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- 18 Mar 2015
- News
9 Alumni Named Young Global Leaders
members are: Ruzwana Bashir (MBA 2011), founder and CEO, Peek.com, United Kingdom Tracy Britt Cool (MBA 2009), CEO, Pampered Chef, United States Sadiq Gillani (MBA 2006),... View Details
Keywords: World Economic Forum
- 17 Jun 2015
- Research & Ideas
Michael Porter on America’s Historic Energy Opportunity
A new report from experts Michael E. Porter, David S. Gee, and Gregory J. Pope at Harvard Business School and The Boston Consulting Group outlines a strategic approach for improving United States competitiveness while reducing environmental impact and making progress... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Losing Our Competitive Edge
Business Review, how the United States has lost or is in the process of losing the ability to manufacture many of the cutting-edge products it invented. These include the batteries that power electric and... View Details
Oscar S. Wyatt, Jr.
Using his Ford automobile as collateral, Wyatt entered the gas distribution and energy pipeline business with $800 in 1955. His tenacity and determination quickly secured gas contracts throughout Texas, and in short order, Wyatt had built one of the largest suppliers... View Details
Keywords: Utilities & Energy
- Fast Answer
Black Business Leaders and Entrepreneurship
education, and veteran status. See list of survey subjects. United View Details
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
Time to Vote in University Elections
Eversley, Jr., EdD '76, CAS '73; MA '70, University of Colorado; BS '68, University of Minnesota. Executive Officer/District Superintendent of Eastern Suffolk Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES), Patchogue, N.Y. Rajat K.... View Details
- 24 Feb 2023
- Blog Post
My Classroom Experience During Harvard Business School’s Summer Venture in Management Program
Hall. As we streamed through the entrance, a few conversations began around the room with an extended hand and a smile. “What school do you go to?” (Bowie State University, the University of Houston, Princeton University, Morehouse... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Ask the Expert: Capital Architect
state control to free enterprise in Asia, Africa, and Eastern Europe—more than 20 countries in all, including Zambia, Vietnam, and, most recently, Myanmar. “Reforming economic infrastructure and privatizing... View Details
James A. Farrell
While head of United States Steel, Farrell increased the steel output of the company from 6 million tons to 29 million tons. Upon his retirement, United View Details
Keywords: Metals
Francis B. Davis Jr.
In 1928, United States Rubber lost $10 million due to the collapse of the world crude rubber market. Taking over the helm in 1929, Davis reorganized the company, putting in place a multi-divisional... View Details
Keywords: Chemicals & Industrial
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Labor Practices | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
engineering to sales. 32 Labor Practices: Slider United States Steel Corporation. Paths of Opportunity in U.S. Steel. [New York?]: United States... View Details
- 12 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Untold Story of ‘Green’ Entrepreneurs
In the 1920s, on pitch black nights in rural eastern Montana, the farmhouse owned by the parents of brothers Marcellus and Joe Jacobs stood out for one reason: it had light, although located far from power lines and gasoline supplies. It was a beacon in the dark that... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Jan 2012
- News
Survey Reveals Depths of US Competitiveness Problem
“the ability of companies in the United States to compete successfully in the global economy while supporting high and rising living standards for Americans.” While HBS alumni widely shared a negative view... View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Porter Ranks Competitiveness
The United States and Germany remain at the top of the latest global Business Competitiveness Index produced by University Professor Michael Porter and two colleagues at the Institute for Strategy and... View Details
- 07 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 7, 2008
children who are victims of abuse, disability, illness, and poverty. As one of the 50 largest fundraising charities in the United Kingdom, the organization's trustees wrestle with how to meet the needs of this vast and most vulnerable... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 Nov 2014
- HBS Case
Marketing Marijuana
the United States, two new states, Alaska and Oregon, as well as the District of Columbia had legalized the recreational sale of marijuana. They joined Washington and Colorado, which legalized pot in the 2012 election, as well as two... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
An Encore for the MBA Oath
School and inspired over 4,000 MBAs in the United States and around the world to participate. The MBA Oath grew out of concern over the widespread criticism leveled at business schools and MBAs regarding the... View Details
Keywords: MBA Oath
- Profile
Mi Zhou
of Chinese businesses,” she says, “is rapid growth that overtakes corporate governance. In many cases, there’s very loose control over the business. I worked with one client that had business units making up their accounting numbers. In... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
No Nukes
Often overshadowed by higher-profile conflicts, North Korea’s nuclear intentions have concerned the United States for many years. Now it is a high-stakes test of diplomacy in which China, Japan, Russia, and... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Model Patient
as a national blueprint. Near-universal coverage, a pipe dream anywhere in the United States a few short years ago, is the chief reason that the state’s model has generated so much excitement. And the Bay... View Details