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28 Apr 2023
Blog Post

Creating a Workplace That Supports Employees in Work and Life

support and inclusion that will benefit every member of your team. Harvard Business School students and alumni shared with us what they have seen companies doing well to support LGBTQ+ employees, and where there are areas for improvement.... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

12 May 2003
Research & Ideas

How Hot is the “Hot Spot” Business?

unclear whether there is a business model that can turn Wi-Fi into profit. A panel of telecommunications industry pioneers came together to talk about the larger issue of the competitive landscape in broadband wireless, but most of the View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne & Martha Lagace; Technology; Communications; Telecommunications

01 Dec 2011
News

Noted & Quoted

our students disconnected from the mainstream economy; it prevents our businesses from growing.” —Gerald Chertavian (MBA ’92), founder and CEO of Year Up, a nonprofit providing urban young adults with technical and professional skills... View Details

Keywords: quotations

15 Oct 2024
News

Ratan Tata, Visionary Business Leader, Dies at 86

Ratan Tata (AMP 71, 1975), who was one of India’s most admired leaders, died on October 9, in Mumbai. The Tata Group announced his death in a statement. He served as chairman and chief executive of the Tata Group from 1991 to 2012, during which time profits multiplied... View Details

12 Jun 2023
Blog Post

Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - Leapfrogging Traditional Agricultural Development in Africa

development of fertilizers specifically adapted to local conditions. Sustainability – Reinforcing Soil Health: Mostafa Terrab, Chairman and CEO of Morocco-based OCP Group, explains how the proper use of... View Details

10 Mar 2021
News

Dream Job: Higher Ed’s New Hire

The daughter of teenage parents, Kim Lew (MBA 1992) grew up in public housing in Harlem and the Bronx. Her father, a Chinese immigrant, worked in the mailroom of AT&T, where the CEO was a graduate of Penn’s Wharton School of Business. Lew... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; investing; leadership; diversity; career experience; higher education; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Dec 2009
News

Up for Grabs

WHITMAN: After a successful career at eBay, going for the gold in California. Making her biggest bid in a career built on bids, former eBay CEO Meg Whitman (MBA ’79) threw her hat into the ring in September and formally declared that she... View Details

Keywords: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

15 Aug 2005
Research & Ideas

The Founding CEO’s Dilemma: Stay or Go?

professor Wasserman to learn more about his research.New Business: Tell us about your research. Noam Wasserman: My research focuses on founder frustrations in entrepreneurial firms, with a particular emphasis on the core issues of... View Details

17 Dec 2020
Research & Ideas

The 10 Most Popular Stories of 2020

Nolan. The 5 most-engaging stories on social media How Investors Are Sizing Up Climate Change’s Risks—and Opportunities COVID's Surprising Toll on Careers of Women Scientists How Countries Use Financial Policy to Fight COVID-19 Merck... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

01 Mar 2005
News

Gaining Currency

REYNOLDS: Weak dollar cuts both ways. To illustrate the global impact of fluctuating exchange rates, the New York Times (December 11, 2004) focused on two small, family-owned manufacturers, one located in Germany and the other in the... View Details

Keywords: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Manufacturing

17 Feb 2003
Research & Ideas

Building Communities as Well as Companies

said, only 4 percent of the money raised by venture capital funds went to women- and minority-led business plans; at the same time, these ventures were growing at two to three times the rate of other businesses. Market Motivation... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

Eugene N. Beesley

depreciation and other expenses were cut. Though his tenure as CEO was brief, Beesley’s time at the helm of Eli Lilly allowed net sales to grow from $480 million in 1968 to just under $820 million in 1972. View Details

Keywords: Healthcare

18 Aug 2021
News

Alumni on the Black Lives Matter Movement

WMG, Elektra, and Atlantic. Lynton, Chairman of Snap Inc., is serving as Chair of the Warner Music Group/Blavatnik Family Foundation Social Justice Fund. He was previously CEO of Sony Entertainment and has held top posts at View Details

16 Jul 2021
Op-Ed

For Entrepreneurs, the Benefits of Slowing Down

LinkedIn. Follow Jeffrey Bussgang on LinkedIn to read more of his posts. About the Author Jeffrey J. Bussgang is a senior lecturer in the Entrepreneurial Management Unit at the Harvard Business School as well as co-founder and general partner at Flybridge Capital... View Details

Keywords: by Jeffrey Bussgang

28 Feb 2011
News

Rebooting the Human Condition

Enriquez: Exploring in Tuamotu Islands, French Polynesia. The future is so yesterday. It's already here, and everywhere around us. The problem is, most of us just can't see it. Fortunately, the future is on exhibit this week, and Juan... View Details

Keywords: Health, Social Assistance; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

28 Apr 2015
First Look

First Look: April 28

Publications April 2015 HarperBusiness Strategy Rules: Five Timeless Lessons from Bill Gates, Andy Grove, and Steve Jobs By: Yoffie, David B., and Michael A. Cusumano Abstract—The authors of the bestselling Competing on Internet Time (a... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

Stephen W. Sanger

Sanger began his tenure with General Mills in 1974. One of his early successes was the introduction of blue diamond marshmallows in Lucky Charms which resulted in a 15% increase in sales. During his CEO tenure, sales have increased at a... View Details

Keywords: Food & Tobacco

05 May 2003
Research & Ideas

Sharing the Responsibility of Corporate Governance

Harvard Business School professor Constance Bagley studies the intersection of business and law, and is interested in how companies can use legal resources as a competitive asset. In this interview, Bagley discusses ways businesses can... View Details

Keywords: by Carla Tishler

26 May 2016
News

Alan F. Horn, MBA 1971

Download Alan F. Horn profile Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page TIMELINE 1943 Born, New York, New York 1964 Earns BA, Economics, Union College 1971 Earns MBA with Distinction 1971 Joins Procter & Gamble 1973 Joins Tandem Productions, later Embassy... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

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Propose an Independent Project | MBA

Organizations benefit from the work performed, as well as from the opportunity to engage with students who might be a fit for your organization. Use the Form Below to Propose a Project Independent Projects may be conducted by a student... View Details

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