by William Kerr - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2022
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Educating, Connecting, and Mobilizing Around Climate Change

who are examining a wide range of climate- and sustainability-related topics. Contributing to this body of knowledge will be the work generated by the BiGS Climate Fellows, who will collaborate with the BEI next year. Additionally, BiGS... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

01 Sep 2010
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Five Honored for Missions Accomplished

The 2010 Alumni Achievement Award recipients have made their mark in a wide range of fields, from banking and investing to retailing, entrepreneurship, and space exploration. United by their leadership skills, each of these alumni is... View Details

Keywords: awards; Finance; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance; Space Research and Technology; Government; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores; Retail Trade

30 Sep 2014
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Life Lessons on the Open Seas

to the program’s success, including learning how to think outside the box to solve complex problems, as well as developing strategies for marrying the for-profit and not-for-profit worlds. He cites Professor William Sahlman's principles... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

01 Jan 2003
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Greylock

on people. After all, according to Bill Elfers, one of the firm's founding partners, "The principal reason for accomplishment is dedicated and competent management." Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page Howard E. Cox, Jr., MBA 1969, General Partner View Details

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How the Pandemic Changed Case Development in Latin America

develop research ideas across disciplines and across institutions. In this dynamic case development process, faculty may be supported by a team of researchers and case writers based at HBS Research Centers around the globe. Opened in... View Details

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General File - Photography Collections - Historical Collections

Works by renowned photographers include Lewis Hine’s scenes of construction crews atop the Empire State Building, Margaret Bourke-White’s portrait of masked chemical workers at the Sherwin Williams Factory,... View Details

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Angela R. Hicks Bowman

for her boss William Oesterle. Hicks was a 22-year old college graduate, an economics major from DePauw University, who had grown up in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Oesterle, a venture investor and a fellow HBS alum (MBA 1992) was remodeling an... View Details

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The HBS Community - Student Initiatives - MBA

East and North Africa South America United States 29 Nov 2018 The HBS Community - Student Initiatives Megan Williams , Grace Feenstra & Marissa Meir Author MBA Students tag Student Life If you were to ask students or alumni what the best... View Details

01 Jun 2012
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Pitfalls, Trade-Offs, Dreaming Big

entrepreneurs such as Tim Westergren of Pandora and Evan Williams of Twitter. YouTube cofounder and former CEO Chad Hurley has called the book “an invaluable alternative to real-world trial and error.” A past recipient of the HBS... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Health, Social Assistance; Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services; Information; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

23 Apr 2024
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Alumni in Climate Networking Series: Chicago

business and the environment. Email bei@hbs.edu to learn more about upcoming events. On April 2nd, BEI partnered with the HBS Club of Chicago to bring together alumni dedicated to making an impact on climate change with their careers. Around 40 alumni came together at... View Details

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Jenny Holzer Selection from Survival: It is in your self-interest… 2015 | About

Biennale in 1990, the World Economic Forum’s Crystal Award in 1996, and the Barnard Medal of Distinction in 2011. She holds honorary degrees from Williams College, the Rhode Island School of Design, The New School, and Smith College. She... View Details

01 Sep 2020
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Navigating the Populism Phenomenon

numerous HBS case studies and research papers on populism in democratic countries from Bolivia to France to the United States. “Populism seems to be on the rise everywhere,” says Pons. “It’s a phenomenon that is urgent and important to understand.” In this interview,... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Mar 2011
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Alumni Books

dilemmas. The Startup Game: Inside the Partnership between Venture Capitalists and Entrepreneurs by William H. Draper III (MBA '54) (Palgrave Macmillan) Draper looks at how the world of venture capital and... View Details

17 Apr 2015
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A Driving Force for a Sustainable World

comprised only a fifth of the entire student body (at 22 years old, she was also one of the youngest). “Because there were so few of us, it was easier to catch the attention of whichever professor, to have the chance to speak when we raised our hand,” she says. In her... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transportation

01 Dec 2022
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A Quiet Force: Remembering Jay Light

Jay O. Light, Dean of Harvard Business School from 2005 to 2010, died on October 15, 2022, at his home in South Dartmouth, Massachusetts, of cancer. He was 81 years old. Light served on the HBS faculty for more than four decades. He loved being in the classroom and was... View Details

Keywords: leadership; HBS Dean; obituary; academia

01 Jun 1998
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Long-Term Interest: Bill Crozier, a Banker Pegged to the Customer

An innovative thinker who created BayBanks, one of the most successful retail banking franchises in the United States, William M. Crozier, Jr. (MBA '63) has a lot to say about the evolution of banking. As head of BayBanks for 21 years,... View Details

Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey

01 Jun 2000
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Social Capital Markets: Creating Value in the Nonprofit World

of dollars and asking, 'Is it working in an optimum fashion?' " Grossman, the former CEO of Outward Bound USA, wrote (with Christine W. Letts (MBA '76) and William P. Ryan) the pathbreaking 1997 Harvard Business Review article "Virtuous... View Details

Keywords: Anne Kavanagh

01 Dec 2000
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The Rites of Autumn

sessions, check the progress of campus renovations, hear the latest on the School's initiatives from Dean Kim B. Clark, and, of course, catch up and network with each other. Reunion giving was also noteworthy. By the time they'd gathered... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

01 Dec 2022
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Program Catalyzes New Streams of Research

FOR GOOD IN SOCIETY READ MORE STORIES These topics are front-of-mind for today’s business leaders. According to a January 2021 CEO survey by Fortune and Deloitte, 94 percent of CEOs said that diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are... View Details