Filter Results:
(249)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(1,969)
- People (2)
- News (249)
- Research (1,179)
- Events (33)
- Multimedia (12)
- Faculty Publications (745)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(1,969)
- People (2)
- News (249)
- Research (1,179)
- Events (33)
- Multimedia (12)
- Faculty Publications (745)
Sort by
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
Action Plan: Fruit of the Vine
Valley. Knudsen blends its wines from the highest quality blocks of grapes. What makes a good grape? Elevation influences the fruit’s sugar content (measured in “brix”), notes Knudsen Cowles: Those with optimal sugar levels for the... View Details
Keywords: Ryan Jones
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
David B. Price, Jr.: Aiming High
To cap his already impressive business career, David Price is unabashed about his final goal. "I want to be the CEO of a Fortune 500 company," he declares, exuding the energy and optimism reminiscent of a newly minted MBA. Price makes... View Details
- 09 Jan 2020
- News
Your Whole Self
leaders that I've worked with, what have been the common denominators in terms of optimizing the ratio of leader A and leader B." The five principles were developed with great intentionality. The first two around purpose and making sure... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Drawing on the Crowd for Innovative Problem-Solving
organized in two categories: competitions and collaborative communities. His work has an impact both on practice, by helping partners solve difficult innovation dilemmas, and on theory, by optimizing design parameters needed to engineer... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Feedback
problem—we die very expensively. It is pretty well established that 30 percent of our lifelong health care occurs in the last year of life and the majority of that in the last 30 days. The second is that the medical profession is View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
HBS Launches Unique Deferred-Admission Program
HBS is optimized by having work experience,” says Andrea Kimmel (MBA ’03), associate director of MBA marketing. “At the same time, we want to assure students that in many cases, two years is enough.” To assist students in getting work... View Details
- 21 Aug 2019
- News
Analyzing Homelessness
his company relocated to a site near a shelter and soup kitchen on the city’s west side, where many Cicero employees volunteer or work pro bono on strategy development. He finds cause for optimism in his work with city and state task... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Golden State of Mind
argue that they have introduced previously unvoiced perspectives into the public dialogue that could, in the long run, result in change. In any case, he is unfazed. “For Tim, failure is irrelevant,” says Paul Maeder. “His personality represents a triumph of California... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Clubs Hopping: A Healthy Dialogue
make decisions in challenging situations. Health care reform was making national headlines—and not in a good way—about the time the conference was held. Did you find that it quelled optimism or that people simply viewed it as another... View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Prognosis
together and be able to draw upon shared stockpiles of key materials. Looking ahead to the other side of the surge, where do you see space for optimism in the future of health care delivery? PS: The speed and ferocity with which the... View Details
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
Starting from the premise that successful communication with some 65,000 HBS alumni is essential to optimize the relationship between HBS and its constituents, this committee will examine the existing channels of communication to current... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
FIELD 2 in Accra
and tech-savvy efficiency" in a country where energy and optimism coexist with persistent poverty and corruption. He says the team came away with a more realistic view of the challenges, opportunities, and responsibilities that await a... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Faculty Books
Enterprise Analytics: Optimize Performance, Process, and Decisions through Big Data edited by Thomas Davenport (FT Press) This book, a collection of research papers from the International Institute for Analytics, addresses a wide variety... View Details
- 01 Jun 2025
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
Edited by Margie Kelley Unlocking Innovation: A Leader's Guide to Turning Bold Ideas Into Tangible Results By Robyn Bolton (MBA 2005) Page Two Press Only 1 in every 50,000 incubated ideas reaches $1 million in sales. If you ask most corporate executives why their... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Hard Choices
right to decide that their business exists solely to maximize profits. But let’s stop to examine what that even means. What are those things that cause profits to be maximized? And should we be aiming to maximize them this year, or next year, or only over the fullness... View Details
Keywords: Seth Klarman (MBA 1982)
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
RX for Change
help us work together when we can,” she adds, citing the development of a regional database that will open up the exchange of information across area providers and payers. Like many organizations, Roswell Park had a focus on optimizing... View Details
- 15 Aug 2017
- News
The Category Kingmaker
Krach began his career as the youngest-ever vice president of General Motors, at the age of 26. He was also the founder of GMF Robotics, a joint venture between GM and Fanuc. From there, Krach joined the founding team of Rasna Corporation, which created a new... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
The Well-Healed Athlete
preventing injuries through the study of the healthy body and optimal performance. It’s an area that hasn’t been well funded in the past, despite widespread interest from scientists, says Wu Tsai. Through the Joe and Clara Tsai... View Details
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Short Takes
some of the latest computer-aided tools, managers can dramatically lower the time and cost of changes. Second, they should review management processes. Many companies cannot exploit these new technologies because their management approaches are View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons and Caroline Chauncey
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Benaree Wiley
of a century spent working to level the playing field for people of color in Boston's professional circles, Wiley's optimism remains intact. "We've got a long way to go," she allows, "but I think we've made enormous strides as a country.... View Details
Keywords: Mary Ellen Gardner