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- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Tedlow on Tires and the Meaning of Life
edited by Ted A. Adams "When you study the tire industry," HBS professor Richard S. Tedlow told a Class Day audience of graduating MBAs last June, "you are confronting the meaning of life." A distinguished authority on business history,... View Details
- 11 Mar 2020
- News
Making It Rain
Illustration by Edmon de Haro Illustration by Edmon de Haro During his 11 years in the Israeli Air Force, Shimon Elkabetz (MBA 2017) had several near-death experiences related to weather. Once he flew into a... View Details
Keywords: Lisa Scanlon Mogolov
- 26 May 2016
- News
Alan F. Horn, MBA 1971
Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts from Union College 2012 Named Chairman, The Walt Disney Studios Chairman, The Walt Disney Studios After two years working on the Ivory Soap account at Procter & Gamble, Alan Horn was approached by Hollywood... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
They Call Him Mr. China
other countries. But by the end of 1996, it was clear that they had failed to master the task of operating Chinese enterprises. So Perkowski moved on to Plan B. He appointed a team of “Old China” managers inherited with the joint-venture... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
The Drive for Excellence: An Interview with Jim Henderson
short-term results with adherence to a long-term strategy and direction. At Cummins, we are driven by the concept of maximizing shareholder value -- but the question is, value over the next quarter or two, or over a longer period? Either... View Details
- 15 Sep 2015
- News
Easing the Costs of Saving a Child
orphanage, Andrew would smile shyly at us, as if asking ‘What about me?’ I don’t know what happened to him, but chances are he didn’t get adopted.” The unfairness of the situation prompted Taylor to action. He and his wife founded... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- Profile
Mallika Ahluwalia
welfare grant policy," Mallika says. "It gave me exposure to many different stakeholders." But the job also revealed weaknesses in the program's approach. "On the one hand, the monthly food rations were essential – most of our families were led... View Details
- 02 Dec 2019
- News
A Long-Standing Commitment to Global Understanding
Tom (MBA 1969) and Patricia Barry It was a given in Tom Barry’s family that, having done well in math and science in high school, he would pursue a degree in a related field as a student at Yale. But during his junior year, the Ohio native jumped at the View Details
- 23 May 2019
- News
Michael R. Bloomberg, MBA 1966
the Johns Hopkins University Board of Trustees 1997 Publishes Bloomberg by Bloomberg 2001 Elected Mayor of New York City 2012 Launches Bloomberg Philanthropies 2014 Returns to Bloomberg LP as CEO 2017 Coauthors Climate of Hope Founder,... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 29 Jun 2021
- Blog Post
DIVERSIFYING OUR CASE PROTAGONISTS: HOW IS HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL DOING A YEAR LATER?
members to commit to writing a case with a Black protagonist by Juneteenth (June 19) 2021, or 2022 at latest. Every faculty unit also created a plan to develop more inclusive and diverse teaching materials. “Our students are right that... View Details
- 27 Apr 2025
- News
Celebrating 40 Years of Kraft Family Fellowships
Robert Kraft (center) and Jonathan Kraft and Dean Srikant Datar (second row, center) gathered recently with Kraft Family Fellowship recipients and guests to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the founding of the first Kraft fellowship fund at HBS. Photos by Ethi... View Details
- 30 Jun 2021
- Blog Post
Diversifying Our Case Protagonists: How is Harvard Business School Doing a Year Later?
members to commit to writing a case with a Black protagonist by Juneteenth (June 19) 2021, or 2022 at latest. Every faculty unit also created a plan to develop more inclusive and diverse teaching materials. “Our students are right that... View Details
- Profile
Lindsay Hyde
chance to test strategies on the ground,” Lindsay says, “gives you so much more insight than working with theory alone.” Exploring options for social enterprise “The whole reason I came to business school,” says Lindsay, “is to learn how... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Jeff Cruikshank
his colleagues. Even when something looked to me like a genuine impending disaster - a true train wreck looming just around the next bend - there was a very good chance that I was failing to see the Big Picture. So no disasters, but there... View Details
Keywords: Jeff Cruikshank
- 21 Feb 2024
- Blog Post
Hiring at HBS: How Summer Interns Make an Impact at Bridges Fund Management
Foundation and the ESG Initiative at the Wharton School and attracts graduate student teams from around the world, including students from Harvard University. Teams compete to pitch their selected ventures with a chance to secure up to... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Karmic Kickstart
up an advanced and highly aggressive cancer. Even with a hideous year of surgeries and chemotherapy, the best I could hope for was a 50 percent chance of surviving the next five years. I was forced into an abrupt fire sale of the business... View Details
- 25 Mar 2015
- News
The Greening of Houston
Ask most people to name a city with a lot of parks and chances are Houston won’t be the first one they name. “For better or worse, our built environment is known for the lack of zoning,” says Daniel M. Gilbane (MBA 2005), senior vice... View Details
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Danny Lipsitz
2013. Importance of having the right people When visiting campuses to evaluate MBA programs, Danny was “impressed by the caliber of people” he met at HBS. “I had thought it would be a cut-throat environment, but my experience here turned... View Details
- 12 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
Amager Bakke: I Like This Waste Incinerator in My Backyard!
student essays that highlight their reflections. As part of our Immersive Field Course at the Harvard Business School, our class had the chance to visit Amager Bakke, a waste-to-power site in Copenhagen that safely and responsibly turns... View Details
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Oral Histories | Baker Library
years to get it. So during that time, we figured we'd have a better chance of him finishing it if we went to a quiet place like Storrs, Connecticut. So he became a professor there and I completed my MBA. I was the first woman and the only... View Details