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Benjamin Wells
HBS." He was part of a team tackling a youth job-training program centered on silk production. "It was about something I had no previous understanding of whatsoever," Ben says. "But it showed me that I could do... View Details
Solomon D. Warfield
and New York. As president, Warfield continued this trend, expanding the road further west and south, and by the end of his tenure as president, Seaboard controlled some 4,500 miles of track. View Details
Keywords: Transportation
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Getting the Message
young people who might be inclined to use their skills at an Internet start-up. Having followed the advertising industry for his entire career, Al Silk observes: "We are moving toward a whole new kind of... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
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Photograph Albums - Photography Collections - Historical Collections
and western New England. This album depicts the aftermath of the disaster including landslides and flood-damaged railroad tracks and bridges of the Boston and Albany Railroad Co. near Becket, Massachusetts. Plucking Cocoons . Central Raw... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Howard's Gift
"We can all use a wise man or woman in our lives," Eric Sinoway writes (with Merrill Meadow) in his new book, Howard's Gift. For Sinoway, a student at the Harvard Kennedy School, that wise man was HBS professor Howard Stevenson, Sinoway's... View Details
- 02 Aug 2024
- HBS Case
How a Mission to Cut Food Waste Launched a Multimillion-Dollar Venture
On a hectic Friday in October 2016, Josh Domingues wondered if he had made a mistake quitting the security of a well-paying job managing contracts for professional hockey players to start a new venture selling nearly expired groceries at... View Details
- Portrait Project
Sohil Parekh
parents met on a train in India in 1972. I can see them in my mind – my mother, wide-eyed, bell-bottomed, beautiful; my father, bespectacled, bookish, earnest. They married the following year; I arrived some five years later. My road to... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Cracks in the Foundation
actions to boost America's competitive standing-one decision at a time. That call to action lies at the heart of the School's new US Competitiveness Project, chaired by Porter and Rivkin and involving a team of HBS faculty and thought... View Details
- Portrait Project
Anusha Rajadorai
Hairless barbies without their dresses didn’t hold much allure. As the youngest of four siblings, hand-me-downs were the norm. So, instead of toys, my games were mostly make-believe. Chalking out a hop-scotch grid on the warm cement floor, I would expand it into View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
In My Humble Opinion: The Business of Burning Man
Raiser (MBA 1990), known on the “playa” as CocoCabana, serves as treasurer of the organization, in addition to working at her family’s real estate business. “It feels like being the grown-up at a kid’s party,” says Raiser, who just published a View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Uncle Sam’s Business Man
Last June, Johnson was named by the White House to head SelectUSA, a new US government–wide initiative to encourage, facilitate, and accelerate business investment in America by both domestic and foreign firms. As the organization’s... View Details
- Portrait Project
Matthew Mahoney
People Might Think. In class recently, a classmate suggested in 30 years cars may not touch the roads when they drive, which led to a small chorus of laughter from others as if to say "that's ridiculous." In that moment, when... View Details
- 05 Dec 2016
- News
The Dragon’s Tale
Gordon Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus, and a tactful bridge builder who has played a key role in launching and guiding several collaborative HBS-China initiatives. “There was a two-lane road between the airport and... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Taking MBA know-how on tour across America
Knowing that not every American who has a dream to start a business can come to Harvard Business School, Casey Gerald (MBA 2014) decided to bring HBS to them. He and three classmates logged 8,000 miles in two cars during an eight-week View Details
Frederick D. Underwood
When Underwood took over management of the Erie Railroad in 1901, it was barely surviving. Though its owner, JP Morgan had brought the company’s debt within a manageable range, the road itself had suffered much deterioration. Undertaking... View Details
Keywords: Transportation
- 15 Oct 2019
- News
Examining Climate Change From a Business Perspective
They also discuss government regulation and the societal responsibility of business leaders versus their obligation to shareholders. “Climate Change: Paris, and the Road Ahead” is one of several new cases... View Details
- 07 Aug 2019
- Research & Ideas
Big Infrastructure May Not Always Produce Big Benefits
Governments and policymakers often assume that infrastructure development is key to jumpstarting economic growth for citizens, an “If we build it they will come” chain reaction of new jobs, more efficient transportation, and safer... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Student Conferences, at a Glance
parlor, as an early source of entrepreneurial influence. Her advice? “Do for yourself. Do for your people. Provide a quality product.” Cyberposium Building Leaders for Technology January 17–19, 2003 Sponsor: HBS High Tech & New Media Club... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Faculty Opinion: No Magic Bullet
Navigating this road is very challenging, because it forces us to understand ourselves and screen out many of the external forces that profoundly impact how we think about our careers and our lives. This approach takes courage and hard... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Faculty Books
Getting Unstuck: How Dead Ends Become New Paths by Timothy Butler (HBS Press) Acknowledging that people may feel stuck or psychologically paralyzed at times in their lives, Butler, director of Career Development Programs, offers... View Details