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Cristiana Torres

the logical next step. Cristiana was accepted by both Stanford and HBS, but she chose the latter. "I was searching for a general management education that would bring access to a broad range of... View Details

Keywords: Tech; Nonprofit/Government/Education

13 Jun 2012
HBS Case

HBS Cases: A Startup Takes On the Credit Ratings Giants

For most of the 20th century, three bond ratings agencies—Moody's, Fitch, and Standard & Poor's—dominated the credit ratings industry, recently controlling 97 percent of... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish; Banking; Financial Services

01 Jun 2016
News

Case Study: On the Table

Amazon.com had to do, and this was in the United States! Partnership with established logistics companies is a choice, and renting warehouse space may be possible, but building a completely captive system and investing in it would destroy... View Details

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Andrew Dervan

Like many of his colleagues, Andrew Dervan entered medical school to fulfill a passion. And like many of them, Andrew says, "I'm frustrated with the system. One out of... View Details

10 Jun 2022
Blog Post

New Venture Competition 2022: Business and Environment Ventures

a robust ecosystem with a mobile app that brings together all the participants in the marketplace and controls the entire ecosystem of vehicles, batteries and charging seamlessly. Green Science... View Details

27 Apr 2017
News

Helping Veterans Gain Skills to Thrive in the Business World

lieutenant on the sub who managed teams of mechanical systems experts—men usually more experienced than she. “I tried to go in with a sense of... View Details

16 May 2018
News

ALUMNI NVC Finals and Regional Roundup

hassle out of moving and furnishing a new residence. The runner-up spot went to Tom DeBrooke (MBA 1972) and his company, Vascular Perfusion Solutions, Inc., which has developed a new system to extend the... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

03 Nov 2022
Blog Post

Introducing the Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series

managing family businesses to business-government relations. What are some key highlights or learnings about sustainability that you have gained over the course of this project – trends and inspirational... View Details

22 Feb 2022
News

Case Study: Welcome Aboard

manage their assets, tenants, and leasing, the software solutions that Lerner and Holder supported offered the promise of a cutting-edge solution. The implementation process once a customer signed on,... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

01 Mar 2003
News

Naina Lal Kidwai

impact in the country dramatically. She was instrumental in the NYSE listing of Wipro; in facilitating nationwide cellular phone service through a deal involving the Tata and Birla families and AT&T; and in a number View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

01 Jun 1997
News

Sorting Myth from Reality at Hong Kong Conference

dynamism. China's economy, he reported, has been growing at a rate of over 10 percent a year in this decade, on a scale the world has never known. China's chaos stems from the lack of preparation before... View Details

Keywords: Alejandro Reyes

01 Dec 2000
News

Latin America's Decade

Quaxar.com, an e-commerce and Internet consulting firm based in Miami, took a different approach to the matter of start-up capital. Leonel Azuela (MBA 2000), managing partner View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons and Julia Hanna; Latin America; research; infrastructure; Hospitality; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

18 Jun 2024
Blog Post

Alumni Career Journey: Ben Schutzman (MBA 2016) - Driving Positive Impact on Community and Climate

issue. What were you doing prior to HBS? What made you decide to go to HBS? I graduated from Washington University with an undergraduate degree in civil engineering and, just before applying to HBS, I was a management consultant at... View Details

07 Sep 2019
Op-Ed

Even for Non-Believers, These Are the Next Steps on Climate Change

insurance risk maps drawn by the Federal Emergency Management Agency show lower State Street in Boston, the location of a popular hotel and a subway entry, in the 1 percent flood risk zone. This means that... View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber

06 Mar 2025
Blog Post

IFC India 2025: Sustainability in Action: Inside Hindustan Unilever’s Public Sanitation and Plastic Recycling Facilities

climate change. In Dharavi, lack of proper sanitation amplifies the impacts of flooding, heatwaves, water contamination, and increased health burdens. Similarly, improper plastic waste View Details

02 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Why Have Marketers Ignored America’s Man-of-Action Hero?

tacitly) of the negative connotations and want to avoid them. Men want to achieve within their organizations and become respected as pillars of their communities. But they don't want to be considered boring... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

25 Mar 2025
Blog Post

ClimateCAP 2025 & ClimateCAP Fellowship

systems including Alice Waters of Chez Panisse and the Edible Schoolyard Project. The overwhelming sentiment was that consumer focus on nutrition and sustainability in food is only growing, and sustainable... View Details

09 Jan 2006
Research & Ideas

What Really Drives Your Strategy?

like high tech or in multinationals—and then how to manage it better. The answers to those "how" questions are the first four sections of the book. Gilbert: The key is that what can be understood... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Sep 2018
News

Ask the Expert: Delivering the Goods

relevant? —Rodrigo Abdalla (PLDA 15, 2014) REISNER: If, in spite of regulatory and political pressures, the USPS is permitted to build a long-term, trusted relationship with its carriers and customers, it can continue to change to meet... View Details