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- 01 Jun 2002
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Up to the Challenge: Ken Baumgartner - Sticking with It
Photography by Robert Schoen As a boy growing up in Flin Flon, a small mining town four hundred miles north of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Ken Baumgartner did what many Canadian boys do to pass the long winters: He played hockey. But unlike many of his friends who dreamed of...
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- 12 Mar 2019
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Acting Naturally
Karina Birch (OPM 49, 2017) is CEO of Rocky Mountain Soap Company, based in Alberta, Canada. In this interview, she explains how the mission, culture, and products of her company are blended together. “I was 24 years old and right out of university when I started Rocky...
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- 10 Jun 2014
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Finance Minister Addresses Canada-US Energy Concerns
- 01 Jun 2014
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3-Minute Briefing: Reza Satchu (MBA 1996)
We moved to Toronto from Mombasa, Kenya, when I was eight and my brother [Asif Satchu, MBA 1999] was six. For my parents to decide to come here and start a new life was, in many ways, THe ultimate risk. The immigrant experience is uncomfortable and sometimes difficult,...
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- 01 Jun 2006
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Sending a Message
In March, bankers, lobbyists, lawyers, and other messaging-intensive professionals heaved a collective sigh of relief and kept on thumbin’ like nobody’s business. Thanks to $612.5 million shelled out by the Canadian company Research In Motion (RIM) over a patent...
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- 24 Apr 2014
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The art of thinking creatively
Gerald W. Schwartz’s (MBA 1970) endeavors to enhance education at HBS are visible in the very halls he once traversed. On a mission to introduce thought-provoking artwork into the main classroom buildings at the School, Schwartz hopes to help business leaders be...
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- 18 Feb 2014
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Satchu Launches Bold New Investment Fund
- 01 Nov 2013
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Selling Crafts with a Story
Jennifer Lee Koss by Maureen Harmon For weeks in 2012, Jennifer Lee Koss (MBA 2008) and Kena Paranjape held early- morning meetings at La Bohème coffee shop in Toronto. The discussion centered on a possible business venture. The meeting spot made sense; it was near...
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- 25 Oct 2013
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"Cool as Ice" CEO Takes Helm at Canada's Scotiabank
- 01 Jun 2018
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Turning Point: Life Cycle
and how we each contribute to making it better. Last September, at the age of 64, the stars finally aligned. I shipped a bike from my home in Providence, Rhode Island, to Seattle, Washington, and began the 3,000-some-odd-mile journey across the northern states, dipping...
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- 20 Apr 2012
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Business Hall Honors HBS Alum
- 01 Jun 2017
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Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2017
(Rotman-UTP Publishing) This book tackles the similarities and differences between the financial systems of Canada and the United States. The authors reveal the different paths each system has taken since the early 19th century, even...
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- 01 Sep 2011
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Capitalism’s False Mantra
Related Links Martin discussing his book One of the most influential papers defining the role of business, “Theory of the Firm: Managerial Behavior, Agency Costs and Ownership Structure,” was coauthored in 1976 by Michael Jensen, the Jesse Isidor Straus Professor of...
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- 15 Jun 2021
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Action Plan: Come as You Are
Courtesy Josh Basseches Well over a year into the pandemic, many of us are craving opportunities for direct interaction in a lived, physical space. “So many of us have been engaging with colleagues, family, and friends through Zoom and other virtual exchanges since the...
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- 03 Mar 2017
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A Rebel Keeps on Running
- 01 Jun 2009
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HBS Art Collection Now Online
As a student at HBS, Gerald Schwartz (MBA ’70) says the only thing missing was an artistic presence. For the past decade, Schwartz, founder and CEO of Onex Corporation, a private-equity firm in Toronto, has been on a mission to bring contemporary art to campus...
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- 24 Apr 2014
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Committed to a goal of 'zero harm' in the mining industry
As chief executive of Anglo American, one of the world’s largest mining companies, Cynthia Carroll (MBA 1989) worked to improve safety. True to her word, Anglo American’s mine fatalities decreased by nearly 60 percent during her six-year tenure (2007–2013) as chief...
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- 01 Mar 2010
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