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- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Tipping Point
forced to work from home in the pandemic, it pivoted from B2B sales to a consumer-focused business plan. The shift allowed Nyamumbo to more fully realize her initial goal of connecting producer and consumer. According to Nyamumbo,... View Details
- Profile
Arjun Goyal
Coming from a family of doctors, Arjun Goyal anticipated a life in clinical medicine in his home country of Australia. But when his education directed him to a year of research at the University of Oxford in... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Global Mission
Just in case “global” isn’t an adjective you readily ascribe to HBS, consider this. Nearly 30 percent of the School’s more than 78,000 alumni live abroad, scattered across 167 countries. That means there’s almost no nation you can visit that isn’t View Details
- 29 Apr 2008
- Research Event
Venture Capital
strategies? How are opportunities for VC changing with globalization? How should VC firms organize to take advantage of new opportunities in their home counties and abroad? Those attending the Conference represented the leaders of the... View Details
- 12 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
Entrepreneurship and Multinationals Drive Globalization
multinational enterprises around the world after the industrial revolution, an increasing wealth gap or "great divergence" between the West and the rest of the world, continued to widen. Why weren't developing countries more... View Details
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Arjun Goyal
Coming from a family of doctors, Arjun Goyal anticipated a life in clinical medicine in his home country of Australia. But when his education directed him to a year of research at the University of Oxford in... View Details
- 12 Apr 2023
- News
Step Change
plan are still to be determined. Home for just a day or two, Enan meets with the AUC's president in her role as chief investment officer to prep for an evening meeting with the university's investment committee. Sitting outside on a sunny... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; entrepreneurship; women; venture capital; Egypt; developing economies; Finance
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
One-on-One with Robert McNamara
that of rigorous enforcer of management-science principles, could coexist with a more personable side, softened by the glow of Camelot. Decisions and policies had to be made regarding history-shaping issues such as the nuclear arms race,... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 19 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
Black MBA Students Pen Letters to the HBS Community: Letter 4/5
Black students in our community have spent the last few weeks grappling with the weight of a devastating truth: that our country and society has undeniably and systemically failed Black communities – and the false narrative that being... View Details
- 27 Sep 2006
- Research & Ideas
Report From Egypt: Studying Global Influences
and how they influence the standards of the countries in which they operate as they seek global consistency. We are following a small number of companies with excellent reputations to locations both similar and different from their View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
MBAs on a Mission
he notes, “but I’m in a place where I can influence really important decisions every day, and that’s just where I’ve always wanted to be.” — DB Pushing the Ball Forward: As director of strategic initiatives, Jennifer Houston is overseeing construction of a new $185... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Net Gains
Mark Tatum (MBA 1998) On his first day at HBS, Mark Tatum (MBA 1998) went to the career office, told them he wanted a job in the business of sports, and came home with a printout of every relevant alumnus in the HBS database. Then he hit... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 05 Nov 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Changing Face of American Innovation
home country was clearly his default choice when looking for a partner. As Silicon Valley is a special place on many dimensions, I sought to characterize how well this case study generalized to other cities,... View Details
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are associated (your “Home Institution”), Harvard Business School Online may provide a record to your Home Institution concerning your performance in the Program, in accordance with the Privacy Policy. However, the decision whether your... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Be Our Guest
The son of a diplomat and a veteran of the hospitality industry, Craig Smith (AMP 188, 2015) has lived in 13 countries and territories. “Home,” he says, is defined by the furniture and keepsakes that move with you from place to place.... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Eight Among Many: W. Mitt Romney
some eighty countries and all their officials, press, and citizens feel they have a personal stake in what you're doing," he explains. "You have to be available and forthcoming." In this spirit of full disclosure, Romney and the SLOC's... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 10 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 10
the United States aid business and technology exchanges with their home countries, but the overall effect that the migration has on the home country remains unclear. We know... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Nathalie du Preez
For Nathalie du Preez, passion for her country has also been the driving force behind leaving it — at least temporarily. "I love South Africa," she says, "but as a legacy of apartheid, it's very separated from the rest of... View Details
- 13 Mar 2020
- News
Expanding Cancer Care
I spent pretty much every weekend going to nursing homes and making house calls with my dad and spending a lot of time around pretty sick patients. So for most of my life—my adult life—I decided I actually didn't want anything to do with... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
High Adventure
husband, an importer of automobile parts, began considering some big changes. Beilharz quit her job to care for her first child and stayed home as her brood grew to four — now ages 9 through 18. In 1998, the family left Austin for an... View Details