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- 15 Sep 2015
- News
Easing the Costs of Saving a Child
Taylor is heartened every Wednesday, the day when Pathways’ partners meet to approve loan requests. The magic happens on the 10th floor in an office across from Rowland Taylor’s headquarters in Houston. One week there was a “yes” for a... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- Web
The Reinvention of Kodak | Information Technology
find sustained market growth amidst digital advancements. The focus is on CEO Jeff Clarke's decision on whether to continue film production or close the factory permanently. Professor Ryan Raffaelli on location at Kodak headquarters in... View Details
- Profile
Kenny Salas
Kenny Salas, MBA 2015, came to HBS with a clear goal: "To work for a big company and gain operational experience." Then a combination of unexpected events changed his mind. After a summer internship at General Mills' View Details
Keywords: Financial Services
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
HBS Honored for Addressing Business and Societal Issues
Nonprofit Management and Governing for Nonprofit Excellence: Critical Issues for Board Leadership. The two entities that issued Beyond Grey Pinstripes, the World Resources Institute, headquartered in Washington, D.C., and the Initiative... View Details
- 05 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: Our Godrej Site Visit
optimism and nerves clearly felt among our group regarding the current state of climate change and corporations’ importance in preventing and mitigating the urgent, omnipresent challenge. Our morning started with a sneak preview of our later visit to the Godrej Group’s... View Details
- 04 Apr 2022
- Research & Ideas
Tech Hubs: How Software Brought Talent and Prosperity to New Cities
Pretium who previously worked as a research analyst at HBS. “Astoundingly, five of the six most valuable public companies in the world in 2020 were tech companies headquartered in San Francisco or Seattle. In response, local policy... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 15 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
Rethinking E-Leadership
Chuang, CEO of Aquent, an employment services company headquartered in Boston. In roughly half of the new initiatives Aquent has invested in over the last few years, Chuang estimates, "we have gotten too excited about a new product... View Details
Keywords: by Melissa Raffoni
- 23 Aug 2019
- Blog Post
A Summer of Peaks and Swells: Interning at Patagonia
using renewable electricity for stores, offices, and headquarters by 2020. By 2025, the company has committed to using only renewable or recycled materials in the products. It has been making Fair Trade apparel since 2014 and today has... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
She’s Got Your Back
Corbin’s business and relocated its headquarters to Indianapolis. “Our first member in Columbus was a woman named Patty Bowman,” Hicks recalls. “She gave us the entire list of contractors she’d ever used.” From there, Hicks built the list... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
The New Rules of E-Commerce
One day in 2010 the CEO of Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten announced that thousands of employees would soon conduct business in a tongue most of them knew nothing about: English. Within days all the signs at the Tokyo headquarters were... View Details
- 30 Jun 2014
- Blog Post
Cambridge to Nairobi
name of Ushahidi’s headquarters in Nairobi, before heading to San Francisco to work closely with the company’s business development team. Beyond the internship, the environment is full of energy: the Nairobi office is located in the iHub,... View Details
- Profile
Taylor Wiegele
Minneapolis headquarters where he'll work as a buyer, "a merchandising position at the opposite side of the table" from his previous work on products. Throughout his career, he hopes to "add value to people's lives through... View Details
- Profile
Fred Smith
Association senator was confirmed when his fellow classmates elected him to be one of the '08-'09 co-presidents. As he prepares for his new role this summer, he will be actively engaged in the Financial Leadership Development program at Target View Details
- 19 Jun 2018
- News
Pittsburgh Alumni Annual Meeting Features PPG’s McGarry
alumni and guests gathered at the HYP Club. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, PPG (Pittsburgh Plate Glass) was founded in 1883 and is now the world’s largest manufacturer of paints, coatings and specialty materials, with $15 billion in sales.... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 24 Jun 2016
- Op-Ed
Why Brexit is a Big Deal
multinationals may relocate their headquarters to stay within the EU. The global attractiveness of British higher education will take a hit. But the city of London will remain an important global financial center; Frankfurt will try again... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch
- Profile
Angela R. Hicks Bowman
company’s name to Angie’s List. She and Oesterle decided to buy Unified Neighbors, which had 5000 members, and move the new merged company’s headquarters to Indianapolis. They steadily built what Hicks called a “homeowners... View Details
- 11 Oct 2022
- News
Righting the Ship
First, there was no standard to evaluate the CIP managers at the division level, so a 60 percent execution rate, for instance, might conceivably seem “good enough.” Second, the way the money was being distributed at the headquarters... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 05 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
How Bank of America Turned Branches into Service-Development Laboratories
prototype branch in the bank's Charlotte headquarters where team members could rehearse the steps involved in an experiment and work out any process problems before going live with customers. The team would, for example, time each... View Details
- 19 Oct 2011
- News
A Good Look
expected to reach $6.7 billion in sales in 2015.) “Everything we’re making is plant-based,” explains Levy in a phone interview from Kemin’s headquarters in Des Moines, Iowa. “FloraGLO Lutein is a natural antioxidant from marigold extract.... View Details
- 07 Aug 2000
- Research & Ideas
Rocket Science Retailing
using the "Obermeyer method": new products are displayed in a room at corporate headquarters just as they would be in a retail store, and about 30 store employees, who are chosen to represent the company's target customers,... View Details