HBS Magazine
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
September 2025
September 2025
Features
Silicon Rally
Renesas CEO Hidetoshi Shibata transformed a stagnant regional chipmaker into a global player while confronting COVID, earthquakes, and factory fires. Next up: navigating a rapidly growing threat from China.
The Rough Road to Rio
In 1954, after their first year at HBS, Frank Baker and Gérard Fabry acquired sponsorships, a press pass, and an MG that they drove 16,000 miles from campus to Rio—up and over the Andes, through 16 countries and one coup d’état
Give Me a Break
The nuts and bolts of taking a sabbatical (yes, you can)