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- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Tatsuyuki Saeki: Putting Stock in New Options at Nasdaq Japan
providing new opportunities for Japanese investors and wider access to equity capital for emerging Japanese companies. In short, Saeki is challenging the old-boy network and forcing Japan’s button-down business culture to change. “My real... View Details
- 28 Sep 2017
- News
Alumni-Founded Aerospace Pioneer Orbital Acquired for $7.8 Billion
attract young engineers to work on exciting projects like designing rockets for satellite delivery. Besides, he held the “naive view that starting a space company might be fun and profitable.” Founded with two HBS classmates, Bruce... View Details
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
Case Study: The Speed of Light
(Photo courtesy of KDC Solar) Launched in 2011, QE solar is an operations and maintenance company focused on servicing large-scale, commercial solar energy structures—the kind typically owned by large utility companies. The View Details
- 19 Sep 2016
- News
Thomas S. Murphy (MBA 1949)
for $19-billion. “Building a company with a great culture and doing it with integrity is something that I look back on with satisfaction,” says Murphy. While known for his business acumen, Murphy is equally... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
There and Back Again: The Challenges and Rewards of Working Abroad
Considering an international assignment? Working abroad can be a pivotal juncture in one’s career. Yet making a successful transition to another country isn’t just a question of adjusting to a new culture — it’s also about personal... View Details
- 15 Nov 2019
- News
Diversity as a Driver of Performance
Source: Tapestry Source: Tapestry In September, Jide Zeitlin (MBA 1987) was named chairman and CEO of Tapestry, the $5.9 billion parent company of Coach, Kate Spade, and Stuart Weitzman. A former Goldman Sachs executive, Zeitlin has been... View Details
Keywords: Retail Trade
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Turning Point: Makeover
Vicky Tsai (MBA 2006) (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) Vicky Tsai (MBA 2006) (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) My first job was as a derivatives trader. The markets fascinated me; the testosterone-driven culture of the trading floor did not.... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Cyberposium 16
The company wasn’t running on fumes, the fumes were gone,” said Pandora CEO Joe Kennedy (MBA ’85), describing his first desperate days at the firm that has now become a wildly successful online personalized radio service with 65 million... View Details
- 05 Jul 2011
- News
The Business of Champions
that this would not be a soft team, nor would it welcome soft individuals. My take-away: When leadership embodies and lives the desired culture, that culture is more likely to take root. I don’t think anyone will say the Bruins were the... View Details
- 16 May 2017
- News
Facing the Board
good,” Blank said. “We would need more people if we expand money management, but software is more scalable.” “Nothing about this acquisition makes me excited,” said Goedertier, adding that Merrill Lynch is a company struggling to define... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Nurturing Emerging Scholars and Leaders
Mary Sauer and Bob Doris (MBA 1977/JD 1978) HBS’s focus on innovation connected Bob Doris (MBA 1977/JD 1978) and Mary Sauer more deeply with the School. “We are very impressed with the work HBS is doing to foster a startup culture at the... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Q&A - Mark Fields
proceeded to close an assembly plant last year to take down capacity by 25 percent. We also reduced our indirect workforce by 20 percent, becoming one of the first major Japanese companies to take such a decisive step. Lifetime employment... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Action Plan: Tapping into a Legacy
we’re only a year younger than the United States of America,” he says. “You realize you’re responsible for something very precious. That’s humbling.” How to come in from the outside Align yourself with company View Details
- 15 Nov 2016
- News
Uncovering The Secrets of Mittelstand Success
companies prevalent in German-speaking countries—has long captured the attention of global business practitioners and scholars. Why are these firms so competitive globally, particularly in emerging markets, and how have they managed to... View Details
- 01 Feb 2017
- News
New Regional Offices Broaden HBS’s Intellectual Reach
markets. The newest regional offices, which opened this past year in Dubai, Singapore, and Tel Aviv, provide a means for understanding the unique economic and cultural factors shaping business in those locations. “We are broadening our... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Clubs Hopping: A Healthy Dialogue
search firm RobinsonButler, for a quick rundown of the day. Was there a takeaway from the event that struck you—an insight that really resonated? Kent Thiry (MBA 1983), cochairman and CEO of DaVita, one of the world's largest dialysis companies, talked about how he... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
A Healthy Profit
Illustration by Suharu Ogawa Illustration by Suharu Ogawa Luxury cruise company Royal Caribbean’s connection to public health might not be immediately apparent. “People don’t think of it as a health company, obviously,” says Professor... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Q&A: Camille Tang Yeh of the Asia-Pacific Research Office
include whether high-performance Asian companies can provide a business model for success in the region, the role of accounting infrastructure in transitional economies, restructuring diversified businesses in emerging markets, and... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Books
1920–2000: How It Worked, Thomas McCraw, the Isidor Straus Professor of Business History, presents a succinct and insightful analysis of the entrepreneurs and companies that have left their impression on world industry. McCraw examines... View Details
- 07 Oct 2024
- News
On the Move: Nikos Bartzoulianos (MBA 2008)
Sustainability. A native of Greece, Bartzoulianos now lives in London; he worked for Procter & Gamble and McKinsey & Company before Samsung and holds two engineering degrees from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. What drew you to this... View Details