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- 01 Jun 2004
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Books
dominance of corporate icons such as Heinz, Coca-Cola, General Motors, NCR, and Procter & Gamble. Chapters on the 20th century consider how mass production, mass media, and technology have influenced the way goods are marketed and sold.... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
E Ink’s Wild Ride
three MIT scientists founded E Ink in 1997. “I was the business guy,” says Wilcox, who over time has held senior leadership roles at the company in areas ranging from sales and marketing to finance to R&D. Twelve years later, the company... View Details
- 18 May 2017
- News
Pioneer Spirit
Photos by Jeff Moore Conventional wisdom says expertise gained through years of experience is the key to business success. Conventional wisdom has never met Ross Freeman (PMD 30, 1975). Freeman’s unfettered approach to life—“Well, I’ll... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Lisa Churchville (MBA 1979)
affiliates in Chicago and Philadelphia, Churchville is now president and general manager of NBC’s WJAR-TV in Providence, Rhode Island. She has received numerous awards for her community work. Last year our station ran a special about the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Building a Social Network
the global economy. Based on a culture of mutual trust and support, YPOers form lifelong connections in the small, geographically based YPO Forums where they share successes and challenges (both business and personal) in complete... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Easy Rider
Before he launched Harley-Davidson in India, Anoop Prakash (MBA 2001) held business development roles in technology and was a consultant at McKinsey. He also had experience in the public sector and in the US Marine Corps. But he hadn’t... View Details
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
Time to Vote in University Elections
Harvard Business School alumni are invited to participate in Harvard University's elections for both the Board of Overseers and the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA). Ballots will be mailed during the first week of April, and completed... View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Doing Something Real
percent) that President Nixon (that laissez-faire Republican) imposed wage and price controls, to a world where each of our kids has more computing power on his or her desk, and each of us on his or her lap, than all of Harvard had in its entirety (or certainly all of... View Details
Keywords: Andrew Tobias (MBA '72)
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Giving Advice
crowdfunding. We asked Susan Wolf Ditkoff (MBA 2001), a partner at The Bridgespan Group—nonprofit advisor to mission-driven organizations and leaders—and author of “Galvanizing Philanthropy” (Harvard Business Review, November 2009), to... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Letters to the Editor
Doriot’s Impact on Europe The article about General Georges Doriot in the June issue is quite informative about his great accomplishments. Left without mention, however, was the first venture capital firm in Europe, called European... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Life Lessons
Africa and as a Bain consultant. She is still actively involved with a Johannesburg home for abused children as a member of its management committee. At HBS, as copresident of the Africa Business Club, Mahlare has become interested in how... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
New Economy Notables: Peter C. Wendell
Park, California, company boasts an impressive list of multibillion dollar market cap successes, including Healtheon, Intuit, Micromuse, and Strata- Com. Wendell passes his craft on to students enrolled in a popular second-year venture capital course he has taught at... View Details
- 03 Apr 2012
- News
Just Compensation
author of Fair Pay, Fair Play: Aligning Executive Performance and Pay. A business leader, entrepreneur, and consultant throughout her career, Ferracone, prior to launching Farient, led the Human Capital View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Alumni News | Bookshelf: A Manager's Responsibility in the 21st Century
society with bad business decisions is magnified by multipliers that include technology, financial interdependencies, and pressure to react quickly in increasingly competitive environments. The solution can begin with one participant... View Details
- 20 Sep 2011
- News
A Taxing Question
subsidiaries of US firms is supposed to be taxed at the corporate rate of 35 percent. But the law provides a huge loophole that allows companies to sidestep paying any tax on foreign profits as long as the money stays outside the US. Hence, the overseas cash stash.... View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Case Study: On the Record
Above: photo by Sarah Frankie Linder Vinyl is back. The once-anachronistic segment of the music industry was on target for its seventh straight year of double-digit growth in 2017, according to a Deloitte Global forecast, selling an estimated 40 million new records and... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jan 2002
- News
Orin C. Smith (MBA '67)
thing." Over the past fifteen years, as technology altered the business landscape, another transformation swept the globe. This was a revolution of beans, not bytes, and it changed the way Americans drank coffee, a once-innocuous beverage... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Letters to the Editor
graduating MBAs to engage in and influence the key strategic priorities of leading social sector organizations. Although the article cited the generous financial support that HBS and its donor base provides to fellows, it’s also worth... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Eric Schiffer
inefficiencies and waste in a business where every penny really does count. Did you ever expect to be in the retail industry? No, never. I was trained as an electrical design engineer and spent four years in venture capital after leaving... View Details
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
Four Professors to Retire
1968 and became a full professor in 1971. He was named the Charles Edward Wilson Professor of Business Administration in 1983. Stobaugh's teaching activities at HBS covered general management, energy,... View Details
Keywords: Elaine Gottlieb and John Prestage