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- 24 Mar 2021
- News
Clubs Reaffirm Equity in Community Partners Work; Alumni Angels Invest in Member Education
brainstorming sessions for focused, high-impact problem-solving, and six-week-long, focused projects for organizations that don’t need the typical three-month intensive commitment. This was especially important during the pandemic, as... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 05 Apr 2020
- News
Launching in a World in Limbo
launch, the New York Times chronicled Whitman and Katzenberg’s challenging third act in a story called, “Two Veteran C.E.O.s Risk $1.8 Billion on a Streaming App. In a Pandemic.” Both led some of the biggest... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Broad Range of Interests Among Nine New Faculty
entrepreneurial management and strategy. Anette Mikes came to HBS in 2007 as a postdoctoral fellow after earning her Ph.D. from the London School of Economics. She’s now an assistant professor in the Accounting & Management unit with a... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 30 Jun 2017
- News
Rebuilding the Girl Scouts Brand
Photos by Chris Taggart Mishka Pitter-Armand (MBA 2003) was never a Girl Scout; but she is a go-getter, an innovator, a risk taker, and a leader. “When you bring those four words together,” Pitter-Armand... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
The Exchange: Micro Management
repayment, and the idea that we are bringing new innovations and risk capital to the industry has piqued a lot of curiosity. So with these products you’re bridging the gap... View Details
- 01 Oct 2018
- News
Learning About Leadership
Abigail P. Johnson (MBA 1988) is chairman and CEO of Fidelity Management and Research in Boston and a recipient of the 2018 HBS Alumni Achievement Award. In this interview, she... View Details
Keywords: Finance
- 03 Jun 2016
- News
Again in a Great City
Above: Cummings in the iconic Fisher Building, known as “Detroit’s largest art object.” Cummings and his partners are redeveloping the 28-story landmark. A trip through downtown Detroit with Peter Cummings (OPM 13, 1988) is part urban... View Details
Keywords: April White; photographed by Brian Kelly
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Conducting Business
owner is going to find himself in big trouble and risks going to jail. And, yes, there is a standard definition of profit, and everyone knows what it is. I listened to this.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
How Nonprofits Dilute Their Efforts
of a particular cause, be it “Fight homelessness” or “End hunger.” And then, since that cause is so worthwhile, they support any program that’s related to it — even if only tangentially. While it is hard to fault people for trying, this... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
No Bull — Nancy E. Havens-Hasty (MBA 1971)
female corporate finance associate at Kidder, she became an equity analyst two years later, covering the computer industry. Joining Bear Stearns in 1979 as a risk arbitrage analyst, she rose to number two in the worldwide View Details
Keywords: Linda Goodspeed
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Winning Legally
Bagley: Legal literacy should be a priority for managers. In her new book, Winning Legally: How to Use the Law to Create Value, Marshal Resources, and Manage Risk (HBS Press), Associate Professor Constance... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 16 May 2017
- News
Facing the Board
“We know the industry is changing and we need to become very good global thinkers. The risk of not acting is even bigger.” After kicking the case around, talk turned to the pending role play View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Up to the Highest Heights
kiteboarding community—which includes Elon Musk and Richard Branson—is custom-made for startup culture, says Tai. “It’s work-hard, play-hard types with strength, stamina, and willingness to try new things,... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Wide Angle
things like the Great Depression, which was another moment when the world stood still, and you had the uncertainty that you see surrounding us right now. So if you take that as a precedent—and put aside... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
GE’s Immelt Urges MBAs to Dream Big, Work Hard
job today is 30 to 40 percent about people, mainly teaching them how to compete in the 21st century”); judgment as to what constitutes a sound idea (“Being able to see through the chatter into those one or two things that make a difference”); View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards 2021
strategic approach to its operations. It was everything I had been looking for professionally—social impact, rigor, and an opportunity to build. Robin Hood pioneered what came to be known as venture philanthropy, using private dollars to... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Get Ready for Saudi Oil Shock
Photo Courtesy MATTHEW R. SIMMONS In his new book, Twilight in the Desert: The Coming Saudi Oil Shock and the World Economy (John Wiley & Sons, 2005), Matthew Simmons (MBA ’67) sounds an alarm about a finite resource that he believes is... View Details
- 02 Dec 2010
- News
Ten Rules for Entrepreneurs
turn difficult. 6. Manage risk and don’t spend needlessly. Successful entrepreneurs focus on managing their risks to the point where launching a new company is not much more... View Details
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
A Boomtown's Echo
issues that came out of that bust. So they’re almost too conservative. They’re not investing in infrastructure as much as they could or should. I’ve literally called banks while working on real estate development projects, and they’re... View Details
- 01 Jan 2012
- News
Cynthia Carroll, MBA 1989
Anglo American, one of the world’s largest mining companies, Cynthia Carroll traveled to 14 countries, visiting mines and interviewing staff, meeting with government officials, and talking to miners View Details