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- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Water for Life
develop alongside the company through our Vendor Management program. Since 2007, Manila Water has generated more than 20,000 jobs through these local enterprises. Similarly, Manila Water gives community-based cooperatives sustainable... View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Long-Term Interest: Bill Crozier, a Banker Pegged to the Customer
employee job security may hurt some services businesses. "It seems to me that job security is a major element in employee productivity," he... View Details
Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Eight Among Many: W. Mitt Romney
reportedly took just one day to review 42 other applications before announcing last February it had chosen Romney to be its new head. "Never in a million years had the job occurred to me," says the energetic and upbeat Romney. "But after... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Eric C. Feagler: Against the Odds
his mobility slowly returned, residual paralysis throughout his legs and trunk prevented him from flying. Realizing that his naval career was over, he reluctantly turned his thoughts to rebuilding his life. Feagler began a lengthy job... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Christopher Cox: Capitol Hill Intellectual
to represent California's Orange County in the U.S. Congress. But when questioned about the job he's held for the last thirteen years, Cox replies, "Running for Congress was entirely an impulse decision. I did not even think about it... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Jeffery E. Sagansky: That's Entertainment
the 1950s, Sagansky recalls that TV characters like the Cartwrights in Bonanza "became an important part of my life." In high school, he followed the industry in Variety. After graduating from Harvard College in 1974, he opted to attend HBS only when he couldn't find a... View Details
- 12 May 2022
- News
Onboarding
especially the CEO or the president, wanted it. Again, it’s not something you can force, although you do have to force something if you have to remove a CEO. There are times when that happens, because they're just not doing the job the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Winning Legally
business objectives.” Before joining the HBS faculty in 2000, Bagley was a corporate securities partner in Bingham McCutchen LLP and a faculty member at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. She teaches the MBA elective Legal Aspects... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 13 Jul 2016
- News
From Money to Ministry
family’s support, as well as an amazing offer from his bank: they wished him well, but should things not turn out, he’d have a job waiting for him. Secure in his decision, Quainton committed himself to his... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Snapshot: Gary DiCamillo, Polaroid's CEO
registration/identity card system. DiCamillo notes with pride that last June's elections there were perhaps the "cleanest" in Mexican history, due to the minimization of fraud and vote tampering afforded by the highly secure Polaroid... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
The Real Conflict
$18 billion per year. And because Wal-Mart forces its competitors to charge lower prices as well, this figure is a fraction of the company’s real impact. These kinds of savings to customers far exceed the costs that Wal-Mart allegedly imposes on society by View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Democratizing Funding, Diversifying Funders
transparent spirit of Kickstarter with the rigors of Securities and Exchange Commission oversight. The world of so-called equity crowdfunding holds the promise of democratizing both ends of the earlystage investment game, its advocates... View Details
Keywords: Sasha Issenberg
- 13 Apr 2017
- News
Solving Nigeria’s Skilled Workforce Challenge
Photos by Kunle Ogunfuyi Even a college degree couldn’t help Temi Abiola, who grew up in Nigeria, land a job. Though he speaks fluent English, he lacked the problem-solving and customer relations skills required for his dream job in the... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 04 Nov 2020
- News
The Long View: Persevering Through Past Crises
opportunity to start my own business. I actually wrote the business plan in one of my HBS courses as the final project. I then took this business plan to the bank and was able to secure a loan to start a real estate investment company... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Flying High
sleek black paint job and just 16 hand-stitched leather seats. Its routes run from private terminals, often at smaller metropolitan airports—such as Van Nuys in Los Angeles and Farnborough near London—to vacation destinations including... View Details
Keywords: April White; aviation; airlines; entrepreneurship; leadership; innovation; Air Transportation; Transportation
- 13 Jan 2021
- News
Stress Test
trailers pulled out of a Pfizer plant in Portage, Michigan, carrying the initial doses of a coronavirus vaccine—each preserved at -70 degrees Celsius —to 636 different locations across the country. “If supply chain folks do their job... View Details
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Case Study: Ready for an Upgrade
Illustration by Alvaro Dominguez The Los Angeles–based startup Stell was borne of a pain point almost as old as recorded history itself: paperwork. One of Stell’s cofounders, Malory McLemore (MBA 2022), had landed a job as an engineer at Airbus after earning a... View Details
- 04 Nov 2016
- News
The Competitiveness of Lost Causes
regulations, in part by helping producers secure public guarantees for financing a $17 million water treatment plant. “That was a success story that saved and created jobs and became the basis of an HBS... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 11 Aug 2014
- News
The First Five Years: Melissa Fensterstock (MBA 2012)
work. Trips to tropical places are opportunities to secure new hotel customers. Summer beach time has been replaced with road trips to the Hamptons and Nantucket. I think the only safe place for a true vacation now is an iceberg cruise in... View Details
- 20 Feb 2019
- News
Building an Ecosystem for African Entrepreneurs
in 2015, Sounouvou had recently launched Exportunity, a secure digital marketplace that connects African suppliers with buyers around the world. Through the company’s platform, farmers in Benin can sell their produce to a manufacturer in... View Details
Keywords: April White