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- 25 Mar 2021
- News
Alumni Honor Nitin Nohria and Support His Legacy
educational programs, intellectual ambition for widespread impact, internationalization for global understanding, inclusion to enhance culture and community, and integration with Harvard University. “Alumni and close friends of the School were extremely insightful and... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
RX for Change
“Value-stream mapping” in the oncology department standardizes the follow-up process with patients. An improvement strategy called “3P” (production, preparation, process), used to radically redesign space according to workflow, eliminates... View Details
- 09 Feb 2017
- News
Turning Disorder into Opportunity
scheduled to start by the end of 2016. “The Dandelion program is focused on building careers, resilience, and independence for the individuals involved,” Fieldhouse says. He credits his time at HBS—where he interacted with a diverse group... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
The Plight of the Global Poor
while BOP individuals may only have tens of dollars a year to spend, that disposable income, multiplied several billion times over, represents significant purchasing power. With this realization have come some dramatic shifts in business... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
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No Easy Fix for the Financial Crisis
Street, raising the specter of a credit market collapse that would cripple the economy. “It is an anxious time. It is probably even a dangerous time. It is a historic time. And it is a time that we’re going to be teaching about in our... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Student Conferences Spark Discussion, Promote Interaction
women was the power to control their own money and time. Koehn quoted Josephine Baker, a factory worker who, in 1847, wrote, "The money we earn comes promptly and comes to us. When we are finished we feel perfectly free until the time to... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
The Spangler Effect
fresh-baked pastries and desserts. Over the years, Dick Spangler has formed a bond of friendship with Mulder and taken time to strike up acquaintances with many of the food court staff. It’s not unusual to see Spangler at breakfast or... View Details
- 04 May 2018
- News
How to Win the Kentucky Derby
Terry Finley: I used to go to the race track after school with my father on a regular basis, and all my brothers and sisters—actually four brothers are in the construction business. They're all in the cement mason business, and in the... View Details
Keywords: horse racing
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Truth Be Told
Image by John Ritter In 2018, HBS associate professors Aiyesha Dey and Jonas Heese wrote a case about a whistleblower at a multi-national gambling company who exposed financial misstatements, first to his manager and later to the US... View Details
- 26 Nov 2018
- News
New York Alumni Explore Risks and Opportunities in Climate Change
bit of risk and get that extra return. We are all investors, even if just with our 401Ks. Find out how your money is being used and advocate for climate-smart investments.” The HBS Club of NY plans to produce more climate-related events... View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Sorting Myth from Reality at Hong Kong Conference
challenges faced by family businesses. "There can be problems," he said, noting that family businesses sometimes do not move with the times and can be slow to adjust to new competition. However, Chan's copanelist Jaime Augusto Zobel de... View Details
Keywords: Alejandro Reyes
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Local Hero
Finally Peter said he would do it,” reveals Baer, “but only if I would be the day-to-day operating person. Neither of us had any prior intention of leaving our jobs, but that’s how the deal went through.” A Likable Leader Baer Facts —... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Mission Possible
East. “At Endeavor, we believe that real economic change and growth — not just poverty alleviation — happen through entrepreneurs who are doing innovative things in their industry, country, or even globally,” says Ko. Endeavor uses a... View Details
- 02 Mar 2016
- News
On Credit
of Charleston, South Carolina, dated March 11, 1856. (Frequent abbreviations are used in the reports; subsequent quotes have been translated for clarity.) Three months later: “In business a long time; doing a very extensive business... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Latin America's Decade
only give us the necessary financial support but also its knowledge and experience." Carlos A. Sicupira (9th OPM) is a partner in São Paulo-based GP Investimentos, Ltda., an in-vestment firm with some $1.3 billion under management and... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Sole Mates
There are few cultural attractions; Monrovia has only one movie theater, and it’s overrun by cats. But the beach is very nice. Anyway, I’m always working. I don’t have much time for diversion. COMTE: Close to Miami, a piece of France in... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Up by the Roots
bakery cranks out cookies—New York now holds a demonstrable lead over Silicon Valley in terms of fintech investment in the United States. According to CB Insights, a New York startup that uses algorithms to collect and analyze data on... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Ilene Lang
the foot if they don’t figure out how to incorporate that talent and experience into leadership. Why? Diverse teams produce better results. A study conducted by the National Center for Women & Information Technology looked at the number of View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
$how Me the Money
hundreds of billions annually into western coffers.” Recently, due to its opacity and ease of incorporation (of dummy as well as legitimate companies), Britain’s independent Tax Justice Network placed the state of Delaware at the top of its Financial Secrecy Index,... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
The Entrepreneurial Venture
that I had a success under my belt, but some of it was simply that entrepreneurial companies were both more common and more successful. Entrepreneurs often find opportunity amid upheaval. Can you give us an example from your own... View Details