Spring Break
Editor's Note: On March 15th, Michael Watkins, Associate Professor at HBS, sent an Open Letter to the Harvard Alumni Board and HBS Student Association and the editors of the Crimson and the Harbus, raising concerns about his perceived erosion of HBS's autonomy and increasing influence of Harvard University President Larry Summers.
Steve Reinemund provided key insights into his approach to leadership and personal decisions during a keynote event organized by the Harvard Christian Fellowship on March 11th. In sharing his journey in the corporate world which unexpectedly culminated in his becoming CEO of PepsiCo in 2001, Mr.
It all started with ice cream. In the heat of battle to acquire Ben & Jerry's ice cream, consumer products giant Unilever asked company founder Ben Cohen how they could sweeten the deal. The entrepreneur replied that a few million for his Hot Fudge Social Ventures Fund sure would help.
On March 3rd 2004, the Asian Business Club (ABC) welcomed Yoshiro Hori, the founder and CEO of Globis Group to the HBS campus. Globis started in 1992 as the brainchild of Yoshito Hori, who, while attending HBS, conceived of building a conglomerate that he felt was required to reinvigorate an ailing Japanese corporate culture.
Dear ECs: This may be the first week of our RC existence that we don't envy you. For the last eight months, we've respected your position above us in the HBS food chain. We've shelled out $20 - $50 each to join your clubs and to support your resume padding.
With April 15th fast approaching, it's time to pull out your old tax returns and figure out where you put last year's receipts for your charitable donations. For many years HBS students have been going to Lewis Weinstein of GenerationTax to help them sort through the maze of tax rules and regulations in hopes of reducing their tax burden to Uncle Sam.
