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01 Jun 2007
News

Mission Possible

help launch an unproven idea for a nonprofit. “During the 1990s, we’d been asking how Bain could use its core competency to serve society,” says Tierney. “That led to a business plan in 1996, which became a... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Margie Kelley; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training

29 Oct 2021
Blog Post

Helping Women in Mexico to Live Fulfilled and Healthy Lives

Plenna alone? I have an amazing co-founder and friend from Mexico whom I am working on Plenna with, Lorena Ostos (GSB MBA 2021). She just graduated Stanford Business School and has moved back to Mexico. We met at Bain and made the perfect... View Details

17 Apr 2017
News

Jeff Immelt Wants a Radical Transformation of GE

Jeff Immelt (MBA 1982) wants to change just about everything at GE, from its image as a slow-moving corporate behemoth, to the focus of its core businesses, to the location of its corporate offices. In May, the company that made the first... View Details

Keywords: Miscellaneous Manufacturing; Manufacturing

10 Feb 2022
Blog Post

African American Student Union Spotlight on HBCUs

academically, professionally, and socially. At what point did you decide to pursue an MBA, and why? I decided to pursue an MBA when I was two years into my career. I had the opportunity to attend a professional development program at a top View Details

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Tools & Services | Information Technology

Tools & Services Discover what you can do when we are behind you. Faculty Staff MBA Students Doctoral Students Executive Education Participants Alumni Harvard Business School (HBS) IT crafts, delivers, and supports technology solutions... View Details

14 Apr 2008
Research & Ideas

The Surprising Right Fit for Software Testing

consultants, and the work they might do for Specialisterne." A Winning Model The case also brings to the fore the potential of like-minded companies to build a business model around qualities in employees that at least in the past... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Video Game; Web Services; Computer

01 Dec 2002
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An Admirable CEO

With CEOs being viewed in a harsh light these days, Business Week (September 23, 2002) profiled six corporate leaders who “have built enduring U.S. companies without bending the rules.” Among them was Reuben Mark (MBA '63), chairman and... View Details

01 Oct 2002
News

The Class of 1977

development of commercial and residential real estate. Orit Gadiesh helped Bain emerge stronger than ever from one of the most turbulent periods in its history. Bill Foote took USG into Chapter 11 to shield a healthy core... View Details

Keywords: Desmond Wong

01 Apr 1997
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Guitar Hero

Berry and the Everly Brothers in rock. The company certainly fit with my love of music and was an interesting business challenge." Gibson's new owners set out to revive the company with a complete makeover - new plant, management, sales... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

25 Jun 2019
Research & Ideas

The Powerful Strategic Tool Companies Should Not Try to Control

their fan groups stand to gain valuable insights and build loyalty at a much lower cost, according to Harvard Business School’s Frank Nagle, an assistant professor of strategy, and Sonali K. Shah, associate professor of strategy and... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

23 Feb 2018
Blog Post

How to thrive as an Introvert at HBS

Diamond Richardson is a first-year student at HBS (class of 2019). She is the co-founder of Thrive, a community designed to support women of color who are pursuing MBAs and careers in business and tech. Here,... View Details

28 May 2013
Research & Ideas

Can LEGO Snap Together a Future in Asia?

a factory in a low-cost location in Asia? Such a move over the next five to seven years would be full of risk, especially considering LEGO has had a checkered history of expansion—one such effort almost led to bankruptcy. So Harvard View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Entertainment & Recreation

01 Dec 2009
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Robert Goodwin

finding solutions to complex challenges. If companies decide it is in their best interest to include humanitarian activities in their core branding and human capital strategies, the same business skills that... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

24 Mar 2022
News

Well Said

had as an undergrad, going through what you call the rite of passage, end up becoming a business that you built at HBS? How did that insight lead into you founding BoldVoice? Anada Lakra: There were two kinds of paths which led me to it.... View Details

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Spring Reunions

business in reproductive technology and adoption. In his first address to a reunion gathering since becoming Dean, Jay Light reviewed the many changes he has seen at the School — from a more diverse student body to more technology in the... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Jun 2008
News

A Binary Formula

buildings, this emphasis on science will affect HBS. The unique challenges of managing and leading science-based businesses — certain to be a driver of this century’s new economy — demand new management paradigms. For a View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; science; research; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management

01 Jun 2018
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June 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books

Washington. With Gratitude: Barker Steel and the People Who Made It Work by Robert B. Brack (OPM 2, 1977) ArchwayPublishing When Robert Brack returned to Barker Steel Co. (the business started by his grandfather in 1920) several years... View Details

02 Aug 2021
Blog Post

ALUMNI WORK TO REVERSE BIAS THROUGH PHILANTHROPY

business and society. Two new ventures led by HBS alumni are leveraging the power of philanthropy in the fight against racism. By retooling traditional philanthropic models in distinctive ways, the New Commonwealth Racial Equity and... View Details

13 Oct 2020
Blog Post

Turning a Moment into a Movement: How the Anti-Racism Fund Co-Founders are Fighting Racism and Encouraging Other Companies to Do Their Part

complex issues with our existing core organizations and beyond,” Kenneth said. Kevin added, “We also want to increase touchpoints with donors. It doesn’t stop with a one-time donation, or a monthly donation, there are additional ways to... View Details

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