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- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Perception versus Reality
pushed into new territory, the School already has a strong track record of fostering student entrepreneurship, a story told by associate editor Julia Hanna in her look back at past participants in the HBS Business Plan Contest, now in its... View Details
- 17 Dec 2024
- News
Solving the Underemployment Crisis
the successful states are approaching it, is it a willingness to experiment? Or is it highly aligned public-private partnerships? What are some of the traits that you say, if you’ve got that, you’re going to be heading in the right... View Details
- 26 Jan 2017
- News
Finding a Path out of Poverty
Photos by Bridget Corke “Pleased, but not satisfied.” That’s how Frank Magwegwe (AMP 185, 2013) describes the drive that helped him to overcome homelessness as a young man in South Africa, get an education, and build a successful career... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
All For One
end of the studio’s decade-long string of successes that included Toy Story, Monsters, Inc., and Finding Nemo—each movie breaking new ground in its own way, pushing the boundaries in terms of both technology and storytelling. It was... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Student Conferences Spark Discussion, Promote Interaction
everyone else," she said. Material goods are all well and good, she continued, but the value of "stuff" doesn't last. "What happens to it all?" she asked. "The real wealth is family. The true currency is love and friendship." Later that afternoon, teams of... View Details
- 09 Jul 2019
- News
The Road to Impact
When he turned 50, David Offensend (MBA 1977) decided to make a change. He’d had a successful career in finance, but ever since his undergraduate days of studying public and international affairs at Princeton, Offensend View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
June 2021 Books and Podcasts
investing and development in “the toughest business in the world” in four acts. Along the way, he offers a compassionate, interdisciplinary perspective on philosophical questions ranging from art and urban planning to love, happiness, and... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
The Middle Way
had stuck with him, including the best alternative to a negotiated agreement (BATNA)—which essentially entails outlining a fallback plan if things go awry and offering a reality check for people caught up in anger. It was a particularly... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; photos by Kamil Bialous
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Growing Together
of Children's Television Workshop in New York, which produces educational TV programs for children such as Sesame Street, is finding that using business strategy has been critical to the success of his nonprofit organization. "In an... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso and Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
The Little Ice-Cream Company That Could
armchair from which he has negotiated many a deal, Rogers readily admits that the company’s success “has been beyond my wildest dreams.” Every business owner has stories to tell. Few relish the telling more than Rogers, and for good... View Details
- 09 Sep 2024
- News
Basket Chase
be successful doing that and also be the kind of mom that I grew up with, which was a stay-at-home mom. So, we came up with the bright idea – actually, my husband encouraged me – to buy a small business. And I knew I wouldn’t be working... View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Cathy A. Nichols
home. "I wanted to escape, to make something of myself," she recalls. "Back then, other than to be successful someday, my biggest dream was to go to Disneyland. I never did." Years later, however, Nichols finds herself overseeing a... View Details
Keywords: Thomas Frick
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Opportunities Realized Through Fellowships
The Sky is Not the Limit Ruth Cenat (MBA 2015) plans to change America—one community at a time. “In disadvantaged areas,” Cenat says, “if local businesses thrive, the neighborhoods flourish. There is a stronger tax base, parents have... View Details
Keywords: fellowships
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Alumni Board Wraps Up Year
development of a sustainable model for Executive Education reunions. The committee also suggested creating more opportunities for Executive Education participants to interact with MBA students. Additional recommendations may result from the analysis of an Executive... View Details
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
An Entrepreneurial Journey
Steven B. Belkin (MBA '71) began his highly successful travel and financial services marketing enterprise, Trans National Group, a few years out of HBS. G. Peter Bidstrup (MBA '59) started to put together the Doubletree Hotel chain in the... View Details
- 04 Nov 2020
- News
The Long View: Persevering Through Past Crises
opportunity to start my own business. I actually wrote the business plan in one of my HBS courses as the final project. I then took this business plan to the bank and was able to secure a loan to start a... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
These Are the Good Old Days
says, attributing the success of the partnership to the fact that Time Inc. did its homework well. “They are a magazine shop just like us. They’re completely committed, and they’re the best in their business.” Expanding across the... View Details
- 20 Feb 2014
- News
Managing the World’s Trouble Spots
global emergencies. His work included the planning and delivery of humanitarian aid during the war in Afghanistan—an experience he found both powerful and frustrating. When a US town raised money to donate an ambulance to the Afghan... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Baker’s back
climate-controlled, and technologically advanced, much of the majesty of the original building remains. There is a comfortable hint of the past as well as a sparkling nod to the future. In the early 1990s, the School began to consider a master View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Ready for Takeoff
baby sector, fashion, bath supplies, furniture, office supplies—that's all starting or started a couple years ago," he says. "In the States, if you want to be really successful, you have to create something like Snapchat. In Brazil, you just sell shirts and you can be... View Details