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- 01 Mar 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2015
retirement security. Many of today’s US workers will lack the resources to retire at traditional ages and maintain their standard of living in retirement. Solving the problem is a major challenge in today's environment in which risk and... View Details
- 15 Dec 2024
- News
Origin Story: Tasila Banda (MBA/MPP 2025)
First love: Performing. “I spent pretty much every weekend from the age of five singing, acting, and dancing at the local theater school.” Take a bow: “My dad is originally from Zambia. Back in the day he bought rudimentary music software and laid down guitar tracks... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
She’s Got Your Back
want things to be done right, but we don’t want to invest a lot of thought and process in finding a solution.” Online reviews are nothing new, of course. But Angie’s List was early to the game and operates under an almost unthinkable business model in the View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Mark Tatum
on their part made it financially possible for their bright and affable son to enter Cornell's premed program. But during his junior year, at the age of nineteen, Tatum decided to change his major to business management. "I just didn't... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young; photograph by Webb Chappell
- 14 Apr 2014
- News
The Puzzle of Life
partner with Silicon Valley–based InCube Ventures and Venture Health. "When I came to HBS, I didn't know what venture capital meant," says Farquharson, a native of Jamaica who moved to the United States with his family at age 10. "People... View Details
- 12 Jul 2011
- News
Phone Fun
marketing costs down by targeting the teens and twenties age group and by focusing — unlike some competitors — mainly on selling mobile phones. Although Phones 4u offers a range of mobile communication and entertainment equipment,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
A Market-Based Prescription
needs of aging baby boomers and the time being right for consumer-driven health care? Yes. These are people who were in college in the 1960s and 1970s and were very successful in bringing about social change in this country. They know how... View Details
- 01 Jan 2011
- News
Hüsnü Özyeğin, MBA 1969
his schools in Sanliurfa. Hüsnü Özyeğin was born in Izmir, Turkey, the son of a medical doctor and a homemaker. At the age of 10 he went to Robert Academy, a prep school in Istanbul, and upon graduation he received a scholarship to attend... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Simi Nwogugu (MBA 2004)
50 percent of our population right now is under the age of 30. If these young people are given the opportunities to channel their energy and creativity properly, I believe Nigeria will become a world leader within the next two decades. View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
HBS Students Mentor Kids
Boston. Manville is designed for kids from ages 5 to 15 who struggle in traditional educational settings due to emotional or physical issues. A key element of the school’s approach is the big sister/big brother concept, in which an older... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Faculty Books
in the Media Age by Steven Rosefielde & D. Quinn Mills (Cambridge University Press) Professor Mills and his coauthor assert that the United States will confront a series of fundamental challenges posed by terrorism, Russia, China, and the... View Details
- 01 Aug 2001
- News
Robert B. Stobaugh (DBA '68)
experience," states Stobaugh, "because I realized how much I had missed the academic world of discussion and ideas." Encouraged by his professors, Stobaugh entered the Harvard DBA Program in 1965 at the age of 37. He earned his doctorate... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Carl M. Plochman III: A Savory Success
get some clarity and emotional support from a group of risk-taking peers." Before his retirement from the YPO (mandatory at age 50), Plochman received the Ray Hickok Award, the group's highest honor. Plochman is philosophical when asked... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
What’s Next for You?
At a fall reunion session titled “Downshifting Your Career or Just Changing Direction?” panelist Michael Jeans shared a startling World Health Organization prediction: In the United States today, those who are healthy when they reach age... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2015
High-Profit Strategies in the Age of Techno Service by John A. Goodman (MBA 1971) (AMACOM) These days businesses have more opportunities to enhance the customer experience than ever before. Goodman explains how businesses can design and... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
These Are the Good Old Days
Selectric typewriter. But soon desktop computers were introduced, and they revolutionized the way business was done, helping the economy evolve from a manufacturing base to one driven by services and information. The Information Age had... View Details
- 18 Nov 2021
- News
Strength in Numbers
attention to mental health, it was data that shaped the Goodness Web itself: One in five adults in the United States suffers from a mental health illness each year, and 46 percent will have a mental health condition during their lifetime. More than half of those... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 26 May 2016
- News
Sunil B. Mittal, OPM 27, 1999
enjoyed cricket more than books, and after graduating from Panjab University at the age of 19, he and a friend set up a small bicycle-parts manufacturing business. Gradually he expanded the operations, moving from bicycle parts to wool... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Action Plan: The Power of Story
you were to where you are.” Henderson brings his story to audiences from LA to South Africa as managing director of the leadership development firm Henderson, Harper & Associates. Its power lies in its truth: From dabbling in marijuana at View Details
Keywords: Ryan Jones
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
HBS Is Committed to Increasing Alumni Engagement
all ages feel strongly connected to other HBS graduates both professionally and socially. There is a strong sense of indebtedness to the alumni network and a willingness to give back to others. Younger alumni feel more connected to the... View Details