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- 15 Nov 2016
- News
Uncovering The Secrets of Mittelstand Success
corporations—is a clear focus on longevity and the future. As an example, Shih cites ARRI, the world’s largest manufacturer of professional motion picture equipment, which weathered a difficult transition from film to digital technology... View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books, Podcasts
Alumni Books Intelligence Isn’t Enough: A Black Professional’s Guide to Thriving in the Workplace By Carice Anderson (MBA 2006) Jonathan Ball Publishers Professional development manager, coach, and consultant Carice Anderson shares her... View Details
- 01 Jan 2006
- News
William H. Donaldson, MBA 1958
both saw an opportunity for a new kind of research geared toward the professional investors who were on the rise at mutual and pension funds. At the time, institutions accounted for less than 25 percent of equity ownership, but the way... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
50 Years & Counting
initiatives. Recently, McGinn has taken a nuanced look at evidence that women in professional service organizations are more likely to be promoted when the firm's leadership includes significant numbers of women. Her analysis of five... View Details
- 15 Nov 2024
- News
Driving Change
independence opens doors to broader opportunities and greater influence in both personal and professional spheres. The summit showcased pioneering women who broke barriers in their careers, offering practical insights for navigating... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Faculty and Alumni Books for March 2014
selected professional managers to run them, and given them more financial autonomy, which has reduced many agency problems commonly faced by SOEs, but not the temptation for governments to intervene in the operation of large strategic... View Details
- 25 Mar 2015
- News
The Greening of Houston
Ask most people to name a city with a lot of parks and chances are Houston won’t be the first one they name. “For better or worse, our built environment is known for the lack of zoning,” says Daniel M. Gilbane (MBA 2005), senior vice president of Gilbane Building Co.... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
She’s Got Your Back
than 2 million members who post some 40,000 reviews each month. The service expanded to include reviews of health-care professionals in 2008 and also offers a special subscriber list for buying and selling classic cars. An IPO in November... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
The New Rules of E-Commerce
customers. The third largest e-commerce marketplace in the world, behind Amazon.com and eBay, Rakuten businesses also include financial services, e-books, travel, and a professional baseball team. As Mikitani details in his recent book,... View Details
- 31 May 2013
- News
Seeing the Light
arts. Starting in high school, and through college, where he took both studio and art history courses, and then all during his professional life, Evans has been studying technique and taking lessons, painting his own oils, and teaching... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Mickey Herbert (MBA 1969)
partners I started the Bridgeport Bluefish professional baseball team. A year later, I bought control of the team. Now I’m having the time of my life. While the club has never made money, fortunately it has provided a major economic... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Alumni Book Briefs
Raising Eyebrows: A Failed Entrepreneur Finally Gets It Right by Dal LaMagna (MBA ’70) (Wiley) When LaMagna graduated from HBS, his entrepreneurial activities — including operating discos in drive-in theaters and working with the 1960s musical teen sensations the... View Details
- 30 May 2025
- News
Galas in NYC and Mexico City; NFL Coach Shares Leadership Insights in Charlotte
Gabriela Ramos, a graduate of the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, was honored with the annual Harvard Club of Mexico Award, which recognizes a member’s professional and personal career and contributions to Mexico and the Harvard... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 10 May 2022
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards 2022
student, Paul Milgrom, who wrote a superb dissertation on auctions. We came up with a proposal for the FCC to sell spectrum licenses simultaneously, rather than one by one. Professional auctioneers were adamant it would be an enormous... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Leslie Gold
online-shopping type of operation, using broadcast to pitch the product, with people beaming in orders and making purchases without ever leaving the broadcast, something neither radio nor TV can do. As it is for my show, Shovio can be a vehicle for View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Alumni Work to Reverse Bias Through Philanthropy
professional development and visibility of executives of color in the not-for-profit sector.” Contributions from individuals and corporations are welcomed. With seed money from its founders and multiyear pledges from companies and... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 18 Jul 2014
- News
Team Players
only worked in Boston, it was an eye-opening experience," Blumkin recalls. "Every day, we discussed a case in a different industry." Her studies led to a career in marketing, first at big companies such as American Express and Walt Disney, and later through consulting... View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
June 2021 Books and Podcasts
Hajim (MBA 1964) and Glenn Plaskin Skyhorse On the Road Less Traveled is the story of Edmund Hajim, an American financier and philanthropist who rises from dire childhood circumstances to achieve professional success and personal... View Details