MBAs Across America - Publications - Faculty & Research

31 Aug 2016
Research & Ideas

One Quarter of Entrepreneurs in the United States Are Immigrants

immigrants are responsible for a lot of great companies,” says William Kerr, the Dmitri V. D’Arbeloff — MBA Class of 1955 Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. “After all, they argue, [Google founder] Sergey... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

14 Feb 2023
News

Dean Datar Meets with Alumni in San Francisco

opportunities?" The desire to produce thought leadership at a fast pace, the Dean said, is the catalyst for the new Digital, Data, and Design Institute at Harvard (D^3), a lab-based research model that will draw faculty, students, and alumni from View Details

06 Jun 2023
Blog Post

Harvard Business School Announces 2023-24 Leadership Fellows

MBAs in roles that produce immediate results and build long-term capacity. "This program gives a group of highly skilled graduating MBAs first-hand experience working with organizations who are tackling some... View Details

Keywords: Social Enterprise

21 Feb 2014
Blog Post

Cautious Optimism: A Recap of the Harvard India Conference

over 100 speakers and 650 attendees. On the day of a snowstorm, we were heartened to see participation from all across the US and India. The discussions at the conference covered a wide range of topics, from individual sectors like retail... View Details

08 Feb 2016
News

Alumni in Mexico City Connect Around a ‘Vision’ for the New HBS

Relations and the Dimitri V. D’Arbeloff – MBA Class of 1955 Professor of Business Administration; Michael Chu (MBA 1976), Senior Lecturer in Business Administration; and alumni Alejandro Ramirez Magana (MBA 2001), Dionisio Garza-Medina... View Details

01 Jun 1998
News

Generation Next

Today, Carricarte's two sisters also help run the firm, which is now the largest provider of insurance services to Latin America and the Caribbean. "The program gave my sister Jenny and me some important insights," Carricarte says. "For... View Details

15 Aug 2019
News

Finding a Fix for Food Allergies

Life-threatening food allergies affect 30 million Americans and one in 12 children, and yet there are no FDA-approved treatments or cures. These sobering facts became alarmingly real to Elise and Greg Bates (both MBA 2000) four years ago... View Details

07 May 2018
News

What I Learned from Visiting All 54 African Countries

definitely didn't have that for a second. I kind of go all in on these things. I've walked across America four times when. I'm a pretty stubborn guy. I've walked across Spain... View Details

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Growing Together - Annual Report 2014

What should our role in Allston be? What should we preserve about our campus, and what should we change?” — ANGELA Q. CRISPI, MBA 1990 Executive Dean for Administration New Neighbors The expansion of Harvard University in Allston will... View Details

13 Dec 2018
Blog Post

Working at the Intersection of Business and Environment

ideas and solutions. We have three core goals: catalyze and refine faculty research ideas, educate MBAs on the value of natural resources and the opportunities for innovation and investment, and inform and engage alumni to leverage... View Details

Melody Koh

building and leading teams across Product Management, Product Design, and Data Science. Previously, Melody was a Product Manager at Fab.com and the founder/CEO of a seed-funded wine subscription e-commerce service. Prior to her operating... View Details

Profile

Ahmed Eldemerdash

Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? I think it is a great opportunity for both learning and personal development and also to boost my career aspirations. The people here at HBS, the case method and the different ways to... View Details

Keywords: Technology

01 Sep 2018
News

A Growing Array of Engagement Opportunities

inspired an expanded menu of opportunities for alumni to contribute their wisdom, time, and talents across the HBS community. Long involved in small pockets of campus activities, alumni are now returning to Soldiers Field in larger... View Details

17 Apr 2017
News

Panera-bred Leaders Have Risen Throughout the Restaurant Industry

to lead the operations of such popular chains as Friendly’s Ice Cream, Johnny Rockets, Pizzeria Uno, Smashburger, Wahlburgers (led by CEO Cedric Vanzura, MBA 1990), Pieology, and Upper Crust. Panera was sold earlier this month to Europe’s... View Details

Keywords: Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality

01 Sep 2011
News

The Spangler Effect

observes Steve Nelson (MBA ’88), executive director of the MBA Program. “In that time, Spangler has become so much a part of the fabric of the HBS community. We had 32 buildings spread across a 40-acre... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Sep 2024
News

Far-Reaching Impact

Above: Teachers in India's daycare system draw on Rocket Learning's digital platform to enhance learning. Photo courtesy Rocket Learning When the news reached Namya Mahajan (MBA 2022) as her HBS graduation was approaching that she would receive financial assistance to... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

01 Jun 2007
News

James McKenney Remembered

full professor in 1968 and was named the John G. McLean Professor of Business Administration in 1989. He retired from the active faculty in 1996. McKenney introduced the first computer-based simulation exercise, the Business Game, to the required first-year View Details

Keywords: Information

08 Apr 2013
Research & Ideas

Women’s Summit Celebrates ‘Sisterhood of the Traveling Pantsuit’

Fifty years ago, when America was unquestionably a man's world, one small but influential part of it officially opened its doors to women: the MBA program at Harvard Business School. On Thursday, about 800... View Details

Keywords: by Katie Koch & Harvard Gazette

18 Jan 2012
Research & Ideas

Beyond Heroic Entrepreneurs

like, you need to include everyone in your tent not just the giants like Teach For America and City Year." To that end, Lee has teamed up with HBS Associate Professor Julie Battilana to collect and analyze quantitative data on social... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

08 Apr 2009
Research & Ideas

Clayton Christensen on Disrupting Health Care

for the number and cost of the services they provide rather than by the value of those services in helping patients. In short, medical professionals make money when their patients become sick. Here's one example of how the problem plays out in practice. In our... View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg; Health

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