New Business - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2011
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Alumni Books

requirements with life obligations and to persuade managers to adopt these custom-fit work strategies to improve their bottom line. Telling the stories of people at companies like JetBlue, Ernst & Young, and Best Buy, the authors discuss View Details

Keywords: Finance; Monetary Authorities-Central Bank; Finance; National Security and International Affairs; Government

01 Sep 2005
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Clark Bids Farewell to HBS

parting thoughts with the Bulletin. How has being HBS Dean affected you? It’s been a great job and an intense learning experience, often requiring new skills you don’t necessarily have when you start. You talk to people, you learn from... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

21 Jul 2022
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How Sumner Feldberg Helped Transform Retail

Sequoia Fund,” according to the article. Feldberg’s roommate was Marvin Traub, who later ran Bloomingdale’s, the high-end department store chain. After HBS, Feldberg worked for his father at Bell Shops, where he unpacked and inspected merchandise. “Mr. Feldberg soon... View Details

Keywords: Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade

01 Oct 2001
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Lunch with Jack: Student Dines with GE's Welch

Few student exploits over the summer could match the power lunch enjoyed by Reginald Sanders (HBS '02), who broke bread and talked business with Jack Welch, the legendary force behind General Electric. Sanders earned the honor of dining... View Details

Keywords: Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services; Professional Services

07 Sep 2021
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Increasing Access and Expanding Opportunity

impact in business and society. This effort is amplified by HBS’s Racial Equity Plan, which calls for the School to attract additional Black talent to all parts of the community and that has, in turn, inspired View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

01 Oct 2000
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Lydia M. Marshall: Gumption and Grace

corporate divisions before becoming an executive vice president. During her twelve years with the company, Marshall was a key player in Sallie Mae's transition from a lender-services business into a business... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

06 Mar 2018
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A Voice for Diversity and Impact at Scale

women) isn’t just a social good but improves performance within organizations and in wider economies. A London resident of two decades, Hunt serves on numerous UK boards, including the Mayor of London’s Business Advisory Board, the Tate... View Details

01 Jun 2010
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One Student’s HBS Journey

Wallace Christina Wallace (MBA ’10) applied to business schools knowing that the best financial aid offer would determine where she earned an MBA. Her job as a rehearsal associate at the Metropolitan Opera came with many benefits, but a... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

01 Mar 2016
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Maiden Voyage

have launch capability, with some also doing a brisk business putting satellites into orbit for other nations. (India, for example, has launched more than 40 satellites into orbit for 19 client countries.) READ MORE The View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley; Space Research and Technology; Government

26 Aug 2020
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Empowering Rural Communities

cofounders saw an opportunity to create a new kind of energy company—a hybrid of a traditional utility and a financial entity. Guzman Energy, a subsidiary of Guzman & Company, would not be weighed down by the same legacy investments in... View Details

Keywords: Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities

28 Sep 2018
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Pushing Progress at Panasonic

spent the next two and a half decades at HBS, BCG, Apple, and Microsoft, Panasonic fell into steep decline. Now Higuchi is back, leading the connected solutions business, and Panasonic is pursuing a new path: one that focuses on corporate... View Details

01 Oct 1999
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The View from the Pit

experience. "When I was here, a lot more people came straight from college. They were book smart but not very seasoned. Today's students have a better understanding of business issues, and their experience adds a great deal to classroom... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

01 Sep 2018
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In My Humble Opinion: In the Deal

precious,” says Khan, who focuses primarily on software. “It’s been an incredible segment to invest in over the last few years—cloud software in particular, because these are high-gross margin businesses with low costs and long, recurring... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Oct 1997
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Cathy A. Nichols

office, which looks out on the park, Nichols pauses to reflect on her career. Thanks to scholarship assistance, Nichols was able to attend both Cornell and, later, Harvard Business School. "In a way, the HBS experience foreshadowed my... View Details

Keywords: Thomas Frick

01 Oct 2013
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Banking on Africa's Future

advertising company from Independent News & Media, an Ireland-based media company that decided to focus on the United Kingdom, and Shell's downstream fuel business (e.g., gas stations, commercial fuels,... View Details

26 Aug 2020
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What the Climate Change Movement Can Learn from the Pandemic

a step-by-step path to make a difference in the face of what can seem like an overwhelming challenge. In this episode of Skydeck, Associate Editor Jen Flint talks to Pal about the pandemic’s impact on both her business and on global... View Details

01 Mar 2012
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Shop Talk, Different Avenues

disruptive business model: an online site that requires customers to register, featuring flash sales of discounted luxury goods for men and women in categories including designer clothing, accessories, home goods, food and wine, and... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; shopping; e-commerce; Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores; Retail Trade

25 Feb 2020
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In My Humble Opinion: Mr. Coffee

2018, Keller left his position as global president of the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company to become CEO of Peet’s Coffee; in January, he was named CEO of JDE Peet’s, a merger that added a portfolio of coffee and tea brands represented in more than 140 countries. “It’s fun to... View Details