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- 01 Jan 2011
- News
Karen Gordon Mills, MBA 1977
of Mexico shrimp fisherman who stayed in business with low-interest economic injury loans after the BP oil spill, to a Pennsylvania drill bit manufacturer whose SBA-financed technology was instrumental in rescuing the trapped Chilean miners, to a View Details
- 15 Jan 2014
- Research & Ideas
Managing the Family Business: It Takes a Village
of the family business system, we need to understand what capable leaders in family business systems actually do. I've spent much of my professional life figuring this out. I've gotten to know a number of excellent family business leaders in my long career, along with... View Details
- 28 Oct 2022
- Blog Post
Latina Women in Leadership: Shirley Verónica Cardona (MBA 2012)
product marketing. Tell us about your involvement with HBSLAA. While I was deeply involved in LASO as a student, it is my experience on the HBS Latino Alumni Association (HBSLAA) Board that I am most proud of. After serving on the board for a View Details
- Web
MBA Program - Alumni
and other planned gifts enable you to make philanthropy a part of your financial or estate planning. The HBS Fund Investors Society recognizes leadership annual donors. Learn More Donor Stories Kent Thiry & Denise O’Leary (both MBA 1983) The View Details
- Web
National Markets - The Art of American Advertising
along with the steamship and telegraph, also made possible the national distribution of products through an interconnected network of cities and towns. Singer Sewing Machines manufactured in New Jersey, for example, could now be shipped to California. The growth in... View Details
- 13 May 2019
- Blog Post
The Many Facets of Becoming a Mother at HBS
of the biggest challenge at HBS broadly: what do you focus your time on? There are so many options – classes, fun, networking, entrepreneurship, job searches, family, etc. – and it’s impossible to be good at more than a couple of those. ... View Details
- 30 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Are You Supporting Your B Players?
people as A, B, or C players isn't fair. DeLong agreed. But, he added, people categorize others all the time. In his research he has been surprised and frightened at how quickly people in organizations get classified. Even a couple of... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
The Exchange: Where Ethics Meet Economics
Max Bazerman and Mike Luca (Image by John Ritter) What makes people behave the way they do—and to what degree are design choices influencing that? Associate Professor Mike Luca studies the design of online platforms, while Professor Max Bazerman’s work focuses on... View Details
- 02 Dec 2019
- News
Championing the HBS Fund
together.” This, the couple agrees, bodes well for the future. “The University’s influence will be even bigger over the coming decades,” says Stavropoulos, who is proud to be playing a part in this bright future. View Details
- 08 Nov 2018
- Blog Post
Long Distance Relationships: What if my partner can’t join me at HBS?
member of Section A 2020! Even though I've only been with my section-mates for a couple of months, I already consider them my family. Trust me: I was skeptical, too. But the Section experience can be one of the best resources to support... View Details
- 18 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
Looking in the Mirror: Questions Every Leader Must Ask
and priorities--they're working 80-hour weeks! In his book, Kaplan discusses techniques for matching available hours with key priorities, so executives can learn to do much more effective work and better manage their time. He recommends that executives track their time... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 11 Mar 2021
- News
Leading with Heart
share with everybody that at the end of the eight-week marathon, I would typically ask a couple of students to tell their story about their company or about themselves. And in my class, I remember your sharing that journey of yours. By... View Details
- 06 May 2021
- HBS Case
How Four Women Made Miami More Equitable for Startups
exclusion." But there were problems. The racial divide and income disparities in this highly segregated region left many women and people of color with few ways to find resources and support. This was coupled with an outmoded image of... View Details
Keywords: by Carolyn DiPaolo
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
A World of Difference
inclusive cultures. There’s been a huge awakening in the last couple years around diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace. Is this moment leading to real change, in your view? Frances Frei: I totally agree there’s been an... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 24 May 2017
- News
Ilene H. Lang, MBA 1973
for you not be good for us?” asked Berkson. Today the couple lives in Greenwich Village and has built a life together focused on civil rights activism, friends, and their blended family. Photo by Susan Young View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 12 Feb 2021
- News
How Dunkin’ Donuts Took Over the World
He recalls this moment in his new book, Around the Corner to Around the World: A Dozen Lessons I Learned Running Dunkin’ Donuts. “Up until that point,” he writes, “the only thing I had managed were a couple of donut shops—replacing... View Details
Keywords: brands; leadership; management; strategy; operations; career; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade
- 06 Aug 2019
- Cold Call Podcast
Super Bowl Ads Sell Products, but Do They Sell Brands?
what you're actually trying to accomplish. Kenny: What do you think about the strategy of leaking them out? I could imagine that you want to build up suspense, you want to have that “a-ha” moment when the ad comes on [for the first time]. In the last View Details
- 29 Oct 2006
- Research & Ideas
The History and Influence of Andy Grove
If you look at some of the principles by which he ran that company, you can see that in an upside-down way, he learned them in Hungary. Everything Intel was, Grove's experience in Hungary was not. Here are a couple of examples.... View Details
- 08 Feb 2021
- Book
How to Make the World Better, Not Perfect
bad choices, not only for themselves, but also about how to best help others. For example, he draws from negotiation theory to introduce the concept of a trade-off, considering not only what each party gets, but also how much they value something. If a View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 12 Nov 2018
- Blog Post
Student Portraits - Armed Forces Alumni Association
offered at most colleges. So, I settled and went to the Naval Academy to just fly jets. How I ended up underwater is a much longer story. REFLECTION ON SERVICE: Somewhere in the Pacific Ocean, a couple hundred men I helped train are... View Details