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- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Saving Grace
capitalism—one that prioritizes social inclusion, health and well-being, and environmental protections—is going to be the more profitable approach in the long term, Savova says. That in turn would lead to happier retirements for its... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 23 May 2018
- News
John A. Paulson, MBA 1980
history and turning his company into one of the world’s largest hedge funds. Since achieving such enormous success, Paulson has avoided the limelight. The father of two daughters continues to run his firm and focuses on giving back. “My... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 21 Jan 2014
- News
Climbing to New Heights
showed the right level of conviction." A summer internship at Goldman Sachs resulted in a job offer. But when Petzel learned of an opening in another division that appealed to him more, he turned down the first offer and had to reapply.... View Details
Keywords: Robert S. Benchley
- 01 Jan 2011
- News
Hüsnü Özyeğin, MBA 1969
native land to complete his military service. He then worked his way through a series of rapid advancements in the banking world. In 1985, he took the helm of Yapi Kredi Bank, where he turned a deficit into a $60 million profit in two... View Details
- 16 Dec 2020
- News
A Creator in the Era of Disruption
company that used to sell top-up, I was super confused as to why we should be selling pots and pans. And she said, well, actually every time we have Eid, we have to take turns cooking because we can't afford to buy a pot to cook the... View Details
- 30 Jun 2019
- News
Alumni in France honor self-made entrepreneurs; Shih talks trade in Buffalo
employment and supervision methods in China would come under pressure as the education and income of workers increase. Ultimately, Shih says the discussion turned to the idea of exploring ways to “play fairly” in global trade. “I really... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
Q & A: Confronting New Technologies: When Doing Right Is Wrong
obliterates all competitors, fall so precipitously? Other minicomputer firms were suddenly failing too. How could good managers seemingly turn bad so fast? That was the puzzle. Colleagues suggested exploring the disk-drive industry... View Details
- 08 Dec 2015
- News
Living the Legacy
worked.” Paul also shares an anecdote that confirms the community-building potential of CORe. While working at a cyber security company this summer, he met a colleague who kept talking about a “cool Harvard Business School program.” Turns... View Details
- 13 May 2014
- News
Inside Africa
considered the ownership of Africa.com to be a tremendous opportunity and responsibility,” she says. “I thought that, when I retired, which I imagined would be a long time from now, I would turn it into this great platform to tell the... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Dean Clark Reflects on the School’s Key Initiatives
the world. Professor David Garvin, for example, developed a multimedia case — in real-time — that followed the newly appointed CEO of a local medical center as he attempted to turn around the organization. Professor Michael Porter... View Details
- 01 Jan 2003
- News
Greylock
concentrate on developmental capital and buyouts. If that worked, we could turn our attention to brand-new ventures later on, which we did." "We started out as generalists," says Waite. "All through the '60s and '70s, there wasn't a... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
A New Platform for Alumni Engagement
Lakhani co-directs, and the HBS Digital Initiative, led by its director, David Homa. Platforms such as the Learning Network will amplify the Institute’s work, explains Stefan Esposito, senior director of the Learning Network. “It will View Details
Keywords: April White
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Q&A: The Post-Pandemic Path
previous financial crisis. “Thankfully, things turned out dramatically different from what we expected,” adds Greenwood. Here, he discusses the scientific, business, and government response that prevented the predictions from becoming a... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 19 May 2020
- News
Exploring the Economics of a Pandemic; Alumni Forums Draw Closer Online
the usual monthly group gatherings, alumni are turning to their now-virtual forums for deeper connection and reassurance. “Alums are valuing Forum now more than ever,” says Halperin. “They’ve all moved to virtual meetings and attendance... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 18 Aug 2021
- News
Alumni on the Black Lives Matter Movement
that he didn’t initially understand the economic disparity, Neumann said, “As we understood it better, we wanted to turn that understanding into action.” JULY 6 Caleb Bradford (MBA/MPP 2021), co-president of the Student Association,... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
Cure All
measures, and they require a lot of work. You can see why people are, in my view, overly content with the status quo. When the next recession hits, I expect to see the employers that are purchasing health plans start to demand something different, which in View Details
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
A Journey to Leadership: Luke O'Neill
Business School provided him with the managerial know-how and business contacts to begin to turn that dream into a reality. "When I came to Harvard, I was keenly interested in leadership and in what the best companies were doing to make... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Predictable Surprises
in 1994 to turn an airplane into a missile aimed at the Eiffel Tower. And yet, post-9/11, then–national security advisor Condoleezza Rice talked about the impossibility of predicting that someone would use an airplane as a missile. So... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
The Spangler Effect
C.D. Spangler Construction Co., in Charlotte, North Carolina. Over time, he expanded the family’s holdings and turned around the fortunes of the Bank of North Carolina, founded by his father, which merged with North Carolina National Bank... View Details
- 16 Sep 2015
- News
Built for Speed
putting them back together and using his nascent engineering skills to turn anything he could find into a rocket launcher. Local Motors customers are invited to help build their car. Because of this cocreation, the car can be registered... View Details