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- 01 Sep 2017
- News
City of Dreams
leave the fighting, and Sri Lanka, behind. And he did, enrolling at Hampton University, a historically black school in Virginia that he picked for the rigor and selectiveness of its architecture program. “I’d be asked why I was there,” he... View Details
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
Proposed Chair Would Honor African-American Business Pioneer
career as an independent printing salesman in Washington, D.C., and established the New Negro Alliance, an organization intended to persuade companies doing business in black neighborhoods to hire employees from within those... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
A Long and Winding Road
struggle now with Beavis and Butthead. Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose. Bre-X, Microsoft, S&Ls, celebrity murders, sexual politics, Berkshire and Buffett, and the Dow approaches 10,000 despite Black Monday. Ma Bell, Princess Di,... View Details
Keywords: Wayne R. Vibert (MBA 1973)
- 01 Jul 2013
- News
The Nature of Business
The nonprofit world required a change in thinking for Tercek. "At Goldman Sachs, goals and metrics were super clear," he said. "At TNC, it's not as black and white. All the work we do is important. But we have to be vigilant about... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Green Dreams: Eco-Friendly Countertops
definitely hasn’t held her back. Her chief operations officer, a Six Sigma Black Belt, works continually to make every aspect of IceStone’s manufacturing process more efficient. “Now my classmates cheer me on for pursuing my vision,” she... View Details
- 04 May 2011
- News
Recipes from the COC (Chief Operating Cook)
and finely sliced almonds as garnish. Bombay Aloo Ingredients (to serve 4) 6 medium Idaho potatoes (peeled, cut into ½ inch cubes) 3 tablespoons Canola or any other vegetable cooking oil 1 teaspoon black mustard seeds 1 teaspoon salt (or... View Details
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
All in the Family
a Business—Earl Graves & Black Enterprise A Taste of Tradition—Kenzaburo Mogi & Kikkoman READ MORE Moving Mountains—Kathy Barco & Barco-Duval Engineering Minding Families' Business—Philippe de Gaspé Beaubien & the Institute for Family... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Flying High
sleek black paint job and just 16 hand-stitched leather seats. Its routes run from private terminals, often at smaller metropolitan airports—such as Van Nuys in Los Angeles and Farnborough near London—to vacation destinations including... View Details
Keywords: April White; aviation; airlines; entrepreneurship; leadership; innovation; Air Transportation; Transportation
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
Next Level
In 2017, Sarah Bond’s boss, Phil Spencer, the head of Xbox Gaming, warned her that working in the industry would be very difficult. Not just for the usual reasons that corporate America can be tough, but also because, as a Black woman in gaming—an industry with a... View Details
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
Africa's Way
African Managerial Leadership Chalsty Fellowship Will Help Black South Africans Attend HBS From Wildlife to Winetasting READ MORE Mandela in Triumph at Harvard New Senior Executive Programme Strengthens African Managerial Leadership... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young and Garry Emmons
- 17 Nov 2022
- News
Blockchain for Good
opened in 2016, and as leader of its Community Curation outreach program, Dyer spoke to Black leaders and community members, who enthusiastically embraced the project. “The immense joy I felt, from everyone I spoke to, had a lasting... View Details
Keywords: Ralph Ranalli
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Eyes in the Skies
aircrafts, vessels, and buildings; and translate a visual image (e.g., a pile of black rocks) into a number on a spreadsheet (e.g., tons of coal ready for shipment). And because they run not only on BlackSky’s terrestrial computers but... View Details
Keywords: Alexander Gelfand
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Empowering Entrepreneurially Minded Students
the African American Student Union hosts the annual Black New Venture Competition to help early-stage Black entrepreneurs further their business concepts. Tom Eisenmann: If you examine a sample of venture... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 06 Jan 2021
- News
A Message from Dean Srikant Datar
additional assistance, to partnering with entities like the Executive Leadership Council to increase the number of successful Black executives. As I think about the Dean's Anti-Racism Task Force: [It] has resulted in the racial equity... View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Books: Judo Strategy
this lesson with examples from new- and old-economy firms that have learned to “push when pulled” and leverage their opponents’ assets. The authors discuss in detail how the leaders of three companies — Palm Computing (and later Handspring), RealNetworks, and CNET... View Details
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Three Appointed to Endowed Professorships
Forest L. Reinhardt, John D. Black Professor of Business Administration Forest Reinhardt, an authority on the use of natural resources, serves as course head for the required Strategy course and also teaches the MBA elective Business and... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Down the Memory Chute
prepared for our special event. Dressed in black tie and tux and carrying a flaming paper torch, we raced to the chute, this time with bogus papers. There was, as always, the usual throng cheering our action. We deposited the papers and... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
One Student’s HBS Journey
though she wore the same black skirt for over a decade,” Wallace recalled. Similarly, she added, “two years ago someone in the Admissions Office saw potential in me,” despite her untraditional background as a performer and arts... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2019
propose concrete ways to overcome these difficulties. Race, Work, and Leadership: New Perspectives on the Black Experience edited by Anthony J. Mayo, Thomas S. Murphy Senior Lecturer of Business Administration; Laura Morgan Roberts; and... View Details
- 16 Jan 2018
- News
Celebrating the Impact of Nonprofits
looking to better serve their senior members can reach out to him at lpolaner@mba1954.hbs.edu. HBS Association of Nigeria celebrates outstanding leadership Simi Sanni Nwogugu (MBA 2004) was among three honorees at the HBS Association of Nigeria’s (HBSAN) Annual View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley