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- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Social Innovation Goes Mainstream
Two years later at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Microsoft’s Bill Gates announced his own commitment to social change through “creative capitalism.” “With these three events, the movement moved into the mainstream,” she said. Mainstream hit the View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Dynamic Group
enthusiastic. The youngest among us was Andy Elkins, soon to be four years old. Not his first trip to Africa, Andy came with his father, Brent (MBA ’96), and his mother, Harvard professor Caroline Elkins, our academic guide to the region.... View Details
Keywords: Hospitality
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
No Rain Delay for Graduation 2008
Class Day 2008 was, in a word, wet. Umbrellas and clear plastic ponchos kept students, families, and friends assembled June 4 on Baker Lawn tolerably dry. Even drier were the 300 or so onlookers who opted to watch the proceedings live on the View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Profits and Purpose
in its first year to 300 last year, taught in four sections by Henderson and George Serafeim, the Charles M. Williams Professor of Business Administration. Here, they talk about the shifting shape of leadership. How has the course evolved... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Letters to the Editor
suggestion I have is to increase transparency by requiring all companies that file a proxy statement to include a graph showing executive compensation for the top three or four officers and compensation for the average worker over a... View Details
- 01 Aug 2001
- News
Bert W.M. Twaalfhoven (MBA '54)
In June, the School conferred its highest honors, the Distinguished Service Award and the Alumni Achievement Award, on four professors emeriti and five alumni, respectively. This is a profile of an Alumni Achievement Award honoree.... View Details
- 30 Jun 2017
- News
Rebuilding the Girl Scouts Brand
Photos by Chris Taggart Mishka Pitter-Armand (MBA 2003) was never a Girl Scout; but she is a go-getter, an innovator, a risk taker, and a leader. “When you bring those four words together,” Pitter-Armand says, “they form the acronym... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 29 Jan 2025
- Blog Post
Finding Professional Purpose: Building an Impactful Career that Reflects your Values with Lisa Tanzer (MBA 1993)
undergraduate background with limited exposure to business, I began my career as an Associate Consultant at one of the Big Four accounting firms (PwC), focusing on strategic planning in financial services,... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Tedlow on Tires and the Meaning of Life
automakers tried to avoid investing in radials. This country was not like Europe where they have "little doodlebugs scooting around on cobblestones," they said. According to a top Ford executive at the time, "This is a big country with... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Alumni Honorees Urge Students to Emphasize Ethics
Dean Kim B. Clark with the assistance of four secondyear students, was part of the required curriculum for first-year MBA students. Merck's Ray Gilmartin has overseen the distribution of his company's river-blindness drug, Mectizan, to... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
What I Do: Minnie Ingersoll (MBA 2002)
successful?” “One of the big things in recruitment is figuring out how to attract employees who reflect the people we are trying to serve. For instance, one of our core areas is criminal justice. Today, one in View Details
- 23 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
A Lifelong Friendship: From Classmates in Cameroon to Roommates at HBS
through my parents showed me the value of hard work and determination. They always inspired me to have big, bold dreams and to value my education as something that no one can take away from me. I am the oldest of four siblings and family... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Launch Codes
learn more and to watch the final four teams compete for the grand prize. The 2022 finale will take place virtually on March 31. Visit www.hbs.edu/nvc to learn more and to watch the final four teams compete... View Details
- 30 Dec 2013
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: What Warren Buffett Saw in Newspapers
led to Morton's consideration of Buffett's offer to buy 63 newspapers from his highly leveraged company, which had experienced a 31 percent decline in revenues over the previous four years and a 90 percent plunge in stock price. Included... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Action Plan: Net Proceeds
cholera was a waterborne disease, so he went looking for the root cause and found a canal system gridlocked with plastic garbage. Much of the plastic he found in the canals and on the beaches was recyclable, so he spent the next four... View Details
- 22 Mar 2023
- News
Dean Datar Meets with Alumni in Los Angeles
Datar." Alumni were energized to be back together in person again at the event, which was cohosted by the School, the HBS Association of Southern California. The gathering took place at the Four Seasons Los Angeles at Beverly Hills and... View Details
- 22 Jan 2001
- Research & Ideas
Control Your Inventory in a World of Lean Retailing
while sales for 43-regular vary as much as four times the average demand. A rare size, such as 43-long, would vary even more. To satisfy retail customers, the manufacturer must hold a proportionately larger inventory of 43-regular, even... View Details
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WesTrek 2025: Exploring the future of tech in Silicon Valley - Recruiting
the complexities of balancing work and life. One particularly impactful moment was meeting Qasar Younis (MBA 2008), CEO of Applied Intuition. His perspective on career choices left a lasting impression for Stanley Tong (MBA 2026): “Meeting Qasar was awesome. The View Details
- 04 Jun 2001
- Research & Ideas
Why dot.coms Will Rise Again
McFarlan's high-spirited session, called "Global Internet and E-Commerce Strategies in the 21st Century," stressed the creative approaches four companies—Li & Fung, Cisco Systems, Charles Schwab & Co. Inc., and Merrill... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 28 Apr 2016
- News
New Venture Competition Winners Announced
competitions and judging by a panel of global HBS Alumni Angels Association members narrowed the field. Four alumni teams pitched at the finale: ConnectHealth; Cobli, a car fleet logistics data company based in Brazil; EverlyWell, a... View Details