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- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Promise & Perils
widely held beliefs. First, conventional wisdom holds that the country’s coastal region is the best place to find successful businesses, said Oberholzer-Gee. In fact, for two decades the government officially encouraged foreign investment... View Details
- 13 Jul 2017
- News
Making Friends with Mother Nature
weekly Tupper Lake Free Press about an idea for a regional nature museum in the heart of his beloved Adirondack Mountains, he picked up the phone. Clifford, who still goes by his childhood nickname “Obie” when he’s in Upstate New York,... View Details
Keywords: Ralph Ranalli
- 04 Nov 2016
- News
The Competitiveness of Lost Causes
(photos by Jennifer Heffner) As lead private-sector specialist at the World Bank Group’s Trade and Competitiveness Global Practice, Emiliano Duch (MBA 1991) draws on 25 years of experience in helping countries and regions to develop... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
An SUV Built for African Roads—by African Workers
Motor Vehicle Manufacturers—the lack of manufacturing deprives the region of an important source of jobs and economic growth. “It is critical for economies in this region to diversify beyond the usual... View Details
Keywords: Amy Yee
- 17 Apr 2014
- News
A Family Investment
Reunion. “I wanted to help HBS continue to have an impact on people,” says Özyeg in of his gift, which will support the School’s new research center in Istanbul. “Turkey is a region ripe for study,” he observes. “I have no doubt that... View Details
- 28 Apr 2016
- News
New Venture Competition Winners Announced
and alumni competitions. Among the alumni ventures, Cobli won the $50,000 grand prize; EverlyWell, the $25,000 runner-up prize; and ConnectHealth, Inc., the $2,000 crowd favorite prize. Park’s ConnectHealth was one of 190 alumni ventures that entered the 2016... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Teresa Clarke: An Advocate for Education in South Africa
Clarke left her position as a vice president at Goldman Sachs to set up a regional office for Abt Associates in Johannesburg in 1995. Not long after settling in her new surroundings, she “bumped into” Ongeri, whose office was in the same... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Hong Kong Club Thrives, Plans Next Global Alumni Conference
HBS and Asia. He worked with Professor F. Warren McFarlan to establish the HBS Asia-Pacific Research Center in Hong Kong and to facilitate trips to the region for HBS faculty. Teo is particularly proud of the HBSA-HK Trust's Andrew Choa... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
To Educate Leaders Who Make a Difference in the World
strategy expert Professor Michael E. Porter, who shared his groundbreaking research on regional competitiveness (see sidebar). A late afternoon reception on the lawn between Aldrich Hall and the new Spangler Center brought participants... View Details
- 08 Feb 2016
- News
Alumni in Mexico City Connect Around a ‘Vision’ for the New HBS
Alejandro Ramirez Magana (MBA 2001) delivered remarks at The HBS Campaign Mexico City Regional Event, February 8, 2016 Alejandro Ramirez Magana (MBA 2001) delivered remarks at The HBS Campaign Mexico City View Details
- 22 Apr 2014
- News
Leadership is all about 'how you make a difference'
Henry M. Paulson, Jr. (MBA 1970), talks about his leadership as CEO of Goldman Sachs and as US Treasury Secretary. (Published April 2014) View Details
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Got Global?
We didn’t set out to give this issue a global slant, but in our quest for compelling alumni stories, it ended up that way. (One of the fun aspects of this job is the journey of discovery each issue represents for the editorial team.) In early June I had the pleasure of... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
HBR in Chinese
In September, HBS Publishing launched a Chinese-language edition of the Harvard Business Review. Approximately 80 percent of the magazine will be translated from English, with the remainder devoted to Taiwan-related material. HBR’s English-language edition has a... View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Group Therapy: The Role of Business Groups in Emerging Economies
environment they encounter in one developing country is likely to differ substantially in the next. Markets in Latin America and other emerging regions are not, in fact, cut from the same cloth. Today, while grupos are thriving in many... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Thinking Outside the Centerfold
Bacardi, Molson Beer, and Coca-Cola, CPB was named Adweek magazine's Agency of the Year for the Southeast region in 2001. Calling it “a year of maturation,” Hicks explained his firm's success by saying, “We uncovered a depth in the agency... View Details
- 01 Jan 2009
- News
Henry M. Paulson Jr., MBA 1970
Paulson is putting his vast experience to work in academia. He is particularly engaged with China, a region he came to know during his Goldman Sachs tenure. Paulson’s contributions to business education include service on the advisory... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
The Power of Cultural Understanding
companies and governments is vitally important, he observes, not just for the School and its students but also for the regions themselves. “It is an extremely powerful way to influence the next generation of leaders and policymakers,” he... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Path Forward
Nearly 500 alumni and other business and policy leaders gathered in Washington, D.C., in June for the latest in the School’s series of regional US Competitiveness Project events. A panel discussion led by Professor Michael Porter featured... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Clubs Assist Start-Ups
Got a great start-up idea? Enter it in this year’s Alumni New Venture Contest. Fourteen HBS alumni clubs in twelve host regions — Boston, Brazil, Chicago, Germany, India, Mexico, New York, Northern California, Southern California,... View Details
Keywords: contests
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Action Plan: Fired Up
growth at a 26-year-old regional business. Its self-described “Traegerite” customers were intensely loyal to the company’s signature wood pellet–fired grills and smokers. But he didn’t anticipate the challenge of managing a disgruntled,... View Details