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- 01 Mar 2017
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Arunma Oteh (MBA 1990)
assets. “Our leadership understands that you can bring innovation from the private sector and capital markets to solve the world’s most difficult challenges,” says Oteh. She describes visiting World Bank projects in India that mitigate... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Faculty Books
human connection); the destructive behaviors they adopt to relieve their anxiety (busyness, comparing themselves to others, and blaming others for their frustrations); and the behaviors they must adopt to gain strength from vulnerability... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
The Blue-Green Revolution
the single-celled organisms to bulk up on fat like bears preparing for winter. Alas, just like bears, the microscopic butterballs eventually go into hibernation. And once that happens, they stop growing, negating the gains made in oil... View Details
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
Starting Up and Starting Over
entrepreneurial and family-held businesses. For his part, Liles became an expert on venture capital and the entrepreneur. In the 1970s and 1980s, as HBS intensified its research and curriculum development in the area of entrepreneurship,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Turning Point: Eternal Returns
Louisa Wong (MBA 1981) (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) Louisa Wong (MBA 1981) (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) I was born in the middle of Typhoon Gloria in 1957 and spent my early childhood in Kowloon’s Walled City, which at the time was an extremely poor and densely... View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Steven Rogers
had a great influence on him. "He is my hero," he says of John, who is four years his senior. "I followed his lead. He did well in school, so I did too. He worked several jobs, and I did the same. In fact, every job I worked, he had first." This positive influence... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Books
industries — from automotive and semiconductors, to banking and pharmaceuticals. Citing the falling costs of computing and advances in simulation and combinatorial technologies, he urges companies to capitalize on new opportunities for... View Details
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
Short Takes
technology over the past forty years, Nolan offers managers who are seeking a competitive advantage the opportunity to gain insights from leaders in the IT industry who have adapted in remarkably innovative ways during their fierce... View Details
Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey
- 19 Jan 2017
- News
Finding Purpose in Profit
all of their stakeholders, not just shareholders.” Coupounas spends much of her time counseling entrepreneurs, and she finds they enjoy hearing about other company founders who have successfully followed the B Corporation route. It reminds her of the insights and... View Details
- 01 Feb 2021
- News
Locally Grown
Inspired by the natural beauty he found when he moved to Boulder, Colorado, Robert Fenwick-Smith (MBA 1988) created Aravaipa Ventures, an unusual venture capital fund to support environmentally sustainable technology businesses in the... View Details
- 24 May 2017
- News
John H. McArthur, MBA 1959, DBA 1963
industrial planning in Europe, sparking a lifelong interest in large-scale planning across multiple sectors. In the 1960s and 1970s, as the McArthurs raised their two daughters, John taught corporate finance and gained the respect of... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Shareholders' Value?
if one excludes new start-ups, most new capital is provided by debt. Of course, liquidity in the stock market does enable investors to capture gains on their investments, and it also enables mergers and... View Details
- 17 Jan 2019
- News
The First Five Years: ‘30 Under 30’ Edition
2017), Kiran Gandhi (MBA 2015), Anthony Tucker (MBA 2017), and Anish Pathipati (MBA 2016) How did you find out you had been named to the 2019 "30 Under 30?" Akash Pradhan, investor, TPG Capital and TPG Growth: “I woke up to text messages... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Private capital, public good
US in 2011, a nonprofit organization dedicated to mobilizing capital to drive social progress. “The vision of expanding opportunity, by applying the rigor and discipline of markets to public goals, is what compelled me to launch Social... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Lesson from the Fall
both the movement of capital markets and gains in the price of competitors’ stock can provide executives with unearned windfalls for uncompetitive performance and promote unwarranted overconfidence. Awarding... View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Faculty Books
Capital Rules by Rawi Abdelal (Harvard University Press) How and why did the world shift from an orthodoxy of free capital movements in 1914 to capital controls in 1944 and... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
Case Study: Building the Base
given its popularity, I’d suggest they combine a newsletter strategy and opinion for more in-depth audio. That would allow them to gain more of the market via the new medium, without the extensive investment required for video. They could... View Details
- 02 Jan 2019
- News
Not Waiting for Progress
responsibility to be a fully contributing member of that community.” At the Capital Group, where he spent several post-college years before HBS, Diamond learned about the asset management business and gained... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Over the Top
Street’s outsize pay packages “shameful,” especially for companies in need of federal bailouts. Such pay, he said, is “exactly the kind of disregard for the costs and consequences of their actions that brought about this crisis — a culture of narrow self-interest and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Seven Honored with Alumni Achievement Award
influenced and shaped who they are. They have overcome adversity, been inspired by others, and gained sustenance not only from their families but also from activities and pursuits that they personally enjoy. With that in mind, we present... View Details