It’s possible that one day you’ll be walking down a street in Ngozi, a little village fit into the green hills of Burundi in Africa, and you’ll see on your left, a container. You have been traveling around Africa for a bit and you know how things can get reused, so there is nothing strange [...]
Ngozi
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Oct 262009
Interviews: Dressing to Impress
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Oct 192009
Whether you like it or not, how professional you look will factor into your overall success during recruitment. You certainly don’t want to leave a negative impression based on your appearance and undermine your otherwise stellar interview performance. In this spirit, we’ve compiled some useful rules to help you make good choices. 10) Color For [...]
Restaurant Review: Umbria
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Dec 062004
Umbria – the city known as the “green heart of Italy” – is the inspiration for this eating establishment located in Boston’s Financial District. It was born on the platform of providing traditional Umbrian dishes, as well as simple, yet robust, cuisine. The truth is, Umbria has oozing potential to be a first-class joint, yet [...]
Restaurant Review: Lucca Adds Twist to North End Dining
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Oct 152002
If you’re craving Italian, you have to check out Boston’s “Little Italy”, commonly referred to as the North End. Last week my boyfriend, paying me a surprise visit, gave me an excuse to explore another great restaurant. I had grown tired of the lifeless pasta & chicken dishes served at most Italian spots, so my [...]
Giddyup Soldier!
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Mar 042002
I don’t really know what that means, but it sure sounds kind of cool. Hmm, I’m not sure what to write today. I could write about my spring break plans (Italy, ooh), but I’m afraid that providing any additional information might threaten my secret identity. Oh, I know what we could talk about! Let’s talk [...]
Social Reform in Italy
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Feb 112002
“The faster Italy resolves its own contradictions, the greater role it will be able to play in helping Europe achieve its three main goals: political integration, institutional efficiency, and competitiveness in the global economy.” With these words, Antonio D’Amato, chairman of the Italian Business Federation, concluded the meeting with MIT and Harvard students at the [...]
Arnold and Bradshaw Said What?
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Dec 102001
This issue, we turn our attention to Professors David Arnold and Mark Bradshaw from the Marketing and the Accounting and Control Departments. More thanks to Jeni Golomb (NB) for the quotes provided by her and New B. We continue to encourage submissions from anyone and everyone by email to quotes@mba2003.hbs.edu. International Marketing Management Professor David [...]
Oenophile’s Corner-The Wines of Italy
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Nov 192001
I don’t know anything about wine, so I thought I’d write a wine column. Isn’t that what we learn at HBS?-to have an opinion about something we know relatively little about? According to Mark Twain, “All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.” Well, since I have plenty [...]
Now I Know What You Did Last Summer
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Oct 292001
I still remember with great clarity the day that I came home to find that envelope from HBS. After a few seconds of euphoria the questions arose: What now? What do I do next? Which brings me to my bigger question: What happens after a group of high-powered, high achiever types come home from the [...]
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