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- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Classroom Legend
officer and an administrator in the office of the Quartermaster General, earning the rank of captain. World War II had a significant impact on Christensen’s career. The organizational challenges of warfare on a global scale encouraged the use of strategic View Details
- 31 Mar 2023
- News
How Can We Solve the Teacher Shortage Crisis?
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. In this episode, we're going to highlight another one of the great podcasts here at HBS: Managing the Future of Work, hosted by professor and visiting fellow at the... View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
The Path Ahead
Task Force and the resulting Racial Equity Plan have been crucial first steps in a community-wide, multi-year effort. Since the plan was announced in September 2020, we have designed the School's first chief diversity and inclusion... View Details
- 31 Oct 2019
- News
Finding an Audience
designed a good platform, a good site that would attract people, and we sent it out thinking that it may have a small reception. “The very first mail-out, we had 300 people. We then decided to continue with... View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Benaree Wiley
"Early in life," says Bennie Wiley, "I learned an important guiding principle: look for ways to exercise your values." As president and CEO of The Partnership, an organization designed to open doors for minority professionals in the city... View Details
Keywords: Mary Ellen Gardner
- 22 Oct 2013
- News
Pulling the Plug
audience bursts into applause, he delivers his key pitch: Just think about all the wires coming off things like TVs, he says. "Imagine if you can get rid of 'em." Finally untethering consumers from their wall sockets and their... View Details
- 30 Nov 2017
- News
Happy Meals (Are Here Again)
she says. For a company the size of McDonald’s, it posed a massive operational challenge. Hurdles included everything from structure—McDonald’s kitchens were designed to operate in two separate “day parts,” breakfast and everything... View Details
- 17 Aug 2015
- News
The Play Alchemist
business life. “Too often, people view ethnicity or gender as an obstacle to overcome,” says Mathews. “However, our company’s ability to show so much empathy for so many different groups around the world actually gives us a leg up when we’re View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Q&A: Donna Dubinsky
all talent is welcome, regardless of gender. You’ve worked with Jeff Hawkins, the creator of the PalmPilot and Visor, for nearly ten years. What makes your working relationship so successful? We really complement each other. Jeff is focused on product View Details
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
The Business of Love
and promising a new generation of singles a better way to date. With the help of Facebook and smartphones, this new era of online dating entrepreneurs is trying to design women-friendly dating options. If you squint, you can find an early... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 11 Aug 2014
- News
The First Five Years: Melissa Fensterstock (MBA 2012)
my life. Joking aside, getting great press or opening a large account are the entrepreneurial highs that keep us going. The most challenging part of the business is managing inventory. It is easy to be aspirational and to design the next... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
An Action Plan for Economic Recovery
the service. But that’s not going to happen because the largest investors in bonds — banks, insurance companies, and mutual funds — aren’t willing to pay because they think they do a much better job than the rating agencies. What I... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Making a Difference
Three stories in this issue will introduce you to remarkable individuals who work in strikingly different fields but who share a common passion — the pursuit of ideas that are changing the way others think and act. Gayle Lemmon (MBA ’06),... View Details
- 15 Dec 2015
- News
The Year in Ideas 2015
advantage of our program as possible,” Huntsman says. To that end, CEC partnered with D.A.R.E., a nonprofit known for its youth-oriented antidrug and antiviolence outreach, to create a program designed especially for juvenile offenders.... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
New Economy Notables: Scott D. Cook
could choose what type of company we would work for. He encouraged us to pick a company whose values we'd be proud of. Where the new economy is going I don't think there is a new economy — it's the same economy, the same consumers, the... View Details
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Doing It Your Way
getting swept up in trends. "I think an entrepreneur should beware of so-called hot fields," says Bhide, who coteaches the MBA elective Entrepreneurial Management. "The Internet feeding frenzy, for example, resembles the California gold... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
New MBA Leadership Course
“The discussions forced us to think about complicated issues,” he adds, noting that there was never a right or wrong answer. “It gave us a systematic approach to thinking about difficult situations.” That’s... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Clicks and Mortar
increasingly transform into places for experiences, not just for taking inventory home. What probably will not survive are the retailers that are more like a warehouse, or just physical repositories of goods. Real estate is too expensive for that purpose. The... View Details
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Riding It Out
recall of 450,000 tires missing a key safety feature that a U.S. importer had purchased from a Chinese manufacturer and distributed to retail outlets. “I don’t think there is a strong culture of adherence to regulations in China right... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
Case Study: Off to a Fine Art
as its distinctive market offering is a meaningful advantage. —Jules Pieri (MBA 1986) In a startup business or new business unit, creative thinking in finance can be a huge advantage. Consider reaching out to large clients and asking them... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint