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- 01 Dec 2002
- News
HBSAAA Conference Addresses Pathways to Power
no national reputation — was appointed,” Ferguson recalled. “But he listens to everyone, judges ideas on their quality rather than on their source, and makes better decisions because of that.” Financial consultant Andrew Brimmer, the... View Details
- 28 Jun 2024
- News
Honoring Leadership in New York; PRIDE Alumni Share HBS Stories
proceeds go toward the club’s high-impact programs, including pro-bono consulting through Community Partners, workforce development through the Skills Gap Initiative, entrepreneurship through the regional Alumni New Venture Competition... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 27 Nov 2012
- News
The Beauty of the Network
connection, when Pao was helping a young woman find a consulting internship. She checked with Matthew Krentz (MBA 1987), a senior partner in BCG’s Chicago office. “My email was 75 percent about the intern position, 20 percent about... View Details
- 19 Jun 2012
- First Look
First Look: June 19
For decades, management consultants and the popular business press have urged large firms to flatten their hierarchies. Flattening (or delayering, as it is also known) typically refers to the elimination of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Get Creative
Traps” (November 2006) and “Block-by-Blockbuster Innovation” (May 2010), along with her books SuperCorp and Confidence. How can companies tap their customers for innovative ideas? Carliss Baldwin Baldwin Firms have a tendency to look at... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Roger Thompson; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services
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key activist leader in the community development efforts of major U.S. cities including San Francisco and Los Angeles and runs a real estate consultancy firm in Los Angeles. Read More Read Less Lillian... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Making History, Starting Over
At age 26, Ronald Cohen (MBA ’69) planted the seed of a great idea in inhospitable British soil. With three HBS classmates, he cofounded a consulting firm to advise entrepreneurial businesses. Admittedly, it... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Making Change
Foundation Clinton Fellows. Part-time, we also have an urban planner working on policy and an architect. Our annual budget of about $200,000 is part grant-funded and part fees-generated from consulting assignments. What makes you most... View Details
- 01 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
Immigrant Innovators: Job Stealers or Job Creators?
IBM. But the program also has granted thousands of visas to India-based technology services companies that have US entities, including Infosys, Wipro, and Tata Consultancy Services. As with any controversial topic, both program proponents... View Details
- 21 Jun 2022
- News
Banquet Brings Latino Alumni Back Together; Dallas Club Marks 75 Years with a Look Ahead
entrepreneurs is a priority for 40 percent of VC firms, but VC firms have fewer people of color than other types of firms. Through a series of LTI webinars, the club is featuring prominent Latino tech leaders and ambassadors who provide... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 26 Jan 2021
- News
Clubs See Wealth in FemTech; Health Care Alumni Look at COVID Response
Consultant at McKinsey & Co., served as moderator. The panel pointed out that only 2.7% of venture capital money goes to female founders. “People cannot believe the percentage is so low,” says Greub, adding that the predominantly male... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 09 Jan 2014
- News
Tapping into Opportunity
be made environmentally safe," says Shenkar. "The oil and gas companies are working hard to respond to the evolving government regulations. There's a real opportunity here for firms that can quickly provide the technology to meet these... View Details
- 14 Dec 2010
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 14
conceptualization of products in this context, as reflected by product feature choices, is influenced by prior industry affiliation. We study digital cameras introduced from 1991 to 2006 by firms from three prior industries. We... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
Class Acts
firm in Ghana, West Africa. An accounting major, student body president, and regional president of his fraternity at Purdue University, Richardson and his partner, Kodwo Mills (also MBA '96), worked under the managing partner of Deloitte... View Details
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Inessa Lurye
Before graduate school, Inessa Lurye, through consulting work at McKinsey, helped the Harlem Children's Zone nearly double the number of children it served. She worked with the Washington DC's mayor's office to reduce street homelessness... View Details
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
1996 Global Alumni Conference Probes "Information Revolution"
the larger managerial implications of the information revolution. In a lunchtime talk on March 20, for instance, Stephen Sprinkle, of the Atlanta office of Deloitte & Touche Consulting Group, described one key implication of the new... View Details
Keywords: Daniel Penrice
- 24 Mar 2021
- News
Clubs Reaffirm Equity in Community Partners Work; Alumni Angels Invest in Member Education
Clubs News Clubs News Community Partners Lean In to Racial Equity Each year, hundreds of HBS alumni volunteer with their local alumni clubs and associations to offer pro-bono consulting to nonprofits in their communities. This year, the... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 13 Apr 2016
- Research Event
What Does 'Diversity' Really Mean?
Many male business leaders have the right intentions when it comes to tackling the sticky issue of gender inequality in the workplace. But try as they might to be more sensitive and inclusive with their language, men are quite simply bound to mess up sometimes, said... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 28 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
Microfinance: A Way Out for the Poor
to Chu, himself a Wall Street refugee with grounding in consulting and buy-outs, microfinance has "a double bottom-line." It brings above-average returns for first-movers who tap into what finance specialists see as a new... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 11 Dec 2007
- First Look
First Look: December 11, 2007
in performance that persisted for at least five years. This decline was most pronounced among star analysts who moved to firms with lesser capabilities and those who moved solo, without other team members. Star analysts who moved between... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace