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- 01 Jan 2011
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Karen Gordon Mills, MBA 1977
of Mexico shrimp fisherman who stayed in business with low-interest economic injury loans after the BP oil spill, to a Pennsylvania drill bit manufacturer whose SBA-financed technology was instrumental in rescuing the trapped Chilean...
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- 08 Nov 2021
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New Director Named for Mid-US Research Office
context.” Dadlani also will be instrumental in supporting student programming, working closely with Boston-based HBS staff, while at the same time strengthening relationships with alumni and building strong partnerships in the region....
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- 01 Mar 2023
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Step Change
At Consoleya, a coworking space in Cairo’s former French Consulate, multiple levels of meeting rooms and workspaces operate at capacity, from a ground-floor café to a rooftop deck. The scene—coders bent over laptops, concepts scrawled on whiteboards, clusters of people...
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- 01 Mar 2023
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Is AI OK?
Illustrations by Dan Bejar Illustrations by Dan Bejar When she began investigating Airbnb’s smart-pricing algorithm several years ago, Assistant Professor Shunyuan Zhang wasn’t looking for evidence that it generated discriminatory outcomes, a problem known as...
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- 12 May 2016
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Cooking Up America’s Food Culture
became instrumental in shaping our country’s food culture. From doing early business planning for the Food Network—“People were just starting to think, ‘Maybe there could be a whole television channel devoted to food’; It was a big...
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- 01 Dec 2001
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Speaking for the Airlines
rose to the position of president and COO of that commercial bank, and five years at Conrail, where he was instrumental in returning the troubled railroad to profitability. So it was not surprising that, with his background in finance and...
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- 01 Sep 2006
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Innovative Loan Fund Yields Big Returns
she declares. “The School’s enthusiasm was instrumental in bringing other schools around.” Andy O’Brien, chief of operations at HBS, says the loan-fund projects would have been the right thing to do even if the economics had been less...
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- 01 Mar 2012
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Social Investing Pioneers
appears to be the first financial instrument that enables social entrepreneurs to raise capital based on social outcomes,” says Cohen. “If we can prove that these approaches deliver social improvement, then we may well get to the day when...
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- 01 Sep 2020
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Ink: The Habit of Innovation
seminal research into product failure notes, “knowledge gained from failures [is] often instrumental in achieving subsequent successes.” So capture knowledge to maximize the return on your investments in innovation. Celebrate success. Any...
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- 16 Nov 2015
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Connecting with Indigenous Traditions
“Indigenous peoples’ relationship with fire was instrumental in their life,” Sprinkles explains. “It meant protection, a way to cook their food, and formed the orientation for their social organization. “People who attend the fires come...
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- 29 Sep 2022
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Securing a Resilient Future for Senegal
In March 2020, Sijh Diagne (MBA 2017) left his job as an investment banker in New York to move back to his native Senegal as an advisor to the minister of economy, planning, and cooperation. The position would entail developing the country’s private sector;...
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Maureen Harmon
- 01 Sep 2003
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HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President’s Report
already heavy load of volunteers. In addition, the committee discussed the challenge of providing regular visits by faculty to clubs. Again, working with the School, the committee was instrumental in codifying a system for tracking...
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- 01 Jan 2005
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Judith R. Haberkorn, 111th AMP, 1992
was a dearth of case studies on women in the workplace, she was instrumental in establishing in 1997 Harvard Business School's Marjorie Alfus/C200 Initiative for developing cases that focus on important management issues involving women...
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- 01 Mar 2003
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Naina Lal Kidwai
impact in the country dramatically. She was instrumental in the NYSE listing of Wipro; in facilitating nationwide cellular phone service through a deal involving the Tata and Birla families and AT&T; and in a number of privatizations....
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- 01 Sep 2020
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Building a Strong and Prosperous Society
Economic growth rates are much more stable and social welfare much higher under inclusive regimes: societies in which the free market is balanced by a democratically elected, capable government and a strong civil society. How can business demonstrate its ability to be...
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- 01 Jun 2002
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Alfred L. Cheauré - A Dog's Life
visitors each month, and had “a lot of fun in the process.” How did you end up at the American Kennel Club? My dog was instrumental in getting me this position. After retiring from the Navy, my wife and I acquired a golden retriever named...
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Susan Young
- 01 Apr 2000
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Real World Issues Aired at Student Led Conferences
entrants competing for a total of $17,500 in awards. The winning team, led by Lawrence Brewster (MBA '81), submitted a plan for an e-business in the health-care industry. Lisa Skeete Tatum (MBA '98) and Daphne Dufresne (MBA '99) were View Details
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Mary Ellen Gardner
- 01 Jun 2000
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Tradition and Outreach at HBS Club de France
instrumental in beginning a tradition of meetings for all European alumni. The first was held in Amsterdam in 1966, with HBS clubs in other European capitals subsequently following suit. The Club de France hosted the event in 1972, when...
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Amy E. Dean
- 01 Apr 1997
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Guitar Hero
want." Juszkiewicz, who turned around an ailing Oklahoma electronics manufacturer before performing similar magic at Gibson, has done more than just resuscitate the guitar maker. Through the purchase of other small instrument...
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Garry Emmons
- 01 Dec 2004
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Wyss Gift Supports HBS Doctoral Programs
HBS has received a $25 million gift to support doctoral programs from Hansjoerg Wyss (MBA ’65), an entrepreneur who built Synthes, Inc., into a leading international medical-device company specializing in orthopedic instruments and...
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