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01 Dec 2018
News

In My Humble Opinion: Growth Investor

students then receive 20 percent of the profits over five years in the form of scholarship funds. Late last year PD got a celebrity boost when Bobo met former Yankees star Alex Rodriguez at a Jennifer Lopez concert in Las Vegas. A-Rod and... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

11 Jun 2018
Research & Ideas

Why South Korea's Samsung Built the Only Outdoor Skating Rink in Texas

Kikovic Each year, the small northeast Texas town of Marshall pulls out all of the stops for its annual Wonderland of Lights festival. And for years, South Korean electronics company Samsung also worked hard to make it special. The festival started with the Samsung... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Legal Services

22 Dec 2022
Blog Post

TOP 10 MBA VOICES BLOGS OF 2022

favorite memory, and one lesson that will help them in their careers. Read More>>> 11 STORIES FROM HBS PRIDE FOR NATIONAL COMING OUT DAY October 11 is National Coming Out Day (NCOD) and HBS participates in events that celebrate... View Details

11 Mar 2024
News

In Harmony

behind when he’s gone. For hundreds of years, he says, Koreans celebrated just two birthdays. “If you made it to your first birthday you were probably going to have a life, considering that infant mortality rates were so high,” he... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photograph by Jun Michael Park

03–06 Oct 2013
Reunion

1983 30th Fall Reunion

Fall Reunions for MBA Classes of 1968, 1973, 1978, 1983, 1988 and several Executive Education Programs. View Details

15 Apr 2015
Research & Ideas

Why Americans Voted for an Income Tax

once again front-and-center in US politics. Sometimes it can seem that these debates go around in circles, with partisans from both extremes advocating reforms that even they don't imagine becoming reality. But we should celebrate these... View Details

Keywords: by Matthew C. Weinzierl

18 Dec 2013
HBS Case

Lessons from the Lance Armstrong Cheating Scandal

had been swirling around the cyclist for years. And yet, there was still something shocking about the admission. At the peak of his career, Armstrong was one of the most celebrated athletes in the world, earning $28 million a year from... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Sports

28 Mar 2024
Blog Post

Empowering Future Leaders: Meet the HBS Women’s Student Association

personally. Our mission is to connect, empower, and celebrate the next generation of women leaders. We feel it's our responsibility to ensure the women in our campus community have the resources and allies they need to thrive, both as HBS... View Details

06 Jul 2011
Research & Ideas

Are You a Level-Six Leader?

colors so often that it was difficult to know with precision where he stood on any given issue, from climate change to which party, if any, he really belonged to. There is a natural cleavage between the model's first three levels described above and the next three... View Details

Keywords: by Mitch Maidique

20 Aug 2014
Research & Ideas

Why the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge is a Social Media Blockbuster

million in donations compared to $1.9 million during the same time period (July 29 to August 20) last year. This remarkable increase in their fundraising potential is largely due to the snowball effect of cause marketing coupled with a social medial fad. View Details

Keywords: by John Deighton

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Outdoor Spaces | About

has been built upon as the campus has been expanded over the years. Central to the learning experience are the spaces around campus where staff, faculty, and students gather in between classes, attend meetings, and celebrate at events.... View Details

01 Oct 1997
News

Graduate's Gift Honors HBS Friend

friends and family members of both men attended a gathering at the School last May. De Rothschild and Anderson offered remarks, as did one of their former professors, George A. von Peterffy, and Dean Kim B. Clark. "Today we're celebrating... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

26 May 2016
News

Mary Callahan Erdoes, MBA 1993

without the notion of EQ and IQ coming up. Erdoes is someone who has both emotional and intellectual intelligence—in spades. The combination of compassion and analytical skills serves her well as she blazes a trail in the upper echelons of the banking world. Erdoes... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; Monetary Authorities-Central Bank; Finance

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3 Benefits of the Case Method - MBA

You Might Want to Read Getting a Peek Into the HBS Experience HBS Section I Celebrates Parents, Mentors, and Partners Day Reflections on My First Semester Teaching at HBS Admissions Events Check out our upcoming webinars, prospective... View Details

28 Feb 2022
Blog Post

Making an Impact on the Media Industry with my MBA

considering applying to HBS? One of the things that makes HBS so incredible is that it is a place that celebrates diversity of thought and experience both in and out of the classroom. I would encourage anyone who has a media background... View Details

06 Nov 2008
Op-Ed

Selling Out The American Dream

first and citizens second. Credit card offers flood the mail. Media supported by advertising encourage consumers to aspire to celebrity lifestyles, to keep up with the Joneses by acquiring more stuff. Even President Bush, following the... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

15 Dec 2023
News

Exploring Business Opportunities in Africa; Alumni Grapple with Plastic Waste Problem

Clubs News Clubs News Webinar illuminates broad array of business opportunities across Africa On December 5th, the HBS African-American Alumni Association (HBSAAA) hosted ‘Doing Business in Africa: From Opportunity to Action’, a webinar panel of HBS alumni who shared... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

Profile

Yung Winata

like... ...finding a second family. People here are brilliant, hilarious, unafraid, kind, and incredibly inspiring. Everyone is always so willing to support each other, to celebrate successes or to offer mentorship during challenges. It... View Details

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Modern Capitalism: Mergers and Syndicates - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School

Foods, Johnson & Johnson, USX Corp. (United States Steel), Westinghouse Electric, and Weyerhaeuser. The railway system, as historian Henry Adams explained in his celebrated 1907 autobiography, “required new machinery to be... View Details

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