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Lia Turrini
in making a switch from traditional oil & gas to energy transition businesses 3) are starting business careers from a technical STEM background 4) need help polishing their story and brand, cover letter and resumes. Work Experience:... View Details
Charles R. Walgreen III
Charles Walgreen, III continued the tradition of success begun by his father and grandfather. Under his leadership, Walgreens stores continued to expand its existing operations and also entered the restaurant business. By 1979, the... View Details
Keywords: Retail
Frank T. Cary
Following the legacies of Watson Sr. and Watson Jr., who ran IBM for almost 60 years, was no easy feat, but Cary more than proved his mettle. Under his direction, IBM expanded into new markets outside its traditional mainframe business... View Details
Keywords: Computers & Electronics
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
2017 in Retail: Voice-Activated, One-Hour-Delivery Shopping
innovation is accelerating rapidly, and means big changes and challenges for the sector. We are seeing rapid changes both in traditional retailers and in startups. The largest traditional retailers are... View Details
- 21 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
Bio-Piracy: When Western Firms Usurp Eastern Medicine
discover how immigration law affects the number of such patents, and explain how, under certain conditions, patenting traditional medicine can mutually benefit both corporate firms and indigenous communities. Where's The Proof? The... View Details
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Ameel Somani
developing world and the types of investment products that have the greatest impact on the poor." To continue his education, Ameel plans on working in private equity after graduation "ideally for a globally focused fund. Eventually, I'd like to raise a... View Details
- 12 Jun 2017
- Blog Post
Doubts about Applying to HBS
development program. While at SEO, I also started a new business venture – Violet Cycles, a company that offers women a feminine hygiene alternative to traditional underwear. HBS alumni have been the driving force behind my career... View Details
- 01 Aug 2016
- Blog Post
Reflecting on the Value of an MBA
learning more, either. Coming from startups, traditional finance didn’t sound relevant to the world I worked in. It certainly didn’t sound like fun. But, of course, Finance is required - two whole semesters - in the first year “required... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Action Plan: Writing the Next Chapter
brand,” she says. Later, she served in various roles at the company in Geneva, joining the board in 2002 and then becoming president in 2012 when her father retired. When Hubscher took the helm, the company was about to celebrate its first century. There were View Details
Keywords: April White
- 23 Oct 2019
- News
Designing a More Artful Future for the Middle East
way people dress, with a significant number of women wearing hijab,” says Halwani. “Companies don’t create specific fashions for the region, so women often end up with very bland choices.” Halwani aims to fill that niche while eliminating the waste that he has learned... View Details
Keywords: Inclusion
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
HBS Club of Ireland Puts Management Skills to Work
communication - so vital in building a lasting peace on the island of Ireland," said Smith. "This event was truly in the best Harvard tradition of public service." Participants in the exercise agreed that taking a step back from daily... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Going Public: Herman I. Safin
studies at the School, Safin has continued his tradition of student leadership, serving in the student senate. A gifted pianist and a former Lithuanian ballroom dancing champion, he played selections from Rachmaninoff and Chopin at an HBS... View Details
Keywords: Amy E. Dean
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Rewriting the Script: Social Enterprise Start-ups Expand Business Plan Contest's Parameters
gradually became clear that the contest needed a different set of criteria for evaluating plans with socially oriented agendas. Entries in the new track will submit to the same timetable and demands as traditional plans but will compete... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
The Nature of Change
each year to include data from the current graduating class as well as current business and world events. “This case teaches them that history is alive, that they are part of a long, rich tradition of people with similar concerns who have... View Details
- Alumni Changing the World
Abby Falik
Abby Falik, MBA 2008, founder and CEO of Global Citizen Year, is rethinking the traditional gap-year experience for high school graduates. In ten years, Global Citizen Year has supported nearly 1,000 fellows in experiential,... View Details
- 27 Mar 2025
- Blog Post
IFC India 2025: Driving India's EV Future: Insights from Ather Scooter and Exponent Energy
Professor Vikram Gandhi’s Immersive Field Course (IFC) “Development while Decarbonizing: India’s Path to Net-Zero" delved into the critical aspect of decarbonization and sustainability goals amid India's rapid development. The course presented an opportunity for... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Clark Bids Farewell to HBS
new. It, too, has a long tradition and a rich heritage — based on carving a life out of a difficult environment — that is deeply grounded in that community. Yet it’s very new, in that it only recently became a four-year school. The... View Details
- 12 Aug 2013
- Research & Ideas
‘Hybrid’ Organizations a Difficult Bet for Entrepreneurs
Consider two organizations with the same noble purpose: to solve the problem of poor eyesight in developing countries. The first, the Centre for Vision in the Developing World, follows a traditional nonprofit model, soliciting donations... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 01 Aug 2001
- News
Class Day and Commencement 2001
relocated from nearby Aldrich Lawn due to construction of the new Hawes Hall classroom building, tradition otherwise prevailed in the form of beautiful weather, wise and humorous speeches, and an enthusiastic crowd of MBA graduates (some... View Details
- 28 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 28
improvement. Yet a vigorous tradition in the accounting literature establishes that firms routinely sacrifice long-term investment to manage earnings and are rewarded for doing so. This paper presents a model that reconciles these... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel