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- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Marketing Muscle
On her first foray into Silicon Valley, Karen Edwards (MBA '90) didn't have much success finding the job she wanted: head of marketing at an Internet company. Told she didn't know enough about technology,... View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
New Fitzhugh Professorship Celebrated
actively pursued his white classmates. His first job after graduation was as an independent salesman in his native Washington, D.C., working for several firms serving the black community. In Washington,... View Details
- Portrait Project
Chao Zeng
My first job involved working onboard the trains between Shanghai and Zhengzhou, China, during the sweltering, sticky summer peak. The train ecosystem was competitive: people fighting for a spot, daring... View Details
- 09 Oct 2017
- News
Saving an American Publishing Icon
David Bradley (MBA 1977) is chairman of Atlantic Media. In this interview, he explains how the rise of the internet actually saved and helped improve the venerable Atlantic magazine. “The first company I started, when I was 26 years old,... View Details
- 21 Aug 2016
- News
From Money to Ministry
handling international accounts, corporate lending, and managing assets for the First National Bank of Chicago. Quainton found that he was good at listening to clients and helping people solve problems. It was a calling, not for higher... View Details
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Visionary, Innovator, Educator - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School
businessmen and other leaders. " Robert McCabe (HBS MBA '58), Foreword to The First Venture Capitalist: Georges Doriot on Leadership, Capital, & Business Organization , 2004 66 66 McCabe, "Foreword" in Gupta, ed., View Details
- 05 Oct 2016
- What Do You Think?
Can the US Economy Regain the Growth and Prosperity of the Past?
years ago, as being as important as the first machine age they attribute to the development of steam power. These are ideas that can expand the potential for growth, if not for jobs and greater economic... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Lesson Plans
“I think it's a combination of two things,” he says. “First, people have the time, because they're stuck at home. Second, there’s a lot of economic uncertainty, and people are worried about their job security.” In this interview, Mullane... View Details
Keywords: Jen Mele
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
A CEO Goes Undercover
Manby (MBA '85) Courtesy Joel Manby Web Extra Undercover Boss: Watch the Joel Manby Episode As I reached out to shut off my alarm at 3 a.m. — wake-up time for my first day as a street washer — I wondered, “What have I gotten myself into?”... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Expanding the brand of the country’s largest magazine publisher
Ann S. Moore (MBA 1978), the first female chair and CEO of Time Inc., oversaw nearly 150 magazines and their brand extensions. During her tenure, she launched more magazines than Time founder Henry R. Luce and, as publisher of People,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Flying High
Jersey, whose first job was in personnel with the old Bamberger’s department store, McColgan had been “flying under the radar at Fidelity for several years, running several key operations,” the Globe... View Details
- Portrait Project
Anjali Thakkar
“Time of death: 4:57am.” This was my first experience losing a patient. Around 4am, I was falling asleep, despite the constant din of the Emergency Room, when the Code Blue alarm sounded. I dashed out behind my team, and when we arrived,... View Details
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Justine Murray
You could say that Justine Murray’s (she/her) first unofficial research subjects were her friends in the financial sector. Observing her colleagues at her first job after... View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
HBX: Expanding Our Reach
disseminating their ideas to a broader audience. One product HBX plans to launch next year is a suite of pre-MBA courses drawn from HBS's pre-matriculation and Analytics programs. It will be designed for serious and committed learners, typically undergraduates taking... View Details
- Profile
Patrick Connolly
array of sources and disciplines but also impels you to action and thoughtful decision-making. How has your overall HBS experience shaped your goals & career path? First and foremost, as a career-changer, HBS has opened a world of... View Details
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Matthew Boys
“I had a funny, checkered route to HBS,” Matt Boys says, of his path toward an MBA; and, in some respects, it’s true. He edited the music section of the school paper at the London School of Economics and helped run a student nightclub, booking bands from the U.S. In... View Details
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Blending Traditional Models of Philanthropy with Business | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
the years, from my time working in microfinance to my current work with high-growth entrepreneurs. Is it socially impactful to support charities or social enterprises that have no path to scalability? Does creating middle-class jobs count... View Details
- 07 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Quest for Better Layoffs
very first thoughts that I do remember was, I am not needed," she says. "When I realized that automation had done away with my job 15 years sooner than I thought it ever possibly could, I realized... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Tech Trekker
Radcliffe in 1965, the Chicago native began her career as a technical writer for several Boston-area computer consulting companies before deciding to pursue business school. Her entrepreneurial streak emerged the summer after her first... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
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Yubo Cui
market, then improve upon it. I wasn’t an engineer—my job was to be a bridge between the partners.” After the development phase, Yubo shifted gears to take on an even greater challenge: streamline operations by cutting forty percent of... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing/Energy