Internment - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Mar 2004
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Toy Story

always positioned itself as a fun toy that helps children develop, and it enjoys a healthy relationship with schools and educators throughout the world. About 90 percent of U.S. preschools and kindergartens use LEGO products. Its Learning Institute comprises an View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; toys; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment

01 Sep 2006
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Winston to Lead the Global Initiative

As the new executive director of the HBS Global Initiative, Victoria Winston will be a central figure in the School’s efforts to chart the future for its global activities. Last winter, Dean Jay Light convened a faculty task force, led by Senior Associate Dean for... View Details

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

01 Sep 2016
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Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2016

Alumni Books The Saudi Kingdom by Ali Al Shihabi (MBA 1985) (Markus Wiener Publishers) Al Shihabi presents an analysis of Saudi Arabia’s political stability in light of mounting domestic and international challenges facing the country... View Details

06 Dec 2021
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Monaco's Digital Transformation

his third year leading Monaco’s digital transformation, Genta is capitalizing on the country’s strengths in pursuit of this vision to further public service and enhance economic prosperity. “What makes Monaco different is that we have an View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

01 Dec 1996
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Faculty Symposium Honors McArthur

the international economy. The new MBA Program, with its year-round calendar, features a greatly increased emphasis on skill-building and field-based learning delivered within a more integrated, cross-functional context. Part of what made... View Details

Keywords: Daniel Penrice

01 Oct 1996
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HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

programs. All decades from the 1950s through the 1990s are represented, with an especially high concentration of alumni from the 1970s due to interest. Twenty percent of the Board is female, while 17 percent are international... View Details

Keywords: Cathy Connett

01 Mar 2017
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Ask the Expert: Capital Architect

command and control of the underlying econ omy frequently follows. Does this current global environment make it harder for Myanmar to achieve its transition? —Jacob Navon (MBA 1984) BRUNELL: To the contrary, Myanmar’s transition is made easier by current View Details

01 Jun 1999
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Short Takes

of internal and external factors have an impact on their pay, and that, in fact, today's CEO compensation packages are tied very closely to company performance.Lorsch began his study by looking at the proxy statements of 72 companies... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

16 Nov 2015
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Connecting with Indigenous Traditions

search for adventure. These places gave a flavor of that.” There were more corporate transfers (to fresh vegetables, then fresh fruit) until 1983, when he landed what he saw as his dream role as Castle & Cooke’s international controller... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

01 Sep 2009
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Ready for Launch

MBA ’09, all have worked in Africa), with Jamie Yang, Jukka Valimaki, and Blandine Antoine, all of MIT. Org chart: A Tanzania-based management team (Emmanuel, Jukka, Jamie) and U.S.-based advisory team (Alla, Benjamin, Blandine). Best preparation: View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities

11 Jul 2012
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A Man, and a Plan, in Africa

built his family’s New Jersey–based industrial distribution business over 15 years (to sell to a Fortune 50 company), and then as a consultant to family businesses and international investors. “We’ve witnessed countries mount concerted... View Details

Keywords: Administration of Economic Programs; Government

28 Sep 2018
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Pushing Progress at Panasonic

transformation, Bloomberg reports, Higuchi is tasked with reconfiguring company culture: During his first week back at Panasonic, Higuchi got a culture shock of his own. At an internal meeting, he took a random chair, only to be informed... View Details

08 May 2019
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Fellowships Fuel a Passion to Help Underserved Communities

coursework, Asamoah has served as a student consultant for the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where she analyzed how Grand Rapids, Michigan, could increase workforce diversity. As a summer intern... View Details

25 Mar 2016
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Putting Faith in a Good Education

commandments by God to serve the poor.” Crane led Opportunity International until 2009, after growing private revenues by 30 percent, compound annual growth rate, and increasing its client base from 375,000 to 1.5 million. He also walked... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

01 Dec 2002
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Alumni Honorees Urge Students to Emphasize Ethics

helm, The Esquel Group makes more men's cotton shirts than any other company in the world, producing private-label apparel for high-end chains like Brooks Brothers and designers like Ralph Lauren. Egon P. S. Zehnder (MBA '56) Founding Chairman, Egon Zehnder View Details

01 Dec 2017
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Environmental Impact

Investments and a former US Ambassador to Austria, focuses her philanthropy on three areas: environmental conservation, education, and international economic development. She and her husband, Craig, the telecommunications pioneer who... View Details

06 Oct 2016
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Drone Racing League Signs ESPN Deal

he described, occurred when network executives realized he and his team were not just pitching the concept of drone racing as others have done—they were pitching the “reality” of what they were already doing. From the state of the technology and the built-from-scratch... View Details

01 Jun 2006
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Chinese CEOs, Professors Study at HBS

Shanghai at the China Europe International Business School. With the third module completed at IESE Business School in Spain in April, HBS will host the final session, and its 34 participants, later this month. “CEOs in China must... View Details