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  • 01 Oct 2000
  • News

Lydia M. Marshall: Gumption and Grace

corporate divisions before becoming an executive vice president. During her twelve years with the company, Marshall was a key player in Sallie Mae's transition from a lender-services business into a business focused on colleges and... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
  • 06 Jan 2003
  • What Do You Think?

China: The Next Big Market Opportunity or the Next Big Bubble?

opportunity or bubble] will happen at the national level at once is a big question mark." Warren Ching comments, "The Chinese government wants nothing but [to save] face. They will not allow this kind of economic meltdown." Others argue that, given the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 03 Feb 2021
  • Blog Post

Faculty Spotlight: Professor Jurgen Weiss

every general manager understands the role of energy in the world. Part of the course will explore how energy enables our prosperity, enables our economic activity. But I want to spend the bulk of the time thinking about what kinds of View Details
  • Profile

Vivian Scalfi

challenges Vivian liked what she found at Diageo and decided to pursue an MBA to help her consolidation in the industry and her transition into leadership: "I wanted more management skills – how to lead, how to inspire people,"... View Details
Keywords: CPG
  • 18 Oct 2024
  • Blog Post

The Benefits of Living in a Dorm at HBS

I was away from Boston. The dorms are only 9-month leases, which gave me the summer flexibility I wanted and helped me save money as a byproduct. Plus, returning residents get free summer storage, which made the transition into my second... View Details
  • 01 Dec 2012
  • News

Commemorating a Milestone

you'll meet alumnae who transitioned from the Harvard-Radcliffe Program in Business Administration into the MBA Program between 1960 and 1965 and hear from some of the eight women in that first two-year Class of 1965. Naturally, the hope... View Details
Keywords: Meta
  • Fast Answer

Sustainability in Agriculture and Agribusiness

report is published by WBCSD, a global, CEO-led organization of over 200 leading businesses working together to accelerate the transition to a sustainability. The report addresses sustainability drivers of agri-business innovation, as... View Details
  • 8 AM – 5 PM EST, 17 Nov 2016
  • Career Events

Career Reboot Camp in New York City

Career Reboot Camp is coming to New York! Led by Professor Tim Butler and facilitated by HBS career coaches, participants will work through exercises to reflect on their key career interests, what's important to them in work and life, and create a plan to move forward... View Details
  • 01 Jun 2005
  • News

NFL Players Tackle Cases at HBS

and the NFL Players Association to assist players in preparing for the transition to their post-football careers. (A similar program was also conducted in the spring at the Wharton School.) “The idea is to help veteran NFL players be as... View Details
Keywords: NFL; Ted Johnson; Todd Collins; Mike Haynes; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • June 1993
  • Case

General Dynamics and Computer Sciences Corporation: Outsourcing the IS Function (A) and (B) (Abridged)

By: F. Warren McFarlan and Katherine N. Seger
Describes the largest information systems outsourcing agreement in the industry from the perspectives of both companies involved in the deal. View Details
Keywords: Restructuring; Transition; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Contracts; Agreements and Arrangements; Business Strategy; Information Technology
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  • May 16, 2016
  • Article

Food Safety Economics: The Cost of a Sick Customer

By: Dina Gerdeman and John A. Quelch
Chipotle Mexican Grill’s ongoing struggle to win customers back months after a contaminated food crisis highlights the challenges companies face with keeping food safe.

Chipotle has seen its shares tumble and recently reported its first-ever quarterly loss... View Details
Keywords: Food Safety; Organic Food; Supply Chain Management; Globalization Of Food Business; Mérieux NutriSciences: Marketing Food Safety Testing; Food Safety Modernization Act 2011; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Transition; Economic Systems; Food; Health; Supply and Industry; Logistics; Practice; Problems and Challenges; Quality; Safety; Business Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Customization and Personalization; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Insurance Industry; Public Administration Industry; Public Relations Industry; Retail Industry; Service Industry; Mexico; North America; United States; Canada
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  • March 2025 (Revised June 2025)
  • Background Note

Getting to Net Zero: The Role of the Financial Sector

By: Shawn Cole, Jonah Zahnd, Karina Chung and Jack Cenovic
In early 2025, momentum towards the goal of reaching net zero carbon emissions by 2050 continued in many parts of the world, even as it appeared to face a set-back following the election of Donald Trump as president of the United States. Financial institutions... View Details
Keywords: Transition; Climate Change; Environmental Regulation; Environmental Law; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Risk and Uncertainty; Competitive Advantage; Financial Services Industry
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  • 15 Aug 2017
  • Blog Post

Where Work Meets Passion: A Summer In Community Development

estate development and business investment. Having studied architecture before transitioning to urban and African-American studies in my undergraduate program, it was a relief to discover that developers, not architects, actually build... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
  • 12 Jun 2017
  • Blog Post

Doubts about Applying to HBS

Street, I transitioned to working at Sponsors For Educational Opportunity (SEO) as an Assistant Director of Recruiting and Development.  At SEO, I leveraged my experience in financial services and passion for helping underrepresented... View Details
  • 01 Jun 2008
  • News

Where Are They Now?

transitioning early I could build a new career and contribute to society on a wider scale,” he observes, describing his decision to retire in 2003 at age 55. He resolved to work in areas and on issues that inspired “as much passion and... View Details
Keywords: Mary Ellen Gardner; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services; Information; Management
  • 01 Dec 2016
  • News

Inside Modern HR

(think data analytics) as global competition for skilled workers increases. Matthew Breitfelder’s (MBA 2002) transition to the field came midcareer, after stints as an international economist at the US Department of Commerce, a corporate... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
  • 01 Oct 2002
  • News

John Batcha: Sowing the Seeds to Fight Hunger

transition process of passing responsibilities for SPI's primary operations to vice president and general manager Dean Urmston, a veteran of the seed industry who is based in Bakersfield, California. What motivates this compassionate man?... View Details
  • 19 Feb 2008
  • News

The Scoop Behind the Silver Screen

wondered how Samuels had managed to make the transition between two such different industries. “You have to build a pattern of trust,” he said. “When you create a record of films, artists see that you’ll take a risk on their creative... View Details
Keywords: Arts, Entertainment; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Real Estate
  • 11 Oct 2024
  • Blog Post

Committing to Work and Family: Allison Boxer (MBA 2012)

career goals, it was an unexpected discovery. Then, serendipitously, I got an email from the HBS career office about an upcoming Career Transitions workshop hosted by HBS Senior Advisor Dr. Timothy Butler. During the workshop, something... View Details
  • 17 Jul 2023
  • Blog Post

From the Panelists: Toward a Decarbonized Future: Who Pays? Who Profits?

today, so the near-term is defined much more by deploying existing solutions than inventing never-before-known solutions.” He added: “The Infrastructure/Energy Transition is well underway, driven by customer demand for more affordable... View Details