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- 15 Dec 2023
- News
Exploring Business Opportunities in Africa; Alumni Grapple with Plastic Waste Problem
of us,” says Katz, from Plastic Bank. “Does it matter if there’s going to be more plastic in the ocean, by weight, than the mass of life? Or does it matter enough that even a single bottle flows into the... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 12 Oct 2017
- News
Fighting Poverty One Neighborhood at a Time
Photography by Craig Hall Like many people who work for change in struggling urban neighborhoods, John Majors (MBA 2000) believes that high-quality education for all children is a vital link to future success. He’s also convinced that education alone can’t transform... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 12 Mar 2021
- News
My Favorite Case
1977) MORE A century after the introduction of the first case to Harvard Business School, the case method remains the cornerstone of the educational experience. But it is also clear, from the scores of stories submitted here, that certain cases have played an equally... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Derek Ferguson
study was so strong that Ferguson broke the group into a morning and an evening session. “I had to take my work hat all the way off,” he says. “The study involves taking a spiritual inventory — figuring out how different events in our View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
One Man Crime Wave
languages. To many writers, critics, and fans, “JDM” lives on as an underappreciated master, a born storyteller who served up riveting, best-selling adventure tales that feature penetrating social commentary and sharp insights into human... View Details
- 11 Mar 2021
- News
Leading with Heart
Chaudhary and I'm 17 years old. And today I’d like to talk about what really matters most to me in life. Chaudhary: In the 18 years that she lived, she achieved more than many of us achieve in a lifetime. She's a bestselling author of a... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Up on the Corner
to name the building Madikizela, in honor of the late South African political activist Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, a symbol of Black female resilience.) The upper floors will contain well-appointed rentals, whose target market includes... View Details
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Too Much of a Good Thing?
often in the eyes of the beholder. Producers may jump into a saturated market, convinced they will produce better quality goods more cheaply than their competitors. Or, if producers are willing to undersell competitors, they will likely find demand no View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 22 Feb 2024
- News
GCC Crossroads Aims for a Bright Future; Seattle Alumni Talk Leadership in Tech; Italy Preps for European Alumni Summit
Square Labs “All of the panelists believe that the disruption that we’re seeing with technology, particularly in and around AI, will continue. One says our lives will look totally different—the way we do almost everything will be... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Graduate's Gift Honors HBS Friend
friends and family members of both men attended a gathering at the School last May. De Rothschild and Anderson offered remarks, as did one of their former professors, George A. von Peterffy, and Dean Kim B. Clark. "Today we're celebrating two people whose View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 23 May 2018
- News
Claudio L. Haddad, OPM 12, 1987
Institute of Education and Research Claudio Haddad is a dreamer with a unique ability to temper his idealism with practicality. Having served as economics professor, government leader, and bank CEO, the modest Brazilian is now committed to the lofty goal of improving... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 07 Oct 2021
- News
Planning Ahead
established a fellowship fund that supports MBA students. “If someone deserves to come to HBS but cannot afford it, it is incredibly meaningful to me to help close the financial gap for them,” he says. Ketchum recalls when he was admitted to HBS back in 1988. He was... View Details
- 22 Sep 2022
- News
The Beauty Guide
six-year-old twins, she doesn’t hide the fact that some mornings are simply tough. “It’s important to be a great role model to employees,” says Freyre, “but I also try not to show up as the perfect working mom who has it all together, because I am not perfect, and I... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 12 Nov 2021
- News
Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge
Younger Black Knowledge Workers BIO As global leaders prepare to meet in Glasgow, the prospects for mitigating the impact of climate change do not look very good. A detailed new analysis from the Rhodium Group, as reported by Axios.com,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Step Change
City to work for the Egyptian-American Enterprise Fund (EAEF), a $300 million investment initiative focused on strengthening Egypt’s private sector. On a trip to Cairo to renew her work visa, she met entrepreneur Tayssir Hawary; they were married in 2017 but continued... View Details
- 29 Aug 2023
- News
Helping Consumers Decarbonize their Purchases
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. In this episode, we’re going to be highlighting an episode of another HBS podcast: Climate Rising, which focuses on what businesses are doing, can do, and should do... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Singing to the Corn
volunteer garden on the site of a reclaimed golf course in suburban Omaha, Nebraska. This garden is a living ambassador of the Sacred Seed project, a nonprofit Keen founded in 2014 to simultaneously promote more sustainable agricultural... View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Every Trick in the Book
beloved,” she says. But beloved didn’t pay the bills, and by 2015, after decades of pressure from big chains and the internet, the small, independent store was on the verge of closing. That’s when Brody, a New Yorker who spends her summers in the Hamptons, stepped in.... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 12 Feb 2021
- News
How Dunkin’ Donuts Took Over the World
chair in my living room, it occurred to me that Halberstam could just as well have been talking about me. And I basically began a transformation and went to my team, asked them to help. We apologized to our franchisees and invited them... View Details
Keywords: brands; leadership; management; strategy; operations; career; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
My First Job
Edited by Jen McFarland Flint; illustrations by Ross MacDonald Here’s the humbling truth: no matter how high your career soars, how many awards you win or companies you sell or differences you make in this world, everyone has to start... View Details