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- 01 Oct 1998
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Merton Named University Professor
when he was Dean, in no small part because of his confidence that the School and I were a good fit," Merton said. "Since then, John has given me generous support, friendship, and, at critical times, extraordinary help, both professional...
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- 16 Nov 2011
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Are Humans Cost-Effective?
it was good (or lucky) at doing something very un-machinelike: it put its money down, made a bet, and won. That was enough to get Watson through Final Jeopardy, in which Watson and the HBS team, both allowed 30 seconds, answered the same question correctly. But the...
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Garry Emmons
- 14 Jul 2021
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The First Five Years: Nicolas Manes (MBA 2020)
our network of group buyers.” More generally, how do you use what you learned at HBS in your work as cofounder and chief growth officer of Nilus? “At HBS, I gained full access to the global startup ecosystem. Additionally, the school gave me the View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
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Summit Sound Bites
“We can bail out the economy — we cannot bail out the environment.” —John Doerr (MBA ’76), Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers “Our position on immigration right now is more a manifestation of our lack of confidence as a country...
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- 01 Sep 2016
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The Big Business of Little Loans
Treasury taking a look at these upstart lenders. Funding Societies’ Teo says the attention can only help the sector: “Regulations would boost investor confidence about P2P and P2B [peer-to-business] lending and set the right operations...
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Nancy Miller
- 01 Oct 1998
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A Long and Winding Road
It hardly seems possible, but 25 years have passed since our class left Soldiers Field. At the time we were a bit dazed by the political and social upheaval around us, yet confident that our hard-earned MBA credential would stand us in...
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Wayne R. Vibert (MBA 1973)
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Big Bailouts, Little Debate
very senior policymaker, “we must wait for a widespread panic to solve the political obstacles that are preventing us from acting.” I’m also often asked whether we’ve learned our lesson. To which I can confidently answer: Of course not....
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- 25 Aug 2014
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Wendell P. Weeks, MBA 1987
Gorilla Glass, the scratch-resistant, lightweight cover glass that is now used in nearly 3 billion devices around the world. An imposing figure at 6 feet 5 inches, with a confident gait and a winning record, Wendell Weeks is surprisingly...
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Susan Young
- 01 Feb 2002
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Web Exclusive: Behind the Scenes with Karen Tumulty
As Time magazine's national political correspondent, Karen Tumulty counts among her confidants some of the country's most powerful and influential people. But that doesn't mean she's forgotten her days at the San Antonio Light, where she...
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- 20 Dec 2019
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The 19 Musts of 2019
remains overlooked. The author provides an insightful view into differences between confidence and competence while also recommending several ways to address the issue of incompetence at the ‘top.’ It’s a relevant discussion for so many...
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- 01 Apr 1999
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New Releases
course, and it has been shown that effective styles can vary over a wide range. They can stretch from the eloquence and self-deprecation of Abraham Lincoln, to the bombastic preening of Douglas MacArthur, to the confident and infectious...
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Susan Young
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
The Class of 1977
companies do business in China to stay competitive in a global economy. He has been Class Secretary for the Class of 1977 since 1981. Twenty-five years ago, members of the Class of 1977 departed with confidence from the safe haven of the...
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Desmond Wong
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Short Takes
outset of their careers and expect to train them through a lifetime of experience. "Guaranteed employment allows Japanese firms to pursue more confidently an experience-based, rather than experiment-based, approach to knowledge creation...
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Orna Feldman and Caroline Chauncey
- 01 Dec 2006
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Rowing Upstream
Embarrassing losses to the JVs have the varsity crew members dispirited and complaining about one another. Confidence is fading fast. The national rowing tournament is a week away. Should Coach P simply declare the JV boat to be the new...
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- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Ask the Expert: Star Search
recent Mercer study shows that organizational commitment is closely tied to employee confidence and engagement in the work that they do. Dig more deeply into these concepts by browsing HBR's collection of talent management articles.
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Dan Morrell
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Ask the Expert: Capital Architect
needs to formulate (and commit to) engagement mechanisms for economic governance—which builds citizen confidence in their role as partners. To ingrain legitimacy in Zambia, for instance, a cabinet-level executive Privatization Agency was...
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- 01 Feb 1997
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Shaping the Future of Business: Entrepreneurial Evolution at HBS
confidence for entrepreneurs, a group that had sometimes been considered quirky or marginal. These individuals reported to be more satisfied, wealthy, and energized by their jobs than their classmates who worked for others - and no more...
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- 08 Aug 2013
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Cause Marketing Gets Personal
not have been her strength, the experience gave Langer confidence to establish herself as a force in both the business and not-for-profit worlds. At HBS's W50 Summit on women and business in April 2013, Langer spoke candidly about her...
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- 14 Apr 2021
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The First Five Years: Mike Gandy Auzenne (MBA 2016)
understanding of what to expect and when. I’m not always patient with my son, but when things take longer to sink in than I’d like, I have confidence they’ll sink in eventually because of my experience with Mike. “On a bigger stage, my...
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- 01 Jun 2020
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Unleashed
leading from the sidelines, where their most valuable, freedom-loving employees preferred them to be. It’s a model that reveals another foundational truth about leadership: some of your best people don’t always want you in the room. Culture gives you the View Details
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Jen McFarland Flint