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Mariano Bomaggio
driven by profitability. But now, I think about how decisions fit within the culture of a company." Outside of class, Mariano has been active in the Finance Club, where he has helped organize recruiting sessions with various banks.... View Details
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Ed Rogers
wine recommendations that take special occasions into account. Once we realized our core differentiating factor, all of our other activities pivoted to communicate our distinction. How do your HBS ambitions fit into the big picture of the... View Details
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Chao Zeng
I’ve led discussions about LGBT and diversity, about how to help HBS students with families get more engaged in HBS activities. Because I’m from outside the U.S., I can bring a new perspective, a global perspective. How do your HBS ambitions View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
“Where can we find such a person?”
whole technology landscape is going, how related firms are progressing, and how its work fits into that context.” He also cites public policy issues and government involvement; intellectual property questions; longer time horizons; and... View Details
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
“Culture Is Everything”
company was in 1993. “This culture of decentralization didn’t fit what we needed to do — to keep IBM integrated.” Answering questions from students, Gerstner offered advice such as “Never lose touch with customers,” “You don’t understand... View Details
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Folafolu Folowosele
helped students pass their exams. Our customer research gave us an idea. We found that similar to most foreign students, many Chinese kids struggled to fit into the social culture of American universities, so we recommended that Owen... View Details
- 25 Jun 2024
- News
On the Move: Alexis DePree (MBA 2007)
When Nordstrom announced the promotion of Alexis DePree (MBA 2007) to COO in early June, media outlets noted DePree’s expanded, end-to-end role in managing operations and customer experience in an increasingly complex retail environment. DePree joined Nordstrom in... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
A Class All His Own
It doesn’t seem right that F. Gorham Brigham Jr. (MBA 1939) should drive to the Bulletin’s offices in Teele Hall to discuss his 58 years (and counting) as class secretary. After so many years of service, it would be much more fitting for... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
HBS Wins Green Business Award
HBS Operations has received a 2010 City of Boston Green Business Award in recognition of the numerous green technologies used at Shad Hall, the School’s fitness and recreation facility and its showcase for sustainability. Energy-saving... View Details
- Career Coach
Mandy Xu
serving the client – and is happy to share her takeaways. She welcomes conversations with students looking for the right career fit post-MBA and enjoys dialogue around personal values and fulfillment. To book an appointment, please send... View Details
- 15 May 2015
- Blog Post
Tips for Applying to Business School
chose recommenders who had seen me take on responsibility, struggle at times, and adapt to reach my goals. I think this matters much more than having recommenders with a particular job title or connection with HBS. Get to know HBS and decide if it’s the right View Details
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Latin America - Global Activities 2021
of the Latin America Research Center (LARC), is about a difficult personnel decision Bruck, a rising star in the Argentina-based Amazon rival, faced. In 2017, as corporate sales director at MercadoLibre, she managed a smart and dedicated employee who did not View Details
- 08 Jan 2020
- Blog Post
Know Your Audience - Recruiting HBS Students for Private Equity
determine which format, large or intimate, is the best fit for your goals. Making the Investment in Recruiting An emerging trend in Private Equity recruiting is the use of the summer internship as a feeder for full-time hiring. The... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Sankofa!
Sankofa, a word in the Akan language of Ghana, embodies the idea of learning from the past to build for the future — a fitting name for a student performance that draws its inspiration from the rich cultural traditions of the African... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Silent Killers: Overcoming Barriers to Organizational Learning
uncovered these obstacles using a process they refined more than a decade ago called Organizational Fitness Profiling (OFP). OFP helps CEOs or business unit general managers and their top teams assess how well an operation View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
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Benjamin Story
Fitting in At first, Ben says, "I had no idea how receptive HBS would be to someone with my background. I thought I'd start at a big disadvantage — would I be taken seriously?" Not only was Ben welcomed by his colleagues, he was... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Eight Among Many: W. Mitt Romney
fits with the public side of his SLOC work. "It's not unlike the clamor of a political campaign," notes Romney, who ran unsuccessfully for Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy's seat in 1994 and whose father, George, was a Presidential... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 20 Aug 2024
- Book
Why Competing With Tech Giants Requires Finding Your Own Edge
an effective way to establish themselves as hubs. Ping An successfully utilized this tactic in its auto services ecosystem. In a similar vein, Adidas entered the digital fitness market—a field Nike had already ventured into— by acquiring... View Details
- 13 Feb 2020
- Blog Post
Know Your Audience – Recruiting HBS Students for Manufacturing
“Consider students as individuals and tailor the LDP experience for their backgrounds, or hire them directly into general management roles that are a good fit for their skill sets.” Since some students view LDPs as old-fashioned in... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing
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Latin America - Global Activities 2020
incentive systems for the loan officers and measured how much more helpful they were to borrowers. We found some substantial increases. Natalia Rigol: Once you change the institutional incentives to align them more with the mission of the organization—to give borrowers... View Details