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- 01 Jan 2005
- News
Joseph J. O'Donnell, MBA 1971
than quantitative analysis. Cases and business are also about human beings, and I always keep that human element in mind." ADVICE TO CURRENT STUDENTS "As you set out on your careers, take a long-term view... View Details
- 16 Aug 2018
- News
Working with a Giver’s Spirit
re-investment has been the hallmark of his entire career. “When I applied to HBS, I was a TV reporter,” Ayala says. “I wanted to figure out how media can generate more profit and then therefore plow more money back into really useful things. My passion is unleashing... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
One Man Crime Wave
languages. To many writers, critics, and fans, “JDM” lives on as an underappreciated master, a born storyteller who served up riveting, best-selling adventure tales that feature penetrating social commentary and sharp insights into human... View Details
- 20 Jan 2023
- News
Free Spirits
Illustrations by Edmon DeHaro “Cheers!” As her father’s wedding toast comes to a close, Vanessa Royle (MBA 2022) raises her champagne flute into the evening air to clink glasses with the groom, Andy. She tilts her glass to take a sip and, with the flavors of the drink... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
New Urban Order
the vehicle, and up to 1,000 meters ahead, in order to drive those long stretches of highway safely, saving the human drivers for shorter distance pickups and deliveries in cities and towns. The company had 70 trucks on the road... View Details
Keywords: Kathleen Fu, Deborah Blagg, Julia Hanna, and Maureen Harmon; illustrations by; energy; environment; sustainability; entrepreneurship; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transportation; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Corporate Services
- 24 May 2017
- News
Ilene H. Lang, MBA 1973
for you not be good for us?” asked Berkson. Today the couple lives in Greenwich Village and has built a life together focused on civil rights activism, friends, and their blended family. Photo by Susan Young View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Better Hiring Through Brain Science
Data-driven hiring practices have taken off. As early as 2010, Google was using talent analytics to help hire the right people. Research supports this strategy; in studies, algorithms outperformed humans in... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Post-Office
of shirking—that my folks will shirk or not respond to me immediately. As human beings, we’ve been tuned for synchronous communication. We ask a question, we want an answer right now. But in a... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
On the Outside at HBS
legal nonprofit. I quickly learned, however, that my accomplishments did not shield me from feeling like an outsider during my RC year. HBS Dean Nitin Nohria was right when he recently said that even in a community that can pride itself... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Is AI OK?
were less likely to optimize their revenues. “There is no more biased instrument than the human brain.” “There is no more biased instrument than the human brain.” Fixing such problems will also be... View Details
- 13 May 2014
- News
Willing Hands
Frank Spencer (MBA 1986) helped to build his first Habitat for Humanity house in 1988. It was in the Belmont neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, and, like many Habitat homes, was constructed over approximately 10 weeks, with... 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 climate change to View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Alumni Books
Invisible Edge: Taking Your Strategy to the Next Level Using Intellectual Property by Mark Blaxill (MBA ’84) and Ralph Eckardt (Portfolio) With the right intellectual property (IP) and the right strategies,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
The Baby Business
involved here, and we need to take care of that. We also need to decide whether reproduction is some sort of human right or whether infertility is a medical condition. If the answer is yes to either of... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2020
Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books The Book of Esports: The Definitive Guide to Competitive Video Games by William Collis (MBA 2011) RosettaBooks Almost overnight, esports—or competitive video games—have exploded into the largest entertainment and sporting phenomenon... View Details
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Action Plan: Role-Play
When you encounter the phrase private investigator, chances are good the character you conjure up in your mind doesn’t resemble Sarah Carson (MBA 1971). So much the better for Carson, whose work has often required convincing people she was a small-business employee... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
An Advocate for Women's Equality
Even with Nixon's backing, pressure against her came from inside the administration. When Barbara Hackman Franklin (HRPBA 1963, MBA 1964) was appointed to recruit women for leadership positions in the Nixon administration, there was a problem View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
The State of Play
If the category of offerings known as “immersive experiences” were a soup, it would probably have to be a gumbo—a saucy and colorful assemblage of potentially disparate things. And while it’s rooted in familiar traditions, it’s also open to whatever bright new ideas or... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Notes from W50
Fortune 500 companies." —Dean Nitin Nohria "Eighty-two percent of women believe that prioritizing family over work is a barrier to success. Let's not let our humanity be a barrier." —Professor Robin Ely "Do women need to do more leaning... View Details
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2015
Airlines. Evolving Ourselves: How Unnatural Selection and Nonrandom Mutation Are Changing Life on Earth by Juan Enriquez (MBA 1986) and Steve Gullans (Current) The authors survey how humans are changing the course of their evolution,... View Details