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- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Global Outposts Expand HBS’s Intellectual Footprint
development of “Toraya,” a case by Professor Lauren Cohen, which explores how Mitsuharu Kurokawa, the 18th-generation leader of family firm Toraya Confectionery Co., faces the challenge of expanding the company’s product line to please... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 26 Jan 2022
- News
Making Peace with Anger
that my relationships with them transformed from being, I think, great relationships with care from Dad, but much, much more fully loving them for the boys that they are and rather than the boys that I, if you will, wanted them to be. DM: It wasn’t just the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Bridging the Gap
career path and hope for this community,” he says. The students may fill an acute need for workers in the near term, but that isn’t necessarily the endpoint. Jamaal, 15, plans to attend medical school. Waltkia, also 15, is often first in the class to raise her hand;... View Details
- 26 Nov 2019
- News
The Ritual Effect
enhance feelings of control, which reduces grief; in business negotiations, enacting rituals like handshaking can increase feelings of trust, which enables better working relationships. And the list goes on: rituals can increase belonging over View Details
Keywords: rituals
- 15 Nov 2023
- News
Sound Investment
by the Fisk University choir. Rogers’ purchase of the property was influenced by its history: In 1929, white property developers forced seven Black families to give up the land where the church now sits. The Daily Northwestern reports... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Honoring a legacy
her parents in 1964. “It’s not about taking over the company business; it’s really about honoring the legacy of my parents. It’s about the spirit of my parents, their value system, and their beliefs. When I joined my parents, my father in particular, in the View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Keeping Hourly Workers Focused on the Stock, Not the Clock
Illustration by Lincoln Agnew Pete Stavros (MBA 2002) got his first lessons in labor relations as a kid at the dinner table, when his father, who operated a road grader at construction sites, told the family about his day. The elder... View Details
- 25 Aug 2014
- News
Ashraf M. Dahod, MBA 1981
Boston University, and Boston Medical Center. In Mumbai, the Dahod family helped build Saifee Hospital, a state-of-the-art facility that offers subsidized care for people in need, and they are involved in an “upliftment” project to... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 24 May 2017
- News
Adebayo O. Ogunlesi, JD/MBA 1979
word that everyone uses to describe Bayo Ogunlesi, be they colleague, friend, or family member. After 32 years of marriage and raising two sons, Bayo and Amelia Ogunlesi still seem to be in awe of each other. “She’s the most extraordinary... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 12 Mar 2021
- News
My Favorite Case
manufacturing business with my family since 1997. —Julie Lopez Santiago (MBA 1994) Back to top “Danaher Corporation” In 2008, the industrial conglomerate Danaher Corporation confronts various challenges that threaten its impressive... View Details
- 11 Mar 2024
- News
In Harmony
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, my name is Julia Hanna; I’m an associate editor at the HBS Alumni Bulletin. Last November I flew to Seoul, South Korea to interview Michael Kim (MBA 1990) of MBK Partners. Often referred to as one of... View Details
- 10 Oct 2016
- News
Why White-Collar Criminals Commit Their Crimes
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Who Was George F. Baker?
Within that context, the Baker family recently donated a major collection of Baker’s papers and memorabilia to the library, archives that no doubt will help scholars and students take fuller measure of the “Sphinx of Wall Street.” View Details
Keywords: Finance
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Banking on Success
the owner. And, of course, on the personal side, having a wife and family sets up a whole new list of priorities that weren't present at graduation. Is there anything that you've missed out on because of the demands of your career? Owning... View Details
Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Up to the Challenge: Ipsita Dasgupta - Global Perspective, Local Results
summer, and in the fall she will be working in Boston as a strategy consultant for IBM Strategy and Change. “I think I will always be involved in economic development in some way,” she remarks, crediting her mother as a major source of inspiration. “She's worked behind... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Eight Among Many: Alfred A. Checchi
Al Checchi's record of achievement - particularly his turnaround of Northwest Airlines - is usually attributed to his brilliance and financial acumen. Often overlooked is how family heritage and twists of fate have played a role in his... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Jan 2012
- News
Hiroshi Mikitani, MBA 1993
Chairman and CEO, Rakuten, Inc. Download Mikitani profile (pdf) Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page TIMELINE 1965 Born, Kobe, Japan 1972 Family moves to United States for two years 1988 Earns commerce degree, Hitotsubashi... View Details
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
History Matters
The stunning collapse of three high-profile banks in recent months—Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank, and First Republic Bank—churned up a host of headlines and fears: Are these signs of major instability? The first dominos to fall? In the second edition of their... View Details
- 09 Feb 2021
- News
Investing in Entrepreneurship
Scientific), to name a few. As a founder and managing general partner of Venrock Associates, he led the venture investments of the Rockefeller family during a 45-year career. Now retired and serving on numerous corporate and philanthropic... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 23 May 2018
- News
Abigail P. Johnson, MBA 1988
serves 27 million individual customers Chairman and CEO, Fidelity Management and Research LLC The summer before college, Abby Johnson worked in the “wire room” at the family business, Fidelity Investments. She took calls from customers,... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young