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- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Short Takes
HBS professor Michael Beer and Harvard University doctoral candidate Nancy Katz report on a survey of 205 executives from 30 countries in industries such as manufacturing, retail, and financial and professional services. The survey... View Details
Keywords: Orna Feldman and Caroline Chauncey
- 20 Feb 2019
- News
Building an Ecosystem for African Entrepreneurs
the 21st century. “Africapitalism calls on the private sector to make long-term investment in industries that can create economic prosperity and social wealth.” The idea was inspired by Professor Michael Porter and his theories of... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 30 Oct 2018
- News
Paths of Victory
company is planning to add 50 employees over the next year and currently is serving more than 500 clients in 50 industries throughout Brazil, as well as clients in Turkey, Argentina, and Portugal. “Hanging a three-foot check for $50,000... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Rewriting the Script: Social Enterprise Start-ups Expand Business Plan Contest's Parameters
Stone (MBA 1997), now president of Montage. “It was an issue that touched us all personally, so we decided to start a com-pany that would promote more positive portrayals of women and minorities and provide more employment opportunities... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Hi-Ho, Hi-Ho
The Class of 2007 is settling nicely into the world of work, with 94 percent of graduates seeking jobs having accepted an employment offer by September. Just over 15 percent of the class are not now looking for employment; most of this... View Details
- 01 Aug 2002
- News
HBS Business Plan Contest Keeps Entrepreneurial Spirit Alive
included Aprendo, a service that verifies education and employment data; Empower, a specialty merchandiser of innovative “lifestyle” products for people with disabilities; and Music Games International, a company developing high-quality... View Details
- 28 Sep 2017
- News
Alumni-Founded Aerospace Pioneer Orbital Acquired for $7.8 Billion
excerpt from the March 2016 Bulletin, Orbital CEO David Thompson (MBA 1981) reflected on the company’s beginnings, dreamed up in the wake of a funding decline for NASA—Thompson’s employer at the time—in the 1970s: Thompson began thinking... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Road Tested
industry. “The transportation industry is very transaction-intensive,” Gregg observes. “A driver might work for a different employer for each and every load—so there’s a lot of opportunity for friction.” The... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Bringing ‘Global’ Back Home
at home. At a January “Insourcing American Jobs” forum at the White House, Ford, with Fields as its representative, was recognized for its “insourcing”—returning jobs to America from overseas, and building new plants at home instead of abroad, thus adding View Details
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Faculty Books
for assessing differences between countries at the industry level; tracking the implications of particular border-crossing moves for a company’s ability to create value; and creating superior perfor-mance with strategies optimized for... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Alumni Honorees Urge Students to Emphasize Ethics
employees.” He emphasized that low turnover is a competitive advantage for Starbucks, which depends upon its frontline staff to maintain customer quality for millions of purchases each year. “People don't like to work only for a paycheck,” said Smith. “We're able to be... View Details
- 01 Apr 1997
- News
HBS Conferences Explore Range of Issues
Law School and Design School, this year's conference hosted over fifty speakers from business, government, and academia in the United States and Asia. Panels focused on the economic future of countries such as Taiwan, India, Japan, Korea, China, and Vietnam. View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Fast Forward
welfare,” Desai noted. Middle-Skills Gap Senior Lecturer Joe Fuller worked with consulting firm Accenture and workforce analytics company Burning Glass Technologies to produce a report highlighting the ways employers can foster the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Alumni Book Briefs
government, and civil society all focus on the poor as producers. The main emphasis must be, he says, on creating employment opportunities for the poor and increasing their productive capacities by ensuring basic public services. What the... View Details
- 01 Jan 2005
- News
Judith R. Haberkorn, 111th AMP, 1992
for women to think more about their marriage prospects than their business future. Nevertheless, Haberkorn walked into the Baltimore employment office of the AT&T-owned Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. of Maryland and landed a job in... View Details
- 18 Jan 2022
- News
HBS Alumni Mentor Students; Shanghai Club Hosts Entrepreneurship Conference
students and mentors has been very positive, and plans are underway to continue and, ultimately, expand the program “for hopefully many years to come.” Charnaux adds that when Morris Brown lost its accreditation, it also lost vital connections to Atlanta-area View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Model Patient
But questions remain: How much of this is a Massachusetts miracle, and how much is mirage? The outlines of the plan are simple: According to what’s known as the “individual mandate,” nearly all residents over 18 are required to obtain health-insurance coverage, either... View Details
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Doing It Your Way
is certainly not the only game in town for startup hopefuls. The medical-device and biotechnology industries also lure people eager to create their own businesses, as do many of the areas that attracted entrepreneurs a decade ago. Of the... View Details
- 01 Jan 2004
- News
Minoru Makihara, 75th AMP, 1977
company"—with revenues of more than $170 billion. That said, the Japanese economy was showing signs of serious weakness at the beginning of the last decade of the 20th century. Management practices such as lifetime employment guarantees... View Details
- 30 Jun 2019
- News
Alumni in France honor self-made entrepreneurs; Shih talks trade in Buffalo
of manufacturing, against the background of the evolving U.S.-China trade challenges. The talk was followed by a Q & A session and reception. Shih shared his expertise in manufacturing and product development across multiple industries to... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley