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01 Jun 2011
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LME Fund Makes HBS Dreams a Reality

early 1980s, needy students typically got loans through banks. But too often that financial burden compelled them to take only high-paying jobs upon graduation. The fellowships free them from that constraint; the students who have enjoyed... View Details

19 Nov 2018
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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 the View Details

03 Oct 2017
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Can Bezos’s Ties to Boston—and HBS—Seal the Deal?

that the company doesn’t like, or isn’t willing to rezone a chunk of land, Bezos would be able to say “the next 10,000 jobs could go into either of our headquarters locations. What are you willing to do for us now?” Wilcox predicts. “He’s... View Details

Keywords: Retail Trade

01 Dec 2009
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El-Hage Takes Alumni Post

EL-HAGE: Generous alumni support has helped make HBS a “great institution.” Seven years ago, Nabil El-Hage took a one-semester sabbatical from his high-pressure day job to teach two finance courses at HBS. He enjoyed the experience so... View Details

22 Sep 2015
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Finding New Ways to Solve Civic Problems

large. So when I look at things and my job and everything I do, I always try to make sure that I am accomplishing those two things: benefiting individuals and making sure that their lives are going to be better because of my work, but... View Details

01 Dec 2001
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BOOK: Creating Value through Corporate Restructuring

by Stuart C. Gilson (John Wiley & Sons) News of major job cuts, bankruptcies, mergers, and buyouts seems to dominate the headlines these days, as global economic forces put pressure on companies to adapt in pursuit of higher market value.... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Dec 2019
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Accelerating a Gas-on-demand Startup

often visiting company parking lots; businesses have been one of Yoshi’s best customers, paying the service’s monthly subscription fee as a job perk for their employees. Yoshi’s eliminate-the-gas-station model has also attracted the... View Details

Keywords: April White; startups; on-demand economy; entrepreneurship; Personal Services

01 Jun 1997
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Ronald P. Mitchell

community education program for minorities. "Young people need role models who can teach them not only basic academic skills," he says, "but also about what the stock market is, how to get a loan, and what to wear to a job interview. They... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

01 Jun 1997
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Thomas C. Høegh

countries. Høegh explains that he always tries to include a philanthropic side to his artistic endeavors: "Among those employed in my productions in Norway were rehabilitated drug addicts from a special jobs program. Having this kind of... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

01 Oct 1997
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Cathy A. Nichols

office, which looks out on the park, Nichols pauses to reflect on her career. Thanks to scholarship assistance, Nichols was able to attend both Cornell and, later, Harvard Business School. "In a way, the HBS experience foreshadowed my theme park View Details

Keywords: Thomas Frick

01 Oct 1999
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A Constructive Summer at HBS

pedestrians - both near and far - may notice a new gleam in Baker Library's recently restored bell tower. RJA Painting, based in Watertown, Massachusetts, repaired, painted, and applied fresh gold leaf to the structure, completing the job... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

01 Jun 2000
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Going Public: Shari P. Hubert

afford." During Hubert's sophomore year at Dartmouth, her mother took a severance package from General Motors and accepted a job as a live-in nanny in upstate New York to cut down on her living expenses. "I was working more than twenty... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

01 Jun 2002
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Up to the Challenge: Martin Gonzalez - Quiet Courage

remission, and “feeling healthy,” Gonzalez has accepted a job in marketing with General Mills in Minneapolis, postponing for now his entrepreneurial dream — a venture that would introduce new engineering technologies to Chile — in favor... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; courage; sports; illness; cancer; international students; Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services; Professional Services; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing

17 Mar 2011
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Make or Break for the USA?

earlier this year, Barack Obama appointed General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt (MBA ’79) to head the President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness. Historically, HBS and its alumni have played a key role in the country’s manufacturing and... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Manufacturing

26 May 2016
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2016 Alumni Achievement Awards

Founder and Chairman, Bharti Enterprises “My first job was starting a small manufacturing unit that made bicycle parts. Then I launched another business for yarn. Once I made a bit of money, it went into the next venture. A third project... View Details

01 Jun 2006
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One-on-One with Tom Oreck

we knew we were going to be able to put it all together again. We told people, “If you had a job at Oreck before the storm, you still have a job at Oreck.” And we continued to pay people even as we were... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores; Retail Trade

01 Oct 2001
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A Janus-Faced Reflection

on sea duty aboard destroyers. The son and nephew of lawyers, Kiechel nevertheless discovered a more natural affinity for business, which led to his enrollment in the joint program. A summer job case writing for Louis Banks, a former... View Details

Keywords: Walter Kiechel; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

10 Mar 2021
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Next Normal

once it’s safe to return to the office. PART ONE An Excerpt from Remote Work Revolution Distant but Connected Even if remote teams do a good job of promoting inclusivity and psychological safety, the remote format is an inherently... View Details

01 Jun 1996
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Keepers of the Flame

enormous pressures of his job and deploy the full range of management skills, savvy, and perseverance that he was hired to bring to what is truly a remarkable civic effort. On its first try (a virtually unheard-of accomplishment),... View Details