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- 28 Mar 2024
- News
Rooms with a View
Alexander Mirza (MBA 1997) has spent two decades in the hospitality industry, opening and growing major hotel brands, including Hilton, Starwood, and Caesars, with locations around the world. And with each new project, Mirza faced the same primary challenge. “It didn’t... View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Keeping Hourly Workers Focused on the Stock, Not the Clock
constant tension between employees and management. “We lived through a lot of strikes,” Stavros says. One of the changes the union was advocating for was profit sharing with hourly employees. “Can you believe I have no incentive to care... View Details
- 04 Aug 2010
- News
A Lonely Crusader
We’ve all read stories about those rare individuals who saw the financial crisis coming and profited handsomely from their contrarian insights. Add to that list of contrarians hedge fund manager Bill Ackman... View Details
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
A More Accommodating Approach
comprehensive leadership programs offered by Executive Education at HBS, is designed to enhance one’s business perspective, management expertise, and leadership skills. “As a woman in construction, I wanted to elevate myself more around... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Quantum Leap
quantum computing. Qubit is shorthand for “quantum bit,” a bit being the basic unit of information used in digital, or classical, computing. The equipment required to manage even 100 qubits would pack the room, floor to ceiling. SEEQC,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Generation Next
not exist previously—a year after the project ended. Today, he is CEO and managing director of Godrej Consumer Products, the group's largest and most profitable company. Godrej consultant Nathani-Menzies... View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
W. Hall Wendel, Jr.
economy was entering a recession. Great timing!" Leading a group of seven other Polaris managers and joined by his late father, William (MBA '40), he acquired the unit, accomplishing one of corporate America's first LBOs. "We signed the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Engaging Students More Deeply
Students at Success Academy stay more focused on the dot rug. Photo courtesy HBS Multimedia Development To tell the compelling stories of a developer working to revitalize Miami Beach, a Maine lobsterman confronting the economic risks of climate change, and a charter... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Bridging the Gap
being improved student outcomes and profits the company could reinvest in students. At a Gestamp automotive manufacturing plant 20 minutes east of downtown Chattanooga, high school students wearing shirts emblazoned with “WBL” (work-based... View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Giving All Stakeholders a Voice
For John Wu (MBA 2000), “Web3” means more than technological innovation. “It’s a mindset,” he says of the movement toward a decentralized internet that accelerates innovation and gives end users greater collaboration with businesses. “It’s a transformative shift in... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 12 Mar 2021
- News
My Favorite Case
manager, but it was a good thing for me to brush up on while managing a diverse team. —Alterrell Mills (MBA 2016) Back to top “Fenchel Lampshade Co.” Steven Rogers (MBA 1985) and Michele Rogers (MBA 1986) propose purchasing a lampshade... View Details
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts
when, and why working in a startup is right for you; evaluate the viability of a startup you are considering joining; learn how startup dynamics and rules benefit investors, not employees; negotiate a better job offer and manage... View Details
Keywords: podcasts
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Growth Investor
students then receive 20 percent of the profits over five years in the form of scholarship funds. Late last year PD got a celebrity boost when Bobo met former Yankees star Alex Rodriguez at a Jennifer Lopez concert in Las Vegas. A-Rod and... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Aug 1998
- News
High Honors
'61) Founder and Managing Partner Idanta Partners Ltd. Each year a host of bright-eyed entrepreneurs make their way to San Diego to explain their dreams to Dave Dunn, one of the nation's leading venture capitalists. For every seven... View Details
- 23 Jun 2023
- News
Highlights from the Spring 2023 Alumni Board Meeting
Harvard Climate Action Week. During this past year, HBS has also hosted virtual programs on timely topics, including: Balancing Profitability and Social Accountability, with Deborah L. Spar, Jaime and Josefina Chua Tiampo Professor of... View Details
- 16 Aug 2018
- News
Working with a Giver’s Spirit
business owners that promotes economic growth by mentoring and supporting high-impact entrepreneurs. Ko was looking for a new managing director of the Philippine chapter of Entrepreneurs’ Organization, and Ayala’s name kept surfacing. At... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
Scott Kyle (MBA 1993) and Patrick Fischer LIV MAS Press The Compound Code reveals insider secrets, effective tools, and strategies you need to manage your investments in good times and bad. In this straightforward and accessible guide,... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Up on the Corner
also theirs. To Rawi Abdelal, an HBS professor of international management who serves as faculty co-chair of the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative, Dlodlo’s community-focused approach to redevelopment represents a necessary... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
One Man Crime Wave
decisions of living which has meant the most to me.” By the 1950s, the pulps had given way to the new market in paperbacks. Accordingly, MacDonald began writing for this longer and more lucrative form. He turned his HBS management studies... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Step Change
more work to be done. He also notes that Thndr’s valuation was 5.7 times higher in the round following Enan’s investment (one made as managing director at Global Ventures), demonstrating that impact and View Details