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- 03 Jun 2008
- First Look
First Look: June 3, 2008
http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=608151 Quanta Computer and the One Laptop Per Child Initiative Harvard Business School Case 608-102 When Quanta Computer, Inc., the world's largest manufacturer of laptop... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 08 Dec 2008
- Research & Ideas
Thinking Twice About Supply-Chain Layoffs
manager changes his or her hours, it can upset a delicate balance of work schedules, family commitments, and child care, which in turn can derail increasingly fragile family budgets. In a survey of Wal-Mart employees, for instance,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Profile: The Invisible Hand - Robert Massie and God's Green Earth
hemophiliac, I knew I was different, but that was just normal life for me,” Massie recalls. “My family led a very romantic existence; we had a great time.” Yet as a child with a chronic illness (“the constant shadow,” he once wrote) that... View Details
- Profile
Ruzwana Bashir
knew I wanted to work with smart people and learn about how to build a business.” After graduating, Bashir moved to London, joined Goldman Sachs and later the Blackstone Group with the intention of a career in finance. But the entrepreneurial itch she felt as a... View Details
- 15 Nov 2024
- News
Driving Change
Speaking to nearly 700 alumni at the Women’s Leadership Summit last week, HBS Professor Robin Ely addressed both current and emerging challenges facing women in leadership roles, while emphasizing the critical importance of continued progress. “Today, we face a fresh... View Details
- 16 Jul 2024
- Blog Post
Advancing Health Equity: Social Enterprise Summer Fellow Simona Stancov (MBA 2025)
progress in malaria elimination1 is certainly something to celebrate, there is still a lot of work to do. Nearly every minute, a child under five years of age dies from malaria2. Many of these deaths are preventable, so it is imperative... View Details
- 08 Apr 2013
- Research & Ideas
Women’s Summit Celebrates ‘Sisterhood of the Traveling Pantsuit’
6,000 HBS alumni to gauge and contrast men and women's attitudes and experiences regarding career and family. Among its more surprising findings was that less than a tenth of Generation X women (ages 31-47) and Baby Boomer women (ages 48-66) were not working at all in... View Details
Keywords: by Katie Koch & Harvard Gazette
- 04 Jun 2024
- Blog Post
Finding Alignment to Make Impact: Layla Ramirez (MBA 2017)
otherwise be shut out of opportunities—I'm a poster child for those” she said. Through her experiences engaging with professional development programs, the stage was set for Ramirez to become a leader who would advance opportunities for... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Redefining Success: Women & Work.
managers are making strides toward finding new career models that better suit their reality. If not the "perfect answer" to the parenting/ career dichotomy, their approach at least validates their dual desire to care for their families... View Details
- 22 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 22, 2008
Improving Infant Mortality Rates: The Impact of Front-line Staff Collaboration on Neonatal Care (revised) Authors:Ingrid M. Nembhard, Anita L. Tucker, Richard M.J. Bohmer, Jeffrey D. Horbar, and Joseph H. Carpenter Abstract Front-line... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Jan 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Women Can Get More Venture Capital
women who will say, "You know what? All my personal needs and all my family's needs are taken care of, and if I'm no longer enjoying the environment or the work, I'm gone." If there are other demands on women that are really... View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark & Martha Lagace
- 11 Sep 2018
- News
Bringing Government Up to Code
communities across the country to better serve some of our most vulnerable populations. READ MORE Luna: You joined Code for America in June of 2017 and you talked openly about how current events and the upcoming birth of your third child... View Details
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Riding It Out
mothers who suddenly find themselves, not their kids, taking care of feeding and the associated hassles of lugging home huge bags of kibble. “Customers have told us that SmartPaks help them to realize their lofty visions of pet ownership,... View Details
- 27 Sep 2019
- Blog Post
Learning the Language of Product at Duolingo
her back in Germany. My efforts paid off - she and I were married this past June in the Bavarian alps. When Duolingo visited campus last October, I figured this could be a good opportunity to get Product Manager (PM) experience (which I was interested in exploring)... View Details
Keywords: Technology
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Year in Review | Annual Report 2024
(HBS) and Harvard Medical School (HMS) MD/MBA Program celebrated two decades of educating leaders who navigate the complex intersections of health care and business. Since its inception in 2004, the program has maintained its mission: to... View Details
- 17 Aug 2015
- News
The Play Alchemist
task. It meant 10 hours of commuting every week, not getting much sleep, and not really taking care of herself the way she would have liked. But Matthews knows that the expertise she got from her time at HBS is what will allow her... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Andrea Silbert
Photo courtesy Andrea Silbert As a child growing up in Brookline, Massachusetts, Andrea C. Silbert (MBA/MPA 1992) never hesitated when asked what she was going to be when she grew up. Like her parents, she and her three siblings expected... View Details
- 17 Nov 2020
- Blog Post
Partners and Families Are an Integral Part of the MBA Experience
expanding their families may find that socializing at school looks a little bit different, especially during COVID-19. Charlotte is expecting her first child with her partner Bethany so they have had to be thoughtful about social... View Details
- 11 Aug 2016
- Cold Call Podcast
Why College Rankings Keep Deans Awake at Night
point of view, right? If you're looking for a college you want to know that your child is going to be well cared for there, that they're going to have a good experience. The students themselves are thinking... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Toy Story
always positioned itself as a fun toy that helps children develop, and it enjoys a healthy relationship with schools and educators throughout the world. About 90 percent of U.S. preschools and kindergartens use LEGO products. Its Learning Institute comprises an... View Details