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- 01 Dec 2008
- News
No Easy Fix for the Financial Crisis
very rational, he explained. “They looked at the most valuable asset they had, their home, which was appreciating, and they decided to take out another mortgage and take advantage of the equity in their home... View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Sorting Myth from Reality at Hong Kong Conference
fears of Chinese expansion, Pan alleged, particularly in business circles. She said the practice of guanxi, or relationship-building, is no different from the West's "old boy network." Pan cautioned Westerners not to make generalizations... View Details
Keywords: Alejandro Reyes
- 06 Dec 2017
- News
Puzzle Master
tables, and developing an industry perspective by staying current on relevant news. “Every new business transaction is different; it’s like a puzzle,” she commented. “You know what you want the result to be, but there are many paths you... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Research Brief: Cultivating Creativity through Competition
freelance designers submit potential logos, and companies pay a few hundred dollars for the logo they like best. Throughout the process, designers receive one- to five-star ratings from the clients on their work, View Details
Keywords: Erin Peterson
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
Read All About It: Journalism Can Be Profitable
You have access to a wider diversity of ideas than you ever had before. But it’s up to the consumer whether to take advantage of that. Facebook and Twitter don’t cause the filter bubble—even though they provide the tools that View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Profiles from the class of 2007
stories embody what makes HBS such a remarkable community and hint at the potential contributions these talented young people will make as alumni. While we always enjoy talking... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Lewis I. Rice
- 13 Jun 2016
- News
JetBlue Chairman on How to Handle Betrayal
(Big Think) (Big Think) Over at Big Think—described as “a YouTube for ideas,” and cofounded by Victoria R. Montgomery-Brown (MBA 2003)—JetBlue Chairman Joel Peterson (MBA 1973) offers advice on how to cope with betrayal. Betrayal,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Alumni Books
why the MBA Oath is necessary and shows how it can be applied in the real world. Making Ideas Happen: Overcoming the Obstacles between Vision and Reality by Scott Belsky (MBA... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Letters to the Editor
contract with California utilities for $0.14–$0.16 per kWh. As the technology matures and scales, that should fall below $0.10. And these plants can be realized in three to five years, compared with ten or... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Ask the Expert: Capital Architect
Brunell spent five years helping Vietnam transition to a market economy, instituting government transparency measures and a national competitiveness index. (© Whitehotpix/ZUMAPRESS.com) David Brunell (MBA 1962) is a master at View Details
- 24 Mar 2021
- News
Clubs Reaffirm Equity in Community Partners Work; Alumni Angels Invest in Member Education
practices that promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in our work and in our communications; it is also reviewing the current practices of projects, board composition, volunteer profile, View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 08 Mar 2018
- News
HBSAAA Leads the Way in Celebrating African American Alumni Impact
making wonderful things happen with excellent execution. It’s been exciting to have to so many people getting involved.” In addition to working on the primary initiatives of the AASU50, Powell says, alumni have been producing related... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 31 Jan 2023
- News
Female Founders' Dilemmas; UK Tech Startups
Clubs News Clubs News The HBS Association of Boston (HBSAB) recently presented a virtual panel discussion exploring the unique challenges that women entrepreneurs encounter when founding their companies. The conversation, titled “The Realities Facing Female Founders,”... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Turning Point: Addiction’s Impact
through writing, speaking, and advocacy work has helped some, but as a Harvard MBA, I remain frustrated that making a bigger positive difference remains so elusive. In 2012, Melissa Weiksnar published... View Details
Keywords: Melissa Weiksnar (MBA 1982)
- 19 Jun 2017
- News
Can Neuroscience Find You the Perfect Job?
out with that mission, and I wouldn't even consider it a social mission, Dan, because what I really-- it still sort of aligns with the original mission of making hiring more scientific, which is-- quite... View Details
- 06 Dec 2018
- News
Source Code
space they occupy, what they sound like. All these interactions make changes to your brain—specifically in the neocortex, the vast portion (about 70 percent) near the front of the skull that is responsible for giving us logic, reason,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
The Business of Love
first-date spot: In their online profiles, women got younger and men got taller. As the stigma of online dating faded, the idea arose that the Internet could make dating easier for everyone. Asking someone... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Hope for Reform Dims
THAIN: Regulations failed to keep up with innovations in financial markets. A year after the federal government rushed to rescue Wall Street from its own nearly fatal excesses, former Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain (MBA ’79) worries “that we aren’t using the crisis to... View Details
- 17 Apr 2015
- News
A Driving Force for a Sustainable World
she was honored with the National Order of Merit, France’s highest decoration, in recognition of her efforts to promote sustainable development and to support innovative startups. “It doesn’t make my life... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
The Transformers
idea was to take the best thinking of the for-profit sector and customize it in ways that would actually make it useful for nonprofits,” recalls Bradach. “We really were in uncharted territory View Details