CEO (Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities) - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2013
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Can Business Smarts Save the Charter School Revolution?

released in January that detailed those gains was prefaced by the authors' blunt assessment: "The research shows that to date, high-performing charter schools are in the minority." So what will it take to make that minority a majority? "Charters have View Details

Keywords: David McKay Wilson; charter schools; Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services

03 Dec 2024
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Magic Numbers

beauty, or perfection, that just creates a sense of wonder and awe,” she says. “Not all the time, but once in a while, I could feel that. I could touch it.” Today, Sharma recognizes how a self-fulfilling prophecy held back many children... View Details

Keywords: Amy Crawford

01 Dec 2010
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Ilene Lang

professional lives in a new direction. An early pioneer in the high-tech world, Ilene Lang (MBA 1973) worked in senior management and chief leadership roles at established corporations and start-ups alike during the 1980s and ’90s, including a stint as founding View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; interview; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Dec 1998
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Chalsty Fellowship Will Help Black South Africans Attend HBS

When John S. Chalsty (MBA '57) stepped down as CEO of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette last February, his colleagues honored him and commemorated his nearly thirty years of distinguished service at the firm by establishing the John S. and... View Details

01 Dec 1998
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Africa's Way

noted that electricity in South Africa is the cheapest in the world and that ESKOM is able to provide support to neighboring countries. Where infrastructure is lacking, entrepreneurial opportunities abound.... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young and Garry Emmons

29 Mar 2023
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Supporting Earthquake Victims in Turkey and Syria

will include, says Şen, creating temporary living quarters to house nearly 20,000 people left homeless by the disaster. FEBRUARY 24 Fatih Uysal (AMP 2000, 2021), CEO of Kariyer.net, the leading HRTech... View Details

01 Apr 1999
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New Releases

faculty, staff, students, and alumni; a top-notch research institution; a vital physical plant; and an impressive publishing operation. McArthur's trademark, his commitment to creating a collaborative community, can most strongly be seen... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

17 Apr 2017
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Panera-bred Leaders Have Risen Throughout the Restaurant Industry

to lead the operations of such popular chains as Friendly’s Ice Cream, Johnny Rockets, Pizzeria Uno, Smashburger, Wahlburgers (led by CEO Cedric Vanzura, MBA 1990), Pieology, and Upper Crust. Panera was sold earlier this month to Europe’s... View Details

Keywords: Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality

08 Jun 2023
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Three Alumni Clubs Celebrate Leadership, Community, and History over Dinner

Clubs News Clubs News New York Alumni Honor Outstanding Leaders at Annual Dinner The HBS Club of New York held its 54th Annual Leadership Dinner on April 24, honoring three alumni who embody the HBS mission to "educate leaders who make a difference in the world," and... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

14 Jun 2018
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Catalyzing Social and Economic Change in Rural Africa

Goncalo Neves-Correia (MBA 2007) is CEO of ThirdWay Africa, an investing and advisory firm based in London, Maputo, and Harare. ThirdWay Africa believes we are entering a new paradigm where sustainability is an absolute. In this... View Details

01 Apr 1998
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Speakers Share Triumphs and Challenges

CEO Aaron Feurstein of Malden Mills On a bitter-cold December night in 1995, a devastating fire—driven out of control by gale-force winds—raged through the factory complex of Malden Mills, a privately held maker of fabrics (including the... View Details

Keywords: James E. Aisner

24 Apr 2020
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Spreading the Love

masks also weren’t an option as Vietnam, where Lovepop sources materials, imposed export restrictions on the masks. They eventually settled on full face shields, which could be made using the industrial laser die-cutters at Lovepop’s manufacturing site, where the... View Details

10 Oct 2018
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Building Paths to Success

influence.” That small act led to an epiphany for Traill, who set out on a mission to create venture philanthropy that could back social entrepreneurs with strategy and guidance to support young people. A year later, he founded Social... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

11 Oct 2019
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Balancing Act

In a snapshot of the PresenceLearning leadership team taken this spring, CEO Kate Eberle Walker (MBA 2005) stands, smiling, just right of center. She’s flanked by three other women and four men—the gender-balanced C-suite she had been... View Details

Keywords: April White; Educational Services

01 Oct 1999
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Q & A: Jeanne P. Jackson: A New Regime at Banana Republic

President and CEO of Banana Republic since 1995, Jeanne Jackson (MBA '78) has been credited with transforming the faltering safari clothing brand into one of the nation's leaders in - and definers of - casual attire. In 1998, Business... View Details

01 Jan 2005
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Rahul Bajaj, MBA 1964

socialist state, a land of overarching regulation rather than of opportunity. "As a result, there was no entrepreneurship, and businesses couldn't do a thing without government approval," recalls Rahul Bajaj, a member of one of India's most prominent families, who... View Details

01 Jun 2016
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Making It Possible to Explore and Grow

soon- to-be MBA — entrepreneur intends to make a difference with his business education. “In 20 to 30 years, I hope to have created a venture where people have meaningful work making a product that helps solve global problems,” says the... View Details

26 Feb 2021
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Latinx on Boards; High-Tech Reforestation

“Our market opportunities include leasing the drone technology and proprietary seeders, and selling the seed pods to other organizations worldwide to help them reforest the planet.” Lord of the Trees is raising money and looking for... View Details