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- 11 Feb 2021
- News
Retraining for a Post-COVID Workforce
Many of the low-income employees who lost their jobs when white-collar workers stopped commuting may never get those jobs back, according to some economists, who point to COVID’s lasting impacts on the labor market. Now a national... View Details
- 07 Oct 2024
- News
On the Move: Nikos Bartzoulianos (MBA 2008)
After nearly nine years in a series of marketing and strategy roles at Samsung—where he logged approximately 2.5 million air miles and earned status as a “permanent resident” of Korea—Nikos Bartzoulianos (MBA 2008) made the leap to Electrolux Group Chief Marketing... View Details
- 27 Nov 2013
- News
No Bologna, Please
risks where the payoff wasn't obvious. After HBS, he opened a cookie shop in downtown Boston—and watched commuters stream by in the morning until he added fresh croissants and baguettes, both novelties at the time. That store would become... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
The Joy of Spending
a good wait, because we got really excited about it. Now that we can watch them all the time, we lose the excitement of anticipation." Buy Time Norton suggests resisting the siren call of the big house in the suburbs. "What we've really done is commit ourselves to a... View Details
- 15 Nov 2020
- News
Podcasts Engage New Audiences with HBS
faculty, highlights new and noteworthy cases, and provides actionable takeaways for business leaders, all in about 25 minutes. Listeners might be CEOs tuning in during their commute or prospective students streaming it during a workout.... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
The Influence of Geography on Work and Innovation
organizational process is the key.” For Choudhury, these innovative new models benefit not only the employee and employer. They can also benefit society: “With work from anywhere, people can go back to small towns, reduce urban congestion, and limit the impact of View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jan 2008
- News
Meg Whitman, MBA 1979
commuting from Boston to FTD in Detroit, Whitman accepted a position closer to home at Hasbro. “I liked the toy industry,” recalls the mother of two boys. “My sons got to be testers, and I enjoyed being a general manager of a great... View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
One-on-One with Edwin Reed
numerous ministries and eleven affiliated corporations, its 350-person staff, and its total assets of more than $92 million. After three years of commuting to Virginia Union University for Friday and Saturday classes, Reed received a... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
The Taxi Wars of Jakarta
of dried bananas, peanuts, and magazines from hawkers; rattletrap buses belch black filth; and all notions of right-of-way are wishful thinking. Average round-trip commutes of about 50 miles take four hours, prompting some to keep... View Details
- 17 Aug 2015
- News
The Play Alchemist
task. It meant 10 hours of commuting every week, not getting much sleep, and not really taking care of herself the way she would have liked. But Matthews knows that the expertise she got from her time at HBS is what will allow her... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Andrea Silbert
noting that word of mouth is the organization’s best marketing tool. While the ups and downs of the economy pose a challenge, Silbert says that with careful planning, CWE has weathered the recent economic downturn well. The mother of two toddlers who View Details
- 20 Oct 2016
- News
Smart Moves
INRIX analytics offer similar benefits to corporate customers, Mistele adds, providing greater efficiencies to company fleet operations, commuting time estimates to realtors and home buyers, hourly traffic patterns to retailers and... View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Afghanistan’s Hope and Light
brand name “Smart”), Khoja is as busy as ever, continuing to commute from his home in Dubai to Kabul 10 or so days each month (“I can take a 4:20 a.m. flight and be at my desk by 7:00”) and devoting the rest of his time to overseeing the... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 22 Aug 2019
- News
Catalyzing Africa’s Tech Sector
think the first thing I realized was, "This is huge." Lagos is very populated. If you're commuting back and forth to places you don't get to really experience it sometimes. Being in Paris, being on the train, and just literally being in... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Making the Case for Leadership
programming vision, to recruiting and motivating a growing team of employees (some of whom, like Swan, were commuting from other cities at the time). Also in play: managing a tight, closely watched budget while walking the line between... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Roger Thompson; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; National Security and International Affairs; Government; Health, Social Assistance; Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services; Information; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
John McArthur
commuted to West Point on weekends to be with my family. During the week. I lived in the dorms on the HBS campus. On two occasions when my wife visited Boston, Dean MacArthur allowed my wife and I to stay in the Dean’s house on campus. It... View Details
Keywords: Dean
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books, Podcasts
has forced companies to rapidly advance their digital footprint, using cloud storage, cybersecurity, and device tools to accommodate their new remote workforce. Experiencing the benefits of remote working—including nonexistent commute... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
City of Dreams
slowly—moving the ball down the field. A central pillar of the megapolis plan, it is likely to be among the first to see completion. For starters, the first 25 kilometers of a new light rail line will shrink a painfully slow commute from... View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
September 11: A Community Reflects
recently to active duty. Neil Smith (MBA '84), who lives in nearby Manhasset, wrote, "Unfortunately, it's towns like ours that have been hit very badly by this terrible and senseless act. From commuting professionals to the firefighters... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young;Deborah Blagg
- 08 Sep 2016
- News
How We Make It Work
1999), program manager, Strategic Decisions Group Diane and Peter Escher (both MBA 2009) Children: Hazel (4); Josh (2) Diane and Peter both work for startups in downtown Seattle, commuting to different floors of the same building. Diane... View Details