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- 06 Jul 2023
- News
Lessons from Major League Baseball's Game-Changing Innovations
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Back in 2014, When Chris Marinak (MBA 2008) was in the process of rolling out the instant replay system as a Senior Vice President at Major League Baseball, he... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Cultivating Prosperity in Afghanistan
Kimberly Jung, pictured in a field of crocuses, returned to Afghanistan to understand how she and her cofounders could import saffron to the United States. Photo courtesy of Kimberly Jung During their first semester at HBS, former United States Army engineer officers... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Chip Brewer (MBA 1991)
that millennials aren’t playing as much golf as previous generations, but it’s a discretionary and aspirational sport. If you segment that group based on income, the interest equals out.” Say “fore” in Hindi: “The market in India is small but growing rapidly.” As the... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Engaging Students More Deeply
impact on a student’s educational experience—even a decision as small as the design of a rug. In the classrooms for younger children at Success Academy, a portion of the floor is covered with a rug divided evenly into squares, with a big colored dot in the View Details
Keywords: April White
- 23 Jan 2024
- News
A Wide Net
Growing up in Mumbai, Navroz Udwadia (MBA 2005) spent most of his time on the tennis court, where he was an internationally ranked athlete. Today, as cofounder and partner of Alpha Wave, a global investment group with a multibillion-dollar stake in India’s startup... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 15 Dec 2023
- News
Exploring Business Opportunities in Africa; Alumni Grapple with Plastic Waste Problem
have the youngest and largest workforce in the world, and half of the world’s largest cities will be in Africa. There will be a younger, tech-savvy middle class with discretionary income to spend, presenting... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 16 Nov 2010
- News
The HBS Tunnels
mysterious at all, except for the closed-off parts. Like another local underground system, the MBTA, the HBS tunnels are color-coded — with red, blue, green, and orange “lines,” plus purple, brown, gray, and yellow branches. They reach all buildings on the campus... View Details
Keywords: Keith Larson
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
One Man Crime Wave
S. McNamara, were few; he apparently did not return for reunions nor did he contribute to the Bulletin’s Class Notes. At graduation, MacDonald requested that his diploma be mailed to him. From Cambridge, MacDonald moved his family back to... View Details
- 22 Feb 2024
- News
GCC Crossroads Aims for a Bright Future; Seattle Alumni Talk Leadership in Tech; Italy Preps for European Alumni Summit
magical.” To view a video recording of the panel, visit https://f.io/xpfzG-1i. European Alumni Summit to Convene in Milan The HBS Club of Italy is busy getting ready to host the 2024 HBS European Alumni Summit in Milan, from May 10 to 12. Alumni from all across Europe... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Breaking News
As those pressures increase, we see a downward spiral that starts with the revenue declining, then the newsroom shrinking, the product getting worse, and the business model collapsing. At the same time, we’re in the middle of this... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Generation Next
followed his path: the eldest, Tanya Dubash (AMP 168, 2005), leads marketing for the Group, and son Pirojsha heads Godrej Properties, the business empire's real estate arm. For Nisa, 36, the middle child, life in the family business... View Details
- 12 Jul 2019
- News
The Power of Entrepreneurship
opportunity for all citizens. “IGNIA is a venture capital firm. Today we're the largest VC firm in Mexico. We focus on investing in businesses in Mexico that serve the emerging middle class or businesses... View Details
Keywords: Finance
- 24 Jul 2020
- News
Reimagining Chicago’s Schools
reached middle and high school, the gap between the high-achieving students and those who needed academic support grew considerably. A few years later, Stanford University released a study that confirmed her observations. “Chicago had... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Q&A: William Kerr and Joseph Fuller
between leading urban centers and rural areas. Here, the project’s faculty chairs, William Kerr, the Dimitri V. D’Arbeloff—MBA Class of 1955 Professor of Business Administration, and Joseph Fuller, professor of management practice,... View Details
- 25 May 2010
- News
Commencement and the Winds of Change
To give peace a chance, unleash the power of business. That’s Sir Ronald Cohen’s (MBA ’69) idea for one of the world’s toughest neighborhoods: the Middle East. At an event hosted by the HBS Jewish Students Association on April 9, Cohen,... View Details
- 01 Apr 1996
- News
"Foundations" Paves the Way for Entering MBAs
Why were 253 people from all walks of life and parts of the globe pursuing academic work in teams in the Shad Hall fitness center in the middle of January? They were members of the HBS Class of 1997 January... View Details
- 23 May 2019
- News
Álvaro Rodríguez Arregui, MBA 1995
serve the emerging middle class in Mexico. IGNIA represents Rodríguez’s commitment to his homeland as well as his belief in tackling social problems with market solutions. “We support entrepreneurs because... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
David Horgan: Iraqi Briefing, 21st November, 2003
rigorous case discussion at any HBS section including people with knowledge of Iraq and the Middle East, we would never have gone to war. The best way to avoid post-conflict problems is to avoid conflict. If conflict were forced upon us,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
India Arrives
relatively pro-business government and an energetic young population and growing middle class that make no secret of aspiring to a better quality of life, complete with all the consumer goods such an... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 30 Apr 2019
- News
Leading Schools That Change Lives
country helping low-income kids beat the odds,” he explains. “I didn’t plan a teaching career, but I loved that job.” Often Jesuit-supported, the Nativity model offers low-income middle school students the advantages of small View Details