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- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Alumni Leading Change
doubling down in China, where over half of its workers are based. Yang aspires to introduce new competitive strategies to the entire textile and apparel industry, and to be a leader in positive economic development in China. Esquel is... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Multiple generations of computing
Palm Computing, with founder Jeff Hawkins, she introduced the PalmPilot, the first successful handheld computer. Under Dubinsky’s leadership it became the fastest-selling computer and consumer electronics product in history and created a... View Details
- 27 Mar 2019
- News
Sharing the Road
not owning assets, and give them a product that allows them to do it in a seamless, frictionless manner, that's the success that we're trying to achieve. “My biggest takeaway from GMP has been the idea that if we collaborate well, if we... View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
HBX: Expanding Our Reach
Recognizing the potential of online learning, both to reach new audiences and to strengthen its engagement with alumni, the School is developing HBX, its own online platform. While sharing best practices with edX (a joint venture of... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Ilene Lang
women. Baker Library exhibit on Women, Enterprise & Society Catalyzing: Visit Ilene Lang’s blog A New Path: This weeklong leadership development course is designed for women with significant professional experience who are seeking to... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
The Prophet of Start-Ups
development during World War II, spearheaded the construction of an HBS-like business school in France (INSEAD), and, perhaps most notably, launched the modern venture capital industry. His remarkable life is the subject of a new... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Flight Path
engineers devoted a good chunk of 2015 and most of 2016 to developing a drone that could be piloted in real time through a complex, three-dimensional course of gates and obstacles. That meant creating a lightning-fast radio system and... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Fast Lane to Country Lane
furniture, it worked out perfectly,” says Lackley. “Mark’s the idea guy, and I’m the businessperson.” Lackley left Open Market before her wedding and began to help Mark with selling commissioned pieces of furniture. She briefly returned to the start-up world, leading... View Details
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
Ink
Book Review: The Future of Learning To educate America’s youth, we treat them like products in a factory, according to the education experts who wrote Blended: Using Disruptive Innovation to Improve Schools. We march students through... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Hollywood Story
read her script for The Deal and liked it, but observed that it “would need some development work.” The two soon became partners. Epstein’s inner venture capitalist set to work helping Kahn’s production... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
A Call to Innovation
much as 80 percent of gross domestic product flows from the introduction of new technologies. But at the end of the day (and that end may be arriving sooner rather than later, the book suggests), Kao concedes that the rise in... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Globalization Revisited
argued that advances in communications technology were increasingly inspiring consumers around the world to want the same things. Therefore, he declared, international companies should cease to act as “multinationals” that customized their View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
The Business of Biotech
uncertainty over time. HBS professor Gary P. Pisano, a longtime observer of the industry, points to two key elements common to successful biotech firms: development capabilities and strong senior management. "Once you attract bright,... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
It has been a busy fall here at HBS! Reunions went off without a hitch in early October (be sure to note the photos on page 14), the Alumni Board had a productive meeting on October 16 and 17, and record numbers of alumni volunteers plan... View Details
- 08 Jan 2016
- News
Investing in Sustainability
later, as an analyst at Fidelity and a portfolio manager at SAC Capital. “I spent 15 years researching and trading in the food and energy space,” says Tiller. “In the course of doing my research, I developed views not just on what was... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President’s Report
director of HBS Alumni Communications, to develop an in-depth, informative, and lively CD-ROM presentation about HBS that can be delivered effectively by alumni volunteers through the club system. Two other significant committee... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Business at the Summit
imbalance. Gates noted that about half of the foundation’s annual grants, or $1.6 billion, is devoted to global health, with around $800 million each devoted to grassroots financial services in the developing world and to education in the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Robert Goodwin
assistance in developing countries. The nonprofit’s inspiration came from Goodwin’s HBS classmate Sam MacHour, whose experiences in Liberia and Burundi convinced him of the need to confront the underlying causes of poverty. While at HBS,... View Details
- 01 Jan 2005
- News
Nancy M. Barry, MBA 1975
microfinance institutions and banks in developing countries that make small loans to low-income women-and in some instances, men-so that they can build their own business and move beyond poverty. A customer in The Gambia, for example,... View Details
- 26 Feb 2014
- News
The First Five Years: Morgan Hermand-Waiche (MBA 2010)
diverse product mix with limited funds. Unlike some of our competitors, who only offer a limited selection, it was very important for us to provide a wide range of sizes (from petite to curvy) and styles (from sweet and romantic to a... View Details