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- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Michael F. Cronin
Boston office. In 1991, with Michael Lazarus, he founded Weston Presidio. Cronin and his wife, Marian, whom he met while at HBS, have been married for 22 years and are the parents of three teenagers. He has given generously of his time... View Details
- 30 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Are You Supporting Your B Players?
whether it's learning algorithms or derivatives or parenting or riding a bicycle." "One of the things we find is that if you ignore [B players] long enough, they begin to see themselves as low performers," DeLong said.... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 02 Aug 2007
- What Do You Think?
How Will Millennials Manage?
of their childhood. Others attribute it to Baby Boomer parents more devoted to their children than those of other generations, with children who regard them as "pals" as well as parents. Some ascribe it to a society in which... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 21 Sep 2023
- Blog Post
Hands-on Learning About Global Markets
themselves, who had to be comfortable using the Ellie Care platform. For both groups, the overall message was that Ellie Care would provide them with a sense of freedom. For caretaker children, it meant peace of mind that their parents... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Up to the Challenge: Demola Gbadegesin - In the Right Direction
Okeho, a town of about 2,500, before his family moved to Wisconsin so his parents could attend graduate school. When he was eight, the family returned to Nigeria, where Gbadegesin experienced culture shock in reverse. “I didn't fit in... View Details
- 02 Dec 2019
- News
Championing the HBS Fund
expert in endocrinology who serves as a clinical professor of medicine at Stanford, and Stavropoulos is a partner at Threshold Ventures, an early-stage VC firm that spun out of Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ). The parents of three children,... View Details
- 01 Aug 1998
- News
High Honors
executive, she was promoted in 1988 to president of the Nabisco Biscuit Company, the largest operating unit of the Nabisco Foods Group. It was at Nabisco that Marram's creative business sense came into full bloom. In 1989, the first year after the widely publicized LBO... View Details
- 12 Feb 2021
- News
How Dunkin’ Donuts Took Over the World
were children, they went with their parents and picked out their favorite doughnut. That’s a warming notion to know that, you know, you might say, well, it’s just coffee and doughnuts, but really it’s a lot more than that. We play a role... View Details
Keywords: brands; leadership; management; strategy; operations; career; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade
- 08 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
International Women's Day Featured Stories
why do relatively few women ride e-scooters? Why are women underrepresented among Baker Scholars at HBS? I challenge gender stereotypes – do women prefer being homemakers to careers? Why should men in the UK receive two weeks of parental... View Details
- 25 Jan 2024
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #15: Hilton Augustine III on Financing Climate Ventures
the best means of driving climate change – fast enough – to make a real dent in CO2 emissions. “Climate technology has been my fascination since high school.” – Hilton Augustine III Both of Hilton Augustine III’s (HBS MBA 2021) parents... View Details
- 01 Jan 2013
- News
Joanna M. Jacobson, MBA 1987
concept lines around comfort. Jacobson and her team reversed Keds' 25 percent annual sales declines with double-digit growth in sales and profits. After a few years, the parent company, Stride Rite, wanted to promote her to COO. "The... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 27 Jun 2019
- Research & Ideas
Rituals Strengthen Couples. Here’s Why They’re Good for Business, Too
the daily gathering of parents and kids at the same table every night for dinner can make that time feel less like eating an ordinary meal and more like sharing a meaningful family ritual. Types of rituals: from date nights to chores In... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Generation Next
wounds in the balance sheet—spurring the call to Kahn—and her ultimate recommendations were a challenge to leadership. But she met considerable resistance from the parent company chiefs, including her father. "Godrej has been one of those... View Details
- 12 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
It’s Time To Relaunch Your Remote Team
offices, kitchen tables, and bedrooms. Parents suddenly needed to juggle homeschooling while learning how to be effective remote workers. Working from home during a global pandemic has introduced new formats, patterns, challenges, and... View Details
Keywords: by Tsedal Neeley
- 08 Feb 2017
- Blog Post
How I Chose My HBS Recommenders
My name is Ali. I’m an EC in the MBA program, and I’m from Syria. I was born in Los Angeles, where my parents were living at the time, but spent my formative years in Damascus. I attended Boston University where I got my BS and MEng in... View Details
- 15 Jun 2007
- Research & Ideas
Remembering Alfred Chandler
Mccraw In 1989, Thomas K. McCraw succeeded Alfred Chandler as the Isidor Straus Professor of Business History, and like him is a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian. Both of Al's parents lived into their 90s, and his death at 88 hit me hard.... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
How Disruptive Innovation Changes Education
able to build products that help them teach other students. Parents will be able to assemble tools to tutor their children. And teachers will be able to create tools to help the different types of learners in their classrooms. These... View Details
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example, approval of a parent or other authorized person. If we become aware that we have processed personal data of a person under 13 years, we will delete any personal data of such person from our records. CHANGING OUR PRIVACY NOTICE We... View Details
- 30 Jun 2021
- In Practice
The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2021
What’s on HBS faculty members’ reading list for summer 2021? Which books are most meaningful to them and why? Below, faculty share their top picks, ranging from biographies and memoirs to their colleagues’ latest works. Julia Austin: Social justice and the Obamas I... View Details
Keywords: by Kathryn Haviland
- 10 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
Retailing Revolution: Category Killers on the Brink
others made diapers a highly competitive, money-losing proposition. Why underwrite the loss? Eliminating diapers from a grocery's offerings would make their baby sections unappealing to parents with young children—an attractive clientele.... View Details