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- 30 Jul 2010
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Notes from a Hammock
I’m just back from vacation and the usual summer fun: swimming, boating, murder and mayhem. Oh, that last part no worries, it got no further than my hammock. That’s where I finally got around to reading The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, the first in Swedish author Stieg...
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- 25 Feb 2020
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Action Plan: Just Breathe
pain: major surgery requiring months of recuperation or meditation to manage the stress that was at the root of his health issues. But the practice didn’t fit with his image of a type A, high-powered executive. “I came to meditation...
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April White
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Seven Honored with Alumni Achievement Award
Yellowstone. What’s your proudest achievement? Being willing and able to make tough decisions during the credit crisis that, although not perfect, I believe were largely correct. When are you most relaxed? When I’m saltwater fly-fishing....
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- 25 Aug 2014
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Sheila Lirio Marcelo, MBA 1998/JD 1999
general management tour of duty,” says Marcelo, who found enthusiastic mentors at the young company and was soon asked to join the management team. Also during this time, a frightening family incident helped...
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Susan Young
- 01 Jun 2020
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Prognosis
patients than any other hospital in the state—to bend without breaking under the pressure of the pandemic. Professor Robert Huckman is an economist and health care researcher who serves as unit head for Technology and Operations View Details
- 24 Apr 2020
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Spreading the Love
price and getting the gowns approved. “One of the hardest things about this health care crisis is recognizing how serious it is. At the same time, you’re seeing all of this energy and optimism and everyone working together in really...
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- 01 Dec 2008
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Seth Klarman
Klarman Illustration by David Cowles While other money managers scrambled to survive the financial market meltdown, value investor extraordinaire Seth Klarman (MBA ’82), president of The Baupost Group in Boston, cautiously pursued buying...
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- 01 Dec 2008
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Where Are They Now?
Glauber As the nation’s financial crisis unfolded in late September, Bob Glauber (DBA ’65) and his wife were exploring the old Silk Road in remote Central Asia. But that didn’t deter intrepid reporters from trying to track him down for...
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- 01 Jun 2009
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Too Big To Fail
recruited Moss, an expert in risk management, to provide historical context to the financial crisis and a framework for reform. For his efforts, the panel acknowledged his key role “in conceptualizing and drafting” significant parts of...
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- 01 Dec 1996
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Meditations on the Bottom Line
For many managers today, the greatest business challenges are no longer technical; rather, they involve figuring out how to put more "soul" into the workplace. For Belinda L. Bothwick (MBA '77), however, the new executive director of...
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- 25 Jun 2020
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Global Centers Broaden Understanding of Business and the Pandemic
events, each attended by some 180 alumni in the region. Professor Suraj Srinivasan discussed COVID-19 crisis management and the outlook for business with Alain Bejjani, CEO of Majid Al Futtaim Holding, a...
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- 01 Sep 2020
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Righting the Ship
all, Shackleton realized that the crisis he faced was, at its essence, one of life and death. We need to start with that realization today during the COVID-19 pandemic. Shackleton understood that the mission was to get everyone home...
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- 01 Mar 2018
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Ask the Expert: Disaster Master
unexpected? What kind of internal communication exists for perfect coordination? —Karan Gupta (GMP 18, 2015) BEER: Companies can be prepared by having a crisis management team and established communication...
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Julia Hanna
- 01 Dec 2007
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How Business Schools Lost Their Way
that had staked their reputations on academic superiority — faced a full-blown crisis of identity and purpose. It was no longer possible for business schools to tout a mission of educating managers according...
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- 01 Jun 2009
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Letters to the Editor
Praise for March Cover Congratulations on cracking the mold of a one-subject cover for the March issue. I found the four of your financial crisis articles extremely interesting, especially Niall Ferguson’s book excerpt on “Chimerica”!...
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- 01 Sep 2011
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MBA 101: HBS Commencements Pass the Century Mark
“Don’t wait for a crisis to do something amazing with your life. Ask yourself today, how can I make a difference?” Giusti’s remarks were preceded by those of student speaker Jacquie Sandberg (MBA ’11) and by the hon-oring of five faculty...
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- 01 Dec 2008
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Letters to the Editor
any marketing cases on the Hispanic market in the last 100 years. Too bad Ted is not around. Jorge E. Reynardus (MBA ’73) New York, NY Professional Managers and HBS The history of the current financial View Details
- 13 Nov 2020
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Faculty Focus Their Research on COVID-19 Issues
with alumni through live virtual programs, such as Crisis Management for Leaders, a five-part webinar series that drew more than 4,700 attendees. “Our faculty are studying all aspects of the pandemic and are...
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- 01 Dec 2008
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A Force for Good
Former HBS Dean John McArthur guided the School during a critical phase of its modern development. He also touched a virtual army of friends, colleagues, and just plain folk with a warm, personal style. more Maximizing Assets Baupost Group president Seth Klarman (MBA...
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