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- August 2018 (Revised April 2019)
- Case
Jackie Taylor: The Black Ensemble Theater
By: Steven Rogers and Dan Perkins
Jackie Taylor, an African American social entrepreneur, founded the Black Ensemble Theater in 1976. Since the ensemble’s inception, she has rented spaces where her group performed original musicals about black entertainers including Nina Simone, Etta James, and Marvin... View Details
Keywords: Theatre-company; Theatre Expansion; Theatre And Community; Black Theatre; Theater Entertainment; Buildings and Facilities; Strategic Planning; Decision Choices and Conditions; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Chicago
Rogers, Steven, and Dan Perkins. "Jackie Taylor: The Black Ensemble Theater." Harvard Business School Case 319-013, August 2018. (Revised April 2019.)
- September 2017 (Revised November 2017)
- Case
John Rogers and Ariel Investments
By: Steven Rogers and Greg White
The strong, public advocacy of a highly successful African American CEO has the potential to negatively impact his company. The CEO is deciding if he should listen to the advice of others who are urging him to “tone it down”. View Details
Keywords: Advocacy; Diversity; Investment Management; Affirmative Action; Disruption; Cost vs Benefits; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Fairness; Moral Sensibility; Values and Beliefs; Corporate Accountability; Leading Change; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Problems and Challenges; Financial Services Industry; Chicago
Rogers, Steven, and Greg White. "John Rogers and Ariel Investments." Harvard Business School Case 318-015, September 2017. (Revised November 2017.)
- March 2002 (Revised June 2003)
- Case
MAC Development Corporation
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Colleen McCaffrey
Deals with MAC Development's efforts to develop a 41-acre site near Chicago. Reviews two years of efforts and highlights the remaining issues of: 1) gaining town approval for development and tax reductions, 2) meeting the bank's debt covenants, including finding a... View Details
Keywords: Risk Management; Taxation; Financial Instruments; Borrowing and Debt; Asset Pricing; Construction Industry; Chicago
Hamermesh, Richard G., and Colleen McCaffrey. "MAC Development Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 802-140, March 2002. (Revised June 2003.)
- May 1998 (Revised February 1999)
- Case
Diamond in the Rough (A)
By: Thomas J. DeLong and Catherine M. Conneely
Diamond Technology Partners, a consulting firm based in Chicago, was founded in 1994 by Mel Bergstein and Chris Moffitt, with investment from founding partners and Safeguard Scientifics. In April 1996, just after fiscal year-end, the two largest clients withdrew from... View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Entrepreneurship; Going Public; Crisis Management; Finance; Consulting Industry; Chicago
DeLong, Thomas J., and Catherine M. Conneely. "Diamond in the Rough (A)." Harvard Business School Case 898-115, May 1998. (Revised February 1999.)
- 26 Oct 2020
- News
A Social Impact Roadmap; Arts Leadership in a Pandemic; Amplifying Hispanic Contributions
tours of the space in December. Chicago Alumni Host Webinar on Hispanic Star Campaign More than 40 HBS alumni from seven alumni clubs joined the HBS Club of Chicago in celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month on... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 26 Jul 2018
- News
Running the Numbers
in elementary school in Chicago in the 1980s. Michael Jordan was an early inspiration, and a dramatic poster of the legendary Chicago Bulls star hangs on the wall in her office at Gillette Stadium. “There... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 26 Jul 2011
- News
An Entrepreneur of the Arts
In 2009, she cofounded the Russian Foundation of Chicago, a non-profit group dedicated to raising awareness of Russian culture in Chicago, which she served as president of for two years. In 2010, Chicago’s Mayor Richard M. Daley asked Efimova to be the co-chair of the... View Details
- Web
Blog | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Social Enterprise Track Finalists! Margot Dushin Shelby Longland 05 Apr 2018 In February, the New Venture Competition’s Social Enterprise Track received a record 69 entries. ... Harnessing the Power of Collaboration to Create Opportunity in View Details
- 03 Jan 2018
- News
Finding Faith in an NFL Locker Room
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on SoundCloud More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Reverend Jonathan Wilkins (MBA 2007, MDiv 2009) got a call that the NFL’s Chicago Bears were looking for a part-time chaplain. He was brought in to address a... View Details
- Profile
Ashley McCray
the power of kindness to any and everyone. I hope to one day be a fraction of the beacon of light to the world that my mom is to me and everyone she meets. What’s the best thing about your home town? The pizza! I am from Chicago and I was... View Details
- 08 Mar 2018
- News
HBSAAA Leads the Way in Celebrating African American Alumni Impact
event, where the chance to connect with HBS faculty and content has made it a sell-out each time. Chicago Club Finds Lessons in Super Bowl Ad Review What’s better than Monday-morning quarterbacking the Super Bowl? Reviewing the... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
Anthony Soohoo
Business School and bachelor's degree from the University of California, Davis. Anthony has been recognized by Hollywood Reporter’s “Top 50 People in Digital Media” and the Chicago Tribune included Anthony on its list of “19 Trailblazing... View Details
- 25 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
DC Alumni and BEI Present Talk on Inequality and Climate Change
as DC. Stops in Chicago and London are forthcoming, and plans are underway for more clubs visits in the future.“This networking series came about after we hosted the Accelerating Climate Solutions Conference at HBS last May,” says... View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Carla Small
the internal whispers telling her that her real love centered on children and families, however, she moved to Chicago and began a promising career as an advertising executive at Leo Burnett, Inc. "It was a great experience," Small says,... View Details
Keywords: Linda Goodspeed
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
alumni network. Your interest and support mean a great deal to us - thank you! I look forward to seeing you in Chicago in June. Charles F. Milner, Jr. January 1998 View Details
- 27 Nov 2012
- News
The Beauty of the Network
connection, when Pao was helping a young woman find a consulting internship. She checked with Matthew Krentz (MBA 1987), a senior partner in BCG’s Chicago office. “My email was 75 percent about the intern position, 20 percent about... View Details
- Person Page
Read excerpts from DENIAL
The Edifice Complex: Denial at Sears
Book Excerpt: Denial at Sears (BusinessWeek.com, February 26, 2010)
From Denial: Why Business... View Details
- Profile
Jenny Tison
interest in business. But Jenny's internship with The Boston Consulting Group brought focus to her aspirations. “I saw consulting as a chance to help people improve,” she says. All told, Jenny spent three years with BCG in Chicago and... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
University Elections
Nashville, TN. Angela K. Dorn, AB ’87, JD ’90. Managing Director and General Counsel, Fletcher Asset Management, Inc. New York, NY. Melita M. Garza, AB ’81. Journalist, Chicago Tribune. Chicago, IL. John F. Irving, AB ’83, MBA ’89. Vice... View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Changing Lives One Computer at a Time
Dell's help, the program can easily be rolled out for alumni groups in other cities as well. Indeed, HBSAAA members in Chicago and Washington, D.C., hope to begin similar programs soon, and alumni nationwide are showing interest as well.... View Details