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Mira Mehta

in Nigeria! I think it's going to be a major driver for economic growth over the next decade, and I'm so excited to be a part of that process. How has HBS helped you make an impact? The HBS alumni network in Nigeria is extremely strong.... View Details

Portrait Project

Jeff Norton

company, along with a fellow HBS graduate, to create a new kind of film experience for children: an interactive movie that allows kids to control the story. I worked obsessively on the project, sometimes to my own detriment, but in this pursuit I am View Details

01 Apr 2001
News

Khoo Teng Chye: Technology Turnaround in Singapore

appreciation of his Harvard stint is one reason why he is helping HBS prepare a case study on PSA. “To learn from the experience of major companies and understand how managers tackle problems can be extremely rewarding,” Khoo explains.... View Details

Keywords: Alejandro Reyes; Transportation

01 Jun 2010
News

Alumni Eager to Help Shape School’s Future

the research, and the facilities. Alumni are truly vested in the future of this great institution. Dean Jay Light has led the School under extremely difficult circumstances over the past five years. Our new Dean will face the equally... View Details

Keywords: Ann Kelly

05 Dec 2005
Research & Ideas

VCs Survey Post-Bubble Opportunities

business." "The statistics are correct," said Raj Kapoor (HBS MBA '96), managing director at Mayfield, a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California. "It's an extremely hit-driven business that's becoming more... View Details

Keywords: by Julie Hanna; Financial Services

03 Oct 2005
What Do You Think?

What’s the Future of Globally Organized Labor?

and continues to be a lack of good leadership! . . . The politics of international labor interaction are extremely complex and will require tremendous leadership ability to negotiate win-win deals across countries so that employees of... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

25 Mar 2021
News

Alumni Honor Nitin Nohria and Support His Legacy

educational programs, intellectual ambition for widespread impact, internationalization for global understanding, inclusion to enhance culture and community, and integration with Harvard University. “Alumni and close friends of the School were View Details

18 Apr 2005
Research & Ideas

Prosper with Multi-Channel Retailing

experience on the Internet. The site is set up for e-commerce, but the company views it more as a way to build its brand: Customers can download video clips, watch footage of extreme sports, or learn about an upcoming free concert at one... View Details

Keywords: by Julie Jette; Consumer Products; Retail

09 Mar 2023
Blog Post

Port Esbjerg: Deploying Offshore Wind

globe. Offshore wind power generation is extremely complex, but we identified three key enablers for scaling up offshore wind that Port Esbjerg has put into practice. Flexibility for electricity offtake. Offshore wind electricity... View Details

26 Sep 2019
Research & Ideas

What Can the World’s Largest Refugee Camp Teach Us About the Meaning of Work?

day.” Testing the unique benefits of work By all accounts, overcrowding, extreme poverty, and the experience of forced displacement inside the camps has taken a profound toll. Doctors Without Borders has provided almost 1.4 million... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

18 Jun 2024
Blog Post

Alumni Career Journey: Ben Schutzman (MBA 2016) - Driving Positive Impact on Community and Climate

take the initiative to go find them – and they’ll be extremely excited that someone from HBS is interested in their business because they'll know the valuable skills and experiences that you have to offer. My second piece of advice is to... View Details

01 Dec 2022
News

The State of Play

passive consumption of video to be successful outside the home. I think that’s why we’re seeing this diversification of immersive experiences and why, at Meow Wolf, we are presenting something extremely unique.” View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

Profile

Annora Wang

mine is an immigrant story of working my way up—I want to mentor and inspire others. I count myself extremely lucky to be here, and I want to help others too. View Details

Keywords: Entertainment / Media

Profile

Max Seel

ownership of my ideas." HBS became the place to build his business foundation. "Here, you get a taste of everything," says Max. "Marketing, economics, entrepreneurship – the Required Curriculum spans the entire business spectrum." "HBS... View Details

Profile

Chris Hurst

poor countries alleviate extreme poverty, and what might my role in the process be? Second, given the challenges global competition brings to the U.S., how might the U.S. retain its competitive position into the 21st Century?” For Chris,... View Details

03 Nov 2020
News

One Paramount Priority

adversary for a range of reasons. “We have a divisive president—and the extremes get the air time, both among our political leaders and the media. The algorithms created by our social networks fuel the fire even more. This all reinforces... View Details

Keywords: Government

01 Sep 2006
News

Notebook

surprise: Human resources. We underestimated how important it is to be extremely aggressive about both bringing in super-talented people and getting rid of people who bring the organization down. What I’d like to do over: Act more quickly... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Telecommunications; Information

17 Jun 2002
Research & Ideas

Entrepreneurship in Asia and Foreign Direct Investment

Singapore and Malaysia. Capital in Taiwan and Hong Kong went to the most efficient firms, including small, start-up entrepreneurial firms, and was not based on the political or ethnic status of such firms, he said. Extremely attractive... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

16 May 2018
Research & Ideas

How Companies Managed Risk (and Even Benefitted) in World War Internment Camps

An internment camp for German citizens in England. Chronicle/Alamy Stock Photo Global enterprises that do business in emerging economies face significant political risks—in extreme cases, imprisonment of their civilian employees during... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Manufacturing

03 Apr 2013
What Do You Think?

Will Women Leaders Influence the Way We Work?

leaders on work, "it is extremely naive to expect that stereotypical ideas about what women in general are like will have any meaning for the behavior of women in senior management positions. Women who arrive in such positions will... View Details