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Brett Laffel
continue to hone in on a limited number of skills. With a business education, I feel that I have opened the door to many different additional opportunities for myself. With a business education, I also feel... View Details
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A Life’s Work | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
A Life’s Work Gerald Chertavian (MBA 1992) realized what he wanted to do with his life when he was just 21 years old. Having volunteered as a Big Brother while working at Chemical Bank in New York City, he saw firsthand the need for a... View Details
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Creating Value Through Corporate Restructuring - Course Catalog
companies and their corporate customers, suppliers, and competitors. Restructuring is the process by which companies renegotiate the financial contracts and commitments they have entered into with their... View Details
- 10 Jul 2018
- Blog Post
Successful Internship Matchmaking: “With Citadel, I could be myself.”
direct connections. “I didn’t get offers,” she says, “but I did get lots of good advice.” An intriguing title leads to the right fit For a long time, Sarah struggled to find a role that matched her ambitions. Then the right opportunity... View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
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Group Therapy: The Role of Business Groups in Emerging Economies
consequences of group affiliation in Asia and Latin America for several years, often with HBS professor Krishna G. Palepu. His current research focuses on several important aspects of business groups: their effect on entrepreneurial... View Details
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Ravi Belani
were more than eighty South Asians in my class, and a huge number of entrepreneurs, at least a hundred. Every idiosyncratic interest you have is represented in significant numbers – no other school can match them.” As a venture... View Details
- 14 Dec 2009
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Can Entrepreneurs Drive People Movers to Success?
cities elsewhere—PRT probably isn't a great fit. But even small to midsized cities struggle with automobile congestion, particularly since subways and light rail often don't match their needs. In this... View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
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HBS Forum: Business Leadership in the Social Sector
also need is to have somebody to tell me I'm worth something.' Ex-welfare recipients have a higher retention rate than regular hires. At United, we match each one with a mentor; it's worked so well, we're... View Details
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Laura Mackay
further explore my new passion and to identify specific companies and roles that fell within this area. I have been very fortunate to have phenomenal healthcare alumni mentors who have guided me through my journey, helping me to identify areas and opportunities that... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
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Brick by Brick
re-engaging with customers, many of whom passed a love of LEGOs to their children. Although innovation was a core strength of LEGO, Knudstorp had seen the result of unconstrained creativity. New product design was soon informed by market... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
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Timothy G. Brier: The Price is Right
which matches consumer demand with sellers' excess inventory -- one of the Internet's big winners. The inspiration of former marketing consultant Jay Walker, Priceline opened for business a little over two... View Details
Keywords: James E. Aisner
- 01 Oct 1996
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Working Behind the Scenes — Alan F. Horn (MBA 1971)
preachy." Horn was subsequently asked to become a board member of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) in 1990. "In the face of the Contract with America's rollback efforts, NRDC is a staunch... View Details
Keywords: Thomas Frick
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Alex Nelson
match the right skills with the right roles." "The flip side of that," Alex says, "is more personal. We all have the potential to do many things well — but that doesn't mean we'd find... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
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3-Minute Briefing: Bruce Levy (MBA 1977)
education. the average annual salary for a wnba player is $60,000 to $70,000. I signed a contract recently for a player who will make more in a month overseas than she gets in the WNBA for an entire season. Now how do you explain that?... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; photo by Chris Sorensen
- 15 Feb 2017
- Op-Ed
What Africa Can Teach the United States About Funding Infrastructure Projects
projects, for example, don’t generate enough water bill revenue to pay for themselves. But, rather than go without water for lack of current funds or skills, municipalities like Algiers, Algeria, have contracted for water View Details
- 24 Oct 2018
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Exploring the Future of Work for Women
managers to convene with experts and scholars to explore what the future holds for working women. The conference was organized by the HBS Club of India in partnership with the HBS-India Research Center.... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 16 Jul 2024
- Research & Ideas
Weighing Digital Tradeoffs in Private Equity
and 2021 that were compiled by Capital IQ. The research team matched those transactions to financial data supplied by Dun & Bradstreet, as well as information on IT spending provided by Aberdeen Strategy & Research. Finally, they... View Details
- 01 Jan 2009
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Jorge Paulo Lemann, A.B. 1961; Carlos A. Sicupira, OPM 9, 1984; Marcel H. Telles, OPM 10, 1985
Economics, Harvard College, 1961 On Leadership: “Create a big dream. Keep it simple, easily understood, and measured. Attract the right people who work well together. Measure results consistently. You can create, run, or improve anything View Details
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Eric Chavez
built his own commercial contracting business. “My parents came here to have a prosperous future they wouldn’t have otherwise in Mexico,” Eric says. Eric’s initial calling was in engineering. Through work at General Motors and an... View Details
- 01 Aug 2002
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HBS Business Plan Contest Keeps Entrepreneurial Spirit Alive
Dubilier Prize, established in honor of the late Martin Dubilier (MBA '52), cofounder of the LBO firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice. The HBS Business Plan Contest was developed by students in 1996 with the cooperation of faculty and MBA Career... View Details