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- 15 Sep 2016
- News
The Burning Man Project
happens is the man is at the center of this city that is sort of horseshoe-shaped. And there is a beautiful procession to light the man with the lamplighters, and the people who have worked as fire spinners, and are involved in the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
September 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
proud of the turbulence of our own making and the actions we took out of despair. This book sets out to change that. Belsky draws on his experiences building Behance, selling it, and then working as an investor and advisor to distill... View Details
- 12 Dec 2018
- News
Lesson Plan
on Iraq. For the Japanese in the room, it’s a sobering reminder of how war, and its aftermath, can affect a country and its people for decades. For the American, it indicates a clear need for political change. When her two-year commitment in Japan is complete, she... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Lighten Up
HBS and the Kennedy School of Government. Coup, who’s 41 and a numbers whiz, worked as the policy director for the anti-deficit Concord Coalition in Washington, D.C.; a strategic planner in the office of the American Stock Exchange’s... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
A Binary Formula
is examining how, in its teaching and research, it can best contribute to what will be a major new force in the American economy. For several decades, the view from the HBS campus across Western Avenue has been decidedly “old economy.” But now, View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
A Force for Good
the twelfth grade,” recalls Eustis. “He was a real tough, volatile type of guy. He played football. He was later rumored to be the smartest kid ever to graduate from our high school.” During those same years, McArthur worked part-time in... View Details
- 03 May 2013
- News
Looking Through Glass, Historically
creative years—Westmoreland was assigned 31 patents. At one time, an estimated 150,000 glassworkers were employed in Czechoslovakia, earning one-fifth of what their American counterparts did. Nevertheless, for many years, the American... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Making the Case for Leadership
Groysberg. “At Williamsport, Toby worked to understand the organization and get the employees involved, so when it was time for buy-in and action, they were ready to go. She’s a high-potential leader.” And an open-minded one as well: “I... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Roger Thompson; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; National Security and International Affairs; Government; Health, Social Assistance; Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services; Information; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
- 12 Apr 2023
- News
Step Change
working as an economist in the Egyptian Ministry of Finance when the Arab Spring swept through Cairo in 2011. When we met, she was executive director of the Egyptian American Enterprise Fund, a $300 million investment initiative between... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; entrepreneurship; women; venture capital; Egypt; developing economies; Finance
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Toy Story
became the third-biggest manufacturer of toys in the United States, right behind longtime industry giants Mattel and Hasbro. The Bulletin recently spoke with three alumni who work for toy companies that develop products considered to be... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
What's the Word?
susceptible to everything from intellectual property theft to uneven product quality. But the novel coronavirus created chasms. “One thing that COVID-19 revealed is the extent to which business systems were predicated on global supply chains View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
March 2023 Alumni and Faculty Books
to life in the most unusual way. Perfect for those looking for inspiration in an ever-changing world. Lead to Win: How to Be a Powerful, Impactful, Influential Leader in Any Environment By Carla A. Harris (MBA 1987) Avery Work has... View Details
- 30 Nov 2017
- News
Happy Meals (Are Here Again)
Above: Chris Kempczinski is one of the alumni working to modernize McDonald’s. Nick Karavites owns 24 McDonald’s restaurants in the Chicago area and the surrounding suburbs, and when he visits them, he always keeps his eye out for a... View Details
- 15 Dec 2024
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
He shows that while big bets require more justification, the facts alone don’t persuade skeptics. Instead, narratives that combine reason, contextual evidence, and creative interpretations align our imaginations. Cutting through esoteric... View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
Drilling Down
in foreign countries. "Some of the governments are quite small, and they like dealing directly with the person who makes decisions in the company," he explains. "There's more flexibility involved than there would be with a larger corporation, and we can also be quite... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
On a Sound Track
time. I had worked closely on day-to-day operations with the firm’s founder since 2005, so I was up to speed on most things, including the public offering. But being up to speed on something and owning ultimate responsibility are two... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
From Where We Stand
been successful, all the way up to the C-suite. Look for an organization with a truly flexible culture, where new ways of thinking are embraced. Women are most successful in work and in life when they build careers in companies that value... View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Keeping the Beat
privilege of her education to elevate feminine voices in the music industry. Gandhi has released two albums of her own since graduating from HBS and is working on her third. She is also a public speaker and a 2020 TED Fellow—work that,... View Details
- 01 Apr 1997
- News
Facing the Music
about the recent slump but also about the fascinating workings of the star-maker machinery behind the music that moves America. Strauss Zelnick, president and CEO of BMG Entertainment North America, a division of Germany's Bertelsmann AG... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 01 Jun 2019
- News
City on a Hill
beds in the West Wind dormitory, where Marietta broke ground on a $475,000 renovation project last fall, they’ll burn some calories learning traditional Appalachian folk dances from a teacher who attended day camp at Pine Mountain as a youngster, came to View Details