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- 20 Feb 2014
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Managing the World’s Trouble Spots
long-term solutions to fundamental problems. In Haiti, a recycling program built to reduce flooding from clogged canals has helped to reduce cholera transmissions and create sustainable jobs. In Brazil, a business consortium is providing... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Noted & Quoted
increasing your female managers leads to higher profitability over time.” — HBS associate professor JORDAN SIEGEL describing his research results from countries that traditionally discriminate against women. (HBS Working Knowledge, October 11, 2010) “Research...shows... View Details
- 16 Feb 2022
- News
Holding Business to Account
returns but who also use the unique access and voice we have as investors to engage management and redirect corporate efforts toward long-term sustainability.” The firm has been active in encouraging companies to be leaders on issues from... View Details
- 10 Aug 2015
- News
Helping the Unemployed Find Work and Self-Esteem
professionals into finance or technology positions,” he says. “Working with unskilled, long-term unemployed clients was something new.” Reed, who today leads Reed Executive, Ltd., recalls the enthusiasm of staffers in the firm’s first... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Educating, Connecting, and Mobilizing Around Climate Change
building a more sustainable economy. She focuses particularly on how firms can safeguard economic growth and long-term profitability by addressing challenges like climate change and inequality, actively contributing to the health of our... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Sam Hayes
independent and sharp-eyed accounting firms — the alternative would be a disaster of bureaucratic gridlock in the form of line-by-line audits by the federal government. Can Wall Street's leaders restore trust in the markets' integrity? Yes, I think they can. But they... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 24 Mar 2023
- News
Exploring Talent Markets; Aid for Turkey
Clubs News Clubs News Toronto Alumni Explore Shift in Talent Markets On February 9, the HBS Club of Toronto held an in-person fireside chat and Q&A with Ethan Bernstein, Edward W. Conrad Association Professor of Business Administration, to explore the post-pandemic... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Extraordinary People
commonsensical, and proven to work.” Klarman’s long-term outlook has served him — and large numbers of clients and community members — extremely well. At Baupost, the Boston-based 165-person firm he has led since earning his MBA, Klarman... View Details
Keywords: Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Finance; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
A Binary Formula
better cope with risk and uncertainty and increase collaborative problem-solving and sharing of knowledge throughout the sector. Pisano proposes more vertical integration, fewer but closer long-term collaborations, and quasi-public... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
The Rankings Game
short-term “fixes” to move up in the rankings rather than focusing on long-term educational quality. As tensions rose, HBS and Wharton declared in 2004 that the media rankings were “meaningless beauty contests,” and they would no longer... View Details
- 20 Apr 2021
- News
Get Ready for the Relationship Renaissance
suggest that 53 percent of the app’s users say the pandemic has increased their interest in a long-term partnership. Two thirds are thinking more about their goals, and 51 percent are more honest about their feelings. “They're thinking,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Winston to Lead the Global Initiative
Palepu, charged with defining the School’s strategy for global engagement. “We are really asking ourselves what HBS should be doing twenty years from now,” says Winston. “Then, once we understand our long-term objectives, what should we... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Case Study: Welcome Aboard
was crazy,” Lerner says, noting that a successful onboarding experience could translate to long-term results. “This is the time to put your best foot forward, but we were using primitive tools that didn’t allow any of that and caused our... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Tried and Tested
lot of fantastic complementarities between fieldwork and lab work. Zoë’s projects have all of this rich complexity from the field, where you can see beautiful things like long-term outcomes and high stakes. But I also think her job is... View Details
- 13 Dec 2022
- News
The First Five Years: Christine Keung and Reggie Smith
the US through social enterprises and public-private partnerships. Our case serves as a platform for civic engagement – helping business leaders understand how to bring new opportunity and development in rural regions." What are your short- and View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Greed, Gullibility, and Optimism
Washington, D.C., Retsinas believes all parties in the housing mess were coconspirators — from lenders that hawked subprime finance deals with microprint caveats, to brokers that turned a blind eye to borrowers’ long-term solvency, to... View Details
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Fred Lazarus: Art Work at the Office
New York, I'm in a good position to be active in those areas." After twenty years of leading MICA, Lazarus says he "can't imagine liking a job more." Showing no signs of slowing down, he continues to lay out ambitious, long-term plans for... View Details
Keywords: Jeffrey Lazar
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
One-on-One with William H. Donaldson
by the fact that management was loaded up with stock options. So you had this syndrome of short-term goals and lots of options, which was a perversion of what should be the long-term goals of corporate America — an evaluation of what is... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Preparing Global Leaders
and long-term value creation. In addition to this, he is cofounder and chairman of Voxtra, a social impact investment firm that focuses on improving the livelihoods of those in the agriculture sector in East Africa. He and his wife,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Education Innovation
its economy. Her conclusion, which helped inform HBS's US Competitiveness Project: "The United States must recognize that its long-term growth depends on dramatically increasing the quality of its K–12 public education system." A reform... View Details