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- 01 Jun 1998
- News
How the Ron Brown Award Was Born
ceremony.(photograph by Dotti Stone) Companies submitting projects for the award must be engaged in activities that significantly promote employee and/or community development and meet specific criteria. For example, a company's commitment to corporate citizenship must... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Charting the Year Ahead
impact within months! Volunteer Cultivation and Recognition. The global HBS community thrives on an unequaled level of volunteer initiative and effort — on campus and through clubs, reunions, fundraising, and more. HBS does an outstanding... View Details
- 25 Jul 2007
- Lessons from the Classroom
The Evolution of Apple
the last two years there's been enormous enthusiasm in the classroom," he observes. "There's still some skepticism around the sustainability of the iPod business, however. It's difficult for people to believe that Apple can maintain that incredible View Details
- Profile
Aaron Chadbourne
high-level wealth managers. It gave me exposure to the kinds of problems senior level executives think about. Within a week, I was on the phone with executives eager to talk to me because I could connect them with resources they... View Details
- 20 Jun 2016
- Blog Post
Exploring Cleantech at HBS
write a case on a challenge they are facing, or do a high level industry scan to explore a broader trend. Cleantech can be a risky career choice – businesses are often highly capital intensive and vulnerable to commodity prices and... View Details
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Turning Point: On the Line
Nobody below the level of showrunner (head writer/CEO) being kept on for production, denying junior writers on-set experience. Another critical issue: the disappearance of the money paid for reruns, or residuals, as companies kept series... View Details
- 18 Oct 2016
- News
China, artificial intelligence, and Jim Breyer
billions in return. “Mark epitomizes courage and intensity and isn’t afraid to be wrong,” Breyer said. “And he also made the decision in 2008 to hire Sheryl Sandberg (MBA 1995) . The combination of Mark and Sheryl is the single best team at a senior View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
New Course for General Managers Broadens Managerial Scope and Builds Confidence
As general managers advance through their careers, they are often asked to bring their skills to bear on a new level of responsibilities. For the recently appointed country or business-unit manager of a multinational organization, such... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
1997 Placement Data Reflect January Cohort's Success
indicated little or no difference between the two cohorts as they made the transition from student to working MBA. On average, the 245 members of the January cohort reported equal satisfaction with their job offers, received the same number of offers and View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
A Juicy Story
to believe that Apple can maintain that incredible level of success.” The verdict is still out on that question, says Yoffie. Even so, the iPod has altered the fundamental dynamics of Apple. In a change that signals the company’s growing... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Tax and Grow
“excess” cash holdings. The definition of excess cash holdings will be critical. But such levels easily could be defined relative to industry benchmarks from periods that featured more standard corporate savings behavior. Implementing a... View Details
- 10 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
Disruption: The Art of Framing
independently from their parent organizations. Even in ventures with comparable staffing levels and start dates, those that had separated from the core business were more innovative and had higher market-penetration rates than those that... View Details
Keywords: by Clark Gilbert & Joseph L. Bower
- 02 Sep 2019
- What Do You Think?
Are Overlooked Forces Shielding the US from Severe Economic Downturns?
inventory at various levels—retailing, wholesale, and manufacturing—in a distribution channel. One objective was to demonstrate the wide swings in inventory levels that resulted when student “managers” over-adjusted to stockouts or... View Details
Leroy A. Lincoln
Under Lincoln’s leadership, Metropolitan became an ardent supporter and provider of public health education while his company achieved record levels of profitability. For many years, the company promoted health and safety through... View Details
Keywords: Finance
- Profile
Andres Sarmiento
it before. HBS also prepared me to communicate at different levels with the team of developers, their management, the product managers, the sales team, and our customers. All of whom have different interests and communicate differently... View Details
- 02 Jan 2014
- Blog Post
Preparing for a career in investment banking
Fortunately, HBS telepathically read my anxiety and held several sessions/lectures on small talk, networking and pitches. Getting the practice at school allowed me to have the confidence to push myself at actual events. Unexpectedly, it even enhanced my View Details
- 19 Jan 2023
- Blog Post
11 Ways to Reengage Employees in the New Year
feel valued, and that means ensuring their voices are heard and providing fair compensation to support their lives outside of the office. Create transparency in the salary review process and share ranges for job functions and levels to... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 11 Feb 2022
- Blog Post
Short Intensive Program (SIP): Opportunities in the Plant-Based Economy
lucky to be treated to a group of highly accomplished speakers within the industry from a huge array of functions that explored the growing space from all angles. High level areas included cellular agriculture, alternative proteins, human... View Details
- 13 Nov 2020
- News
A Passion for Education
teaching her four-year-old how to read, Ryan’s mother visited his public kindergarten and realized he wouldn’t receive the level of learning he deserved, so she enrolled him in a local parochial school. “I couldn’t have had better... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Turning Point: Network Effects
allowances for vitamins and exercise, we should have requirements for healthy levels of engagement and community involvement. Social media makes it harder to detect how people are really feeling, and there’s no widely accepted metric for... View Details
Keywords: Bruce Shuttleworth (MBA 1997)