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Badreddine Ouali
Badreddine Ouali, Founder and Co-CEO of Vermeg, details critical moments in his career which led him to start a banking software company in Tunisia. View Details
- June 1991 (Revised November 2004)
- Case
John Jacob Astor, 1763-1848
Astor, the wealthiest American of his time, engages in fur trading, shipping, real estate investment, and general merchandise trading. Astor's career illustrates the immediate pre-modern management era: types of decisions, time horizons, and number of transactions. View Details
Keywords: Business or Company Management; Business History; Personal Development and Career; United States
McCraw, Thomas K. "John Jacob Astor, 1763-1848." Harvard Business School Case 391-261, June 1991. (Revised November 2004.)
- 21 Jan 2016
- Blog Post
HBS and the Arts
I am what you may consider an atypical candidate at HBS; I am an art history major in pursuit of an MBA, dedicated to a career path in the arts. My fascination with art stems from an experience I had in high school. I attended a... View Details
- Career Coach
Kaushal Mehta
Kaushal enjoys helping students explore opportunities available to students in the US Private Equity and Hedge Funds space. Having worked across Private Equity and Public Markets, Kaushal can provide insights into how these industries operate, what the role looks like,... View Details
- 25 Apr 2014
- Video
Stever Robbins - Making A Difference
- September 2003
- Module Note
Managing the Competing Goals of Work and Life
By: Leslie A. Perlow
Outlines how instructors can facilitate discussion within the Managing the Competing Goals of Work and Life module to encourage students to begin a process of self-assessment that focuses on personal values, career development needs, and workplace culture. View Details
Keywords: Working Conditions; Goals and Objectives; Organizational Culture; Work-Life Balance; Value
Perlow, Leslie A. "Managing the Competing Goals of Work and Life." Harvard Business School Module Note 404-063, September 2003.
- 10 Jun 2021
- News
In Conversation with Cédric Ducrocq, President, DIAMART
- 13 Sep 2023
- Video
Entrepreneurial Insights: Lizzie Matusov, Co-founder and CEO of Quotient
- 2017
- Book
HBR Guide to Buying a Small Business: Think Big, Buy Small, Own Your Own Company
By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff
Find, acquire, and run your own business. Are you looking for an alternative to a career path at a big firm? Does founding your own start-up seem too risky? There is a radical third path open to you: you can buy a small business and run it as CEO. Purchasing a small... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurial Finance; Entrepreneurs; Small Companies; Small Business Finance; Negotiation; Due Diligence; Sourcing; Search Funds; Search; Deal Sourcing; Deal Structuring; Funnel; Debt Financing; Small And Medium Enterprises; Small Business; Internet and the Web; Entrepreneurship; Negotiation Deal; Ownership; Equity; Borrowing and Debt
Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. HBR Guide to Buying a Small Business: Think Big, Buy Small, Own Your Own Company. Harvard Business Review Press, 2017.
- 20 Sep 2018
- News
Did Entrepreneur Ernesto Tornquist Help or Hurt Argentina?
- 14 Jan 2022
- Blog Post
Embracing Activism for Social Change
they happen. “Our model was a program we researched in Houston that’s working well,” Mendu says. “I was able to lead the training session for the Detroit effort, which was an honor for me.” Enabling Career Exploration Each year, the HBS... View Details
- 31 Jan 2008
- Working Paper Summaries
Peer Effects and Entrepreneurship
Keywords: by Ramana Nanda & Jesper B. Sørensen
- Career Coach
Sarah Hoffner
Sarah wants to help students understand the various options for careers in healthcare, including finance/investing, consulting, pharma/biotech, managed care, and other healthcare start-ups. She can also advise on how to best position your... View Details
- 22 Dec 2014
- Video
Charles Jennings
- 08 Aug 2016
- Video
Syed Babar Ali Full Interview
- June 2017
- Case
Maggie Wilderotter: The Evolution of an Executive
By: Boris Groysberg, Sarah L. Abbott and Robin Abrahams
In a career that spanned over 30 years, Maggie Wilderotter served as CEO of two publicly traded companies and served on 32 corporate and 9 association and nonprofit boards of directors. As CEO of Frontier Communications, a U.S. telecom company with over $25 billion in... View Details
Keywords: Leadership; Managing People; Networks; Strategy And Leadership; Personal Development and Career; Personal Characteristics; Leadership Style; Social and Collaborative Networks; Gender; Power and Influence; Telecommunications Industry; United States
Groysberg, Boris, Sarah L. Abbott, and Robin Abrahams. "Maggie Wilderotter: The Evolution of an Executive." Harvard Business School Case 417-091, June 2017.
- Career Coach
Celia Chen
into these industries: what the job entails, what it takes, and the pro/cons of these careers in broad strokes. Celia is also a founder of a coaching platform in China and joined an entrepreneurship-through-acquisition startup in consumer... View Details
- 19 May 2021
- Blog Post
Instagram Takeover - Ja’ Saint-Tulias (MBA 2022)
sewing pieces for high school fashion shows to becoming a certified esthetician and beauty blogger pre-HBS. Bachelor's in hand, Ja’ has set her sights on earning a master's degree in Business Administration from Harvard Business School to pursue a View Details