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- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Exotic Travel
interested in going up the Eiffel Tower. At young ages, the big thing is animals. When children are a little older, it’s activities like swimming and snorkeling. When they’re a bit older, they appreciate different cultures. What’s your... View Details
- 17 Nov 2016
- News
Wired for Innovation
energy to population centers across the country by expanding the US electric-transmission grid. “If you look at the wind-power equation, you quickly see that transmitting energy from rural wind farms across long distances to large cities is a View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Who Are We?
business I've ever operated," says Whiteside, surveying a herd of Aberdeen Angus and Red Devon cattle from the cab of a 1992 Ford pickup with an odometer topping 143,000 miles. "For one thing, it involves nature, which you can't control.... View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Immelt in the Hot Seat: Episode 2
... DM: At the warm weather school. How has your time in those roles changed your perspective on the future of business both here in the US and globally? JI: You know, when I retired I wanted to ... I wanted to work in disruption. But I... View Details
- 16 Aug 2022
- News
HBS Club of Japan Event Highlights HBS Fellowship
Clubs News Clubs News The HBS Club of Japan held a virtual gathering on June 25 to showcase its HBS Japan Fellowship—a fund that helps students from Japan “realize their dream” of attending Harvard Business School. Moderated by Ryo... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 23 Feb 2011
- News
A Capitalist in China
Kuhns: Wrote the book on Chinese business realities. When it comes to investing in China, financier and industrialist John Kuhns (MBA ’77) looks backward to see the way forward. “I have always invested in China based on my belief that it... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Steve Schwarzman
think the economy is going to get weaker, we tend to buy companies that do better than others. In a weak economy, when we see potential for a big rebound, we tend to buy cyclicals because those companies tend to do the best in the early... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Class of 1949 Gift Supports HBS Faculty Development
magazine, the Class of 1949 counts among it members some of America's most prominent corporate leaders. It has helped "set the tone of American business over the course of the past three-and-a-half decades," according to Laurence Shames,... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Empowering Entrepreneurially Minded Students
and even a required course, The Entrepreneurial Manager? William Kerr is the Dimitri V. D’Arbeloff-MBA Class of 1955 Professor of Business Administration, unit head of Entrepreneurial Management, co-director of HBS’s Managing the Future... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Rowing Upstream
What could better symbolize high-level business performance than an eight-oared crew team rowing in perfect unison, their boat powered by a selfless collaboration of strength, skill, and shared purpose? It’s no wonder that advertisers... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
The Best-Laid Plans
in our first year, raised a couple million more in funding, and had over 100 customers.” By mid-2010, however, it became clear that although the business was on a profitable path, it would never be a big... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Changes for MBA Applicants
interviewees have a chance to further personalize the process and bring it to a close in their own words. “Reflection is a big part of the new FIELD course,” she adds. “This admissions component mirrors what candidates will be doing as... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
The Complete Package
Courtesy Susan Chong The typical wooden shipping pallet, constructed of mixed hardwood, ccan weigh 50 pounds, Susan Chong (OPM 48, 2016) explains. But a pallet made of pine weighs half that, and for businesses air shipping their products,... View Details
Keywords: April White; entrepreneurship; sustainability; packaging; leadership; women; Manufacturing
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Five Bright Ideas
European Computer Driving License, a basic requirement for any IT job in Europe, which otherwise can cost as much as $500 per course.) English language, computer skills, and business management curricula are especially popular. Explains... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Kash Rangan
estimated $6 trillion will flow directly to social enterprise organizations. Concurrently, a new generation of business leaders and philanthropists is experimenting with hybrid forms of social enterprises while demanding more transparency... View Details
- 30 Apr 2019
- News
Leading Schools That Change Lives
In 2011, Brendan Kennealey (MBA 2006) returned to his high school alma mater in Wilmington, Delaware, to serve as the first non-clergy president in the Catholic school’s century-long history. “Salesianum School’s transition to lay leadership was a View Details
- 01 Jan 2009
- News
Jorge Paulo Lemann, A.B. 1961; Carlos A. Sicupira, OPM 9, 1984; Marcel H. Telles, OPM 10, 1985
Jorge Paulo Lemann, Carlos Sicupira, and Marcel Telles have been primary figures in Brazil’s economic development for more than 30 years. The three friends and business partners have much in common: remarkable View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Fast Lane to Country Lane
TOGETHERNESS: Mark and Kim Lackley based their furniture business in Vermont. Learn on someone else’s dime. That’s a lesson from HBS that served Kim Alley Lackley (MBA ’94) well as she made the leap from software and Internet start-ups to... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
New Economy Notables: Scott D. Cook
elements in evaluating a business proposal First, how much of a home run is it — how big is the problem it solves and how great is the solution? Life's too short to work on things that aren't home runs.... View Details
- 13 Feb 2019
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We’re All Going to Get Hacked
MORE Dan Morrell: Tell me about RedSeal. What does the company do? What services does it provide? Ray Rothrock: RedSeal is an enterprise cybersecurity-software company. We do two big things. One, we model your network—and I’ll explain... View Details