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- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Letters to the Editor
“M.I.A. Boards” was of interest to me and my son, Stephen, a professor who holds a management chair named for Paul W. Chellgren (MBA ’66) at the University of Kentucky. The two of us have looked for ways to help boards, before... View Details
- 02 Oct 2015
- News
The ‘F’ Word
selling its assets to E*Trade in early 2010. “I never set out to be the failure example in an HBS case,” he says. “But I think everything we do is part of who we are as people and professionals. Cake helped me understand that I’m... View Details
Keywords: Walt Disney Studios
- 06 Dec 2018
- News
Source Code
the interest in its mission to understand the brain—was always hanging in the background of Hawkins and Dubinsky’s partnerships. In their very first meeting, when Hawkins was interviewing Dubinsky to be the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Bad Times for Business
relate to your areas of interest and expertise. Then we'll discuss some of the challenges they pose. Brian, what about the issue of top-management compensation? Brian Hall: As you all know, stock options were intended to give executives... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Yoga Inc.
phenomenon it pretty much created. “From the foundation of yoga wear, we started a category that before us did not exist,” says Vivien Yeung (MBA 2001), Lululemon’s chief strategy officer. Understanding the public consumption ritual... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Halber
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Alumni Take Action to Improve US Competitiveness
data and enhance the faculty’s understanding of key research topics. The second phase of alumni outreach and involvement began in March 2012 with a series of “Paths Forward” events in New York; Charlotte; Washington, DC; San Francisco;... View Details
- 01 Aug 2001
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
to understand its customers' profile. Currently, HBS has no way to actively measure alumni interest in specific areas. A more robust profile of alumni would not only enhance the School's ability to provide... View Details
Keywords: John Hoffman
- 21 Nov 2013
- News
Case Study: BlackBerry and Thorsten Heins
company more sharply on areas where its innovative capacity remained distinctive. Blackberry understands the demands of security conscious corporate customers better than most, and their software for handling corporate email seems second... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Alumni Books
well-being of organizations of every type and size. It should be deeply embedded in an organization’s culture, guiding principles, and behavior. Simply sticking to the rules is not enough. Drawing on his many years of experience and an in-depth View Details
- 01 Oct 2021
- News
New Biotech Joint Degree Program Kicks Off
biology major interested in business. “I wanted to learn more about commercialization, investing, and policy, but I didn’t want to move too far from the hard science,” says MacColl. A few years later, she was thrilled to discover... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
A Silent Workplace Crisis
relatives over the age of 50 also hold down jobs. Nearly three-quarters of those caregivers report a negative impact on their work lives. With 10,000 baby boomers turning 65 daily, the current estimate of $17–$33 billion in annual productivity losses will certainly... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Merton Named University Professor
Harvard's most distinguished professorial posts. "Bob Merton has done seminal work in enlarging our theoretical and practical understanding of financial markets and how to manage risk," said Harvard President Neil L. Rudenstine in... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
The Right Connections
resources -- what we call social capital." Organizational behaviorists have known for years that third-party endorsements are critical to a young firm's success. Higgins and Gulati wanted to understand the origins and nature of these... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Ann M. Fudge
accolades for her management and marketing savvy in overseeing some three thousand employees and familiar brands such as Kool-Aid, Jell-O, and Grape-Nuts. Fudge attributes her success to her ability to get the job done and her genuine View Details
- 08 Sep 2016
- News
How We Make It Work
what does that reality look like? To further understand the families behind the statistics, we asked alumni to offer stories from their successes and struggles—their doubts, their decisions, and their daily routines. “I returned at Booz... View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
The Value of Difficult Conversations
history can we actually understand the role of Black leaders in our society and the way they can flourish or not,” he says. In “The Tulsa Massacre and the Call for Reparations,” Desai and coauthors Suzanne Antoniou and Leanne Fan ask... View Details
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Getting Security Right
makes it harder for interested constituencies to understand what is in the best interest of a company or of the country. If you had a chance to pose a question to the leading... View Details
- 01 Jan 2006
- News
William H. Donaldson, MBA 1958
have to say, especially if they disagree with you.” ADVICE TO STUDENTS “Keep an open mind about what you want to do after you graduate. You may discover areas of interest that you didn't even know about before you came to HBS. And once... View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2014
(Clerisy Press) The author’s message: the single unifying and fortifying element across all categories of business is people. By understanding their points of view, needs, and ideals, managers can learn to succeed along with them in a... View Details
- 21 Dec 2018
- News
Bridging the Gap
most promising young leaders firsthand, lived experience in parts of the world that, frankly, too few of us have had direct exposure to, and many, many more of us need to understand firsthand. Flint: Why have Americans been slower to come... View Details