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Transforming Education through Social Entrepreneurship - Course Catalog
entrepreneurial and managerial practices to deliver pattern-breaking change in K-12 schools and higher educational institutions. The cases will examine protagonists working within established educational systems as well as through... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
A Silent Workplace Crisis
progressive companies led the way in finding solutions that enabled parents to work worry-free. Today, we need to make the integration of wellness programs with elder care a strategic priority. The best practices in elder care are View Details
- Career Coach
Alan Neider
Alan wants to help students explore career opportunities in social impact, whether that be in the private, public, or nonprofit sector. He can shed light on what it’s like to work within local government, startups, and consulting as well... View Details
- Career Coach
Mansi Raythatha
Having both worked hands-on in these positions, as well as led recruitment into the US, Europe and Asia as head of Merck's Global Leadership Development Program, Mansi can provide insights into how these industries recruit, what the job... View Details
- Mar 2012
- Article
How to Make Finance Work
and generated new ones. The rest of the economy, however, has not been well served by the financial sector's boom. First, the shift from deposit-based banking to a market-based "shadow banking" system, without adequate... View Details
- Portrait Project
Andrew Velo-Arias
boundless. When I wanted to play Danny Zuko in our third-grade rendition of Grease, she used two bottles of hair spray to help me look the part. When I wanted to become a baseball star, she used a flashlight so my dad and I could play View Details
- 02 Jun 2021
- News
The NBA's African Expansion
affinity for the game,” he said. The league has partnered with a number of investors including former players Dikembe Mutombo, Junior Bridgeman, Luol Deng, Grant Hill, and Joakim Noah, as well as the Nigeria-based Helios Fairfax Partners... View Details
- 01 Apr 1997
- News
HBS Research Available on World Wide Web
will produce hundreds of new cases and dozens of books, as well as numerous articles and working papers. This activity covers an enormous variety of business and organizational issues; taken as a whole, it constitutes an unmatched... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Wisdom and a special cause
life. Man's greatest gift to God is what he does with his life." Media mogul and America's Cup yachtsman Ted Turner contributes, "How much you give is how you keep score," a sentiment that applies well to Adrain, who is active in several... View Details
- 07 Dec 2015
- News
Making Higher Ed Accessible to Africans
and executive I am today.” His success there also positioned him well to pursue his dream of helping to transform postsecondary education in Africa. With the acquisition of two Cavendish Universities (Uganda, Zambia) and a significant... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Across HBS Generations
Every autumn, more than 1,000 alumni and their guests visit HBS for class reunions. They return for the academic and social events, of course, and to reconnect with classmates. But there is another powerful pull as well — something to do... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Construction Begins on New Exec Ed Building
academic and residence building for the School’s Executive Education programs, began in early December on a site between Kresge Hall and Soldiers Field Road. When completed in late 2013, the 150,000-square-foot building will provide 179 bedrooms with private baths and... View Details
- 07 Aug 2019
- News
“The Star of the North”
generation of family. “That’s often the preferred method,” says founder and CEO Rick Bauerly (MBA 1996). But when that’s not possible, then we want to be the next-best alternative, which is a group of family businesses with similar cultures, values, and goals,” which... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
Kenneth H. Olsen
Olsen's DEC pioneered the minicomputer market in the 1960s and early 1970s, as well as the microcomputer market in the 1980s, garnering profits of over $1 billion by 1987. Olsen shepherded his company through many tough times, including... View Details
Keywords: Computers & Electronics
Joseph M. Long
In 1938, Long, along with his brother Thomas, created one of the most successful self-service drugstores in the western United States. Self-service retailing was considered a radical concept when Long established his first operation in California. Self-service soon... View Details
Keywords: Retail
- 14 Dec 2015
- Research & Ideas
Deflategate and the Sustained Success of the New England Patriots
interested in the Wells Report, an NFL-commissioned probe into the alleged cheating, which was led by New York attorney Theodore Wells (HBS MBA’76). “We were looking for great examples in which to try out... View Details
- 30 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
Mapping Your Board’s Effectiveness
around the strategic direction that the company is taking would require giving different types of information to board members and having different discussions in board meetings, but the effort to revamp the meeting process and agenda would be View Details
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Ross S. Sterling
Using proceeds from his feed store business, Sterling began investing in oil wells in 1909. Forming Humble Oil with several other astute oil businessmen, Sterling led his company through a strong expansion period, during which the... View Details
Keywords: Utilities & Energy
- 15 Dec 2024
- News
The Golden Thread
importing, packing, and distribution business. Neither of her parents attended college but they did set a very clear expectation that all seven children would do so. “I was doing very well in chemistry, but I didn’t want to think about it... View Details
- 12 Dec 2024
Admissions Overview and Q&A
This virtual session will be hosted by a member of the MBA Admissions Team and will include a short presentation on the MBA program as well as information on financial aid and admissions. This event is primarily Q&A based, so we encourage... View Details