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- 01 Dec 1999
- News
South Africa's Lucille Meyer: Shaping a Practical Presidency
improved infrastructure for water and for jobs, notes Meyer. There is much at stake for Mbeki - only the second black president of South Africa - as he follows in the footsteps of Mandela. Meyer is careful... View Details
Keywords: Morgan Baker
- 25 Jan 2016
- News
Helping Young African Managers Find Their Way Home
there are no continent-wide studies of this, a report last year by Adcorp, a workforce management company, found that in South Africa there were an estimated 470,000 private-sector job openings remain... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Ink
wanted to make our time in Africa an adventure. We wanted to explore. We wanted to experience the idiosyncrasies of the local environment and culture. So we did.” —Rick Walleigh (MBA 1974) on his late career... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
A U.S. Turnaround?
electronics industries were developing momentum. We took our leadership for granted, ignored this shift, and became complacent. Our problems became more serious when communism failed in Russia, Chairman Mao died, and reforms that were... View Details
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
Club Events Reflect Diverse Student Interests
include students interested in motorcycles, the martial arts, the state of Texas, and wine and cuisine. The following summaries represent a few of the many happenings that student groups have organized in... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
Future Source
Seni Sulyman (MBA 2014) wants to rescript Africa’s role in the world. “For too long the continent has been seen as a place people give things to,” he says. “I want to connect Africa to the world on equal... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
An American Odyssey
Africa within the space of a couple of weeks, Richard America (MBA ’63) appears upbeat and none the worse for jet lag. Dressed in a crisp suit and tie, the tall and affable Georgetown University Business... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
For African farmers looking to escape poverty, honey brings sweet success
Yusuf Keshavjee (OPM 17, 1991) helps African farmers and their families escape poverty through beekeeping. He cofounded Honey Care Africa (HCA), a private-sector enterprise in Kenya that partners with local... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Understanding the global economy from a new perspective
to further economic growth and environmental preservation in the United States and China. “The United States and China need to help power global growth, rebalance the global economy and global investment... View Details
- 07 Jul 2016
- News
A World Without Borders
conduit, by which we do that, is exposing guests to experiences that bring to life the wonder of the land, wildlife, and people,” Kent says. Among those projects, Rhinos Without Borders is an ambitious effort to relocate 100 rhinos from South View Details
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
A defining global experience before college can unlock a lifetime of potential
involved in projects in Asia, Latin America, and Africa and another 200 alumni already making a difference as leaders on college campuses nationwide. Falik conceived the idea... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Faculty Books
presents research from outside Latin America, illustrating the broad range of approaches that have been fruitful in studying crime in developed nations. The People’s Republic of View Details
- 15 Jan 2015
- News
Asia Alumni Connect Around a ‘Vision’ for the New HBS
the Grand Hyatt Tokyo for a Japan regional event. The evening featured remarks by Dean Nohria, Professor Hirotaka Takeuchi, Regional Chair Hiroshi Mikitani (MBA 1993), Campaign Managing Director Janet Cahill, and Thierry G. Porte (MBA 1982), a member of the Global... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Promise & Perils
making. In 1979, he was part of the first, small HBS delegation to visit a newly opened China. “It was the single most important trip of our lives,” he recalled. He glimpsed the future, and it now has come to pass: View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
S.F.’s New Museum
video, and multimedia presentations, the museum tells the remarkable story of the African diaspora. “This is a thrilling, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” Bradley said. “MoAD is designed to inform and educate people about humanity’s origins View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Latin American Conference
in Latin America. Speakers addressed the general lack of understanding of the region’s business dynamics and the worrying lag in competitiveness relative to emerging markets in... View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Filling a Vacuum
work force by making them shareholders in the company. "If you own something," Slayton told the Journal, "you take better care of it. Whenever I take over at a company, I make everyone a significant shareholder." Prior to HBS, Slayton... View Details
- 01 Apr 1997
- News
HBS Conferences Explore Range of Issues
his assessment in large measure on the mutual dependency of the two entities, Cheng said, "Hong Kong has benefited enormously from the economic opening of China. At the same time, Hong Kong has helped China... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Supporting Global Understanding, Locally
Suzan Sabanci Dincer Suzan Sabanci Dincer has been a key partner with HBS since the opening of the School’s Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Research Center in Istanbul in... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
HBS Alumni Explore Tanzania
notice, increase our group’s size from thirty to sixty. While fifteen members of the group arrived a few days before New Year’s in order to climb Mount Kilimanjaro, for most of us our first trip to Africa... View Details