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13 May 2021
Blog Post

Zhalisa Clarke’s Sabbatical Story: Tech Leader Turned Healer

in the world that think of her only as a healer. Several years after her sabbatical, Zhalisa is still reaping the benefits of her time off. She has recently launched a company fully aligned with her calling:... 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

01 Oct 1998
News

Playing to Win

model that features directives from headquarters. Furthermore, at Adidas, an in-country head is a native of that country, whereas American companies often have Americans running their international divisions." Louis-Dreyfus devotes about... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

Henry R. Luce

Luce created a publishing empire. He launched the weekly Time in 1923, which was followed by the introduction of Fortune in 1930, Life in 1936, and Sports Illustrated in 1954. Luce also presided over a vast communications empire, which... View Details

Keywords: Publishing & Print Media

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In the News - Entrepreneurship

In the News Every successful entrepreneur knows that the big idea is only as good as his/her ability to execute it. Access to the right knowledge at the right time is often the linchpin to a successful launch. Show Results For 02 Jul 2025... View Details

25 Aug 2003
Research & Ideas

Studying Japan from the Inside

Harvard Business School started its Japan Research Office in December 2001—smack in the middle of an incredibly turbulent time for the country's economy. The boom years of the 1970s and 1980s—when Japanese management practices and... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

Robert N. Noyce

With his long time business partner Gordon Moore, Noyce was a charismatic leader of Fairchild Semiconductor, and later the first CEO of Intel. At Fairchild, Noyce guided the company through many growing... View Details

Keywords: Computers & Electronics

Hugh J. Chisholm

Chisholm was widely considered to be the most powerful man of his time in the American pulp and paper industry. He was the primary founder of International Paper Company that brought together 30 pulp and... View Details

Keywords: Wood, Paper & Forestry

16 Sep 2024
Blog Post

Creating a Candidate-Centered Recruiting Process

for the interview process to mirror that. Or if there will be periods of consistent pace followed by times of deadline driven pressure, that should be clearly explained. Candidates know themselves and their work styles and want to set... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

Willard H. Dow

Dow grew the company his father had founded through acquisitions and mergers. He acquired a 75% interest in Midland Ammonia in 1930, partnered with Ethyl Gas in 1933, joined with Cleveland-Cliffs Iron in 1935, and acquired the Great... View Details

Keywords: Chemicals & Industrial

10 Jan 2020
Blog Post

Know Your Audience - Recruiting HBS Students for Retail

makes them important partners for retail companies seeking to attract and retain talent. What Students Want HBS student interest in retail has remained steady over the past five years with approximately 3% of the class joining the... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail

12 May 2022
News

Turning a Moment into a Movement

diversity, cofounded and catalyzed by HBS grads Brad Gerstner (MBA 2000), CEO of Altimeter Capital Management; Guy Primus (MBA 2000), CEO of Valence; Reese, at the time COO at Gusto; and Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, founder and chair of... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Dec 2003
News

Can Manufacturing Keep Its Edge?

levels of productivity. At 5.4 percent, 2002 saw the biggest annual gain in productivity growth since 1950. Like many consumers, companies are tightening their belts and doing more with less in an effort to survive, and thrive, at a View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Manufacturing

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Finding Historical Financial Statements with Compustat | Baker Library

area select Complete Financial Statements (XLS) Step One: Date Range Select desired start and end years Step Two: Search Click Code lookup ; a new window will open Type company name, e.g. Xerox , into search box; hit Lookup codes Copy and... View Details

Howard L. Clark

advertising campaign “Do you know me?” and later, “Don’t leave home without it.” By the time Clark retired in 1977, the company had grown to include over 650 offices in more than 100 countries, with over 8... View Details

Keywords: Finance

12 Sep 2016
News

HBS Alumni Startups Are Raking in VC Funds

New data shows that HBS alumni are leading the b-school pack in raising venture capital to fund their startups, according to an article on the website Business Because. According to data compiled by PitchBook, 1,069 HBS MBAs have founded 961 View Details

Keywords: Finance

01 Feb 1997
News

OPM Reunion Snapshots

her husband, Charlie, started a small excavation company in Jacksonville, Florida. As the company grew, Charlie Barco enrolled in OPM to better understand the economic changes that were affecting their... View Details

Jon Staff

Consumer brand building - Mission/vision/values development and adherence - Co-founder and early stage team building - DTC marketing - Go-to-market strategies - Hospitality startups - Real estate businesses - Investor management - Navigating starting a View Details

Edward G. Jefferson

requirements. Though deemed expensive at the time ($7.3 billion), the Conoco acquisition was instrumental in securing duPont’s growth and positioning the company for the future. View Details

Keywords: Chemicals & Industrial

Barry Schwartz

Schwartz is the business half of Calvin Klein Inc.’s leadership, and without his industry savvy, Klein’s popular fashion designs could not have become so successful. Schwartz’s attentive management style allowed the company to purchase... View Details

Keywords: Fabric & Apparel