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- 16 Sep 2015
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Built for Speed
path toward peace and sustainable change than just a good business idea. “I mean, I almost cried uncle 10 times in the first month.” “I mean, I almost cried uncle 10 times in the first month.” Making things that move was in his DNA. His grandfather, Ralph Rogers,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Rebel with a Cause
As a junior Episcopal minister, Bob Massie (DBA 1989) infuriated church leaders by revealing to his congregation that its $9 million endowment was secretly invested in a number of unchurchly entities, including military contractors, casinos, and countries led by... View Details
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- 01 Mar 2009
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Philly Club Hosts Nonprofit Execs
Sixty nonprofit executives from the Philadelphia area attended the HBS Club of Philadelphia’s fifth annual nonprofit conference in November. The one-day event provided attendees with leading-edge thinking on executing strategy in nonprofit organizations as well as a... View Details
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- 01 Sep 2003
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Gregg Petersmeyer
C. Gregg Petersmeyer learned about giving back from his parents. He observed in them and their contemporaries a tremendous empathy for their fellow citizens going through the shared hard times of the Depression and World War II. “Today,” he says, “we must revive that... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
A Call to Innovation
become one of the most competitive economies on earth. What can we do? Kao isn’t looking only at oft-cited remedies, such as increased teacher salaries and more homework for pupils. He’s proposing a comprehensive plan similar to President... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
American Dream
travel from countries as far-off as Slovakia and Poland. The workers stay in dormitories — homes in town that the Husteads have renovated — for a nominal fee. “Getting and training good people is a core competency for us,” Hustead remarks. “There’s an aspect to this... View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Innovation: Revenge of the Nerds
addition to the discouraging share price, one other thing from that day sticks in Petitti’s mind: A classmate noted she had explored a similar business model before concluding it wouldn’t work. “What makes you different?” he recalls her... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 06 May 2008
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Small World? Read Nil about It
well-known, newspapers are dying in the age of the Internet. As newspapers cut back on staff, one of the first things to go is the foreign bureau, which is expensive to maintain and whose reporting is deemed not as interesting to readers, nor as profitable, as coverage... View Details
- 10 Mar 2015
- News
Women in Tech: Breaking the Digital Ceiling
fashion e-commerce company, Peach. It’s also a challenge to an industry where a company’s potential is often predicted based on its similarity to other successful ventures, most often led by CEOs who look a whole lot like Mark Zuckerberg.... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 11 Oct 2019
- News
Balancing Act
assigned to a team led by another woman, the experience was revelatory. “I could see myself in that more senior role,” she says. Still, Eberle Walker had never envisioned herself on the path to CEO. Her mentors were chief operating officers and chief administrative... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
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The Inside Story of the New American Writers Museum
lend his business savvy to help found a museum dedicated to American writers similar to the Dublin Writers Museum of O’Hagan’s native Ireland. The museum, which includes a children’s books exhibit, encourages visitor engagement. The... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Jun 2000
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Going Public: Scott C. Bolick
outstanding efforts. Twice Bolick has spearheaded awards programs to honor worthy achievers and to inspire others to reach similar heights: in the Army, where he helped establish the Hurley Awards to recognize leadership and community... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Jun 2015
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Faculty Q&A: Reemerging Technologies
yet today, open up any major newspaper and the first thing you see are mechanical watch ads. The Swiss now own between 55 and 60 percent of the global market value for watches. They were able to redefine what it means to wear a Swiss watch. Several industries have... View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
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Opportunities Realized Through Fellowships
similar challenges. “I want to succeed in business and become a philanthropist so that I can help others in the same way,” she says. Until then, she is already having an impact as a role model for peers in her hometown of Pleasantville,... View Details
Keywords: fellowships
- 22 Feb 2022
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Case Study: Welcome Aboard
stores in the fall of 2021 and through an ecommerce channel in early 2022. The switch has better aligned the company with the wave of interest in sports tech and connected health, Cass notes, and distanced it from the more saturated wearables market. Now, View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Dec 2020
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Tried and Tested
the workday to have a similar effect. Each paper opens up new behavioral work that I hadn’t thought about previously and sets me on a different path. KC: Broadly, I think you could see some of these results and still feel dispirited about... View Details
- 01 Apr 1997
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HBS Conferences Explore Range of Issues
regulatory infrastructure. Political corruption, restrictions by China on the free flow of information and opinion, or other official interference could be potential areas of conflict, he said. Organized by the Asian Business Club at HBS in collaboration with View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
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Turning Point: Soul Cycle
recognizing that feeling as something to pay attention to. At Wellesley, I had a similar intuitive experience when I switched majors from neuropsych to economics. That change was scary because it was late in the game, but the decision led... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
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A Silent Workplace Crisis
of life. Caring for my parents at home until the end, even with professional help, eventually became a full-time job. Today, 55 million Americans support at least one older loved one, and many countries face similar challenges. In the... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
Research Brief: Field Research
intervention that amounted to less than $10 per person (but at no cost to the farmer). Even more encouraging to Cole was news that another colleague, Harvard economics professor Michael Kremer, had seen similar results in Kenya. “We were... View Details