Extremism - Publications - Faculty & Research

Francisco A. Lorenzo

deregulation of the airline industry. Lorenzo is known as much for being an early pioneer of deep discount airfares as he is for being an extremely tough, cost conscious labor manager. View Details

Keywords: Transportation

13 May 2013
News

leadership—with the help of 61 fund volunteers—a new participation record was established with 74 percent of the class contributing. “Our class had a great experience at HBS and an extremely strong bond with each other,” says O’Brien. “We... View Details

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Work & Life - Race, Gender & Equity

finding holds true for both alumnae of color and white alumnae. Q: How satisfied are you with your ability to combine your career with your personal and family roles? Very or Extremely Satisfied: Women with no children at home Women with... View Details

10 Dec 2015
Blog Post

Working with Professors at HBS

mailed me a copy of the case to frame. I think faculty members are extremely important to our education and development, so much so that my one-on-one chats with Anita, Henry, and Mukti Khaire were some of my favorite educational... View Details

Portrait Project

Harman Kochar

learn from each flat tire along the way Keep company of good people during this journey...the journey is extremely pleasant when the company is good Discover new places and venture on higher grounds Persist in unpleasant weather and find... View Details

01 Apr 1998
News

HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

I have recently returned from the Board's winter meeting at HBS, and, as usual, I found being back on campus extremely energizing. Our subcommittees on information technology, alumni career management and development, and global alumni... View Details

24 Apr 2014
News

Helping smallholder farmers feed the world

background, having seen destitution and poverty, not just in Africa, but in South America and Asia,” he says, “the global human issue of deep poverty and extreme hunger is close to my heart.” (Published April 2014) View Details

04 Aug 2015
Blog Post

What’s it Like to be an HBS Partner?

just about every single thing that goes on, but we’re strongly encouraged, maybe even expected. Our section (Old A, SA Cup Champions, no big deal ) has been extremely welcoming to all partners from day 1. In fact, there are times our... View Details

01 Mar 2006
News

Venture Capital, Post-Dot Bomb

so much global liquidity, too many dollars are chasing too few opportunities. “What’s going to prove me wrong?” Initially, Sahlman found little resistance to his gloomy forecast. “It’s an extremely hit-driven business that’s becoming more... View Details

Keywords: Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

Portrait Project

Eleanor Joseph

the drivers of terrorism through the lens of the structurally disadvantaged. I want to rid the earth of soil in which extremism can take root. I want to ensure that everyone has a voice and that others listen. When people are... View Details

01 Aug 2016
Blog Post

Reflecting on the Value of an MBA

underlying stock will go up in the future. But you're never really sure -- because the stock price could just as easily go down. The higher the volatility of the stock, the higher the risk of extreme upside -- and View Details

27 Jul 2022
News

High Flyer

planted on the ground. Alejandro Montagna (MBA 1996) is a different case entirely. As a skydiver and extreme wingsuit pilot, relaxation for him means traveling at speeds in excess of 170 miles per hour while thousands of feet in the air.... View Details

Portrait Project

Kaelin Goulet

moment of extreme income inequality, when the "have-nots" suffered disproportionately because of the actions of the "haves." Maybe it was working to develop savings instruments for lower-income communities during an... View Details

Frank E. Gannett

Gannett owned and operated daily newspapers in small-to-medium sized, one-newspaper towns, like Ithaca, Rochester, and Hartford. Gannett’s one-newspaper town strategy was extremely profitable. At the time of his death, Gannett’s... View Details

Keywords: Publishing & Print Media

Portrait Project

Amanda Yang

and traveling to exotic places. But I was extremely fortunate. After a six-hour open surgery, the entire tumor was removed and I was cured. In several weeks, I recovered thanks to the care of my loving parents and close friends. It was a... View Details

Dorothy Schiff

Schiff was instrumental in the growth and prosperity of the New York Post. While she initially used the publication to promote her liberal viewpoints, she eventually moved the newspaper to a middle ground position. She initiated the sensationalist style that has been a... View Details

Keywords: Publishing & Print Media

01 Sep 2014
News

Ask the Expert: Byte-Testing Bitcoin

extreme volatility as Bitcoin, and does volatility impede transactional utility? In other words, can Bitcoin really function as a “currency”? — Jay Precourt (MBA 1962) Bitcoin has been volatile, though it has had periods of stability (in... View Details

Keywords: alumni; Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services; Information

J. Bruce Llewellyn

Llewellyn was involved in a wide variety of business ventures, almost all of which were extremely profitable. He excelled at leveraged buy-outs, and two years after accomplishing a buy-out of the Philadelphia Coca-Cola Bottling Company,... View Details

Keywords: Food & Tobacco

John T. Underwood

Purchasing the rights to the only “visible” typewriter available at the time, Underwood led his company to extreme success. By 1915, he had created the “largest and most complete typewriter factory in the world,” and his company was... View Details

Keywords: Fabricated Goods

31 Oct 2014
Op-Ed

Ebola’s Call To Arms About Disaster Preparedness

disease threat materializes. For example, hospitals are the first line of defense in an outbreak. Yet the number of patients that our hospitals can manage with extreme cases is extraordinarily low. We have only four bio containment units... View Details

Keywords: by Gautam Mukunda; Health

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