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- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Karaoke Anyone?
After working in Asia for several years, Marti Speranza (MBA ’03) observed how karaoke was a very mainstream form of entertainment. “I thought it was fascinating it didn’t exist that way in the U.S,” she told the Boston Globe (December 11, 2005). After HBS, she decided... View Details
- 21 May 2016
- News
Homegrown Heroes
a recent article. Five years later, with events in 11 countries, including Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand, Indonesia, and China, Sityodtong oversees a sports media company with 90 percent regional market share and triple-digit percentage annual growth. In a March 2015 HBS... View Details
- 07 Feb 2017
- News
Shaping Singapore
whole country, and then you are looking at specific areas,” she says. Currently CEO of Singapore’s Housing and Development Board (and a former CEO of its Urban Redevelopment Authority), Cheong was the first Asian to be awarded the Urban... View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Staying Afloat
midsize container ships, for which there was steady demand. The Szczecin shipyard saga became the subject of a 1995 Harvard Business Review article touting it as a model of post-communism management. But yard officials aren't resting on their laurels as they face... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Community Building
Ruth Mulan Chu Chao, beloved matriarch of a prominent and accomplished Chinese-American family with significant Harvard ties. This building is the first on campus named after a woman and an American of Chinese descent. A scholar in Asian... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Turning Point: Sum of the Parts
father. Imagine being told as a child, “You have to get all As next semester. One B isn’t good enough.” For his part, my father was relocated to internment camps for American citizens of Japanese ancestry during World War II. His response? After the war, he became one... View Details
- 17 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
Entrepreneurship in Asia and Foreign Direct Investment
research, the relationship that exists between FDI and local entrepreneurship in Asia may be one important reason why certain Asian countries developed differently from others, despite surface similarities. This angle on FDI may offer a... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- Web
International Students | MBA
Brazilian-Portuguese Cultural Club Canadian Club Central & Eastern European Club European Club French-Speaking Club German-Speaking Society Greater China Club Israel Business Club LatAm Club Middle East and North Africa Club South Asian... View Details
- Profile
Anthony Tan
invading a legacy marketplace with a technology-based product, especially in chaotic Asian markets, has taken a toll. A technology glitch last year left many of the 60,000 drivers in Grab Taxi’s network, angry and frustrated. Tan told the... View Details
- Fast Answer
Historical Research - India
Which resources should I use for historical research on India? Online Resources Newspapers and Other News Media The Times of India Check Harvard availability Harvard has access to this national newspaper out of Bombay back to 1861. South View Details
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
Ink: Framing the Full Picture
Filipinos have been in the United States for longer than the country is old. As far back as 1763, sailors from the Philippines started arriving in the Gulf of Mexico as indentured servants on Spanish galleons. Life on board was so brutal that, at the sight of land,... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Stephen Fuller Remembered
Soldiers Field, he served for two years as the first president of the Asian Institute of Management in the Philippines and, from 1971 to 1982, as a vice president at General Motors, where he focused on employee relations and workplace... View Details
- 27 May 2020
- Blog Post
Creating Unity and Belonging through Food and Dance: ‘EKTA’ at HBS
Saumya Singh on the South Asian Cultural Show: EKTA. I was extremely motivated for EKTA to become a legacy show at HBS that would inspire people to have more conversations about the diverse sub-continent. We worked hard to design,... View Details
- Portrait Project
Nikhita Raman
“Make room. We all fit,” Pak Endang, our school bus driver, instructed. My classmates and I stuffed into the windowless room where we hid for hours, too shocked to react. It was the peak of the 1997 Asian financial crisis. I was in the... View Details
- 05 Sep 2014
- Blog Post
CPD on the Road in Manila
pleasure of engaging with alumni, as well as representatives from several organizations, including: Ayala Corporation; Globe Telecom; Lenddo; FortmanCline Capital Markets; ICCP Group; AVA.ph; Kickstart Ventures; IdeaSpace Foundation; San Miguel Corporation; Pure Foods;... View Details
- 01 Jan 2009
- News
William K. Bowes Jr., MBA 1952
Francisco’s Exploratorium, Grace Cathedral, the Environmental Defense Fund, Stanford’s Bio-X, the Asian Art Museum, QB3, the United Religions Initiative, the Institute for Systems Biology, SFJazz, the Xoma Corporation, Creative Capital,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Better than Cash
skills. That’s where the CAP program comes in, says Horwitz. HBS alumni in Boston are currently working with the Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence to develop a long-term plan and a marketing strategy to turn the grassroots... View Details
- 21 Mar 2012
- Op-Ed
Finding the Right Jeremy Lin Storyline
the Knicks this year. When injuries to starters gave Lin a chance to play more, he blossomed into a star in just a few games, setting off an episode of "Lin-Sanity" that swept New York and swept up many Asian fans. At the same... View Details
- 17 Apr 2025
- Blog Post
From Tech to Coaching: Empowering Women and Minority Leaders with Yue Zhao (MBA 2013)
senior roles, I faced higher stake challenges in both technical projects and workplace dynamics. As an Asian woman in predominantly male-dominated spaces, I had to develop my own leadership style. I learned to navigate the fine line... View Details
- 28 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
Can LEGO Snap Together a Future in Asia?
variation in its boxes, mainly in packaging—to suit local shoppers' tastes. The trick is to keep this high degree of standardization while creating new global themes with appeal in the various Asian markets. Products that are big hits in... View Details