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- 01 Dec 1996
- News
An Entrepreneurial Journey
Energy Services, while Peter R. Formanek (MBA '68) and his AutoZone cared for car owners in need of quality parts and friendly service. This kaleidoscope of achievement was being replicated by HBS alumni virtually everywhere across the... View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Blockbuster Deals
decide, for example, when to disclose plans for the merger, what restrictions to place on insider use of information, what counts as fair and proper accounting and taxation, and how to treat employees who may lose their jobs. "In M&As;... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons and Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
June 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
management. The authors provide first-hand accounts of M&A transactions that they led or were involved in, assessing each from an insider perspective and outlining the key success factors and pitfalls. The book concludes with practical... View Details
- 12 Dec 2018
- News
Lesson Plan
involved in Scranton, a city just over two hours away from New York with the potential to outgrow its punch-line status and draw millennials looking for affordable housing and a higher quality of life. Then, over lunch at Caravia, a... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
New Chairman Updates Development in MBA Program
community standards of respect, integrity, and accountability have always been implicit and widely shared here at the School, and we have now articulated them more clearly and established processes to help make them an even more tangible... View Details
- 01 Jan 2006
- News
William H. Donaldson, MBA 1958
Securities and Exchange Commission. Underlying this array of prominent positions are qualities that have long been constants in Donaldson’s life: an affinity for entrepreneurial leadership, a penchant for problem solving, and a dedication... View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
One-on-One with Edwin Reed
increased its involvement in developing commercial enterprises? Yes, it has. In addition to providing outstanding education, competitive communities must offer high quality goods and services — an escalating need in our neighborhood... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
India Arrives
relatively pro-business government and an energetic young population and growing middle class that make no secret of aspiring to a better quality of life, complete with all the consumer goods such an existence entails. The downside,... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
An Eye to the East
belief that to prepare managers well, we have to change. What we're doing in Asia has grown out of that belief. We need to create new intellectual capital to underpin our goals at HBS. Thus, we must deepen and extend the quantity and View Details
Keywords: Alejandro Reyes
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Toy Story
Cranium states its purpose as being “to lighten and enlighten people’s lives.” While Furlong believes that much of Cranium’s success centers on its founders’ due diligence, the high quality of Cranium products, and the company’s ability... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
One-on-One with Jeff Hicks
of 1998 we won the “Truth” anti-tobacco account in the state of Florida. That put us on the radar. It also just happened to be targeted at kids between the ages of 10 and 14, which really anchored this agency in youth marketing.... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
A Class Act
filled with news from enlisted men and officers serving in theaters around the world: letters sent in by parents from sons at sea; first-person and news accounts of harrowing escapes, rescues, and bravery; and reports about sailors... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Sorting Myth from Reality at Hong Kong Conference
success in China was tough. The country may be huge, Kirkwood advised, but in an elephantine market, it was best to "be a grasshopper." And when it came to payments and accounts receivable - forget credit - "cash equals quality." Joining... View Details
Keywords: Alejandro Reyes
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
Class Acts
follow we present 6 of the 788 students who personify the remarkable qualities and achievements typical of the class as a whole. Al Dobron, Raj Kapoor, J.B. Lyon, Melissa Ma, Emma Minto, and Tarrus Richardson are talented individuals who... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Who Are We?
international general manager. "After the earthquake, I was asked to serve on the government commission charged with improving Japan's IT and telecom emergency preparedness and responsiveness," he says. "Over 500 central and local government agencies have created... View Details
- 01 Feb 2018
- News
HBS Professor Emeritus Hugo Uyterhoeven Dies at 86
major corporations such as Chemical Bank, General Electric, Royal Dutch Shell, Unilever, and the Arthur Young accounting partnership. He was in demand as a speaker, giving talks in English, Dutch, French, and German. Uyterhoeven served as... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
The Best-Laid Plans
the Dimitri V. d’Arbeloff–MBA Class of 1955 chair. “In reality, there’s often an inverse correlation between those two things. Having said that, if you look at the quality of ideas that have converted into real businesses over the past... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
From Where We Stand
(in that order), so my first jobs were below the MBA level: market research at Carnation, then media at BBDO. When we moved to New York City, I was offered a position as an account executive at BBDO, but I heard that the previous woman in... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
The Solution to the Global Food Crisis Just Might Come from Nigeria
Mezuo Nwuneli Their investment firm is transforming the landscape by supporting small- and medium-sized agricultural enterprises. "Changing mindsets among the local populace that 'Made in Nigeria' products, especially food, are high View Details
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
World Class Learning
activity for HBS. We've always done quite well relying on our alumni network. But that doesn't mean we can't do better or find more people with the leadership qualities we seek," she observes. One good reason for conducting more... View Details
Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey