Offices of Other Holding Companies - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jan 2006
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William H. Donaldson, MBA 1958

its history, Donaldson regarded it as an offer he couldn’t refuse. Soon after he arrived, the SEC tackled a scandal in the mutual funds industry. But his agenda was also filled with many other pressing items—refining and implementing the... View Details

22 Aug 2019
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Catalyzing Africa’s Tech Sector

out in his HBS admission essay: “When I graduate,” Sulyman wrote, “I'm going to go back to Africa and lead a technology company that is creating massive impact that will propel Africa into the future.” Today, Sulyman is carrying out that... View Details

01 Jun 2017
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Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2017

Alumni Books Sex and the Siren: Tales of a Later Dater by Donna Arp Weitzman (OPM 37, 2008) (Howard Bond Media Group LLC) A witty, satirical look at the dating prospects, sexual exploits, and other... View Details

01 Dec 2015
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Truth in Lending

Illustration by Jon Krause What percentage of managers do you think steal from their companies? Your answer to that question can tell a financial institution a lot about your creditworthiness, says DJ DiDonna (MBA 2010), cofounder and... View Details

Keywords: April White

19 Jun 2019
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Connecting Patients and Providers

facilitates digital consultations, reducing the cost and travel demands on ill patients. And it allows doctors and other medical experts to collaborate on complex cases in a virtual clinical environment. Jarzabek had seen the value View Details

Keywords: April White

04 May 2017
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Going the Distance

governor’s office of economic development in Utah, last year wrapped up an 11-year path of voyage and endurance spanning 38 countries, climbing 14.5 vertical miles, and sailing... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

17 Aug 2022
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To Serve and Protect the Markets

Every day, in her role as the director of the Atlanta Regional Office of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Nekia Hackworth Jones (MBA 2003) stands in the breach... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Jun 2024
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Action Plan: Role-Play

investigator trying to suss out other employees who are guilty of committing fraud, theft, or some other workplace misconduct. Before her career path took a turn from the... View Details

Keywords: Christine Speer Lejeune; photo by Christina Gandolfo; detective; private investigator; undercover; acting

07 Sep 2021
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Growing Home

will become a showcase for other cities in the States—and inspire other companies to revitalize cities. The reason why they chose Detroit, I read, was that the city was... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

15 Feb 2023
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Grand Ambitions in the Great Plains

that to happen. MK: I don't think that we as a world probably can afford to wait to deploy DAC or other carbon removal technology. At this point I think we need to try anything, even if it's not necessarily the best technology. DM: I'm... View Details

15 Jun 2021
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Alumni Work to Reverse Bias Through Philanthropy

Corey Thomas (MBA 2002) Corey Thomas (MBA 2002) Greg Shell (MBA 2001) and Corey Thomas (MBA 2002) launched the NCF in June 2020, along with 17 other executives of color from leading Massachusetts... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

01 Mar 2017
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The Middle Way

milestone, it was still a tentative framework. A final agreement rested on successfully implementing those plans—and making sure that all the other stakeholders were holding up their ends View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; photos by Kamil Bialous

18 May 2017
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Pioneer Spirit

program in the 1960s to his role today as president and CEO of Pioneer Group, which creates affordable housing through the renovation and preservation of historic buildings in the American Midwest. Freeman... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman

01 Aug 1998
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Spring Reunions: Milestones and Memories

"workaholic," Bertarelli is determined to stay on top of new management trends. His company was the subject of a 1995 HBS case study, and one of... View Details

Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey

01 Jun 2022
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June 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books

Flexible Teams to Do the Best Work of Their Lives By Brian Elliot (MBA 2008), Sheela Subramanian (MBA 2011), and Helen Kupp (MBA 2015) Wiley The way we work has changed. The era of toiling from nine-to-five,... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Sep 2005
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Making History, Starting Over

where he found inspiration for his entrepreneurial inclinations from Professor Georges F. Doriot, a venture capital pioneer. “My father brought me up to work for myself, never to be part of a large organization working for a salary,” says... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Finance

01 Dec 2002
News

Bad Times for Business

note that this is not the first time that Americans have gone through intense questioning about the system and the conduct of its actors. For example, in the latter part of the 19th century, the railroad,... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

22 Dec 2022
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LGBTQ+ Alumni Forums Expand; 2023 Alumni New Venture Competition Is Underway

the bell curve. "If you imagine your life as a bell curve, on one end there is the five percent of issues and problems people typically don't share but that need resolution," he says. "On the other end View Details