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25 Jan 2017
HBS Case

How Should Advertisers Respond to Consumer Demand for Whiter Skin?

young woman able to secure a job as a sports broadcaster only after applying the product. And several famous actors have endorsed skin-whitening products. Although men share this desire for fair skin and sometimes dip into similar creams... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Beauty & Cosmetics

27 Jun 2011
Research & Ideas

Recovering from the Need to Achieve

close friends where phones and PDA's are off limits. "When we're secure in the relationships that matter most," DeLong writes, "it's far easier to take chances at work, to embrace new experiences, to tackle challenging... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard

22 Feb 2022
Research & Ideas

Lack of Female Scientists Means Fewer Medical Treatments for Women

National Institutes of Health that spurred more women to become scientists and discouraged biases among men in the field, Koning says. While male inventors far outnumber women inventors, biomedical patents secured by women rose from 6... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

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Bringing a Taste of Japan to the World - Global Activities 2020

opportunities for me in terms of learning and contacts in Boston,” he shares. Sasago also found support in Boston’s Japanese business community and from fellow ramen enthusiast Masato Nakamura (MBA 2020), who became his business partner. During his first-year summer... View Details

26 Mar 2021
Blog Post

How to Build a Resume That Stands Above the Competition

if it is the right culture fit for you. Networking plays a major role in securing a role. Ms. Huggett suggests that 75% of your job search efforts should be spent on networking. View Details

24 Oct 2018
Blog Post

The Energy & Environment Club

working with Career and Professional Development (CPD) to achieve their internship goals. Eric Moch (MBA ’19) secured an internship at Tesla in the solar roof business after meeting “extensively with CPD career coaches to narrow down the... View Details

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Events - Private Capital Project

September 14, 2022 “The Engagement of Private Equity with Employees of Portfolio Companies” with Professor Sabrina Howell (NYU), Andrew Stern (President Emeritus, Service Employee International Union (SEIU), and Senior Fellow, Economic View Details

18 Nov 2002
Research & Ideas

Where Morals and Profits Meet: The Corporate Value Shift

competitors can get away with paying off officials—either public or corporate—to win major contracts or secure exemptions from health, safety, or other requirements. On the other hand, a background of corruption can sometimes make it... View Details

Keywords: by Carla Tishler

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New Levels of Capitalism: Finance - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School

underwriting securities for the railroads, which like other rising industries, would come to depend on a system of credit and financial markets. 21 As the railroads increased so did corruption, which took many forms: absconding with... View Details

25 Oct 2022
Research & Ideas

Is Baseball Ready to Compete for the Next Generation of Fans?

will take maybe two or three years to sort out whether betting is a medium- to long-term phenomenon versus something that could be viewed as a fad. Also, I think that when betting is an endemic part of any sport, it raises the ante for player View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette; Media & Broadcasting; Sports

01 Jan 2005
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Joseph J. O'Donnell, MBA 1971

by providing loans for large capital expenses. And finally, we have no debt. In a high-risk business like this, where things ranging from bad weather to national security concerns can wreak havoc with the best of plans, that puts us in... View Details

23 Mar 2023
Blog Post

Arla Foods: How Sustainable Can A Dairy Company Be?

occur at the farm level. The remaining emissions come from operations, logistics, packaging and retail and consumer use. On Scope 1 and 2 emissions, Arla explained how they plan to secure 100% green electricity, maximize operational and... View Details

27 Feb 2017
Research & Ideas

Reputation is Vital to Survival in Turbulent Markets

makes it valuable to firms during both positive and negative economic cycles. Very few strategic constructs can work in both good times and bad. “Considering that the company had already secured some success, we set out to find the... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

20 Feb 2020
Blog Post

Black Visionary Leadership and Redefining What's Possible

the AASU conference. Two founders will be awarded $50,000 each. We are thrilled that we were able to secure $100,000 from General Catalyst and Khosla Ventures. We're really excited to have leaders in the venture capital and... View Details

30 Mar 2018
What Do You Think?

What Should Mark Zuckerberg Do?

many users like Judy who, having archived her data and deleted her account, found that, “The interesting thing is that I only missed the site for one or two days.” Dyl suggested that the company should move on several fronts, including efforts to: (1) “refund and... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Web Services; Information Technology

17 Sep 2021
Research & Ideas

The Trial of Elizabeth Holmes: Visionary, Criminal, or Both?

billion. A 2015 Wall Street Journal exposé, which became the bestseller “Bad Blood,” led to several criminal and civil probes, and sanctions imposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Theranos dissolved in 2018. Prosecutors must... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette; Biotechnology; Technology; Medical Devices & Supplies

September 2020
Case

An Introduction to Money Laundering: 'The Hunter'

By: Eugene Soltes, Guilhem Ros and Grace Liu

Money laundering schemes disguise the criminal origins of an estimated 2% to 5% of the world’s gross domestic product. Money laundering not only enables criminals to escape detection, but may also be used to finance further criminal operations including terrorism. This... View Details

Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Accounting Audits; Financial Reporting; Financial Institutions; Banks and Banking; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Governance Controls; International Relations; National Security; Ethics; Accounting Industry; Banking Industry; United States; Europe

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Entrepreneurial Support - Business & Environment

and offers mentorship, feedback, networking, and up to $10,000 in funding. Applications due in November. Contact: boston@nucleate.xyz Develop Your Start-up Rock Summer Fellows Secure funding for a summer well spent between your RC and EC... View Details

28 Jan 2016
Blog Post

Why Get an MBA?

said, I can take a shot anyway. Upon graduating from HBS, I will join BCG in New York as a consultant. That’s technically a role that I could have secured without an MBA. Saying an MBA is unnecessary on those grounds is akin to calling... View Details

01 Aug 2001
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Richard B. Fisher (MBA '62)

at Eastman Dillon, Union Securities and Company, where he was drawn to the finer points of finance. "I think I was the only person in the office who enjoyed reading company prospectuses," he laughs. "At that point it became clear that... View Details

Keywords: Richard B. Fisher; Warren A. Law; Alumni Achievement Award; Finance; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

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