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- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Merton Named University Professor
In a prestigious appointment with strong HBS overtones, Professor Robert C. Merton has been named the first incumbent of a new Harvard University Professorship named for John and Natty McArthur, the former... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
A Class Act
communicating, such as letters and phone calls. Robert C. Berner (MBA '36), who has served as class secretary for 43 years, is in regular contact with his classmates. "The class is my extended family,"... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Merton's Economics Research Wins Nobel Prize
In a predawn phone call on October 14, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences informed HBS professor Robert C. Merton that he had won the 1997 Nobel Prize in Economics. Merton's work evaluating risk has... View Details
- 19 May 2020
- News
Exploring the Economics of a Pandemic; Alumni Forums Draw Closer Online
with club co-presidents Beverly Andersen (MBA 1997) and Sara C. Clarke (MBA 1997), as well as club administrator Mary Brussard Harmon. Professor Rogers, who taught the course “Black Business Leaders and Entrepreneurship at HBS, approached... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Merton Discusses Risk Management at Dean's Seminar
increasingly must make sophisticated financial decisions. Last November, Robert C. Merton, the George Fisher Baker Professor of Business Administration at HBS, discussed this problem and elaborated on the... View Details
Keywords: Elizabeth McNair
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Faculty Books
institutional environments alter financing decision-making around the world. Environmental Protection and the Social Responsibility of Firms: Perspectives from Law, Economics, and Business edited by Bruce L. Hay, Robert N. Stavins, and... View Details
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
A Journey to Leadership: Luke O'Neill
Some of the best entrepreneurial ventures begin with a small revelation. For Luke O'Neill (MBA '95), the founder of a unique alternative high school in Massachusetts, that revelation came from an eight-year-old boy named Robert. As an undergraduate at Georgetown,... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 10 May 2022
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards 2022
Alumni Achievement Awards, whom Dean Srikant Datar will recognize during the HBS graduation ceremony on May 26, 2022, are: Patricia C. “Tosh” Barron (MBA 1972) Salman A. Khan (MBA 2003) Naina Lal Kidwai (MBA 1982) View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Executives Convene to Discuss Consumer-Driven Health Care
Dr. Robert Waller, president emeritus of the Mayo Clinic, gave a talk on the impact of consumer-driven health care on the current system, using the Mayo's lauded operations as an example. This thought-provoking presentation led to a... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Christensen and Vernon Remembered
leading authority on case-method teaching, C. Roland ("Chris") Christensen (MBA 3/'43, DCS '53) was the Robert Walmsley University Professor, Emeritus. He died on August 28 in Nashville, Tennessee, from... View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
José Royo
career in teaching or research, however, he was drawn more deeply into information technology, an area he saw as having "a broader impact." Royo's job brought him into close contact with a number of HBS faculty, among them future Dean Kim B. Clark and Professor Steven... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Books
The Attention Economy: Understanding the New Currency of Business by Thomas H. Davenport and John C. Beck Geeks & Geezers: How Era, Values, and Defining Moments Shape Leaders by Warren G. Bennis and Robert... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Model Patient
to require all residents to have health insurance. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Seated in his Morgan Hall office, Romney’s first secretary of economic affairs, HBS senior lecturer Robert Pozen, recalls, “The politics of this were brutal. It is... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Letters to the Editor
persist. Robert C. Baker (MBA ’57) Darien, CT Dean McArthur’s Contributions Thank you for your article on Dean McArthur in the December issue. It was a pleasure to be reminded of his many contributions to... View Details
- 28 Jun 2024
- News
Honoring Leadership in New York; PRIDE Alumni Share HBS Stories
seven alumni representing five decades of MBA classes: Meri Bond (MBA 1981), Alan Miles (MBA 1992), Brenna Rauw (MBA 2004), Robert Lennox (MBA 2011), Jashin Lin (MBA 2023), Kathy Halley (MBA 1999), and Willis Emmons (MBA 1985) who is also... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Alumni Book Briefs
governance and management and citing examples of executives' tendency to avoid reality when times get tough. Maritime Piracy by Robert Haywood (MBA 1977, DBA 1979) and Roberta Spivak (Routledge) After summarizing the historical... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Letters to the Editor
university in the world and definitely enhances the greatness of HBS and Harvard University. Thank you, Mr. Spangler, Anna, and your family. Warren C. Nagler (MBA 1988) Manhattan Beach, CA Green Energy and Government Subsidies Regarding... View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Sorting Myth from Reality at Hong Kong Conference
history. The excitement traditionally generated by these annual events was further heightened this year as participants gathered in Hong Kong, the gateway city to China, which on July 1 will revert from British rule to Chinese sovereignty. The organizing committee,... View Details
Keywords: Alejandro Reyes
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Case Study: On the Table
style-driven business, but go with it. —Ted Hibben (MBA 1986) Start the delivery operation but structure it for spin-off, because there’s clearly an opportunity for e-commerce logistics in Mexico. As part of the startup, look for other e-commerce companies that could... View Details
- 01 Aug 1998
- News
A Roaring Success in the Windy City
poignant stories of entrepreneurial victories and losses from fellow alumni. Donna L. Dubinsky (MBA '81) discussed the challenges she has faced as president of Palm Computing. Sears, Roebuck CEO Arthur C. Martinez (MBA '65) talked about... View Details