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  • 11 Jul 2019
  • Blog Post

Meet the MBA Class of 2020

EXPERIENCE Rocket Internet SE, Shopwings Australia Pty Ltd, Carmudi GmbH Erin Kaivan “HBS REALLY RESPECTS LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE.” HOME REGION Swoope, VA UNDERGRAD EDUCATION James Madison University, Political Science/Government, 2011... View Details
  • September–October 2020
  • Article

Social-Impact Efforts That Create Real Value

By: George Serafeim
Until the mid-2010s few investors paid attention to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data—information about companies’ carbon footprints, labor policies, board makeup, and so forth. Today the data is widely used by investors. How can organizations create... View Details
Keywords: Sustainability; Sustainability Management; ESG; ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Performance; ESG Disclosure; ESG Disclosure Metrics; ESG Ratings; ESG Reporting; Social Impact; Impact Measurement; Social Innovation; Purpose; Corporate Purpose; Corporate Social Responsibility; Strategy; Social Enterprise; Society; Accounting; Investment; Environmental Sustainability; Climate Change; Corporate Strategy; Mission and Purpose; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Financial Services Industry; Chemical Industry; Technology Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; North America; Europe; Japan; Australia
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  • January 2024 (Revised March 2024)
  • Case

Tesla Motors in 2024--Turbulence Ahead?

By: Felix Oberholzer-Gee and Kate Stoppiello
Over its 20 years in existence, Tesla had become nearly synonymous with electric vehicles, and the company assumed an enviable market position. By 2023, however, Tesla faced intense competition. Traditional carmakers and EV upstarts were expected to introduce close to... View Details
Keywords: Competitive Strategy; Product Positioning; Competition; Industry Growth; Auto Industry; North America; Europe; China; Australia
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  • October 2020
  • Case

Michael Phelps: 'It's Okay to Not Be Okay'

By: Boris Groysberg, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Michael Norris
In 2020, Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, with 28 medals in various swimming events, was now retired. As he looked back on his 20+ year athletic career, he considered what had gone into making him the greatest of all time—the highs and lows,... View Details
Keywords: Mental Health; Talent and Talent Management; Training; Health; Success; Performance Improvement; Personal Development and Career; Family and Family Relationships; Sports; Competition; Sports Industry; United States; Baltimore; Arizona; Sydney; Athens; Beijing; London
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  • 01 Feb 2002
  • News

The Harvard Clubs of Australia: Networking with a Cause

American-born Philip W. Stern (MBA '82) moved to Australia in 1985, spending several years as a McKinsey consultant. He has been Down Under ever since. Now a self-proclaimed Sydney local, Stern is a partner at the management consulting... View Details
Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • 19 Sep 2016
  • News

Sustainable Farming in the Arid World

inputs. Our flagship project is a $200 million farm in Australia where we grow tomatoes specifically for an end-retailer. We fix the price with that retailer over a 10-year period and we do so growing only using sunlight and sea water as... View Details
  • 08 Mar 2017
  • News

Safe, Secure, and Prosperous

Maria Fernandez (AMP 187, 2014) is the deputy secretary of the Intelligence and Capability Group for the Australia Department of Immigration and Border Protection. In this interview, she describes how her department’s intelligence... View Details
  • 01 Jun 2001
  • News

High Stakes on the High Seas

book, The Proving Ground. Knecht made ten trips to Australia to research what it was like on board three of the boats, including Sayonara, skippered by Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, one of the wealthiest men in the world. Knecht has written a... View Details
Keywords: Arts, Entertainment
  • 01 Mar 2012
  • News

Sun Dress

Barrow: Offering a line of clothing that provides protection from the downside of solar energy. A native of sun-splashed Australia who now resides in Minneapolis, John Barrow (MBA 1989) has a fashion tip for Americans: cover up, mates.... View Details
Keywords: skin cancer; Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores; Retail Trade
  • Profile

Nikki Skovran

models for Awethu, including an Internet café and graphic design services, three of which were ultimately launched by the enterprise. This summer, Nikki’s “deep rooted sense of adventure” will take her to Sydney, Australia where she will... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government; Consulting; Entrepreneurship
  • 01 Dec 2006
  • News

The Hard Way

Australia (formerly “The Office” Business Academy), was doing swimmingly, ensconced on the 26th floor of an upscale downtown high-rise. The stunning views from the city’s tallest building inspired her company slogan: “See You at the Top.”... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Administration of Economic Programs; Government
  • 01 Dec 2007
  • News

HBS Clubs Host Faculty Speakers

Professor Richard Hamermesh February 21, 2008 Naples, Florida Senior Lecturer Steve Kaufman February 27, 2008 Sydney, Australia Professor Bill Sahlman February 28, 2008 Melbourne, Australia Professor Bill... View Details
Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • 22 Sep 2017
  • News

Turning a Disorder into an Opportunity

Michael Fieldhouse (AMP 177, 2009), director for Emerging Businesses and Federal Government at Hewlett Packard Enterprise Australia (HPE), launched the Dandelion program in Australia in 2015, introducing... View Details
  • 26 Sep 2018
  • News

Getting Life Back in Balance

Disenchanted with the corporate world, Benjamin Gower (GMP 19, 2015) quit his job as senior vice president of operations for Australia’s Cobham Aviation Services and made a bold career and lifestyle change, moving to rural South Australia... View Details
  • 26 Oct 2023

Life at HBS Chat in Sydney (Virtual)

Join for a unique opportunity to hear from HBS alumni regarding their MBA experience. The Harvard Club of Australia will host a hybrid event and feature alumni who will share their backgrounds and talk about how they cultivated their... View Details

    Watson H. Vanderploeg

    Vanderploeg continued Kellogg’s impressive growth. Under his leadership, he grew sales six-fold from $34 million to over $200 million and quadrupled earnings. He was devoted to international expansion (opening new plants in Australia and... View Details
    Keywords: Food & Tobacco
    • Portrait Project

    Peter Tynan

    I have already been blessed to live a wild and precious life. From Australia to America, and the continents in between, I have marveled at beautiful sunsets sinking behind mountains and oceans, with people whose languages I often don't... View Details
    • Web

    Australian & New Zealand Club | MBA

    Australian & New Zealand Club To promote the Australian and New Zealand (ANZ) region at Harvard Business School by facilitating activities for members, raising the profiles of Australia and New Zealand as places to do business, and... View Details
    • 11 Oct 2022
    • News

    On Balance

    to do the same work as her. “I think it’d be hard to find a woman in any workplace who didn’t have personal experiences of gender discrimination,” she observes. The knowledge that women across Australia have endured similar—and often far... View Details
    Keywords: April White

      John W. Van Dyke

      only expanded its number of refineries, but also created a nation wide transportation and distribution system and set up marketing organizations in Europe, Africa, Australia and South America. By the end of his tenure, Van Dyke had helped... View Details
      Keywords: Utilities & Energy