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- 01 Sep 2015
- News
An Unconventional Suggestion
© Alexandra Hootnick/zumapress.com The United States needs to find a “rational middle” ground on the topic of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, says Professor Michael Porter. In a report released this summer, America’s Unconventional Energy Opportunity, Porter and his... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Action Plan: Tapping into a Legacy
a brave decision,” he says, “but over the following five years, we grew the business well beyond where we started.” Though Kearsey says his role as managing director feels like a natural evolution, he recognizes what’s at stake as the... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
John C. Sawhill Remembered
John Sawhill, a senior lecturer at HBS and president and CEO of The Nature Conservancy, died of complications from diabetes in May at the age of 63. Sawhill, whose research focused on the nonprofit sector, joined the HBS faculty in 1997... View Details
- 25 Jun 2024
- News
On the Move: Alexis DePree (MBA 2007)
Nordstrom’s supply chain was a challenge I was excited to take on. Nordstrom’s fierce commitment to innovation and new ways of serving the customer made it the natural next step for me in my career. Plus, we sell fabulous shoes—and I’ve... View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Class of 1997 Graduates with Distinction
Class of '99 Profile Number of applicants 7,467 Total size of class 880 September cohort 560 January cohort 320 Median age 26 Women 30% Minorities 17% International 26% Married 20% Have children 4% Undergraduate Majors Engineering and View Details
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Getting Security Right
economic situation to include greater unity in a geopolitical sense, as well. The way to build unification among European nations is to identify a natural rival, and since we already have a number of critics in Europe, we are a View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Mark Tatum
baseball at Cornell, he is passionate about sports. (One of his fondest memories, in fact, is of the day his high school team took the New York City public school championship at Yankee Stadium.) Tatum got his first taste of combining his interest in sports with his... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young; photograph by Webb Chappell
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Silent Killers: Overcoming Barriers to Organizational Learning
implementing strategy are at the heart of an organization's leadership, they are almost never discussed -- turning them into "silent killers." CEOs and general managers can overcome these six natural stress points -- which exist in almost... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 31 May 2013
- News
Seeing the Light
Business Policy course particularly inspiring. But his paintings show that the beauty of the campus itself was also an inspiration, with the School's exceptional physical and natural environment complementing and even augmenting the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Blissful Thinking
the next day you want it again. That’s the nature of all addiction, and success addiction is no different. People get on what we call the “hedonic treadmill,” where you’re running and running and running, and you become deeply addicted to... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; illustration by Dan Winters
- 21 Feb 2012
- News
Sustainability Is Good Business
one of the country’s leading defenders of the natural world aggressively seeks out partnerships with major corporations to advance their mutual interests. Speaking to a student audience last week on campus, the View Details
- 18 Sep 2017
- News
Chronicling a Legacy of Alumni Social Impact
research, and compiled a database of 1,050 examples of alumni who are tackling social issues. The team also surveyed 13 MBA classes, ranging from 1955 to 2015, to discern the nature of such philanthropy, which researchers defined broadly... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Dear Future Author…
(OPM 30, 2001), former Immigration and Naturalization Service attorney and coauthor of How to Get a Green Card, now in its 12th edition “Know your motivation. Know what drives you to write and publish. You don’t have to want to change the... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Eight Among Many: Antoinette J. ("Toni") Rapone
Behavioral ecologist Toni Rapone knows that natural selection is the law of the planet. But for the vibrant and down-to-earth MBA-cum-scientist, that knowledge comes from more than textbooks. Rapone, whose given name, Antoinette, honors... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
In My Humble Opinion: A Timely Tension
Beth Thoren (MBA 1992) was a teenager in Japan the first time she saw the ocean. “I thought it was the most beautiful and fragile thing I’d ever seen,” she recalls. The experience sparked a lifelong interest in the natural world and led... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Value Added
do business. Other recent efforts have focused on topics such as the forces shaping the world economy, the nature of the corporation in the 21st century, and emerging-market opportunities. In addition, Gupta notes, the McKinsey Global... View Details
Keywords: James E. Aisner
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Getting on Board
Membership on a corporate or advisory board seems like a natural fit for MBAs with solid managerial skills and career experience. But according to the experts, unless you are a prominent CEO, finding a seat at the boardroom table today... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Transforming Baker Library
with data connections and climate conditioning. Even the furniture will get an upgrade. The library’s collections will be located in the main reading room and the two lower levels, while a central stair hall will bring natural light into... View Details
- 02 Mar 2017
- News
Such Great Heights
in 2006. White: What was it that attracted you to mountaineering? Vogl: As kids I think we sort of naturally gravitate towards climbing trees or spending time playing in the outdoors. I also always have loved the snow. And so for me,... View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
Drilling Down
optimism could be considered another prerequisite for entry in an unpredictable industry that has surfaced only recently from a twenty-year depression. "The overall return is inadequate for the risk," concedes Kaiser, "yet the very nature... View Details