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- 01 May 2013
- News
Deborah A. Farrington, MBA 1976
working as a securities analyst for Merrill Lynch in Asia, running a private equity firm, and serving as managing director of a Hong Kong merchant bank. In 1998, she founded StarVest Partners, a New York City–based venture capital firm... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Connecting people and policymakers in a conversation online
address a social problem. Sze accomplished this by founding The Agora, “an online town hall for all” to give more people a louder voice—one heard directly by elected officials and other policy makers.... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
One-on-One with Dr. Margaret Chan
Dr. Margaret Chan (PMD 61, 1991) is worried. She believes that a serious human influenza pandemic will almost certainly occur at some time in the near future. Chan is particularly concerned by the avian influenza virus H5N1 that is... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Rewriting the Script: Social Enterprise Start-ups Expand Business Plan Contest's Parameters
The story of how nonprofit start-up Montage Entertainment came about would be familiar to many past participants in the HBS Business Plan Contest. “Some friends and I were sitting in the café at Shad, discussing film and the way women and minorities are represented... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Li & Fung's Global Footprint
the changing global landscape for business leaders Look in any closet, toy chest, or family room in a typical Western home, and you’ll find a trove of goods supplied by a century-old Hong Kong–based export... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Think Globally, Teach Locally
was selected as one of the first faculty team members to teach in the new International Senior Managers Program (ISMP), an eight-week Executive Education course that was offered by the School in Vevey until 1983. “It was a remarkable... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Sea of Dreams
Illustration by Shutterstock I've always loved boats. When I was just a few years old, my grandfather set me up in a small sailing dinghy and sent me on my way. I have no recollection of the instruction that must have come before, but the... View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
William K.L. Fung
Fung's proposals, and by April 1973, Li & Fung was listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange. This early success was only the beginning of a distinguished business career that has established Fung, now 48, as... View Details
Keywords: Alejandro Reyes
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Winston to Lead the Global Initiative
As the new executive director of the HBS Global Initiative, Victoria Winston will be a central figure in the School’s efforts to chart the future for its global activities. Last winter, Dean Jay Light convened a faculty task force, led by... View Details
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
1996 Global Alumni Conference Probes "Information Revolution"
for the limitless possibilities associated with California and the West. And in keeping with the entrepreneurial dynamism that is so much a part of today's information technology explosion, "the City by the Bay" has always been a magnet... View Details
Keywords: Daniel Penrice
- 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 Apr 1997
- News
HBS Conferences Explore Range of Issues
participants attended a variety of talks, panel discussions, and seminars, including sessions led by Professor James L. Heskett and Associate Professor Kathleen L. Valley. A highlight of the conference was the presentation of professional... View Details
- 17 Jun 2014
- News
Shedding light on business issues and opportunities in Asia
Asia-Pacific Research Center in Hong Kong from 2005 until 2014, Chen facilitated the creation of numerous cases by providing HBS faculty with insights about how businesses operate in this economically... View Details
- 16 Nov 2017
- News
The Business of Social Justice
trip to Hong Kong, Vietnam, Singapore, and Indonesia because their daughters, ages nine and six, have never been to Asia. Born in Pennsylvania, Brooks was raised in Arizona by her mom, a teacher and school... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Live Long and Prosper: Lillian Too Reveals Ancient Chinese Secrets
places such as Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore factor Feng shui into the design and construction of buildings, because its principles are widely known to make work less tedious and human interactions more harmonious, and to... View Details
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
An Eye to the East
new phase," said Clark at the opening dinner, which was attended by Hong Kong chief executive Tung Chee-hwa and over two hundred alumni and friends of the School. "Our research and teaching are fundamentally... View Details
Keywords: Alejandro Reyes
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
I have just returned from the Global Alumni Conference in Hong Kong, where over 800 HBS alumni and guests from 45 countries gathered on the eve of that region's historic political, social, and economic transformation. It was a... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Can Manufacturing Keep Its Edge?
cheaper) to manufacture in China. So depending on one’s perspective, China can be seen as both a challenge and an opportunity for U.S. manufacturing. For Sharpe and Katz, it is competitor and partner. As a competitor, there’s broad agreement that China maintains an... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Profiles from the Class of 2006
Photos by Webb Chappell At first glance, the MBA Class of 2006 is an interesting collection of data points: 897 students from 67 countries, 34 percent women, 32 percent international, and 21 percent minorities. But look again, deeper this... View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
A Dog’s Best Friend: Jim Hawes’s Charles River Rescue
It was a Friday afternoon on a weekend when no "WAC" (Written Analysis of Cases) was due in the deposit slot by midnight Saturday, so a number of us were preparing to go skiing. I was with sectionmate Fred Marshall, when we noticed a... View Details