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- 01 Mar 2010
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Lords of Strategy
has served as the host of business programs on radio and television. The Players Hendersen Photo courtesy BCG Bruce Henderson When one-time Bible salesman Bruce Henderson died in 1992, the Financial Times declared that “few people have had as much impact on View Details
- 21 May 2018
- News
Community Partners Delivers “Expert Goodness” to the Bay Area
of international affairs at Harvard, explored the rise and fall of global empires. Two afternoon panels dug deep into the challenges and opportunities in the Crossroads region and considered innovation in emerging economies. Alumni... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
The Biggest Industry You’ve Never Heard Of
international League of Legends tournament (photo courtesy of Riot Games) Almost everyone relies on traditional sports analogies when discussing esports. “Esports,” like the term “sports,” refers to the entire universe of competitive... View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Venture Capital’s Comeback
our capital so that we can get a return on it. Potentially, we can even garner some strategic advantage from the relationships.” When evaluating offshore deals, cost saving isn’t the primary motivating factor, explains Breyer of Accel Partners. “One of the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Can Manufacturing Keep Its Edge?
undervaluing its currency. The Chinese government has pegged the yuan at 8.3 to the dollar since 1996, which undervalues it by 15 to 25 percent, according to Morris Goldstein of the Institute for International Economics in Washington,... View Details
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
Keepers of the Flame
It's an international celebration of sport and goodwill whose humble beginnings date back two millennia. Today, with the vastly expanded modern Games, putting on the Olympics has become as much of a test of management skill as athletic... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 13 Feb 2015
- News
Lessons in Perseverance
parents of all 600 schoolchildren. In today’s world, she told them, kids need to learn how to relate to the other sex. Deza’s sales pitch worked. Only four parents transferred their children elsewhere. Today, Casuarinas International... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
The One That Got Away
being too dogmatic about how you define your sweet spot as an investor; and (2) seek companies that seem extraordinary on some dimension, even if it is unusual or seems deficient in others. Rob Go (MBA 2007) NextView Ventures For the Birds Here’s what I wrote in my... View Details
- 23 Oct 2018
- News
Coming of Age as the World Comes Apart
to, I was a summer intern at Lehman Brothers in 2008. You see all of these things that my generation has inherited, all the promises, so many of them have turned out to be false. That's before you even get to the fact that we'll never... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Balanced Equation
process, managing turnarounds of Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center, and three decades of leadership in international finance. He and two of his children recently launched Wolfensohn & Company, LLC, a private investment firm and adviser... View Details
- 09 Jun 2017
- News
Curating the Cuisine of Southwest China
noodles. I'm from Yangbi. We have the best walnuts. And everyone's so proud of home that I felt like we were really not looking outside. The truth is, though, after years of traveling around the world, I returned to Dali, I realized it truly is a place worthy to be... View Details
- 06 May 2019
- News
Startup Talk in Chicago
25 years of experience in numerous industries, Pritzker founded Vi Senior Living, and cofounded the Parking Spot and Artemis Real Estate Partners. She is a member of the board of Microsoft; chairman of the board of trustees of the Carnegie Endowment for View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
A Dog’s Best Friend: Jim Hawes’s Charles River Rescue
mail and newspapers. I saw your picture in the International Herald Tribune saving that dog and I just wanted to tell you I thought that was a really good thing you did and I hope anytime you are in the area (Tubuai, French West... View Details
- 01 Aug 2002
- News
For Alumni Only: Breakthrough Insights Program Debuts
Jeff Balash (MBA '73/74) was one of the eighty graduates who returned to HBS for the program. photo by Justin Knight Rapid changes in technology and the shifting realities of the global marketplace make lifelong learning a necessity for all professional managers, and... View Details
Keywords: Laura Singleton
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
The Hard Way
contracts filled three floors. Next, she restarted her English language school for international students, a side of the business that faltered after the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown in China and Beijing-mandated withdrawal of all... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
The First Scrum
first game against MIT. 1964 Team completes first spring season with a 5-2-1 record. Jim Johnstone organizes first HBS Invitational Sevens Rugby Tournament. 1966 Club forms three squads; A Team achieves the club's first undefeated season. 1973 Club hosts its first... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
New News
up for success as much as possible, reduces bottlenecks, and allows us to keep scaling? MA: I have a super-similar sentiment. It’s people; everything that you do is people, from interactions with your customers to content to product experience, user surveys, your View Details
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
Starting Up and Starting Over
later, Bower helped lead it to a position of international growth and stature. To a great extent, Bower - who began the practice of hiring MBAs directly out of business school - is responsible for creating the entire management consulting... View Details
- 16 Dec 2016
- News
An Environmental Epiphany
to make the transition from a communist planned economy to a market economy. And we felt incredibly privileged to be part of that process. We became good friends with the then, Prime Minister Philip Dimitrov. We started the International... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
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Making Their Way
for aggressively growing our U.S.-based manufacturing operations, while incorporating a global mindset and offering our customers a true international capability.” With technology leveling the playing field, CGM can function as a globally... View Details