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- 20 Sep 2021
- Blog Post
Student Spotlight: Summer Internships in Business and Environment
durations, and dispatch it as electricity on demand. Cal's role prior to HBS was an Aerospace Industry Application Engineer at Mathworks. Aditya Desai (MBA 2022, Section J), Summer Internship: MBA Summer Intern at Natron Energy Natron... View Details
- Portrait Project
Mark Cicirelli
addicted to the electric excitement of building new things, taking chances, and trying to influence the future. Fuses exist to prevent surges of energy. After HBS I hope to blow a bunch more fuses. View Details
- 10 Feb 2016
- News
A Leader’s Call to Action
Barbara Nick (AMP 165, 2003) has spent more than 30 years in the gas and electric industry, honing her skills to become an award-winning leader in business and in her community. She knew her success was due in part to other leaders—the... View Details
Reginald H. Jones
A master of strategic planning, Jones designed a new organizational model for General Electric to ensure more accountability and control for specific large industry sectors. Despite a difficult economic climate, Jones was able to double... View Details
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Women in the Relay Assembly Test Room, ca. 1930 – The Human Relations Movement – Baker Library, Historical Collections
HBS Home HBS Index Contact Us Back to Exhibit Page Women in the Relay Assembly Test Room, ca. 1930 Western Electric Company Hawthorne Studies Collection © 2007 President and Fellows of Harvard College; all rights reserved. Baker Library |... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Shaking Up the System
noted Sternberg. “The difference-makers here are the adults.” As a teacher, Sternberg felt that children’s education suffered from a dearth of strong school leadership, so he decided to enroll at HBS. “The core tenets of leadership that have worked for General View Details
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Comparison of Output with Hours of Sleep – The Human Relations Movement – Baker Library, Historical Collections
HBS Home HBS Index Contact Us Back to Exhibit Page Comparison of Output with Hours of Sleep First Relay Assembly Test Group, ca. 1930 Western Electric Company Hawthorne Studies Collection © 2007 President and Fellows of Harvard College;... View Details
- 19 May 2023
- News
Quiet Acceleration
Photo credit: Tesla Photo credit: Tesla Four years into his tenure as Tesla’s CFO, Zachary Kirkhorn (MBA 2013) continues to draw notice for his quiet, effective ability to implement CEO Elon Musk’s vision to scale Tesla into the world’s largest carmaker. As reported in... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
UNC's “Accidental” Dean
23, 2003). It’s not quite as improbable as it seems. Jones grew up in western North Carolina and graduated from Chapel Hill in 1974. After earning his MBA, he worked for General Electric and McKinsey before packing his bags for Australia,... View Details
- 10 Mar 2022
- Blog Post
How I Spent My HBS 2+2 Deferral: Vika Wasyliw
viewed 2+2 as a way to gain a broad skillset and bring together a world of specialists. How long did you defer your 2+2 admission? I deferred for three years. What job(s) did you have during your deferral? When I graduated in 2018, I returned to my third co-op... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Ask the Expert: Energy’s Next Era
Africa’s largest oil- producing country, has expensive and unreliable energy. Whether it is lines for automobile and generator fuels or blackouts of the electricity grid, Nigeria is a perfect example of a country that cannot afford to do... View Details
- 19 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: Tata Power - Trombay Thermal Power Plant Takeaways
continue to develop while decarbonizing its energy use? The reality is that today, 60% of India’s electric power comes from coal plants like Trombay, which play a critical role in continued economic growth. That figure is much higher than... View Details
Henry E. Singleton
A trained electrical engineer, Singleton’s first venture at Teledyne was to create semiconductors, a product that his previous employer, Litton Industries refused to produce, even at Singleton’s behest. After only a few years in... View Details
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- 01 Dec 2017
- News
2017 in Energy: A Future of Lower Energy Prices
What’s next in energy? “Electric cars. Everyone knows they are coming, but the energy sector isn’t ready. There are two main questions: Is there going to be a market for gasoline in 25 years? And where are we going to get the electricity... View Details
- 14 Jul 2009
- Research & Ideas
Business Summit: China in the Global Economy
Stropki, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.G. Richard Wagoner, Chairman and CEO, General Motors CorporationMarjorie Yang, Chairman, The Esquel Group While the global economic downturn will... View Details
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- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Muhammad Yunus Visits HBS
successful door-to-door salesmen. Yunus described several sustainable “social businesses” (all profits to the enterprise) he has launched in Bangladesh. They include Grameenphone, which put cell phones into the hands of millions of poor, rural women, and a venture that... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Three Profs Win McKinsey Award
Articles about the disastrous effects of outsourcing on the American economy and the origins of creative business strategies have earned three HBS professors top honors in the annual competition for best contributions to the Harvard Business Review. Professors Gary... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Bright Future for Green Business
panelists were collectively bullish on solar energy, electric drive technology that powers hybrid and electric cars, and biofuels (including ethanol). By contrast, they were cautiously optimistic about clean... View Details
- Career Coach
Grace Keliher
can provide insights into how these industries recruit, what the job experience looks like, and how they can meet your personal criteria for a post-MBA career. She is happy to help with career visioning, interview prep, and resume/ cover letter reviews. To make an... View Details