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- 28 Mar 2018
- News
Fueling the Future
Women who pursue STEM fields are accustomed to being challenged. When Cecily Kovatch (MBA 2002) began her career working as a field engineer for Schlumberger, one of the world’s largest oilfield service companies, the all-male crews on the oil rigs were often less than... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
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2016 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
Having its world premiere at Harlem's National Black Theatre in 2013 (executive produced by Harry Belafonte), Bain plays 40 characters in this tour de force production which has been featured at The Apollo Theater, Carnegie Hall, Jazz at... View Details
- 02 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Explaining China's Crash
less than 1 percent of U.S. GDP. Some U.S. multinationals might be exposed to a fall in their overseas earnings. GE stock was down 20 percent for a time on Black Monday, though Apple, for example, recently said that business in China... View Details
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Commencement 2011 Address | About
our only alum to play a pivotal role in the crisis; Jamie Dimon, who ’ s here today as well for his daughter Julia ’ s graduation, played an equally instrumental role at JP Morgan Chase. But back to Rob. On this particular day, Rob wasn ’ t talking about rescuing... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
What's Cookin'
homemade specialties such as sweet plantains, black beans, and fried yucca in mouthwatering detail. “Typical industry practices like ‘boil in the bag' and ‘freezer to fryer' have resulted in commodity-like, homogeneous food.” "When you... View Details
Keywords: Hanna, Julia
- 30 Jan 2018
- First Look
January 30, 2018
capital, is one of the few African Americans in the asset management industry. As one of the high profile leaders in the black business community, John has decided to encourage Fortune 500 companies and major foundations to increase the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Apr 1997
- News
HBS Conferences Explore Range of Issues
forceful keynote address, Earl G. Graves, president and CEO of Earl G. Graves, Ltd., and publisher and CEO of Black Enterprise magazine, observed that a silver anniversary connotes "the blessings of longevity which include the... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Real World Issues Aired at Student Led Conferences
Association, and the Asia Business Club provided attendees with an opportunity to engage in lively discourse, thoughtful reflection, and gala celebrations. AASU Conference: A Call to Action "Leading the Restoration: Black Business... View Details
Keywords: Mary Ellen Gardner
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Street Singer
and student jobs, they did. Before moving to Cambridge in 1980, Harris says she harbored the usual expectations of Harvard as a preppy, stuffy place, but found she was one of the few wearing Docksiders and green sweaters. The diversity of her classmates also surprised... View Details
- 06 Feb 2007
- First Look
First Look: February 6, 2007
Relationships Authors:Robin Ely and Laura Morgan Roberts Publication:In Diversity at Work, edited by Arthur P. Brief. Cambridge University Press, forthcoming Abstract No abstract available. Exploring Black Greek Letter Organizations... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 May 2023
- News
Fail Better
president of Lazard and former vice chairman of Citigroup. As the longest tenured head of an investment banking group in the history of Wall Street, he became one of its most prominent Black executives, advising on transactions valued at... View Details
- 01 Feb 2018
- News
HBS Professor Emeritus Hugo Uyterhoeven Dies at 86
Boveri (now ABB) and Ciba-Geigy (now Novartis) in Switzerland; Degussa-Hüls in Germany; Bombardier in Canada; and Bendix, Bond International Gold, Carter Hawley Hale, Ecolab, General Cinema, Growth Fund of America, Harcourt General, the Schroder Bank, and The Stanley... View Details
- 06 Aug 2024
- Op-Ed
What the World Could Learn from America's Immigration Backlash—100 Years Ago
mobs rose up against migrants from other parts of Africa in March 2023, a few weeks after President Kais Saied delivered an inflammatory speech blaming the Black foreign-born population for bringing crime to the country and changing its... View Details
Keywords: by Marco Tabellini
- 25 Apr 2005
- Research & Ideas
New Learning at American Home Products
Confectionery, including Wrigley's chewing gum and Brach's candies, provided another 11 percent. Household products, including Ecko hardware, Woolite (a cold-water wash), Black Flag insecticides, and Old English furniture polish, added 14... View Details
- 12 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 12, 2017
generating sponsorship revenue? KCON LA and KCON Tokyo have made a profit for multiple years in a row, and KCON NY was in the black for the first time in 2016, but other KCONs lost money. What can they do to further grow the Bibigo brand... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 18 Apr 2022
- News
Home Grown
things we realized was, all of our commerce to date, the reason the way it is today is because it’s an intent-driven commerce. But when you think about, you know, you’re walking into a mall, you’re walking out on the street, you don’t think about, oh, I just need to... View Details
- 25 Apr 2018
- Research & Ideas
We May Have Taken Too Much Credit for Easing Workplace Segregation
“Having segregated workplaces reduces our exposure to other races. That’s not good.” “If these occupations, like cleaning workers, used to exist within a single firm, you had Hispanics, whites, and blacks all working for the same... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 08 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
Is it Worth a Pay Cut to Work for a Great Manager (Like Bill Belichick)?
findings, Kahn argues that hiring great managers is truly a bargain, both for the organization and for individual players. And yes, it can be a smart move to take a pay cut to work under a great leader. The career of Bill Belichick represents a notable example. Other... View Details
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Policy - Business & Environment
ice cap, a rise in sea levels, warming of the oceans ” Industry internal document 1968 American Petroleum Institute [10] 1970s - 1980s In a 1978 presentation to Exxon executives and scientists, James Black of Exxon’s Products Research... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Faculty and Alumni Books for March 2014
black rights offers a firsthand view of the debates, boycotts, marches, and negotiations that would change the face of race relations in Chicago and the United States at large. Think Inside the Box: Discover the Exceptional Business... View Details