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- 01 Dec 2010
- News
How to Survive Past Start-up
Cenedella tried several other ideas for job-industry companies before he came up with the idea for TheLadders. Michel spent years searching for the right business idea — even helping to start a pharmaceutical industry computer View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Ink: The Three-Step Startup
For the last two decades in his classroom at Brown University, Danny Warshay (MBA 1994) has been using a structured approach to teach entrepreneurship—what he calls “see, solve, scale.” But roles reversed when his students pointed out that the View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Do You Speak Business?
do business the same way — with identical processes, functions, and operations — while approaching this elevated stage; but by the time they attain it, successful companies do share certain qualities and practices not observed in firms... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Bringing women to the boardroom table
Placing female candidates on boards of public and private companies is Beth A. Stewart’s mission as CEO of Trewstar. The search firm addresses the inequity of board representation—only 16 percent of Fortune... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Help in the Vicinity
Emerick Woods (MBA '81) is CEO of Vicinity Corp., a provider of Internet-based marketing infrastructure services, headquartered in Palo Alto, California. Vicinity's "clicks-and-mortar" solutions enable its clients to direct consumers View Details
- 19 Nov 2018
- News
Acts of Kindness
what God called me to do. Now, that's sort of a strange thing, and nothing happened for two years, until I discovered that the National Association of Congregational Christian Churches was looking for an executive secretary. I applied for... View Details
- 18 Dec 2020
- News
Progress Update on Racial Equity Plan
This week, HBS offered a progress update on its Racial Equity Plan—a seven-part action plan developed by the Dean’s Anti-Racism Task Force and released in September. In the past three months, the School’s progress has included launching a View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Over the Top
Illustration by Ken Orvidas/theispot.com In the search for culprits in the global financial meltdown, bloated executive pay and the excessive risk-taking behavior it fueled stand out as prime suspects. Of... View Details
- 17 Apr 2014
- News
York Street Partners, Busbud Take Top Honors in Alumni New Venture Competition
(MBA 2005), Nayana Mawilmada (MBA 2005) and Jayamin Pelpola (MBA 2010). The firm hopes to capitalize on the current development drive and rapid economic growth taking place in Sri Lanka. Based in Colombo, York Street Partners was launched... View Details
- 26 Aug 2016
- News
Connecting with the Past
Photography by Owen Egan Stanley Diamond (MBA 1958) was thinking about the health of future generations of his family when he went searching for records of his relatives in Poland. Prompted by the diagnosis of his nephew, Mark Diamond... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Church on Sunday, Work on Monday
In Church on Sunday, Work on Monday: The Challenge of Fusing Christian Values with Business Life, Laura Nash and Scotty McLennan explore the gap that exists between Christian ideals and the realities of business life at a time when many are View Details
- 15 Nov 2016
- News
Uncovering The Secrets of Mittelstand Success
and Willy C. Shih, the Robert and Jane Cizik Professor of Management Practice, together with Vincent Dessain (MBA 1987), executive director of the Europe Research Center, arranged visits to 11 companies across Bavaria. At View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2020
When Johnson was born, social norms and her government-issued birth certificate said she was Negro, nullifying her mother’s white blood in her identity. Later, as a Harvard-educated business executive feeling too far from her black roots,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Finding The Right Patient-Provider Match
Kyruus’s search engine enables consumers to find the best providers for their health care needs. Since he was eight years old, Graham Gardner, MD (MBA 2007) knew he wanted to be a doctor. Once he completed his training as a cardiologist,... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 27 Mar 2020
- News
CPD Taps Alumni Network to Help Students Navigate Crisis
pandemic. During the current crisis, CPD Managing Director Kristen Fitzpatrick (MBA 2003) notes, most larger companies are honoring their internship commitments to first-year students, but many smaller firms and startups either need to... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Advancing the cause of women’s leadership in business
financially outperform those with fewer,” she says. Lang has been a pioneer since her days as a student at HBS, where women comprised only 4 percent of her class. She went on to become a senior executive of Lotus Development Corporation,... View Details
- 06 Sep 2013
- News
More Seats at the Table
percent a decade ago to 38 percent today, according to a study by the executive search firm Spencer Stuart. While age may bring wisdom, it often doesn't bring familiarity with... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Starting Lineup: Upturning Travel
“discover, buy, and sell authentic tour experiences.” Zhang, the founder of travel firm WildChina which serves foreign visitors, launched NewUGo to connect the rapidly growing domestic Chinese travel market to off-the-beaten-path tourism... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
1997 Placement Data Reflect January Cohort's Success
campus this year and enhances access to MBA students for firms that have not traditionally recruited at HBS; A new Web site for recruiters, with online tools, event listings, and other features to provide more efficient access to MBA... View Details
- 10 Nov 2014
- News
Sharing an expertise with nonprofits
Andrea de Cholnoky (MBA 1983) has worked in the fields of finance and executive search since leaving HBS. She is now devoting her time and expertise to a variety of nonprofits, including the National Audubon... View Details