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- 01 Mar 2003
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Waxing Philosophical
prominent environmentalist in corporate America, Johnson discussed with USA Today (December 4, 2002) the drinking problem that he had developed toward the end of his career. He sought treatment in 1993 after an intervention by his family;... View Details
- 28 Apr 2022
- News
Finding Her Place
Photo: Courtesy Chapman Partnership Symeria Hudson (MBA 1997) never expected to find herself leading a nonprofit. She began her career with 25 years in the corporate world, the first 10 years in consumer goods and then 15 in the medical... View Details
- 01 May 2013
- News
George H. Strong, MBA 1951
Barney, Ecuadorian Corporation, Arthur D. Little, American Medicorp, and Universal Health Services as “checkered,” he says he can’t think of a better way to prepare for the dynamic responsibilities that he encountered in the investment... View Details
- 22 Jul 2019
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A Way Forward for Women
network cofounded by fellow WOB participants Lisa Pent and Bonnie Hagemann with a vision to become the go-to source for corporate boards to find and recruit highly qualified women. Initially, Pent, an account executive at Grant Thornton,... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Entrepreneurial Unit Travels to China
changes in the Chinese economic and social system, and to see how entrepreneurship is being facilitated to play a role in this,” said Senior Lecturer Dan Isenberg, who helped organize the visits to Beijing, Hangzhou, and Shanghai. The... View Details
- 12 May 2022
- News
Onboarding
service as a director and lead director on multiple nonprofit and corporate boards. In this special edition of Skydeck honoring recipients of the Alumni Achievement Award, Associate Editor Julia Hanna talks to Barron about board service,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Private Sector and Public Interest Meet at Global Leadership Forum
business as a profession, with the social implications and heightened sense of responsibility that goes with that.” Said Light, “This is an important aspect of HBS, and has been since our founding.” The... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Volunteer Program Attracts ’09 MBAs
In response to high interest expressed last spring by graduates of the Class of 2009, HBS Alumni Relations has created a way for new MBAs to participate in key School initiatives and activities: the Young Alumni Ambassadors program. One... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Clean water that provides a trickle-down effect
good deeds that help the disadvantaged. "Corporate social responsibility has always been at the heart of Manila Water's business practices," says Zobel de Ayala. "There should never be a dissonance between... View Details
- 09 Mar 2021
- News
Addressing Education Inequities Exacerbated by the Pandemic
making the budgets available. Then, beyond that, the private sector can play a really important role. There are a number of companies in India where there’s a mandate to set aside 2 percent of profits for corporate View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 04 Aug 2020
- News
How Business Can Advance Racial Equity
member, ed tech veteran, and current cofounder and managing partner of Ethical Ventures, a management consultancy dedicated to social enterprises. In its first month, the Business for Racial Equity Pledge was signed by more than 1,000... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Better than Cash
Boston Teamwork: From left, Chuck Eisenberg (MBA ’78), Arjuna Costa (MBA ’01), John Flanagan (AMP 96, 1985), Tom White (MBA ’69), Mark Alston-Follansbee, Marco Bitran (MBA ’03), and Charles Cassidy (MBA ’83). When Mark Alston-Follansbee, executive director of the... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
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Profits and Purpose
second-year MBA course Reimagining Capitalism in 2012, Rebecca Henderson, the John and Natty McArthur University Professor, has been helping students explore the roles that the corporation and its leaders can play in addressing these... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 21 Dec 2022
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HBS Community Comes Together in Wake of Ukraine Invasion
us closer to freedom,’” Poznansky writes. APRIL 12 Corporate Responses to the War in Ukraine Tuesday April 19, 2022, 5:30pm, Virtual program How are businesses and business leaders reacting to the war in... View Details
- 03 Jul 2018
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How a Passion for Travel Built a $43 Million Fashion Brand
things out of my garage. Because all the moms were crazy for it,” she said. Today, Tea is even more familiar, bringing in over $43 million of revenue in 2017. And it continues to look for ways to build connections and benefit the communities where it finds inspiration.... View Details
- 05 May 2020
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Fighting Climate Change Requires a New Capitalism
Rebecca Henderson spent her young adult years living two lives. At work, she preached the risks of resisting change to MBA students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, drawing on lessons she learned while watching factories close as a management consultant.... View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Making Big Data Fashionable
get designs to consumers in as little as four weeks—and at an affordable price. In 2012, Moon—who has a background in fashion design, investment banking, corporate strategy, and social commerce... View Details
- 15 Oct 2019
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Advancing China’s Impact Investing Ecosystem
develop an impact investing conference in Shanghai. On December 19, 150 pioneers in social enterprise and impact investing, other practitioners, and academics in China gathered for engaging discussions about the topic. “As a native of... View Details
- 21 Oct 2020
- News
Cold Calculations
will be ice-free every summer. The response Payne hears to this warning from potential funders and partners is different than it was even five years ago. “You don’t need to explain to people the severity of the problem,” Payne says. As he... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 22 Jul 2015
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Supporting a Return to Work for Women Execs
For women executives, having both career and family can mean making hard choices. When it comes to caring for family, more women typically choose to take on this responsibility than men, and, in doing so, accept that it might not be... View Details