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01 Jun 2009
News

Big Bailouts, Little Debate

almost casual choices made during this crisis have spawned disastrous consequences. Take Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, for example. When I began covering the companies in early 2008, it was an unquestioned assumption they had grown too... View Details

Keywords: Charles Duhigg; Finance; Administration of Economic Programs; Government

18 May 2015
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The First Five Years: Anjali Vaidya (MBA 2010)

Yahoo, the challenge is to catalyze growth at an Internet company with tremendous assets. I’m learning every day how to inspire people to challenge conventional wisdom, use data to drive decisions, and tackle roadblocks proactively. I’ve... View Details

Keywords: Google; Yahoo; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

14 Mar 2019
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The Merchant of Osaka

cancer still progressing, he and his wife decided it was time to stop treatment. At the age of 74, Sato-san settled in for his final stages in the heart of his home—the altar to his ancestors to his left, oxygen machine to his... View Details

Keywords: Health, Social Assistance

01 Jun 1996
News

Class Acts

enhance the value of the MBA Program by creating a true partnership among faculty, students, and administrators. The Student Association seemed a good vehicle for implementing those ideas; in tandem with the School's MBA: Leadership & Learning multiyear review of the... View Details

01 Jun 2006
News

India Arrives

protected economic climate that managed business by issuing a limited number of permits in each industry and dictated production quantities. “When I started in business in the 1960s, many of our companies didn’t have a profit plan;... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Dec 1996
News

On Eve of Transition, Alumni Conference Set for Hong Kong

Myths, Realities, Opportunities," the conference will be held in Hong Kong April 5 through 8 on the eve of the official transfer of power in June. "We timed the conference to coincide with the transition," says David B. Yoffie, Max and... View Details

Keywords: Elaine Gottlieb

13 Mar 2019
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The First Five Years: Sierra Smith and Taylor Wiegele (both MBA 2017)

“The best part is definitely the autonomy. We are the masters of our own shoe-odor destiny, and it’s incredibly motivating to build something when you feel such ownership. The most challenging part is being OK with ‘good enough.’ There have been numerous View Details

01 Jun 1999
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Where Main Street Meets Wall Street

in the capital markets was all but unheard of; Wall Street remained an exclusive investment preserve (some would say playground) for America's financial elite. But by making the ownership of securities easy and affordable for people of modest means, mutual funds would... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

01 Jan 2002
News

Raymond V. Gilmartin (MBA '68)

expected to work for a big company like Kodak for my entire career." Arthur D. Little, 1968-76 Becton, Dickinson and Co., 1976-94 Why HBS? "I learned that an engineer whose desk was close to mine at Kodak had been accepted by the School.... View Details

01 Jun 2009
News

Inside the Partnership

that “government service is the highest form of citizenship,” and as World War II began, he joined up full-time. “I’ll never take a job in government in peacetime, but I’ll take any job in time of war.” He advanced to be chief of the... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

02 Mar 2016
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On Credit

the papers of influential business leaders and the records of innovative companies in the late 20th- and 21st-century global business world,” says Laura Linard, Baker Library’s director of special collections. More recently, that focus... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

08 Jun 2023
News

Three Alumni Clubs Celebrate Leadership, Community, and History over Dinner

Clubs News Clubs News New York Alumni Honor Outstanding Leaders at Annual Dinner The HBS Club of New York held its 54th Annual Leadership Dinner on April 24, honoring three alumni who embody the HBS mission to "educate leaders who make a difference in the world," and... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Oct 1997
News

William K.L. Fung

open-minded about what I could do," says Fung. "He was a visionary." So William took on the challenge and went to work. Six months later, he presented a plan to professionalize Li & Fung's management by severing ties between the management and the family and taking the... View Details

Keywords: Alejandro Reyes

08 Nov 2024
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Latino Alumni Banquet Marks 20th Year, Atlanta Club Celebrates 90 Years of Connection

HBS Latino Alumni Association Banquet Marks 20 Years The HBS Latino Alumni Association (HBSLAA) held its 20th Annual Banquet on October 5, bringing together 80 alumni, guests, and current HBS students for dinner and a panel discussion at the New England Aquarium in... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Sep 2007
News

To The Rescue

house Western companies happens in conditions that wouldn’t pass an OSHA inspection. Clean drinking water and indoor plumbing are a luxury, and slums line main roads. For many of the country’s 1.1 billion residents, life still exists... View Details

Keywords: Garrett M. Graff; emergency response networks; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance; Telecommunications; Information

01 Sep 2017
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Case Study: Confidence Builder

universities. Based on a national survey the company undertook on the assumptions college students hold about sex, relationships, and sexual assault, the program is conducted in a group setting to encourage roommates and classmates to... View Details

Keywords: April White; Confi; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Dec 2011
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Making the Case for Leadership

cannot be successful unless they show vulnerability, are consistent, take time to be balanced, have a vision, and embrace their role as decision-makers. In the 2010 case “Toby Johnson: Leading After School,” Johnson, with military service... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Roger Thompson; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; National Security and International Affairs; Government; Health, Social Assistance; Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services; Information; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

22 Feb 2022
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Case Study: Welcome Aboard

Illustration by Chris Gash Illustration by Chris Gash In his pre-HBS life, Ross Lerner (MBA 2020) worked alongside Paul Holder at a software company that served some of the largest owners of commercial real estate in the world. While many... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

01 Jun 1997
News

Sorting Myth from Reality at Hong Kong Conference

challenges faced by family businesses. "There can be problems," he said, noting that family businesses sometimes do not move with the times and can be slow to adjust to new competition. However, Chan's copanelist Jaime Augusto Zobel de... View Details