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Allen Yang

economics studies. But PepsiCo drew him into an entirely new world—consumer packaged goods—and Yipit gave him the unusual opportunity to learn how to code. Capturing what's great about business HBS expanded Allen's opportunities for hands-on exploration. In Field II,... View Details

Keywords: CPG; Tech; Financial Services

01 Jun 2012
News

Global Mission

needed to bring global perspectives to classroom discussions. Today, over half of all HBS cases have an international focus. Raising the bar on its global mission, HBS this year required the first-year class to travel abroad to work on a... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; meta

01 Dec 2015
News

Euro Vision

Amsterdam, Barcelona, and Paris, among other cities. He expects the same travel logs from his partners. "There are thriving communities in each of these cities, and so we are members of those communities," he says. That means speaking the... View Details

Keywords: Jason Feifer

10 Oct 2007
Research & Ideas

“Blank” Inside: Branding Ingredients

that will make air travel more pleasurable. For the first time, Boeing has branded a new product, naming the 787 the Dreamliner. And All Nippon Airways, the archrival of Japan Airlines, which placed the first 50 orders is already touting... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch; Aerospace; Consumer Products

20 Oct 2014
Blog Post

Create Buzzworthy Industry Education Events at HBS

your organization. You are investing your team’s time and funds to travel to HBS, and sending an energetic posse of colleagues to speak with our students after the presentation will drive more return for that investment. Of course, it’s... View Details

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Rohan Gopaldas

completing his MBA in May, Rohan will pursue a management role with a famous fast-food franchise that's in a turnaround situation. Long-term, Rohan wants "to run a restaurant, hotel, or travel company that provides an unforgettable... View Details

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David Kang

David Kang's passion for travel has taken him all over the world: London, Malaysia, the Czech Republic, Singapore, Russia and Japan. It also led him to a school where his global interests would continue to expand: HBS. "My three... View Details

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Durdana Achakzai

and Latin America. Going to HBS is like traveling around the world to learn global business practices." Applying a broad perspective to energy Even though she had no plans to work in the entertainment industry, Durdana used her... View Details

01 Mar 2007
News

Winter Break Just Got Educational

IMMERSION EXPERIENCES: Students who traveled to New Orleans spent time working on Habitat for Humanity redevelopment projects. Winter break this year gave some 200 MBA students an opportunity to participate in one of three pilot,... View Details

Keywords: immersion; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Management

March 2018
Case

Chaudhary Group: Rebuilding Nepal

By: Christopher J. Malloy, Lauren H. Cohen and Inakshi Sobti

After the 2015 Nepal earthquake, the Chaudhary Group, a billion-dollar conglomerate in Nepal, decides to play a pivotal role in rebuilding the country. The Group's philanthropic arm (Chaudhary Foundation) works with stakeholders and develops a blue print for short- and... View Details

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30 Oct 2014
Blog Post

Alumni: Where are they now? Featuring Robert Leke...

continent. Given the lean team structure at Tana, every team member is encouraged to continuously stretch himself/herself into roles of greater responsibility and influence. This has afforded me the opportunity for great learning, as well as great challenges. View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail

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Brittany Williams

Citibank. After graduation, she returned to Citibank for two years. Then, to gain international experience, she accepted an offer with Goldman Sachs in London, where she worked for four years. “I absolutely loved it,” she says. “I View Details

Keywords: Financial Services

01 Jun 2001
News

Virtual Plant Tours and Beer Game Dysfunction

unfolded, with the plant manager himself fielding some of the queries. Boston’s unpredictable winters can also complicate travel and transport. But when a severe snowstorm brought the city to a halt last March, “students at home simply... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

01 Dec 2013
News

Climate Change as Must-See TV

Susan and Steve Mandel (both MBA 1982). The series includes Don Cheadle, Matt Damon, Harrison Ford, Olivia Munn, and Arnold Schwarzenegger as on-the-ground correspondents who visit ordinary Americans on the front lines of hurricanes, droughts, heat waves, and... View Details

Keywords: videos; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services; Broadcasting (except Internet); Information; Arts, Entertainment

28 Jun 2011
News

Bold Ascent

maintaining a base in China and traveling to Berkeley every few months, Baka expects to keep close tabs on the manufacturing quality of the company’s designs, building on his experience sourcing organic cotton apparel. “We have seen many... View Details

Keywords: hiking; Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, and Book Stores; Retail Trade

17 Dec 2018
Blog Post

Thinking of Joining a Board? Christiana Smith Shi (MBA 1986) Shares Her Experience

events, travel when and where I want, and smell a few roses along the way. I highly recommend it! To learn more about Christiana's insights into serving on a corporate board, view her presentation, Corporate Board Service: The What, Why... View Details

01 Jun 1998
News

Mark Tatum

headed a corporate soccer promotion at P&G. At HBS, he met numerous people working in the sports industry and took a summer internship doing sports marketing for Pepsi-Cola. After graduation and some travel with his wife and HBS... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; photograph by Webb Chappell

11 May 2015
Research & Ideas

A Road Map to Fix America’s Transportation Infrastructure

Any highway commuter who has wasted hours stuck in traffic can see the cracks in the United States' transportation system, as can any airline passenger who has been stranded overnight in an airport. Yet while many agree that the need for infrastructure change is... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Transportation

27 Aug 2019
Blog Post

Meet the PRIDE Club

Miami, Florida. Prior to HBS, she worked in digital and multicultural marketing across the consumer products and media industries. She will be transitioning to e-commerce management after HBS. When she's not immersed in the case method (#nerd), Natalia enjoys View Details

15 Jun 2021
News

From Das’s Desk

were hosting programs and networking events for their members, and fundraisers were traveling to meet with donors as the end of the fiscal year approached. Then everything stopped. Just like our colleagues on the MBA and Executive... View Details

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services

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