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- 01 Sep 2018
- News
September 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
as a series of interactions between founders, partners, potential partners, investors, and others at various stages of the entrepreneurial process, from seed to exit. Many authors offer tips on how to succeed as an entrepreneur, but no one else has scrutinized the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Daniel Vasella
this one played out brilliantly. Within a decade, Dr. Daniel Vasella (PMD 57, 1989) rocketed through the ranks of Sandoz and in 1996 led the firm’s merger with Ciba-Geigy, emerging as CEO of the new company called Novartis, based in Basel, Switzerland. The merger put... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
A Healthy Profit
different market segments, CancerScan tripled the number of screenings in its prefecture in six months. "Before Antares," says Fukuyoshi, who previously worked at Procter & Gamble, "I didn't know how much marketing could impact health care. That I could help save lives... View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
The Winning Season
Cooperstown, New York. Despite his deep love of the game, the elder DeWitt stresses the importance of maintaining a degree of emotional distance when it comes to evaluating, and negotiating for, players. “It would be easy to get too... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
The Little Ice-Cream Company That Could
armchair from which he has negotiated many a deal, Rogers readily admits that the company’s success “has been beyond my wildest dreams.” Every business owner has stories to tell. Few relish the telling more than Rogers, and for good... View Details
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Made, Not Born: HBS Courses and Entrepreneurial Management
Bhide's Entrepreneurial Management course gives his students a feel for the skills they will need as entrepreneurs. The course, first offered in 1983 and currently taught by Bhide and Assistant Professor Myra Maloney Hart, focuses on... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
MBAs on a Mission
museum’s “incredibly supportive and creative building committee.” Working with skilled professionals from a wide range of disciplines is something Houston did often in her experience at New York City’s Lincoln Center, first as an HBS... View Details
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2016
Generation: How Successful Family Businesses Develop Their Next Leaders by Allan Cohen (MBA 1961) and Pramodita Sharma (Berrett-Koehler Publishers) Companies owned and run by families need to develop leadership and entrepreneurial skills... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2019
neighbors. Bulletproof Problem Solving: The One Skill That Changes Everything by Charles Conn (MBA 1990) and Robert McLean Wiley Complex problem solving is a critical skill, and necessary to keep up with rapid change. But this kind of... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2015
senior partner at the executive search firm Spencer Stuart. He offers advice on generating valuable introductions, nailing interviews, negotiating compensation, cultivating a mentor, and knowing when to change jobs or industries. Sunset... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
The Fight Beyond
But there were those within the US government who knew they needed more than fighters on the front lines. Green had the necessary skills to manage the business of the war, and the connections to get himself hired for the job. Green came... View Details
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Running Up the Score
fan support. Nobody puts out a more exciting product or showcases more talented and skilled athletes than the major American professional leagues. But have the beauty, fun, and thrills of games - which once far outdistanced the commercial... View Details
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- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Vive la Madeleine!
And Viana himself put in 300,000 of his own capital. It all added up to roughly 1.5 million—not the 2.8 million of his original proposal, but enough to be awarded rights to the brand in November 2014. Finding a building for the new factory was another hurdle. “Whenever... View Details