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Early Years at HBS - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School
looked for [Lowell] and found that he was President of a university called Harvard... In my family we had never heard of Harvard," Doriot remembered. 2 When the young Frenchman told Lowell of his ambitions to run a factory, Lowell advised... View Details
- 03 Jun 2021
- Blog Post
HBS Pilots First Impact Investing Fund
Fund). Ambitions to Scale The team looks forward to incorporating learnings and improvements from the past year into its second iteration. They hope to raise a significantly larger fund to be disbursed over the next 7-10 years as well as... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Q & A: Bain & Company's Thomas J. Tierney
can serve the needs of nonprofit clients while retaining the option of returning to Bain's for-profit practice at any time. The Bridge Group allows our premier consultants to fulfill their ambitions of making a meaningful contribution in... View Details
- 04 Dec 2013
- Research & Ideas
The Fantastic Horizon: How to Invest in a New City
endeavors are bigger than the most ambitious mixed-use real estate projects, they are funded by promoters with deep and patient pockets and a long view of value creation, and with ambition to help an entire country grow. Land was made... View Details
- 08 Apr 2013
- Research & Ideas
Women’s Summit Celebrates ‘Sisterhood of the Traveling Pantsuit’
women stood. "You are Harvard Business School graduates," Sandberg gently chided. "Why do you not automatically stand up?" Too many women, she said, limit their own aspirations because they think they lack what it takes to lead, because they think... View Details
Keywords: by Katie Koch & Harvard Gazette
- 20 Dec 2010
- Research & Ideas
New Dean Sets Five Priorities for HBS
piloting up a notch," said Nohria. 2. Intellectual Ambition HBS has a disproportionate share of the big ideas that have shaped the world of business scholarship, education, and practice, said Nohria. The School's distinguished... View Details
- 30 Apr 2025
- News
A Social Enterprise Talk in DC; Canadian Alumni Talk Trade; Meet the Leader: HBS Club of Colorado
me that while ambition drives many of us, it’s presence, caring, and gratitude that truly sustain us. What’s the best advice you could give an incoming HBS student? Soak it all in. The people around you are just as much a part of the... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 29 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 29
explores the personal motivations and ambitions of Tam Le, who is simultaneously assuming control of the restaurant and exploring a number of other commercial ventures unrelated to the legacy family business. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Mar 2025
- Blog Post
IFC India 2025: Illuminating India’s Solar Future: Reflections on Tata Solar Manufacturing Plant Visit
Professor Vikram Gandhi’s Immersive Field Course (IFC) “Development while Decarbonizing: India’s Path to Net-Zero" delved into the critical aspect of decarbonization and sustainability goals amid India's rapid development. The course presented an opportunity for... View Details
- 13 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: September 13
argue the authors of Higher Ambition. In fact, as global competition stiffens and enterprises face increasing public scrutiny, successful leaders must win on all fronts-with their people, their customers, their communities, and their shareholders. Higher View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Dec 2007
- HBS Case
One Laptop per Child
as this concept, it is exceptionally easy to identify so many implementation problems that you simply give up. One key to new product development is to keep the ambition of the vision always front and centre to motivate you to solve these... View Details
- 23 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Brand Power from Wedgwood to Dell: Part Two
corporate headquarters. As Howard Schultz once said, successful businesses cannot sustain themselves on exhilarating ideas alone.—Nancy F. Koehn Lasting Dedication Each of the entrepreneurs in Brand New had the ambition and confidence to... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 08 Nov 2024
- HBS Case
What Wartime Service Taught These Historic Leaders
“My ambition in the Army was to make everybody I worked for regretful when I was ordered to other duty,” Eisenhower wrote at the time. Simons says Eisenhower’s humility was evident during the D-Day invasion of Normandy, a bold maneuver... View Details
- 02 Oct 2013
- What Do You Think?
Is Leadership an Increasingly Difficult Balancing Act?
of authenticity in leadership is what is needed to manage the tension. Michael Leahy commented that " we are challenged to sort out short term position and personal self serving ambition versus more genuine leadership When we are... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 07 May 2018
- News
What I Learned from Visiting All 54 African Countries
want to travel to all 54 countries in Africa? What was the sort of motivation for this undertaking? Tapon: I had never been to Africa before, and I had this grand ambition to visit all the countries in the world. There's 193 countries.... View Details
- 04 Nov 2008
- First Look
First Look: November 4, 2008
and lower their ambitions when rejected. We derive the comparative statics with respect to the sellers' initial reputation, the probability of fortuitous disclosure, the sellers' self-knowledge and impatience, and the concentration of the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 07 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 7
certification strategy, in which they apply to a demanding but non-transparent certifier and lower their ambitions when rejected. We derive the comparative statics with respect to the sellers' initial reputation, the probability of... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 05 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
In Praise of Marketing
Second, the ambitions of American inventors and entrepreneurs demanded the broadest possible distribution. The Wal-Mart mission, for example, is to lower the cost of living for everyone everywhere. Third, American society was open to... View Details
- 11 Dec 2023
- Blog Post
Building Iconic Brands and Brighter Futures: Interview with Glossier CEO, Kyle Leahy
started in her early years. The influence of her mother, an artist, and her father, a mathematician-turned-businessman, inspired Leahy to explore both passions throughout her life. Her parents also encouraged her ambitions and were strong... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail
- 27 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
Creating Leaders for Science-Based Businesses
Science Complex—four multistory buildings, due for completion in 2011—the centerpiece of the initial phase of Harvard's 300-acre development on the Boston side of the Charles River. New Management Skills Needed Both in the scale and scope of Harvard's View Details