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- 01 Mar 2019
- News
The HBS Fund
climate change and income inequality. They also learn how to drive change at their own companies. One student credits the program with completely changing his perspective: “I feel like a new person, with a new thought process, driven by... View Details
- 18 Jan 2017
- News
HBS Gains New Insight Into Africa
politically, and economically diverse countries, Africa has become a dynamic frontier for business and entrepreneurship. In response to HBS faculty, student, and alumni interest, the School is broadening its work focused on Africa by convening View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Willoughby G. Walling II: A Learning Experience
improvements in Chelsea, but I wouldn't hold that initiative up as a model for change," he observes. Walling's experiments in art started ten years ago, when he took a set of paints with him on vacation in Montana. "It was a pretty place, and I View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Letters to the Editor
that was confronting some problems. Early in the discussion, Marty asked one of the more vociferous members of the class what he thought of how the CEO was handling the problems. This classmate immediately tore into the actions of the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Book Review: Hooray for the Huddled Masses
wheel." — Jack Legare, the hero of Goddesses and Doormats, the forthcoming thriller by Norb Vonnegut (MBA 1986) What I'm Reading "An LA native, I thought I understood the entertainment industry—that is, until I read HBS professor Anita... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- Portrait Project
Meg Stern
to play the piano. I learned French and lived in Europe for a year. I can run five miles, usually without stopping. There has been some small movement on the skiing and tennis fronts. No progress at the piano. Still not the boss. At that age, when I View Details
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Lou DiLorenzo
weekend to make sure that my sisters and I could afford college. For others it was the gentle push of a casual remark that challenged my thinking or a suggestion that I try something I thought was impossible. I would not be the person... View Details
- 16 Mar 2015
- News
Cooking Up New Opportunities in New Orleans
initially, and thought that she and her husband might have to return to Los Angeles. But through a chance encounter with a leading local restaurateur, she now heads a new venture called the New Orleans Culinary and Hospitality Institute,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Upstart Startup
specializes in sophisticated financial analyses, and expects revenues of $100 million this year, according to Business Week (July 11, 2005). In the beginning, “No one thought it was a viable idea, but we decided to do it ourselves... View Details
- 31 Jul 2019
- News
Skydeck Live: The Rise of the FOMO Sapiens
knowledge and that I thought about my own career and I started to build these sort of ways of thinking about FOMO and FOBO. Let's break them down. So FOMO, fear of missing out, is really based on two factors. It's about the perception... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Peak Earth?
Grantham: For this investor and environmental advocate, “the rather burdensome thought is that people won’t listen to environmentalists, but they will sometimes listen to people like me.” Jeremy Grantham (MBA ’66), founder and chief... View Details
- 21 Mar 2004
- Research & Ideas
Loyalty: Don’t Give Away the Store
argument is slightly different. What's happening there is you have an infrequently purchased good. My sense is that when Talbots send you a coupon for $25, it is effectively increasing your trip frequency. It gives you a reason to go to the store when you may not have... View Details
- 17 Jan 2025
- News
Tracking Modern Air Travel’s Takeoff
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Frank Lorenzo (MBA 1963) grew up in Rego Park, Queens, the son of Spanish immigrants. As a boy in the 1940s, he would watch the airplanes fly over his backyard and into LaGuardia Airport,... View Details
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Harvard Business School
Building on the Legacy Thought Leadership Andrew F. Brimmer James I. Cash Jr. Linda A. Hill David A. Thomas HBS Faculty Members HBS Doctoral Students Alumni Profiles Research Links Essay on HBS Thought... View Details
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Tech Power at HBS: Faculty Boost Technology Ecosystem
HBS professors are widely recognized for their role as thought leaders. But recently, two of our faculty members were recognized for their role in advancing the technology sector itself: The Boston Globe included Youngme E. Moon and... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
What’s in a Name
name that recognizes the city’s rich cultural history. Jim Birch was reaching out to buyers across the country—with no thought at all of changing the brand—when he started encountering questions. People in different parts of the country... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Barbara Bry: Business is Blooming
success in diverse undertakings, the self-effacing Bry smiles and says, "I've never thought of myself as super-brilliant, but I'm smart enough and willing to work hard." After graduation from HBS, where she organized an innovative class... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Christopher Cox: Capitol Hill Intellectual
Christopher Cox In reviewing Christopher Cox's CV, one might assume that his career has been well thought out. Cox took only three years to earn a BA in English and political science at the University of Southern California; received a... View Details
- 15 Aug 2024
- Blog Post
Learning from Mistakes and Leveraging Personal Experiences: Tiffany Kent (MBA 2001)
felt that I had hit my stride. I met my husband, started a family, and was achieving my goals more quickly than I thought possible. But it didn’t last. Sleepless nights, deteriorating health, a lost edge in the stock market, and... View Details
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LaToya Marc
"The more I thought about it, the more I wanted to do something about it." Learning to be a better leader LaToya shifted careers, leaping full time into the public-school system in Georgia where she taught middle-school math.... View Details