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- 01 Mar 2005
- News
House of Bread on the Rise
the first location, McCann leaves the baking to her staff while she manages a growing enterprise. “I love people, and franchising is basically about relationships with people,” she explains. McCann is well on her way to achieving her View Details
- 30 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
Readers Ask: I Need Tips for Working at Home
flexibility in this timeframe and might start demanding flexible work as a long-term solution. Doesn’t making employees work remotely save on utility expenditures? Choudhury: If companies allow workers to live anywhere, they might save... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 01 Jun 2025
- News
Barbie: Reviving a Cultural Icon at Mattel
efforts to navigate that tension. There’s a heightened sense that these notions matter in the toy world because, with young children, if certain stereotypes are allowed to percolate, they have long-term influences. So Barbie felt like the... View Details
- 20 Feb 2019
- News
Building an Ecosystem for African Entrepreneurs
the 21st century. “Africapitalism calls on the private sector to make long-term investment in industries that can create economic prosperity and social wealth.” The idea was inspired by Professor Michael Porter and his theories of... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
GMAT Added to Admissions Criteria
for throughout the applicant's portfolio. However, one of our long-term goals in working with the GMAC is to determine what the predictors of leadership potential might be and to explore how traits closely tied to leadership - such as... View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Navigating Success in Volatile Times
throughout the year that are geared toward the more than thirteen hundred HBS alumni of African descent. "The long-term value of our HBS experience continues whenever we recreate the energy we shared in the classroom and learn from one... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
A Hollywood Backstory
We decided to convey the violence obliquely through snippets of news, and to focus on the devastation the piecemeal revelations brought about on the shooter's parents and their relationship. We wanted to gut the short-term adrenaline out of the violence and instead... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
A United Front
professional sports. Ferguson's talents include deft management and motivation of some of the world's greatest (and most high-strung) athletes, staying current on the latest training regimens and technologies, and plotting strategy both for on-field play and for View Details
- 02 Jul 2010
- What Do You Think?
Is Profit as a “Direct Goal” Overrated?
long-term effect because they are so complex, a manager's information so incomplete, the competitive environment so complicated, analytic techniques so inadequate, and the number of things over which a manager has control so limited, that... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 06 Jun 2023
- Blog Post
Harvard Business School Announces 2023-24 Leadership Fellows
MBAs in roles that produce immediate results and build long-term capacity. "This program gives a group of highly skilled graduating MBAs first-hand experience working with organizations who are tackling some of society’s toughest... View Details
Keywords: Social Enterprise
- 21 Dec 2016
- Blog Post
Why We Recruit: CPP Investment Board
at approximately $300 billion (CDN), CPPIB is a professional investment management organization that globally invests the funds of the Canada Pension Plan to help ensure its long-term sustainability. CPPIB invests in all major asset... View Details
- Profile
Akshay Ghulati
his summer internship, Akshay will join the Parthenon Group in London to consult in private equity firms as they conduct due diligence. "As a potential entrepreneur – one of my long-term goals – I want to be able to evaluate the... View Details
- Portrait Project
Daniella Yacobovsky
Visiting has become harder as his memory slips away. First short-term memory faded, and then long-term memory followed, and finally my name has joined that list of items just beyond his cerebral grasp. His warm smile recognizes my face,... View Details
- Web
Ty Geri | MBA
matters. Professional goals: My long-term goal is to build and scale technology products that enable people to live healthier lives in a sustainable world. I think the way to get there is by learning from and collaborating with people who... View Details
- 07 Nov 2014
- News
In partnership to support a mission
education, civic engagement, and international peace and security initiatives. Jenkins explains that she and Lew divide the portfolio, each serving as the primary manager for one-half of the investments, while acting as devil’s advocate for the other half. They have a... View Details
- Career Coach
Jessica Mbaeliachi
East and Turkey, based in the UAE. In this role she was responsible for launching innovative care delivery methods, and building long-term partnerships with an ecosystem of healthcare providers, investors and infrastructure developers.... View Details
- 03 Nov 2021
- Blog Post
Alumni Viewpoints: Confronting the Climate Change Challenge
+Yumiko Murakami (MBA 1994) General Partner, MPower PartnersMaximizing What Japan Has to Offer +Girish Nadkarni (MBA 1988) President, TotalEnergies VenturesA Cri de Coeur +Richard Needham, Jr. (MBA 2002) Partner, Energy Sector Lead, TPG/The Rise FundSetting the Course... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Going Public: Scott C. Bolick
McKinsey & Company in Silicon Valley. "I am excited to be at an innovative organization in the heart of the new economy," Bolick says of his next assignment. His long-term career aspirations center on starting his own company, with... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 18 Jul 2016
- Research & Ideas
Is Greed Ruining Private Equity Firms?
performance doesn’t merit higher rewards. This creates a ripple effect, where other senior partners become resentful, disenchanted, and leave their jobs, causing instability that spooks potential investors and could lead to a firm’s collapse. “Short-term greediness is... View Details
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Records Management program assists with the management of active records and the long-term preservation of archival records. Information Management Leverage the expertise of Baker's information management team to enhance the access and... View Details