Power And Influence - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Apr 1996
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Stasis and Turmoil: HBS Research for the Real World

some new sign of the apparent retreat of government in the face of the relentless power of free market forces. Yet, in reality, contends HBS associate professor Willis Emmons, international trends in deregulation View Details

01 Jun 2017
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Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2017

and split their time between two countries, slowly mastering a new language and making friends with the locals over long meals. Van Sickle makes wry observations on France, like the View Details

01 Jun 2004
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Teaching and Learning Center Established, Honors Christensen’s Legacy

improve teaching across the faculty. The center is named after C. Roland (“Chris”) Christensen (MBA 3/’43, DCS ’53), a much-loved HBS faculty member who had a powerful impact on HBS students and faculty as... View Details

Keywords: C. Roland Christensen; Chris Christensen; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

01 Apr 2000
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A Place in the Sun

There is something in the human soul that yearns to get away from it all, to some unspoiled paradise by the sea, lulled by gentle breezes. And those dreams of golden days and starlit nights translate into a... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna and Garry Emmons

02 Dec 2018
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An Investor’s Guide to Climate Change: Risks and Opportunities

On the 50th floor of a global law firm, overlooking a cold and rainy Manhattan skyline in November, more than 70 Harvard Business School alumni gathered to learn from each other and confront the business... View Details

Keywords: Allison Webster; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution

19 Aug 2021
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A Letter to My White Friends and Colleagues

my life had to be dedicated to emulating those people and giving back. I mentioned to you that my daughter Akilah, she attended Harvard Business School and my youngest daughter, Ariel, who also attended... View Details

01 Dec 2018
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Sustaining Business And Society For The Long Term

Henderson says. “It can also help companies rethink their role in society and the power they have to make a difference in ways that go beyond fi nding business opportunities.” Participants set their own... View Details

01 Jun 1997
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Blockbuster Deals

has considerable power to forestall any merger that doesn't appeal to him." Sometimes, however, Lorsch adds, reluctant CEOs do come under such intense pressure from boards that they are forced to accept offers, or directors recognize that... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons and Nancy O. Perry

01 Jun 2024
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Decoding the Promise and Perils of Generative AI

opportunities, impact, and risks of GenAI. Several of these research efforts are highlighted below. Karim Lakhani Karim Lakhani Edward McFowland III Edward McFowland III How Will Generative AI Change Consulting? To test the capabilities... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Apr 1998
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Microfinance's Big Payoff: Michael Chu and ACCION International

its pragmatic use of the profit motive and market mechanisms to make a sustainable, self-perpetuating, and effective impact on the lives of poor people. When the ACCION opportunity came along, it forced me... View Details

20 Jun 2016
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Having an Impact on Development and Poverty Issues

Photography by Susan Young Even though government spending and philanthropic capital are powerful tools for helping people improve their lives and rise out of poverty, there... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman

01 Dec 1999
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The Message and the Media: Advertising's Brave New World

On the regulatory front, the Telecommunications Act of 1996 and a relaxation of restrictions on multiple ownership of media outlets are realigning and consolidating the power... View Details

Keywords: Peter K. Jacobs

01 Jun 1997
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Of Myth and Merlin: T.A. (Tom) Barron's Literary Odyssey

comments, "In a sense, I was writing things for her to read later. Each of these books is about the power of one person to make a difference." His most recent book, The Lost Years of Merlin, begins in ancient Wales View Details

Keywords: Thomas Frick

25 Apr 2014
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Creation of parks connects people to nature and each other

Will Rogers (MBA 1985) recognizes the power of the natural world. As president and CEO of the Trust for Public Land, a national nonprofit that works to conserve land for use as parks View Details

08 Jun 2023
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Three Alumni Clubs Celebrate Leadership, Community, and History over Dinner

Baker Foundation Professor, Emeritus William A. Sahlman presented the Entrepreneurship Award to Michael Martin (MBA 2015), founder and CEO of RapidSOS, an advanced emergency technology company that powers... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Sep 2006
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Private Sector and Public Interest Meet at Global Leadership Forum

with a call to the business community that other speakers would echo as well: get involved. “Traditionally the business community in America has been the most powerful consistent voice in favor of openness toward the world, including... View Details

01 Oct 2002
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Dean Clark on Leadership, Educational Priorities, and Funding the Future

arts, community development, the environment, or government. The influence of our alumni is truly remarkable, in business and beyond, and it is absolutely essential that we... View Details

01 Dec 1997
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Growing Together

facing both nonprofits and other social-purpose enterprises. Another concerns the ways in which businesses can influence a community's health and create meaningful partnerships... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso and Nancy O. Perry

04 Oct 2024
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On the Vineyard, Black Alumni Reconnect With Friends and HBS

getting together.” Moore says the gathering was a powerful reminder of the value of staying connected with each other and with the School. “Whether you had a great experience at HBS, a challenging one, or... View Details