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- 02 Oct 2015
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The ‘F’ Word
aren’t that clear.” Despite the pain of Quincy’s failure, Wallace doesn’t regret the experience. “I’m more fulfilled when I’m scrappy and building something, so I’m grateful to have been ripped away from the notion that I need financial...
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Walt Disney Studios
- 05 Apr 2018
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A Philanthropic Eye Reframes African American Abstract Art
analytical skills she used in both her financial career and in life. Among her friends was Reginald Van Lee (MBA 1984), who introduced her to Lowery Stokes Sims, then curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. “I remember her saying,...
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Jill Radsken
- 01 Dec 2014
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Case Study: Growing the Family Business
growth significantly. How do we go about finding the financing that we need to expand?” The Answers: I have started and operated three iterations of childcare companies going back 25 years. We encountered the same issues. We addressed the upfront center cost issue by...
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- 01 Sep 2017
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City of Dreams
to serve as a director at York Street. “Also, I knew I wanted to come back and be part of what was happening in Sri Lanka.” A six-month strategy consulting gig the pair pitched to Sri Lanka’s Urban Development Authority, the government...
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- 01 Dec 2012
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Taking Time to Make Time
hours. How does that hurt productivity? The most obvious answer is that there is a negative financial incentive to solving problems quickly and efficiently. Hourly billing is a deeply ingrained model of measuring work, but it comes from a...
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Time management
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Opening Doors: Inside the World of Museum Management
Philippe de Montebello, a 37-year veteran of the Met. "We have a strong, diverse, unpredictable revenue base, and the financial demands of running an institution this size are considerable," says Winshel. "We have a not-for-profit revenue...
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- 01 Sep 2008
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Is Market Capitalism Headed for Trouble?
environmental damage and resource depletion. That, of course, is a serious matter in itself, but it could also cause political reactions harmful to capitalism. Other possible disruptions to the operation of capitalism were seen in the following: the global View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
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March 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
against them, we ultimately end up stuck and unfulfilled. Rebels—those who practice “positive deviance” at work—are harder to manage, but they are good for the bottom line: their passion, drive, curiosity, and creativity raise the entire organization to a new level....
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- 12 Apr 2023
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Step Change
students," she says. "The challenge now is to align financial and environmental sustainability in our investments. "I believe in starting somewhere," she continues. "If we study our options, it's a stepping stone. You start a dialogue,...
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Julia Hanna;
entrepreneurship;
women;
venture capital;
Egypt;
developing economies;
Finance
- 01 Mar 2012
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Competitiveness at Risk
Sahlman, HBS; David Scharfstein, HBS; Willy Shih, HBS; Richard Vietor, HBS; and Matthew Weinzierl, HBS. Early financial support for the project came from the Citi Foundation.
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- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2016
business endeavors through the lives of ten titans of commerce. Beginning with the Tudor merchants who transformed England’s economy via trade with the New World, the author traces an entrepreneurial golden line through men such as Thomas Pitt, savior of the East India...
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- 06 Jul 2015
- News
Lights! Camera... Market!
tried in the independent film world, and we wanted to give it a shot.” Terra provided the filmmakers with a financial commitment up front, along with marketing and distribution assistance later on. “We did not touch the story. It’s about...
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- 19 Jun 2014
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Turning "Black Gold" to Green
two oil fields, have contracts to manage as much CO2 as is produced by a small city, and we have the financial backing to finish the job," Dawe says. "That's about as tangible as it gets." Dawe is the president and cofounder of Berkeley,...
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- 01 Feb 2001
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Drilling Down
covers all aspects of the energy business. "One idea that I believe will be discredited is the mega-merger theory — that Texaco was too small to be relevant." "Fortunately, there are still strategies that allow a smaller operator to be...
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- 01 Mar 2014
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My HBS Eureka Moment
1965) Have a Long-Term Strategy — Jose M. Faustino (MBA 1963) Beware of Bias — Donald J. Chiofaro (MBA 1972) Exceed Expectations — Bill Bogardus (MBA 1972) See Every Side — Jacqueline Beato (MBA 2009) Take a Chance — Michael Kubin (MBA...
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- 15 Dec 2015
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The Year in Ideas 2015
that helps him or her to fully understand the consequences of shoplifting and to make better choices in the future. The expense (about $320) is borne by the offender, although financial assistance is available to those who qualify. “Cost...
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- 01 Dec 2017
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Yoga Inc.
phenomenon it pretty much created. “From the foundation of yoga wear, we started a category that before us did not exist,” says Vivien Yeung (MBA 2001), Lululemon’s chief strategy officer. Understanding the public consumption ritual...
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Deborah Halber
- 01 Apr 2000
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Real World Issues Aired at Student Led Conferences
I've ever done." A series of afternoon panels were organized around "hot topics," such as cultivating a mentor and building a career, strategies for personal and professional success, women as negotiators, and the power of women in the...
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Mary Ellen Gardner
- 01 Oct 2001
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Helping Hands for HBS
that their HBS degree could not save them from the vicissitudes of the marketplace." (In Transition: From the HBS Club of New York's Career Management Seminar, a 1991 book written by Burton and Wedemeyer, is still a favorite among job changers.) Burton, who is...
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- 01 Sep 2006
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One-on-One with Carter Roberts
countries and annual revenues in excess of $126 million. The privately financed organization has nearly 5 million members. Under his leadership, the WWF has launched an ambitious new strategy to focus its efforts on protecting nineteen of...
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Roger Thompson