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- 14 Mar 2019
- News
The Merchant of Osaka
she is quite petite, just over five feet tall, a figure all the more surprising given the force of her presence. It may help explain why, when crowding into the back of a taxi,... View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Newman's Own Brand of Charity
profits would have to go to charity. "To make money off that would be so tacky," he noted. From the outset, Newman eschewed costly market research and ignored industry wisdom that new product launches initially lose substantial sums View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
The Class of 1977
surprise “Keep America Rolling” zero-percent financing campaign on GM vehicles to keep GM's, and its suppliers', production lines rolling in the face of an unprecedented national crisis. Rick's quick and decisive action against... View Details
Keywords: Desmond Wong
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
The Business of Biotech
well as the general public." Representatives from Genzyme and hundreds of firms at the Bio2000 conference in Boston were confronted with a crowd of 2,500 protesters marching... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
The Taxi Wars of Jakarta
sheet of blue tarp for shade, waiting for fares. Often, their only advertisement was a small hand-drawn sign tied to a post with a bit of wire. “Seventy-five percent of their... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
C.D. Spangler's School of Thought
C.D. Spangler At HBS, C.D. ("Dick") Spangler Jr. (MBA 1956) has long been known as "both gracious and wise." In May, a Harvard University citation made it official, describing Spangler in those words as he was awarded an honorary doctor View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Reflections on the “Artistry” of Teaching
Christensen’s wisdom is remembered and often quoted by former students and colleagues from HBS. At least one chairman of a major national conglomerate still carries with him a copy View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
Action Plan: Fruit of the Vine
built, even as she and her brothers look ahead. With ambitious plans for the future—including a combined public tasting room and retail outlet set to open in 2020—the next generation is finding ways to put their own stamp on the vineyard’s history while rising above... View Details
Keywords: Ryan Jones
- 01 Apr 2016
- News
New brew: Starbucks Canada to offer beer, wine
- 01 Oct 2021
- News
Furthering the Legacy of Whitney Bowman (MBA 2006)
Whitney’s wisdom and advice, Brittanie looks forward to telling fellowship recipients about their benefactor. “HBS was such a special place for him,” says Brittanie, who intends to convey his love of the... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
The Class of 1975 in Review
we were at HBS, it often seemed that some of the professors weren't much older than we were. But "the Dean" was definitely older -- perhaps not ancient, but there was no question that he was old. After all, what do deans do but share... View Details
Keywords: J. Hans Stumm
- 20 Dec 2019
- News
The 19 Musts of 2019
‘How did you get there?’ ” Courtesy source Courtesy source —Jahn Karsybaev (GMP 26, 2019), CTO at ProSource IT and host of The Ivy Podcast MUST READ Can American Capitalism Survive? by Steven Pearlstein “Pearlstein challenges what has... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
K.O. Chia: The Voice of Experience
region is a collection of diverse cultures, stages of economic development, and political infrastructures,” he observes. “What works in one country may not work in others.” In such tricky conditions,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
The Biggest Industry You’ve Never Heard Of
around the country to vie for the title of Space Invaders national champion. Thousands had played the video game, released that year in the United States by Warner brand Atari, in regional tournaments in the months leading up to the... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Dinh Thi Hoa: Up from the Ashes of War
Vietnam is to incorrectly assess market size," says Hoa, citing an example of one U.S.-based manufacturer that came to Vietnam in the early 1990s. "They saw the city streets crowded with motorbikes and made... View Details
Keywords: Dun Gifford, Jr. (MBA 1992)
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Is Cash the Best Form of Charity?
and deliver those dollars directly to people in need, no strings attached. The initial response to the idea was lukewarm. GiveDirectly and a handful of other groups experimenting with cash payments were a direct challenge to both the... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 27 Apr 2025
- News
Celebrating 40 Years of Kraft Family Fellowships
day, and I hope to one day pay it forward by helping others in the same way the Kraft family has helped me.” As Robert Kraft looks back on his HBS journey and the philanthropic path it inspired, he often returns to a piece of View Details
- 25 Sep 2011
- News
An academic who shares his values
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Leng Lim: The Spiritual Face of Business
Francisco office of management consulting firm Marakon Associates and plans to continue his ministry as a prison counselor, that journey is clearly an ongoing quest. “Business is actually very spiritual because it relates to who we are... View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Opening Doors: Inside the World of Museum Management
In 1995, Boston's Museum of Fine Arts reopened its grand front entrance on busy Huntington Avenue. The symbolism was hard to miss. After decades of attracting a scholarly, sophisticated, highbrow View Details