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- 01 Dec 2012
- News
50 Years & Counting
life planning," explains Kraus, a Stanford MBA, former consultant with Temple, Barker & Sloane, serial entrepreneur, wife, and mother of five-year-old twins. "Entrepreneurs relentlessly pursue business opportunities without regard to... View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Batteries and Chocolates
the gender biases of those who control them, then historically male places will tend to be harder on women and to promote only those women who essentially behave "like men." Conversely, once an organization... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
The $4 Billion Question
It’s no secret that private equity firms have enjoyed massive profits in recent years. In Private Equity Finance, a course in the second-year MBA elective curriculum, students follow the life cycle of a deal in order to learn more about... View Details
- 29 Apr 2016
- News
The First Five Years: Kelly McKenna (MBA 2015)
have absolutely no control over the two biggest influences on your speed—wind and water. But you learn to take clues as to what either the wind or the water might do, depending on factors like temperature, cloud patterns, wind direction,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
An Economy Undermined
Photo courtesy Jeff Madrick When I graduated from HBS in 1971, I chose journalism (at BusinessWeek) over business, a career decision that enabled me to observe “up close and personal” the coming Wall Street revolution. It was a revolution no one anticipated, nor was it... View Details
- 15 Nov 2024
- News
Driving Change
Speaking to nearly 700 alumni at the Women’s Leadership Summit last week, HBS Professor Robin Ely addressed both current and emerging challenges facing women in leadership roles, while emphasizing the critical importance of continued progress. “Today, we face a fresh... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Mickey Herbert (MBA 1969)
1998, and he decided to live his dream. He cofounded and then bought majority control of an independent minor league baseball team. At Swarthmore, I was captain of the baseball... View Details
- 25 Aug 2014
- News
Wendell P. Weeks, MBA 1987
Corning 2007 Named Chairman, Corning 2007 Corning markets Gorilla Glass 2013 Fast Company names Corning one of World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies Chairman and CEO, Corning Incorporated As CEO of Corning... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Taking the Plunge
THE BOTTOM LINE: TOTO’s ad campaign turned heads. Did it win U.S. customers? Photo courtesy Toto Usa Inc. It’s installed in 63 percent of all Japanese homes but rarely found in the United States: a combination bidet-toilet with an... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Buddy, Can You Spare a Trillion
periodically blown up other emerging markets. Having already devalued the renminbi in 1994, and having retained capital controls throughout the period of economic reform, China suffered no currency crisis in... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
HBX: Reimagining HBS for the Digital Age
‘digital first’ guided us to distill the case study approach down to its basic tenets and then to reimagine how to express these tenets online.” Bharat Anand, the Henry R. Byers Professor of Business Administration and HBX faculty chair... View Details
- 16 Nov 2015
- News
Connecting with Indigenous Traditions
search for adventure. These places gave a flavor of that.” There were more corporate transfers (to fresh vegetables, then fresh fruit) until 1983, when he landed what he saw as his dream role as Castle & Cooke’s international View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Up by the Roots
the story of his family’s products—which include roots, teas, and supplements—and how they differ from the competition (some of which are counterfeits labeled “Made in Wisconsin”). Hsu insists that consumers... View Details
Keywords: Francis Storrs
- 15 Dec 2024
- News
The Golden Thread
Teresa Amabile grew up near Buffalo, New York, the third of seven children. Her parents were first-generation Americans who used their childhood Italian language when they didn’t want the kids to understand what they were saying. Her father and his brothers were... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Baker’s back
itself had become outdated. Two aspects of Baker that needed immediate attention were its lack of climate controls (uncomfortable for patrons, devastating for collections) and... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
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In My Humble Opinion: Easy Rider
native knew an icon—and a challenge—when he saw one. In 2009 he stepped into the role of managing director, Harley-Davidson India. Entering the Indian market had plenty of challenges related to tariffs,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Case Study: Sneak Peak
that mixing one full serving of vegetables with chocolate milk could disguise the vegetable taste, creating a creamy chocolate milk shake that could offer parents a sneaky way to deliver vegetable nutrition to their kids. Sneakz Organic... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Predictable Surprises
its own idiosyncratic preferences. The CEO controls the company culture. One key, I think, is to listen broadly, with an open mind. The board of directors is an important sounding board, but the CEO is in a... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
One-on-One with Carter Roberts
trying to create sustainable management practices? I’d say issue number one is governance. A lot of the logging that goes on is illegal. And a lot of the fishing practices are illegal. Half View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Collective Wisdom
than they can behind a veil of secrecy. But how do you manage a crowd? It sounds oxymoronic, doesn't it? It's obviously a very different control process when you have people who you rely on for solutions,... View Details