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- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Around the World
facilitate faculty research and case development in Hong Kong, Tokyo, Shanghai, Paris, Buenos Aires, Mumbai, and Palo Alto. Palepu calls them “embassies of the School in terms of making connections around the world, being the faculty’s... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
The Devil You Don’t Know
more—possibly just a little bit at first—and firms might decide to expand production as well, and back and forth, driving a recovery in output and employment. In this way, the downward spiral of contracting consumption and business... View Details
- 13 Feb 2019
- News
We’re All Going to Get Hacked
the best stuff, they have the best It happened because the malware was already inside, and that’s the bit flip for me in today’s world. So, cyber today, the bad stuff is already in our network. And it’s already there, so how do we deal... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Making Their Way
stimulus money) coming from the federal government. After building new terminals, clearing rail lines, and raising bridges to accommodate cargo containers, the National Gateway will connect Mid-Atlantic ports with Midwest markets. The... View Details
- 08 Jun 2018
- News
My First Job: Selling Shoes, Surviving Black Monday, and Shaped by Chicken Lenses
know, so I think sometimes people will be a little bit too much in a hurry to say, oh, here's what I want to do long-term, and so I got to jump in and do that right now. But to have the opportunity to work for a really well-established... View Details
- 13 Jun 2016
- News
Brenda Bence (MBA 1991)
importance of analyzing issues, listening to others, exercising judgment, and making difficult decisions. For Bence, arriving at HBS was a unique experience. “I was from the Midwest in a class dominated by students from both coasts,” remembers Bence. “It felt a View Details
- 23 May 2018
- News
Winning Bid
bug bit me,” says Bright. “Working with entrepreneurs, writing their business plans and doing special projects, it was super exciting.” Despite the high-flying nature of some of eBay’s offerings (gold bullion, for example), Bright is most... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
A Focus on You
fields ranging from finance to farming. Where did we find these interesting people? Our research into the "how many" question began in the alumni database, where we found stats about your locales, personal passions, jobs, and much more. But frankly, what we found is a... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
Action Plan: Border Crossing
Rawdon: Fostering a global spirit of cultural connection (photo by Stella Kalinina) Growing up, Leigh Rawdon (MBA 2001) didn’t travel internationally with her family. But she loved to listen to the stories her globe-trotting aunt told of... View Details
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- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Alumni Are Integral to HBS
to his connection with Elkins, who was founding director of the Harvard University Center for African Studies. She is also Harvard’s professor of History and of African and African American Studies, and a visiting professor at HBS. Elkins... View Details
- 02 Feb 2017
- News
Growing and Competing at the Local Level
feet, and move on to the next one. “With the Wisconsin Center for Manufacturing and Productivity, we are one of the 51 manufacturing extension partnership centers across the country to help small and medium manufacturers. We do a little View Details
- 15 Dec 2024
- News
Kelp Is on the Way
Petrochemicals are all around us—from ubiquitous plastic packaging to the inconspicuous lining of your takeaway coffee cup, and in everyday products like soaps, deodorants, and toothpaste. But that will change, according to Matthew Perkins (MBA 2009). When industries... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Launch Codes
working was critical. So we literally wrote down our unwritten rules and created a handbook for onboarding. I was a bit skeptical about the idea; it felt like a very old-school HR effort. But the results were tangible. It instantly gave... View Details
- 26 May 2016
- News
2016 Alumni Achievement Awards
doing. I had no interest, association, or connection to the entertainment industry, nothing—until I met a mentor who took a chance on me.” “When Norman Lear asked me to take over the creative direction of his television shows, it was a... View Details
- 16 Oct 2013
- News
Progress Through Preservation
beekeeper in Bogotá, Colombia, before moving the operation to his California backyard), serve as a bit of occupational therapy. "There's nothing that takes your mind off of work more quickly than standing in front of an open hive of... View Details
- 01 Mar 2025
- News
Step By Step
I started running at HBS, in the month between the end of classes and Commencement. I was born with asthma, so sports in general were never my forte, but the overwhelming nature of prepping cases and recruiting meant my physical condition had worsened. Once I’d made it... View Details
- 04 Oct 2018
- News
“A Shout Through Time”
because I am also an alumnus, I could use the database. Morrell: So Piero, who graduated from HBS's General Management Program in 2013, looks up Tim Perzyk in the HBS Alumni directory and finds his Twitter account. Ricci: But, I spotted one thing, which made me a... View Details
- 08 Oct 2013
- News
The Green Giant
Gillette prior to attending HBS, and is known for bringing a business-centric focus to the conservation movement. He credits a taste for entrepreneurship developed in b-school and a bit of luck for his change in career paths. In the late... View Details
- 17 Dec 2024
- News
Solving the Underemployment Crisis
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, it’s Dan. Today, we are sharing a brief excerpt from Managing the Future of Work, the critically-acclaimed podcast from my colleagues at Harvard Business School. Each episode, HBS professors Bill Kerr... View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Next Normal
Google, Microsoft, Airbnb, American Express, and Uber extending work-from-home policies well into 2021 and beyond, the reality of remote work is here to stay. Touching on issues of trust, productivity, and digital tools for connection and... View Details