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Patrick Chung
I am the repository of my parents' hopes and dreams. Our unbroken history stretches far back across borders and oceans I do not know and now finds itself newly planted here. How will I add another link to the chain? I will dig my hands... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Ensuring a business’s profitability enables it to serve society
company is having in India, for example, embodies founder Henry Ford’s mantra that it is “in Ford’s DNA to give back to communities.” Said Fields, “Only a profitable business can be of service to society,... View Details
- 02 Dec 2017
- News
A Leveraged Investment
were able to translate their OPM learnings into increased success for their businesses. Their desire to thank the School for cultivating future leaders inspired them to fund two fellowships at Harvard, one for undergraduates and the other for HBS students. “We wanted... View Details
- 06 Feb 2006
- What Do You Think?
Should CEOs of Public Companies Offer Earnings Guidance?
this exposure." Shiva Rajgopal, who has investigated firms that stop giving guidance, shared some of his findings and those of his colleagues: " . . . firms that stop guiding have poor trailing earnings and stock return... View Details
- Profile
Elsa Sze
officials and other policy makers. The Agora gives participants the opportunity to express concerns, "vote" in polls, and exchange ideas among themselves and with political leaders. In Sze’s words, The Agora is "a way to... View Details
- 25 Apr 2016
- Blog Post
Attending HBS to Grow the Family Business
selection. In addition, through fundraising and donations, our stores really give back to their communities. On another level, the Learning Express franchise has given families the opportunity to own their... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Clubs Hopping: A Healthy Dialogue
"These women are exemplary leaders from a variety of career paths," says HBSAAA president Kenneth Powell (MBA 1974), who leads the organization's 2,300 members. "All of them," he notes, "are giving back to... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Gregg Petersmeyer
C. Gregg Petersmeyer learned about giving back from his parents. He observed in them and their contemporaries a tremendous empathy for their fellow citizens going through the shared hard times of the... View Details
- Web
Veterans & Active Military | MBA
The LunaCap Foundation The LunaCap Foundation assists Mexicans (born anywhere in the world) or current active military or US Armed Forces veterans with the cost of an MBA education. Candidates will be selected based on performance but, more importantly, their desire to... View Details
- 22 Aug 2005
- Research & Ideas
Balancing the Future Against Today’s Needs
It is a classic leadership challenge of the early twenty-first century: How do you steer your business and motivate your people to pursue breakthrough growth while giving proper attention to executing the here and now with the utmost care... View Details
Keywords: by Paul Michelman
- 15 Oct 2020
- Blog Post
Celebrating Latinx Heritage Month at HBS
in Boston, San Francisco, Chile, Argentina, Taiwan, and the UK. I’ve worked at major global companies like Facebook and Reddit. The self-doubt has faded, but now I feel the full weight of my “golden ticket”. I must responsibly wield the power that comes with the... View Details
- 13 Jul 2022
- Book
Reimagining the Economy: What Would It Take to Put People First?
governance structures and norms in place, businesses could help put people, including their workers, and the planet back at their core. Through a series of essays, the book exposes the fault lines between democracy and capitalism and,... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 27 Jan 2023
- News
Turning Up the Volume
Edelman’s corporate sponsorship model gives its employees the ability to work pro bono with sponsored clients. “Because of Lex’s leadership, our partnership is beyond the run-of-the-mill corporate-sponsorship model,” notes Goldman, “and... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- Profile
Mengwen Zhao
in." Expanding beyond specific functions to general management Reflecting on the HBS curriculum, Mengwen says, "The course structure doesn't just give us technical knowledge; it gives us the... View Details
- Portrait Project
Mardie Oakes
In the sixth grade I wrote, "If I had a million dollars I would buy a new wardrobe. I would get some Kalvin Klines and new sandles. I would wear all these things in Hawaii. I would stay at the most expensive hotel there is. I would get there in my jet plane. And I... View Details
- 02 Jan 2014
- Blog Post
Preparing for a career in investment banking
about what I should do and not do. However, there was another factor that I was not too sure about: the small talk. Going back to my prior experience, Koreans are not huge fans of small talk. I had just started learning the small talk... View Details
- 14 Apr 2022
- Blog Post
Trust the Process, and Trust Yourself Even More: Interview with Wellness and Empowerment Leader, Dilan Gomih (MBA 2019)
explain to clients what was happening in a compelling way.” Then one day a senior leader at Bank of America invited Gomih to a spin class. Immediately the stress of trying to clip her shoes into the bike at her first spin made Gomih want to say “Definitely no.”... View Details
- 19 Jan 2023
- Blog Post
11 Ways to Reengage Employees in the New Year
a day of paid time to volunteer at a charity of their choice. Give back to your community while showing employees how your company values are lived out and creating an opportunity for staff to participate in... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 08 Nov 2024
- Blog Post
Harvard Business School’s Armed Forces Alumni Association
supportive in my first year, and the shared experience of our club members lends itself to the tight-knit community we have. I joined the club leadership this year as a way of giving back and to ensure that... View Details
- 16 Oct 2006
- Research & Ideas
Report from China: The New Entrepreneurs
different perspective is enlightening. A: We heard the phrase "sea turtle" a few times. These are the Chinese who spend significant time abroad and then come back to China to "lay eggs," that is, start new ventures. In... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne