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Nashae Roundtree
Why did you choose this path at this point in time? I reached a decision point where I needed to decide if I wanted to continue becoming more specialized or pivot out of my role to strengthen my strategic business leadership skills.... View Details
- 31 Mar 2023
- Research & Ideas
Can a ‘Basic Bundle’ of Health Insurance Cure Coverage Gaps and Spur Innovation?
purchases. This approach would not only insure more people, but could lead to more innovative, less costly approaches to generating medical breakthroughs, the team says. Chandra, who is the Henry and Allison McCance Family Professor of... View Details
- 04 Oct 2021
- Blog Post
Tapping into “Nontraditional” Private Equity and Venture Capital Talent at HBS
Mbanusi (MBA 2021) and Morgan Sheil (MBA 2021), who came to business school from nonprofit and chemical engineering backgrounds respectively, prove that experience outside of investing can also be highly transferable and valuable to the... View Details
- 26 Sep 2023
- Blog Post
HBS Latino Student Association Spotlight: Francesco Rossi (MBA 2024)
The Latino Student Organization (LASO) proudly promotes and supports Harvard Business School’s Latino students and works alongside the Latino Alumni Association (HBSLAA). Representing a wide range of backgrounds, experiences, interests,... View Details
- 28 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
How Leaders Can Navigate Politicized Conversations and Inspire Collaboration
interested in improving their conversation styles to create higher quality collaboration. Francesca Gino, the Tandon Family Professor at Harvard Business School and author of Rebel Talent, began researching... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
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In the News - Creating Emerging Markets
The Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute Leadership to Last: New Book by Geoffrey Jones and Tarun Khanna on South Asia’s Iconic Business Heads The Mittal Institute spoke with Professors Khanna and... View Details
- 01 Jan 2013
- News
André R. Jakurski, MBA 1973
mechanical engineering in college, and, at the advice of a family friend, applied to business school. The two years at HBS were "the best years of my life," he says, adding that, "sometimes you get this... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 30 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
The New Rules for Remote Work: Pandemic Edition
remote work during this bizarre time, with so many people scrambling to get their work done while sharing close quarters with shut-in kids, spouses, and pets, is certainly not business as usual, even for work-from home veterans. While... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 28 Nov 2011
- Research & Ideas
Rethinking the Fairness of Organ Transplants
recipients get organs as they become available—decisions that must be based on various priority and fairness criteria. “The new system will explicitly give points based on the likelihood of survivability.” The method—the work of Nikolaos Trichakis of Harvard View Details
- 03 Jun 2022
- Research & Ideas
In a Work-from-Anywhere World, How Remote Will Workers Go?
is poised for a drastic, historic change, says Harvard Business School Professor Prithwiraj Choudhury. What’s more, the normalization of virtual work that began with the COVID-19 pandemic is creating meaningful perks for local economies,... View Details
Keywords: by Kara Baskin
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Charts & Statistics - Leadership
Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century Charts & Statistics Birthplace Education Gender & Ethnicity Tenure Birthplace of Leaders Foreigners Gain CEO Access After Mid-Century Pre-1950 Founder 73% View Details
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Yung Winata
outside of my comfort zone. I believed an MBA would expose me to different perspectives on global, social, and business issues and provide a tool kit for me to be a plug and play leader in any industry. That belief has been 1000%... View Details
- 13 Nov 2013
- Research & Ideas
Should Men’s Products Fear a Woman’s Touch?
products perceived as feminine—especially in cases where men use a particular brand to communicate their own identities. Harvard Business School Senior Lecturer Jill J. Avery calls this phenomenon "gender contamination."... View Details
- 28 Jan 2016
- Blog Post
Why Get an MBA?
Monitor Group, I moved on to Corporate Strategy at PepsiCo to pursue my interest in consumer goods. I loved the job. I worked with inspiring, intelligent people on big issues driving the company. The job also afforded me time to spend with View Details
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Dillon House | About
in government. During World War I, Dillon served on the War Industries Board, which coordinated the purchase of war supplies. Dillon’s gift to Harvard Business School honored his son, C. Douglas Dillon (1909-2003), a US treasury... View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Alejandro Ramirez: A Very Good Time for Mexico
offer was a perfect fit. Meanwhile, however, back in his hometown of Morelia, Mexico, the family business, Organización Ramirez Cinemas, was facing a serious challenge. “My grandfather and my father called and said, ‘We really need your... View Details
- 27 Jun 2011
- Research & Ideas
Recovering from the Need to Achieve
his office isn't as big as Jenny's. And he blames others when he screws up. Joe is an HNAP, or a high-need-for-achievement professional, according to Harvard Business School professor Thomas J. DeLong, who explores Joe's world of driven,... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
- 24 May 2017
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David G. Bradley, MBA 1977
Counsel while earning a law degree at Georgetown, “so I was comfortable with research.” As he pitched his services to companies in need of legal advice, he refined and expanded his business plan to focus on research in the financial... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
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Case Studies - Social Impact Collaboratory
VELUX only invests in funds (as opposed to direct investments) and must now decide on fund selection criteria and on specific fund investment options that have been presented to them. Key Themes: Multi-generational family foundations must... View Details
- December 2016 (Revised December 2017)
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Faber-Castell
By: Ryan Raffaelli and Christine Snively
By 2016, Count Anton-Wolfgang von Faber-Castell had led the 255-year-old pencil manufacturer Faber-Castell through waves of technological change. The pocket calculator decimated Faber-Castell’s slide rule business in the 1970s, and computer aided design technology... View Details
Raffaelli, Ryan, and Christine Snively. "Faber-Castell." Harvard Business School Case 417-010, December 2016. (Revised December 2017.)