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Nneka Ezeigwe
background. My current ambition is to be based in Africa, working in a managerial capacity, in a position of control to make meaningful contributions to the economy. A lot of our Africa-focused cases at HBS are sad – about corruption or... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing/Energy
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Bibliography - A Chronicle of the China Trade
(Harvard users only: Harvard ID and University PIN required.) Sturgis, Tim. Rivalry in Canton: The Control of Russell & Co. 1839-1840 and the Founding of Augustine Heard & Co . London: The Warren Press, 1988. Waters, Thomas Franklin.... View Details
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PRIDE | MBA
MBA (ROMBA) Conference National Coming Out Day Celebration World AIDS Day Love at HBS National Trans Day of Visibility Other club happy hours and events throughout the year! Club Membership PRIDE understands and respects that everyone has a different journey; our... View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
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Breaking Down Barriers: The Electronic Wallet
'97), senior director of business development at Brodia, is the point at which her company intends to turn online shopping on its head. "Our mission is to commerce-enable the consumer - putting control back into their hands. Many Internet... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
The People’s Pods
or six or seven years ago, I’d be at the mercy of my local public radio station, which really controlled the means of both production and distribution. Now it’s into the great wide open. It’s really the democratization of audio. And... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Oct 2000
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Rationale for Non-Rationality: Why We Make Bad Choices
them, we have to do exactly what we don't want to do -- we have to accept the emotional pain of hearing about our faults in order to learn." The payback? "Individuals who are able to control this tendency make natural leaders and have a... View Details
Keywords: Laura Singleton (MBA '88)
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Over 50 and Job Hunting?
and author of The New Job Security, says that over-50 managers can vanquish negative stereotypes by seizing control of the career-transition process. “Midcareer MBAs, especially those who have been at the same company for a while, can... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
All in Good Time
O’Kelly’s mind, as is, ironically, maintaining balance in her own life. “Amid ups and downs, I do feel like I’m achieving it,” says O’Kelly, who declined venture capital funding so that she could maintain more control over how quickly the... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
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Ted Anthony
for it was apparent that a substantial portion of the Business School population was present." The students' May 12 program included constructive discussions on topics ranging from riot control techniques to the social and political... View Details
Keywords: Ted Anthony
- 01 Dec 2003
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HBS Releases 2003 Financial Report
increase established for the MBA class that entered the School in September 2002. In response to the revenue shortfall, the School implemented vigorous cost controls, made all the more challenging because of the fixed-cost nature of educational institutions. The... View Details
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Jake Johnston
becoming a reconnaissance officer responsible for twenty-five pilots, ten Kiowa helicopters, and numerous maintenance personnel. "Our primary job was command and control air support for ground movement," Jake explains. "We... View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Things Everyone Should Know How to Do
Control and Prevention. Were there any topics that you had to omit that you wish you could have covered? There was a chapter on how to fall in love, which I really wanted to include, but my editor thought it was too subjective. — Deborah... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
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Studying Japan from the Inside
Motor was turned around by Carlos Ghosn. Ghosn was sent from Renault, the French auto company, which acquired management control of the financially distressed Nissan in March 1999. Ghosn motivated Nissan’s middle management and... View Details
- 02 Jan 2020
- Op-Ed
Medicare for All or Public Option: Can Either Heal Health Care?
insurers and increases taxpayers’ burden, while a public option would enliven private insurers, increase coverage, and control health care costs. However, it would require legislative discipline and independent oversight to assure that... View Details
- 09 Nov 2015
- Research & Ideas
These Employers Pay Higher Salaries than Necessary
might be implied by average per capita GDP.) After controlling for workers’ job experience, English proficiency, and other factors, first-time employers still paid a premium of 10 percent over experienced employers—a significant leap for... View Details
- 02 May 2012
- What Do You Think?
Can the “Leadership Industry” Fulfill Its Promise?
ability to learn from "repeated failure" (Shadreck Saili), "a quest for integrity" (Adriano Pianesi), a combination of ego control and "ambition for the institution" (Bruno Coelho), communicating "where... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 02 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
Shareholders Need a Say on Pay
Representatives passed a bill granting shareholders a non-binding vote on executive compensation and severance packages. It also maintains that compensation committees should be independent of management. But given its non-binding status, does say on pay work to View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
Case Study: Confidence Builder
the Greek system: National sororities and fraternities have a vested interest in preventing sexual assault on campuses. Confi should also approach the student affairs offices on college campuses. —Lisa Bleich (MBA 1992) The bureaucrats View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
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Case Study: Sneak Peak
would cost less and would be a faster, healthier way to get to the $1 million mark. —Karen Barth (MBA 1986) They should grow the old-fashioned way: hold back enough cash to grow in a controlled manner. Borrowing money to double in size... View Details
- 01 May 2006
- Research & Ideas
What Companies Lose from Forced Disclosure
the one hand, more measures provide more dials to turn to get the manager to take actions consistent with the firm's best interests. On the other hand, more public information imposes more risk on the manager (more chances for things beyond the manager's View Details