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- 01 Oct 2000
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HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
the Board, and I'd like to briefly review the activities of our committees and update you on how each has worked to improve and enhance alumni services. Continuing Education for Alumni In View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
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Clubs Offer Popular Management Programs
Burke (MBA ’65), who taught in the Buffalo program before moving to Charlotte and spearheading the effort there. “We’ve had a tremendous response from alumni who want to teach...
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- 01 Apr 2020
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What My Time in Vietnam Taught Me About Dealing with Shortages
essay with the Washington Post, which published it on March 27. The concern about shortages of masks, ventilators, hospital gowns, and testing kits got me to thinking about the Vietnam War, when I was the senior civilian official View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
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An Atypical Case — Robin G. Berglund (MBA 1971)
opting instead for HBS and an executive career. Ten years later, he again aborted plans to attend medical school when his wife's health suddenly deteriorated, leaving him with primary responsibility for...
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Thomas Frick
- 01 Oct 1998
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Beyond the Numbers
he explains. In a record six weeks, Robinson was promoted to controller for Citicorp's Global Consumer Businesses, becoming responsible for seven hundred employees worldwide. In 1994 he joined ADVO, Inc.,...
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Eileen K. McCluskey
- 01 Dec 2005
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Buy the Book
retailers (such as Wal-Mart and Costco) that only stock twenty or so bestsellers yet are responsible for 34 percent of book sales in the United States. “Something hits as a success and dominates the market,” Deighton comments. “It’s...
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- 01 Jun 2017
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Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2017
weapon called life experience. Just Change: How to Collaborate for Lasting Impact by Tynesia Boyea-Robinson (MBA 2005) (Advantage Media Group) Equal access to opportunities for all citizens is the key View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
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Is Cash the Best Form of Charity?
and deliver those dollars directly to people in need, no strings attached. The initial response to the idea was lukewarm. GiveDirectly and a handful of other groups...
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April White
- 11 Dec 2017
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Growing from Within
Photo courtesy of Paulo Pena Photo courtesy of Paulo Pena The great majority of McDonald’s U.S. restaurants are run by external owner/operators. Paulo Pena (MBA 2004) is responsible for the rest. As vice president and managing director of...
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- 29 Apr 2016
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The First Five Years: Kelly McKenna (MBA 2015)
do you use what you learned at HBS in your role as COO of ArtLifting? “So far, the biggest learnings from HBS that I have noticed myself directly applying relate to strategy, decision making, and communication. “We are a team of six,...
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- 01 Mar 2016
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How Do I Get Your Job?
McKinsey before coming to HBS. Beck, cofounder and CEO of beauty retailer Bluemercury, tells Uberoi, a member of the student-run Retail & Luxury Goods Club, how she went from consultant to entrepreneur View Details
- 18 Sep 2017
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Chronicling a Legacy of Alumni Social Impact
findings from the 1,020 responses: philanthropy is “extremely” or “very” important to more than 63 percent of respondents; a sense of responsibility is the primary motivation (84 percent); and almost half of...
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- 18 Jan 2017
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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...
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- 01 Oct 2000
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Willoughby G. Walling II: A Learning Experience
Among the 31 works in "Second Show," a recent exhibit of Wib Walling's paintings, one in particular seems to reflect the disparate paths that have brought the artist to this juncture in his life. Titled...
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Deborah Blagg
- 01 Mar 2009
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Just Keep Our Money
citizens to support the country in crisis, usually in wartime. In the present economic calamity, we can help the government, and the government can strengthen American families. Just keep our money, please. The correct policy View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
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Truth in Lending
tablet, phone, or computer, with or without Internet access, are designed to elicit the most honest response possible. To do that, DiDonna explains, you don’t ask an applicant,...
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April White
- 01 Sep 2015
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State of the Unions
slow uptick and have led to a resurgence of “collective bargaining by megaphone,” he says. “People feel a little safer and have the sense that if they protest and get fired, they can find another job.” Silvers believes these protests are...
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- 01 Jun 2015
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Fast Forward
change. Energy Professor Michael Porter and BCG have partnered on research into how the country can maximize the opportunity presented by America’s unconventional oil and gas resources in a responsible way. In March, an HBS energy summit...
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- 15 Dec 2015
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Lovepop Woos The Sharks
our whole team was going to be focused on making sure the website was up and fielding customer service calls. We were all hands on deck—we even had a whole bunch of extra people come on to help us out. We...
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- 01 Oct 1996
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No Bull — Nancy E. Havens-Hasty (MBA 1971)
before being asked to head the company's bankruptcy department in 1987. In 1991, she was granted responsibility for the high-yield department as well, and in 1992 became the first female employee elected...
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Linda Goodspeed