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- 22 Sep 2015
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Investing in Scalable Impact on K-12 Education
their broader educational philanthropy goals to improve learning outcomes and also increase access to quality education. What we are looking to do is support entrepreneurs and invest in companies that we think can make a very scalable... View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Latin America's Decade
emerging markets where local stock exchange listings have grown, liquidity in many Latin American exchanges has diminished in recent years. The purchase of local, family-owned companies and state-owned enterprises by outside... View Details
- 01 Aug 1998
- News
A Roaring Success in the Windy City
H. Stevenson, for instance, discussed the evolution of the field of entrepreneurship at HBS and beyond. Professor Malcolm S. Salter addressed "Facing the Modern Industrial Revolution," focusing on the tools established companies can use... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
Case Study: Confidence Builder
the company anticipates this year will bring in double the $6.7 million in revenue it saw in 2016. New challenges: With rapid growth comes concerns about culture and scalability. “How do we preserve the... View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Alumni Perspective: The Morning After 9/11
people.” Twenty years ago, Frances Frei was not the globally revered management guru she has become. This was before she helped transform the culture at HBS to close the performance gap between female and male students, resulting in... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
A Career to Smile About
Whether jetting around the world or working from Colgate-Palmolive's midtown Manhattan headquarters, Lois Juliber has helped her company become a consumer-products powerhouse that does business in 212 countries and derives 75 percent of... View Details
Keywords: Dun Gifford, Jr.
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Value Added
the firm's culture as well as to nurture its leadership by overseeing career development and appointing the heads of our offices and practice groups." Looking ahead, Gupta observes that despite the current wave of megamergers, "We believe... View Details
Keywords: James E. Aisner
- 07 Oct 2024
- News
On the Move: Nikos Bartzoulianos (MBA 2008)
Sustainability. A native of Greece, Bartzoulianos now lives in London; he worked for Procter & Gamble and McKinsey & Company before Samsung and holds two engineering degrees from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. What drew you to this... View Details
- 12 May 2022
- News
Onboarding
of finding a cultural fit, and to the team dynamics of effective corporate oversight. READ MORE [MUSIC] Julia Hanna: When it came out in 1980, the comedy 9 to 5 played up the growing role of women in the workplace, making cheesy fun out... View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
One Degree of Difference
Courtesy Paris Wallace Courtesy Paris Wallace At 70 employees strong, the Boston-based digital company Ovia Health is on the smallish-but-mighty size compared to the rest of the local tech hub. Competing for talent is tough. While those... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Books
1920–2000: How It Worked, Thomas McCraw, the Isidor Straus Professor of Business History, presents a succinct and insightful analysis of the entrepreneurs and companies that have left their impression on world industry. McCraw examines... View Details
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Getting Security Right
seven-year collaboration with University of North Carolina economics professor Steven Rosefielde. Their impressively researched volume challenges global leaders in government and business alike to push beyond culturally entrenched... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
Turning Point: One Story at a Time
decision to move to India for a career opportunity that came up in my family’s business. Being the CEO at the age of 30 of a publicly listed company with revenues of $100 million was something Amanda and I both knew I could not pass up,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2014
Culture by Bozidar Novak (OPM 43, 2013) (Brodschneider & Kotnik) A collection of short essays centered on the topic of Maribor, Slovenia, a city of about 100,000 that was named one of the two European capitals of View Details
- 05 Oct 2021
- News
Launch Signals
but COVID-19 did not solve safety issues, and, in fact, we found that there was a higher need for our product both at home (domestic violence) and out of the home (as people adapted to a new normal),” Fitzgerald said. In its first year, the View Details
- 11 Oct 2022
- News
On Balance
small, 35-person Workplace Gender Equality Agency not only as a resource for business, but also as an advocate for societal change. Its current initiatives include a toolkit for companies that want to perform a gender-pay-gap audit and a... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Alumni Book Briefs
’01) (Harvard Business Review Press) Anthony draws on stories from his research and fieldwork with companies like Procter & Gamble to demystify innovation. He presents a simple definition of innovation, breaks down the essential... View Details
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
How to Take a Stand On UBS and Climate Change
influence can equal any government’s. Based in Switzerland, UBS is a financial services company with no obligation to comply with the Kyoto Accord or European Trade Union restrictions on carbon emissions. It has a strong internal View Details
- 16 Jan 2020
- News
Hitting the High Notes
of Lynn Harrell, which includes a supporting cast of Yo-Yo Ma, Itzhak Perlman, John Williams, André Previn, and Anne-Sophie Mutter. Chicago Alumni Get Insight on Creating a Magnetic Culture Human Capital Management expert Kevin Sheridan... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Research Is the Foundation
scholars alike. She notes, “It’s the kind of far-reaching influence only HBS can enable.” “I had an ambitious research agenda. Companies now span more languages, geographies, and cultures than ever,... View Details