessions focused on topics such as near-term organizational challenges; the creation of a strategic... View Details
Keywords: Jon Prestage
- 15 Nov 2016
- News
Field Course Helps Nascent Entrepreneurs Connect with Customers
Frank Cespedes (photo by Neal Hamburg) Frank Cespedes (photo by Neal Hamburg) “Every entrepreneur is selling all the time—to customers, investors, employees, and strategic partners,” observes Thomas Eisenmann, the Howard H. Stevenson... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Books
e-Leadership by D. Quinn Mills (Cyber Classics, Inc. /BNI/ Publications) In today's fast-changing, global, Internet-influenced economy, the successful corporate leader must bring a new set of skills to the job. In e-Leadership: Guiding... View Details