by James Austin - Publications - Faculty & Research

16 Nov 2021
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Getting Back Together for Global Networking Night; Healthcare Conference Draws New Interest

events in person by following COVID safety protocols. Another 16 groups hosted virtual events, while three groups offered hybrid events of small gatherings with a virtual participation option. The HBS Club of India hosted in-person events... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Dec 2011
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Faculty Books

leading specialists explore the history of innovation in four particularly innovative sectors of the US economy: agriculture, chemicals, life sciences, and IT. The Culture Cycle: How to Shape the Unseen Force that Transforms Performance View Details

Keywords: Utilities

01 Oct 2000
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The Class of 1975 in Review

on the board to illustrate human interactions. Hunt Greene's high bet wasn't looking too promising until Lawrence, bewildered by Hunt's off-the-wall comments, offered him the chalk to illustrate his theory. Much to the amusement of the... View Details

Keywords: J. Hans Stumm

19 Jan 2016
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Electric Avenues

Illustration by Mario Wagner RELATED Learn about how HBS students and alumni are helping transform Boston Watch alumni discuss innovation inside City Hall Once viewed as an oxymoron, civic innovation has become a hot field, with cities... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

01 Oct 2001
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HBS Alumnae Chart Career Choices and Transitions

focused on future direction rather than past achievements and was attended by fifty women, primarily from the 10th, 15th, and 20th Reunion classes. This new HBS lifelong learning program was designed to bring alumnae together to discuss... View Details

Keywords: Laura Singleton; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Professional Services

22 Apr 2021
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Leading for a Better World in Boston; Virtual Event Showcases Japan Fellowship

Clubs News Clubs News Boston Alumni Find Leadership Inspiration in Project Impact Series Hunger and food insecurity. Racial justice. Youth and education. These issues have served as the central organizing topics for Project Impact, the new virtual discussion series... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

25 Feb 2020
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@Soldiers Field

videos, webinars, and podcasts. (photo by Susan Young) LEAD INVESTORS Hamilton James (MBA 1975), Tricia Glynn (MBA 2008), Jim Breyer (MBA 1987), and Dayna Grayson (MBA 2006) delivered keynote addresses at... View Details

20 Dec 2022
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Singing to the Corn

soil-depleting cycle of pesticides and fertilization. Sacred Seed started with a simple question one of Keen's mentors asked him over 15 years ago: "What are you doing to protect your corn?" But another part of the story is more personal, and starts even earlier, at a... View Details

01 Dec 1999
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New Releases

exaggerated." by James E. Aisner (Adapted from the Winter 1999 edition of Working Knowledge, a publication of the HBS Division of Research.) The Real Estate Game by William J.... View Details

17 Sep 2015
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Seattle and Cleveland Alumni Connect Around a ‘Vision’ for the New HBS

classmates and meet other alumni in the region, as well as with HBS faculty members and administrators. The evening featured remarks by Dean Nitin Nohria, Professor Thomas R. Eisenmann, Ralph M. James (MBA... View Details

01 Dec 2020
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The Camel and the Unicorn

capitalist by day. I teach entrepreneurship with the Middlebury Institute for International Studies. I often ask my students where they think the root of venture capital is. They'll often tell me they think it's Silicon Valley. The... View Details

01 Sep 2005
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Young Alums Honored for Social Enterprise

New Schools; and Marc Sternberg (MBA ’00), founder and principal of the Bronx Lab School, each received the club’s Social Enterprise Award for their work in public education. HBS professor James Austin, cofounder and former chair of the... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

01 Jun 2013
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The Long View

PROFESSOR DAVID MOSS As a graduate student in history and economics at Yale, John G. McLean Professor David Moss struck up a friendship with the late Nobel laureate James Tobin that changed his perspective. Again and again, Professor... View Details

01 Apr 1997
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HBS Duo Offers Personalized Career Assessment

Business. Written by Timothy Butler and James Waldroop, director and associate director, respectively, of the School's MBA Career Development Programs, the book presents a business-focused, step-by-step... View Details

Keywords: Bob Binstock

01 Jun 2011
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New Leadership for Executive Education

Executive Education welcomed a new executive director in April, when Patricia Bellinger stepped into a role left vacant by Ralph James (MBA ’82), who became executive director of HBS External Relations last... View Details

Keywords: Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining

01 Jun 2014
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Executive Action

office and dining facilities, and classrooms, is the result of a $40 million gift from the Dr. James Si-Cheng Chao and Family Foundation. The new building is being designed by architectural firm Goody Clancy... View Details

Keywords: Construction of Buildings; Construction; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Sep 2005
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Ideas: Books

The Broadband Explosion Leading Thinkers on the Promise of a Truly Interactive World edited by Robert D. Austin and Stephen P. Bradley (HBS Press) Associate Professor Austin... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

01 Apr 2001
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Hit Radio Show and HBS Alumni Help Young Classical Musicians

When you think of kids and music these days, it’s easier to imagine Chopin and Elgar spinning in their graves than getting any airtime. But move over, J.Lo — a classical music radio show, driven by youthful performers and listeners, is... View Details

Keywords: Arts, Entertainment; Broadcasting (except Internet); Information

01 Dec 2017
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The Robots Are Coming to Save Your Job

going to take your job? Current research by economist James Besson suggests that despite being associated with job losses, automation in fact often boosts employment in affected industries. View Details