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- 15 Feb 2012
- Op-Ed
Occupy Wall Street Protestors Have a Point
would triple the middle class from 400 million to 1.2 billion people, these business leaders were concerned about the growing inequality of income within many nations, across nations, and across regions. Half the world's poor would be in... View Details
- 01 Jan 2005
- News
Louis V. Gerstner, Jr., MBA 1965
believe I had the skills to turn around a troubled technology company," says the Long Island native, who had worked at McKinsey and American Express before becoming chairman and CEO of RJR Nabisco. "Over time, the IBM board members... View Details
- 30 Jan 2018
- Blog Post
HBS Global Opportunity Fellowship: Making a Difference in Africa
were in the middle of their own hustle, each trying to get money to build themselves up. The opportunity to make a meaningful impact is incredibly wide and diverse. It’s often been said that Africa is today where China was at the turn of... View Details
- 18 Jan 2012
- News
Charter Supporter
headquartered in Waterloo, Wisconsin. While there, she set up Trek’s sales and distribution companies across Europe and worked in forecasting and planning. Since 2007, she has devoted her energy and skills full time to the nonprofit... View Details
- Profile
Ari Medoff
one of those who want to have distinct careers in different sectors. HBS helps me round out my skills as an entrepreneur and future small-business owner." The Harvard Kennedy School extends Ari's undergraduate studies "around... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Leadership Project Codifies Elusive Traits
have an impact on business managers on an everyday basis. In essence, we want to bridge the gap between theory and practice,” says Mayo. Mayo, who spearheaded the legacy project along with HBS professor Nitin Nohria, notes that the... View Details
- 14 Nov 2011
- Research & Ideas
Creating a Global Business Code
The bad news is that the researchers discovered a wide divergence in opinions between how respondents thought a company should behave and how their company actually behaved. Furthermore, the lower a respondent's position in the company, the greater the View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 20 Oct 2021
- Blog Post
Mobilizing Private Sector Action For Racial Equity in Milwaukee: SE Summer Fellow Zach Komes (MBA 2022)
the world this summer to develop skills and knowledge while having significant responsibility and high impact. What were you working on this summer? This summer, I worked with the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC),... View Details
- 10 Aug 2020
- Blog Post
HBS Summer Fellows Focus on Racial Equity and Justice
undergraduate students with the skills they need to succeed in corporate America. Fellows get one-on-one mentorship from an advisor, participate in a weekly speaker series on topics like career prep, mental health and leadership, and... View Details
- 22 Nov 2013
- News
A Passion for Film
Massachusetts, he went to see Small Change, a 1976 drama directed by Francois Truffaut, with his middle school French class. "My parents had taken me to Young Frankenstein and independent films, but that blew me away," he says. But... View Details
- 02 Jun 2011
- News
Serious Fun
self-confidence in financial skills improved by significant amounts, jumping as much as 50 to 60 percent. As an unexpected side benefit, Maynard notes that middle school and high school teachers are also... View Details
- 30 Apr 2018
- Blog Post
HBS Grad Drives Lori Systems to Success
"how can we change the system to prevent refugee crises in the first place?" That insight pushed Josh to "look for a systems-wide, macro-level shift I could be a part of." Eschewing the Peace Corps path, he chose a career in investment banking where... View Details
- 25 May 2011
- News
Race to the Finish?
Caldwell (MBA ’42) at Ford, to Rick Wagoner (MBA ’77) at GM, to Anand Mahindra’s (MBA ’81) Mahindra Automotive and Ratan Tata’s (AMP 71, 1975) Tata Motors in India, HBS alumni, in top and middle management, have made their mark in the... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
The Robots Are Coming to Save Your Job
estimating that Germany could see a shortage of 3 million skilled workers by 2030; China, which accounts for about 20 percent of the world’s manufacturing production, will have a high-skilled labor gap of... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 18 Mar 2022
- Blog Post
Career Advice: Transforming the Energy Industry
inspiration, you meet such a broad spectrum of people at HBS - accountants, investors, lawyers, strategists – that you cannot help but wonder about the impact we could have as a community if we can bring these skills to bear on the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Inside Modern HR
(think data analytics) as global competition for skilled workers increases. Matthew Breitfelder’s (MBA 2002) transition to the field came midcareer, after stints as an international economist at the US Department of Commerce, a corporate... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- Profile
Leo Markel
Why was earning your MBA at Harvard Business School important to you? I came to Harvard Business School to further develop my leadership ability. While confident in my analytical skills, I recognized that I did not have the leadership View Details
- Profile
Max Wibaux
firefighting while managing two or three challenges simultaneously. This was attractive to me!" Yet the concentration on marketing left Max with gaps in some of the fundamentals of business such as finance and entrepreneurship. In... View Details
Keywords: CPG
- Profile
Brighton Mudzingwa
Business and Investment Club (HABIC), "an organization focused exclusively on exploring how business and investment capital can be used to propel economic development in Africa." Unlearning old habits to acquire new leadership View Details
Keywords: Financial Services
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