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- 07 Nov 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas: November 7, 2017
more than managerial hierarchies, immigrants and diaspora were critical sources of entrepreneurship, illegal and informal forms of business were commonplace, diversified business groups rather than the M-form became the major form of... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 14 Nov 2006
- First Look
First Look: November 14, 2006
that penniless immigrant taught himself to lead a major corporation through some of the toughest challenges in the history of business. This is an inspiring biography that will enthrall anyone who cares about technology or leadership.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
The Hard Way
exception of her brother-in-law, Gerardo Pennisi. Pennisi, a young lawyer whose immigrant family came from a village not far from Castiglione, understood Russo’s plight and supported her quest for personal freedom. “He saw in me what no... View Details
- 05 Oct 2021
- Blog Post
First-Gen Voices: Eric Westphal on Tapping into the Global Alumni Network & Making a Difference Across Borders
make it work in Brazil, but they only had a middle-school level education and ultimately decided to start over and immigrate to Boston where my uncle had lived,” said Westphal. “I stayed behind in Brazil with my older sisters for some... View Details
- 10 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 10, 2009
Indian immigrant family, as he develops an entrepreneurial career, participates in the Indian diaspora, and builds a family life. It provides background on Paresh's heritage, describes his youth and education (including HBS), his learning... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
A Force for Good
the twelfth grade,” recalls Eustis. “He was a real tough, volatile type of guy. He played football. He was later rumored to be the smartest kid ever to graduate from our high school.” During those same years, McArthur worked part-time in a sawmill run by the Koerners,... View Details
- Career Coach
Guy Kamguia
Guy (HBS’ 15, Villanova’ 11, UMBC’ 08) is a Director of Strategy at TOMRA, a global leader in the design and manufacturing of advanced sorting equipment. He previously worked in private equity, driving value creation in portfolio companies, in emerging markets. Guy is... View Details
- 16 Dec 2020
- Blog Post
Faculty Books Published in 2020
process, and the economy. One explores changes in the ability of the US to attract talented foreign workers and the role of sponsoring institutions in shaping immigration policy. Another explains how the division of innovative labor... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- Web
2023 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
inform her engagement in social change.Yuille’s diverse professional formation — federal law clerk, Latin Americanist socio-economic development lawyer, Wall Street corporate transactional attorney, public school teacher, pro bono View Details
- 15 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 15
Immigration: A Survey Authors: Sari Pekkala Kerr and William R. Kerr Abstract This paper surveys recent empirical studies on the economic impacts of immigration. The survey first examines the magnitude of immigration as an economic... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Jan 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: January 17
heterogeneous technology diffusion from immigrant communities in the United States for identification. The latter instruments are developed by combining panel variation on the development of new technologies across U.S. cities with... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
1.11 Leaves of Absence | MBA
Calendar (see below). Students receiving scholarship or other financial aid should consult the Financial Aid Office concerning the financial implications of going on leave. US immigration rules do not allow students on a leave of absence... View Details
- 23 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
How the Giants of Enterprise Seized the Future
that all the giants in this book are white men. It is inconceivable that an African American or a woman could have done what Andrew Carnegie did when he did it. When Carnegie immigrated in 1848, there was slavery in the United States and... View Details
Keywords: by Richard S. Tedlow
- Career Coach
Marc Herson
Marc (INSEAD '01) has extensive global experience as a venture capitalist, media executive, entrepreneur and lawyer, working in the U.S., Europe, and Africa. His most recent experience is at 2go Interactive, a start-up mobile tech company based in Cape Town, South... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
What's the Word?
who can’t obtain US immigration visas begin to move elsewhere, such as Canada. “There are so many implications,” reflects Choudhury, who is currently researching WFA in the unexpected context of manufacturing. “It’s a fascinating... View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Sorting Myth from Reality at Hong Kong Conference
prices have been going up." Fung ran through a list of positives: Hong Kong won't be governed under Chinese law but will retain its common law system; its status as a separate customs and immigrations territory will continue; and the Hong... View Details
Keywords: Alejandro Reyes
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2017 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
culture. She has appeared on CNN, The BBC, and NPR and has been featured in The Huffington Post, The Daily Beast, and The Times of India. Her thoughts on feminism, leadership and the cognitive dissonance of the immigrant experience have... View Details
- 21 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 21, 2008
2002). No prior evidence at a societal level has manipulated both structural predictors and measured both stereotypes and prejudices. In the present study, participants (n = 120) responded to an immigration scenario depicting a high- or... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 04 Nov 2020
- News
The Long View: Persevering Through Past Crises
learned to navigate and still come out strong. Sometimes as HBS students, we have a false sense of security. Remember, nothing has a guarantee. I was an immigrant to the US in 2010 and got my citizenship later, so I had to work double... View Details
- 17 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
Black MBA Students Pen Letters to the HBS Community: Letter 2/5
America, the rural South, or a global cosmopolitan city. Moreover, this worldview has been one of America’s most effective cultural products and exports, influencing how generations of immigrants and much of the world perceives Blackness... View Details