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- 16 Aug 2018
- Blog Post
A Day in the Life as a ‘Spreadsheet Ranger’
more people are enjoying our beautiful parks, but it must be carefully managed to ensure that visitors are doing so respectfully and lawfully. 4pm – Outside of emails and Ranger visits, we have spent the rest of the afternoon back in... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
- 02 Nov 2020
- Blog Post
2+2 Where Are They Now Spotlight: Tyler Teykl (MBA 2017)
beauty of HBS is that it puts you into the alumni network where there is never a cold call. What is the most inspiring/exciting project you’ve worked on? The summer prior to entering my RC year, my wife, Shannon, and I traveled into rural... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Letters to the Editor
Bloomfield Hills, MI A Taxing Question Regarding his My Two Cents column, “My Beautiful Capital Gain,” in the March issue, I’d ask this of Dal LaMagna (MBA 1970): The money you invested was already taxed once at ordinary income tax rates,... View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Turning Point: Coming to Cambodia
of my living room in Carlsbad, California. It is she—the beautiful female figure who ignited my dream so many years ago. I continue to work virtually with organizations that nurture and promote the new arts of Cambodia and the Southeast... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Taking Attendance
musicals and the idea that one day I’d live in a city.” Teaching moment: “One simple word: rest. Our work is so hard, and it’s so urgent. This job has helped me realize how the beautiful gift of rest provides the clarity and fuel to get... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
Read All About It: Journalism Can Be Profitable
opportunity, it was really hard to get a new business off the ground. Today, publishers are trying to create better forms of advertising. The Times has T Brand Studios and our advertising team here that has created bigger, more beautiful... View Details
- 17 Feb 2003
- Research & Ideas
Building Communities as Well as Companies
Enterprises, Inc., named his mother—the owner of a beauty parlor—as one of his earliest entrepreneurial influences. By tidying the shop and running errands for her, McMillan absorbed a simple lesson that continues to serve him well as a... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 19 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
A Day at Royal FloraHolland: The Epicenter of the Global Flower Market
an educational excursion, it was an enlightening journey into the core of the global flower trade. Witnessing RFH's unique blend of operational efficiency, commitment to sustainability, and dedication to quality, we gained invaluable insights into the complex and View Details
- 20 Apr 2016
- News
Steps to Success
The cashew trees growing into a beautiful shady forest in Fass Koffe, a two-acre community garden in Senegal, are a sight to behold. “Visitors can’t take a step without stepping on a plant,” says Louise Fenn Ruhr (MBA 1977), chief... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 24 Jul 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, July 24, 2018
to its—and Morocco’s—benefit. Purchase this case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/718002-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 218-049 Nykaa.com: A Passion for Beauty Being an entrepreneur was a childhood dream for Falguni Nayar. The... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 15 Apr 2002
- Research & Ideas
In the Virtual Dressing Room Returns Are A Real Problem
that are easier to specify: computer software (offline-to-online ratio $0.99); health and beauty products ($0.93); music/video products ($0.83); and books ($0.68). 3 Ample evidence suggests that current B2C sites are unable to... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards 2019
no.” Fast money: “My husband, Barry, and I raised a million dollars in two weeks to start Bluemercury in 1999. The initial idea was to build an e-commerce company, but then we changed course and focused on freestanding beauty stores where... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Sole Mates
436,131 Per Capita GDP: 19,700 Euros Cyril Comte (MBA ’99): MARTINIQUE With its pristine beaches, lagoons, rain forests, and big volcano, Mont Pelée, Martinique is one of the most beautiful and varied islands in the Caribbean. It’s a... View Details
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Professor Jones researches the history and impact of global firms. In recent years he has prublished extensively on the ecological and social responsibility of business leaders. He has a strong interest in the business history of emerging markets. He founded and... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Ethics; Globalization; Government and Politics; History; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Africa; Asia; Europe; Latin America; Middle East; North and Central America; Oceania
- 20 Jun 2019
- News
Reframing Modern Art
told us who Laure was, had described her as une très belle négresse, a very beautiful black woman. And he had painted her in a way that picked up on a lot of the painting style that ultimately became Impressionism of a very specific... View Details
- 23 Nov 2020
- Blog Post
We Rise
When Hayley Barna (MBA 2010) launched the beauty startup Birchbox in 2010, she expected fundraising would be a challenge. Every entrepreneur knows the long odds: By some estimates, less than 1 percent of new companies receive that coveted... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
We Rise
Above: Illustration by Hannah Barczyk When Hayley Barna (MBA 2010) launched the beauty startup Birchbox in 2010, she expected fundraising would be a challenge. Every entrepreneur knows the long odds: By some estimates, less than 1 percent... View Details
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Working at Harvard Business School | Employment
every year, consistently expanding HBS’s reach. Culture The Harvard Business School (HBS) community is truly unique: the campus is a workplace that is both beautiful and varied. The faculty and staff are from all over the world and the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2025
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards 2025
curiosity.” High gear: “I’ve always been a mediocre but very resilient athlete. Cycling is a great exercise that teaches discipline, forces you to administer a plan, and takes you to beautiful places with friends.” Back to top Deborah A.... View Details
- 20 Dec 2019
- News
The 19 Musts of 2019
does Charles Darwin, who wrote that cooperative social behavior was a trait of survival and prosperity. Pearlstein ends with a beautiful quote from Robert Kennedy from 1968, that the GNP statistic our country so relies on captures... View Details