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- 01 Sep 2016
- News
The Taxi Wars of Jakarta
peace of mind. Go-Jek drivers themselves sported a more professional look, decked out in jackets and helmets the color of a green apple with the company logo splashed across both in white. Some drivers say their salaries doubled, thanks... View Details
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Conducting Business
In 2015 I moved from New York City to Madison, Connecticut, where I met, quite by chance, Ginny Vancil and her brother, Richard. I thought, How many Vancils can there be in the world? I asked if they knew Richard “Dick” Vancil, who was my first professor for my first... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
December 2021 Alumni and Faculty Books
valuable lessons on what keeps him present, grounded, and thriving as a father, husband, coach, mentor, and leader. O’Neil shares poignant life lessons from an array of people including professional athletes and sports executives, as well... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
The Accidental Innovator
that, it immediately professionalizes teaching to be on a par with medicine or law because in principle it’s at least as important to society. Beyond brick and mortar, where is the Internet taking Khan Academy? Via the Internet, today and... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Porter Helps Jerusalem Mayor with Economic Development
Nir Barkat, a software entrepreneur elected mayor of Jerusalem last November, visited HBS in late March to take part in a roundtable discussion on the economic development of his city, Israel’s poorest. HBS professor Michael Porter, a leading authority on... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Philly Club Hosts Nonprofit Execs
Sixty nonprofit executives from the Philadelphia area attended the HBS Club of Philadelphia’s fifth annual nonprofit conference in November. The one-day event provided attendees with leading-edge thinking on executing strategy in nonprofit organizations as well as a... View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Wanted: Leaders for the New Millennium
my own educational and professional development." The combination of worldwide open houses, alumni and student referrals, and undergraduate outreach has significant potential for attracting students who otherwise might not apply to HBS.... View Details
Keywords: Cindy Olnick
- 01 Aug 2002
- News
For Alumni Only: Breakthrough Insights Program Debuts
Jeff Balash (MBA '73/74) was one of the eighty graduates who returned to HBS for the program. photo by Justin Knight Rapid changes in technology and the shifting realities of the global marketplace make lifelong learning a necessity for all View Details
Keywords: Laura Singleton
- 31 Jan 2023
- News
Female Founders' Dilemmas; UK Tech Startups
Asha Haji, who was a global finalist for the 2022 Alumni New Venture Competition with her company Framework, an on-demand business school for professionals in the startup space, gave her insight on how turbulence has affected the funding... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 12 Nov 2019
- News
Seismic Shift
access to capital and networks that, historically, they couldn’t access. Many communities have mentors, advocates, and professional development opportunities built into their ecosystems, he says, but not always. “Minority communities... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
An American Odyssey
issues at the intersection of race and business,” states HBS professor David Thomas. “He was the first to look at the experience of African-American professionals and managers in the post–civil rights era, and he continues to blaze trails... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Lighten Up
culture. “If Timberland and GoLite are doing things the way we ought to, we’ll keep the nimbleness and the innovation and the vibe of this place, but we’ll gain the scale and professionalism of that place,” Coup says. “And we’ll help them... View Details
- 10 Mar 2015
- News
Women in Tech: Breaking the Digital Ceiling
Community, who is also chair of the School’s new Gender Initiative. Ely has long studied gender in business, focusing her research on professional services firms. Recently, though, several large tech companies have approached her on the... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
My HBS Eureka Moment
that needed professional management assistance. Five years later, I was promoted to company president and became a member of the Young Presidents' Organization. My lifelong friends in YPO helped me to buy and ultimately sell my company;... View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
Drilling Down
"I tend to think that small and focused is the name of the game," agrees Matthew R. Simmons (MBA '67), president and chairman of Simmons & Company International. Established in 1974 as a specialized investment bank to the oil service industry, his Houston firm now... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Dean Nohria Looks Ahead
quite new. He returned to India and ended up having a very successful career in business — first as the general manager and then as CEO of a small company, and later as the head of progressively larger companies. So my entire relationship with him was as someone who... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson
- 09 Sep 2024
- News
Basket Chase
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. On this episode, we’re featuring an excerpt from a new HBS podcast called Think Big, Buy Small. The show is hosted by Professors Richard Ruback and Royce Yudkoff... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2017
and professional fulfillment. The book includes thought-provoking questions for reflection to help readers make a similar transformation. Reset: My Fight for Inclusion and Lasting Change by Ellen Pao (MBA 1998) (Spiegel & Grau) In 2015... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Trillion-Dollar Fixer-Upper
driven by hard-charging entrepreneurs wielding private capital, the new one is driven by professional investors working for or on behalf of deep-pocketed institutions, like pension funds and endowments. Even individual investors can buy a... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Murray Named Class of ’08 Fellow
As a student of mechanical engineering at the University of New Mexico, Sean Murray (HBS ’10) learned to manage complicated projects. During three years of working for the Stryker Corporation, a medical-device firm in Kalamazoo, Michigan, he honed his design... View Details
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