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19 Jan 2024
News

The Values and Virtues of a Quick Fix

she cannot transfer her bag, that the company will not transfer her bags, and all she wants to do is go see her grandkids, and she can't move very fast at this advanced age and he responds very clearly. And he says, I would really like to... View Details

01 Oct 2021
News

Furthering the Legacy of Whitney Bowman (MBA 2006)

Whitney Bowman (MBA 2006) and Brittanie Bowman When Whitney Bowman died unexpectedly at the age of 41, he left a tremendous void in the lives of his family, friends, and colleagues. He also left a legacy of support and inspiration for... View Details

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Tsedal Neeley | About

and global expansion, and regularly conducts research and advises organizations on scaling cultural change. She has authored three award-winning books on organizations, technology, and transformation. The Digital Mindset: What It Really Takes to Thrive in the View Details

01 Jun 2011
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Who Was George F. Baker?

newspaper reporter since 1863,” the year he invested $3,000 to become an original shareholder in the First National Bank of New York (now Citibank) at age 23. Baker believed in action, not words. And his actions spoke volumes. He began... View Details

Keywords: Finance

20 May 2024
Blog Post

Get to Know Class Day Student Speaker Erik Roberts

what you do, and showing up with a sense of purpose.” Roberts credits his family as his primary influence. As the youngest of three, with a sizable age gap between him and his older sisters, he was given a long leash and the foundational... View Details

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Sylvester Wee

"You’ll never make it." I’ve heard that same line too many times growing up, but never once succumbed to it. I started competitive tennis late at the age of 12 but trained hard to eventually become the top ranked player in Singapore. I... View Details

PRESENCE

New York Times bestseller, Wall Street Journal bestseller, Washington Post bestseller, Chicago Tribune bestseller, Publishers Weekly bestseller, USA Today bestseller, Amazon "Best Books of December" pick and... View Details

17 Jan 2019
Blog Post

MBA Curriculum Spotlight: Short Intensive Programs (SIPs)

setting up trusts are easy to postpone. In this course, alumni will talk about the choices they made and what they would do differently if they were to do it all over again and industry experts will share advice as well. Pricing the Priceless: BioPharma Innovation in... View Details

01 Jan 2005
News

Joseph J. O'Donnell, MBA 1971

O'Donnell spends almost half his time on philanthropic matters, especially The Joey Fund, which supports cystic fibrosis research and is named after his son, who died from the disease in 1986 at age 12. Although he is now chairman of the... View Details

Profile

Shira Asa-El

what did you want to be when you grew up? A scientist. From a very young age I was not a “usual” girl: I hated dolls and anything pink, I had short hair, loved sports, and found comfort in numbers and solving problems. Thanks to my... View Details

25 Jun 2007
Research & Ideas

HBS Cases: Beauty Entrepreneur Madam Walker

As the daughter of newly freed slaves on a Louisiana plantation, Sarah Breedlove's prospects at birth in 1867 foretold grinding poverty and toil. Over time, she graduated from the cotton fields to the washtub, marrying at the age of 14... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Beauty & Cosmetics

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McArthur Hall | About

position in the future. He initiated major changes in faculty development, committed unprecedented resources to research and curriculum development, and positioned HBS academic programs at the leading edge of business education. Addressing the problem of the School’s... View Details

01 Oct 1999
News

Banking on Success

really are shooting for zero defects, but if you don't have some failures, you're probably not taking enough risk." When asked to share his proudest achievement, Kennedy looks instead to the career of his wife, Karen, who enrolled in medical school at the View Details

Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg

29 Aug 2018
What Do You Think?

What Should Harley-Davidson’s Management Do?

Harley demographic aging out of the sport the new concepts are a step in the right direction most of all, the product must be right.” Kevin O’Meara agreed, saying that, “the tariffs and the ‘Twitter war’ are masking the true issues (1)... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Auto

July 2011
Case

Shifting the Diversity Climate: The Sodexo Solution

By: David A. Thomas and Stephanie J. Creary

This case profiles the evolution of Sodexo's diversity initiative. Diversity became a key priority for Sodexo, North America in 2001 after a class-action lawsuit was filed and certified in Washington, D.C. against Sodexo Marriot Services, Inc., the food services... View Details

Keywords: Diversity; Business Strategy; Globalization; Management Teams; Gender; Race; Ethnicity; Age; Food and Beverage Industry; North America; Washington (state, US)

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04 Jan 2022
What Do You Think?

Firing McDonald’s Easterbrook: What Could the Board Have Done Differently?

Employee, The New York Times, November 3, 2019. Your feedback to last month’s column How Will the Metaverse Affect Productivity? I’d like to think that the tentative nature of the few responses to this column suggest the early stages of interest and limited knowledge... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

04 May 2011
Research & Ideas

Is Web Surfing Distracting Your Workers?

children below age 9, who were found to be on average 21 percent less productive than the children in the control group—while for children over age 9, there was shown to be no significant difference, a... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

09 May 2023
Blog Post

Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month at HBS (part 1)

that I couldn’t ask my parents for help with my homework. Instead, they relied on me for navigating everyday situations – I became their translator at school, soccer games, and restaurants. Over the years, my independence honed from an early View Details

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Teele Hall | About

health reasons and became vice chairman of the Putnam Management Company, where he had long been a trustee. At the time of his death in 1967 at the age of 61, Teele had returned to his undergraduate alma mater, Amherst College, to serve... View Details

24 Oct 2011
Research & Ideas

The Yelp Factor: Are Consumer Reviews Good for Business?

digital age is a fertile area of his research. Luca is looking at rankings, expert evaluations, online consumer reviews, and quality disclosure laws to see how they work in market settings, and which are most important for consumers. To... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Food & Beverage

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