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- 01 Jun 2009
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Crisis and Creativity
Texas Instruments were also launched during this time. In fact, the odds on the success of an appropriately directed new venture during a downturn may be higher than in a competitive boom. Entrepreneurs — inside and outside of... View Details
Keywords: Bhaskar Chakravorti
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Christensen Center: Open for Business
benefited from the new center. “Willis has been instrumental in helping me enhance the dynamics of the classroom,” says Jin. “He’s taught me how to more effectively engage the students. There are now more flows of information among the... View Details
- 01 Apr 1997
- News
HBS Duo Offers Personalized Career Assessment
careers. "We wanted to provide an effective self-assessment tool," notes Butler, who describes the BCII as "an extremely sophisticated instrument derived from a ten-year study of over 650 business professionals." Together, the text and... View Details
Keywords: Bob Binstock
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
The Plight of the Global Poor
approaches, distribution networks, product packaging, and financing instruments to meet the needs and requirements of very poor customers. As members of the School’s Global Poverty Project (GPP), Kash Rangan, John Quelch, and other... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Case Study Pioneer
HBS’s first director of case development, Andrew Towl (MBA 1936), whose three-decade career at the School was instrumental in establishing the influence of the case method worldwide, died in June at the age of 101. Towl conducted... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
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HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President’s Report
already heavy load of volunteers. In addition, the committee discussed the challenge of providing regular visits by faculty to clubs. Again, working with the School, the committee was instrumental in codifying a system for tracking... View Details
- 01 Jan 2005
- News
Judith R. Haberkorn, 111th AMP, 1992
was a dearth of case studies on women in the workplace, she was instrumental in establishing in 1997 Harvard Business School's Marjorie Alfus/C200 Initiative for developing cases that focus on important management issues involving women... View Details
- 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 of privatizations.... View Details
- 29 Sep 2022
- News
Securing a Resilient Future for Senegal
their respective sectors and possible solutions,” says Diagne. The discussions with the public and private sectors were instrumental in creating an inclusive mechanism and enabled Diagne to quickly grasp the country’s realities. After... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Building a Strong and Prosperous Society
Economic growth rates are much more stable and social welfare much higher under inclusive regimes: societies in which the free market is balanced by a democratically elected, capable government and a strong civil society. How can business demonstrate its ability to be... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Alfred L. Cheauré - A Dog's Life
visitors each month, and had “a lot of fun in the process.” How did you end up at the American Kennel Club? My dog was instrumental in getting me this position. After retiring from the Navy, my wife and I acquired a golden retriever named... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Faculty Q&A: Reemerging Technologies
example, the fountain pen industry nearly collapsed after the introduction of ballpoint pens. Today, people are still buying fountain pens not because they are seamless writing instruments but because, like Swiss watches, a fountain pen... View Details
- 07 Aug 2019
- News
Vertex Appoints First Female CEO
selection, according to Leiden. “She has been instrumental in executing Vertex’s strategy; and she is a ‘great communicator and leader,’” according to the Globe. READ MORE View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Real World Issues Aired at Student Led Conferences
entrants competing for a total of $17,500 in awards. The winning team, led by Lawrence Brewster (MBA '81), submitted a plan for an e-business in the health-care industry. Lisa Skeete Tatum (MBA '98) and Daphne Dufresne (MBA '99) were View Details
Keywords: Mary Ellen Gardner
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Dateline Belgrade
breakthrough memorandum while riding out a NATO bombing raid in a Belgrade bunker, the Financial Times (June 14, 1999) asserted that Castenfelt was instrumental "in convincing the Yugoslav leadership of the need to end the war."... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
The Check Is in the Mail
kept by American merchants at a time when hard currency was often scarce. Period documents reveal a fascinating level of intimate detail in how a creditor’s reliability was assessed. “You start to get a real, not abstract, image of View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Higher Ground
there was Prieto, telling them he wasn’t going anywhere. He would help them rebuild. When the orchestra members did start to return, most of the city was still under water. Reeks, who had come to New Orleans just before Katrina hit to pick up his cat and a few View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Four Promoted to Full Professor
president of Ceramics Process Systems Corporation (CPS), a firm he cofounded with several MIT professors in 1984. A former Boston Consulting Group project manager, he was instrumental in founding the firm's manufacturing strategy... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Empowering Entrepreneurially Minded Students
create at least one venture within 10 to 20 years of graduating 1,300+ cases on entrepreneurship 150 first-year students participate in Startup Bootcamp #1 PitchBook Rankings (2021) + Female founders + Founder count + Company count + Capital raised How View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Letters to the Editor
graduating MBAs to engage in and influence the key strategic priorities of leading social sector organizations. Although the article cited the generous financial support that HBS and its donor base provides to fellows, it’s also worth noting that individual donors are... View Details