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01 Dec 2022
News

Flying High

Subramanian and Pelet, on the runway with Aero (Courtesy Uma Subramanian) Subramanian and Pelet, on the runway with Aero (Courtesy Uma Subramanian) When Uma Subramanian (MBA 2008) joined Aero Technologies as CEO in March 2019, the company was “just a kernel of an... View Details

Keywords: April White; aviation; airlines; entrepreneurship; leadership; innovation; Air Transportation; Transportation

22 Feb 2022
News

Brand New

World War II, members played a key role in the Normandy invasion. When Sundy left the army for the corporate world, he turned his attention to similarly storied names such as Cheerios, Betty Crocker, KitchenAid, and Maytag in his... View Details

Keywords: April White; manufacturing; life experience; leadership; Black; African American; Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing

25 Apr 2016
News

Trail Blazer

of the project is due to finish in 2020. From Napa Valley Vine Trail From Napa Valley Vine Trail “We’ve raised $8 million in local donations of our $12 million goal,” McMinn adds. “We represent thousands in our community, and that has really helped us get the View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade; Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation; Transportation

01 Jun 2002
News

Books

diverse as limited liability, deposit insurance, Social Security, and federal disaster relief, paying particular attention to the original thinking behind them. He concludes that the nation's lawmakers, finding shortcomings in the private... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

01 Sep 2004
News

Duncan M. ("Greg") Murray (MBA 1964)

I’ve learned over the long haul (and two marriages) is that you should always make the personal stability of your life the first priority in choosing how to operate. I’ve endured a real lack of stability in my personal life and am not comfortable with it at all. It’s... View Details

Keywords: Animal Production and Aquaculture; Agriculture

02 Dec 2010
News

Ten Rules for Entrepreneurs

like most, failed. But the experience made him curious about the differences between entrepreneurial winners and losers. Having written a book about West Point, he resolved to turn his attention to “the West Point of capitalism”: HBS.... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Management; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

23 Jan 2019
Blog Post

Leaving an Unhappy Job: How to Look Before You Leap

us are aware of the productivity deficit incurred by the frequent switching of our attention from one thing to another and back again. Same with the job search. Can you give it the uninterrupted mindshare it deserves? But isn't there a... View Details

14 Nov 2007
First Look

First Look: November 14, 2007

it could not raise equity capital, due, in part, to some accounting problems. Should El-Nazer bring this deal opportunity to the attention of TA's CEO, or should he do precisely what the CEO had told him two months earlier, "stop... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

18 Feb 2014
First Look

First Look: February 18

rigorous methods to problems of great social importance, tirelessly championing multi-level analyses of problems that matter. His impact on our field has been immense. Publisher's link: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2295054 Working Papers Span of... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

13 Dec 2004
Research & Ideas

How Leaders Create Winning Streaks

accountability, collaboration and initiative. Each of these factors lead to winning, and winning reinforces the actions and leads to greater confidence. This holds for external confidence as well. Winning yields positive attention from... View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter & Walter Kiechel

10 Jul 2000
Research & Ideas

Cable TV: From Community Antennas to Wired Cities

was spurred by high profits. Typical cable systems outside the top 100 markets earned rates of return on net investment (before taxes and interest expense) over 40 percent. 9 Wired Cities: 1970-1975 (10) With industry growth surging through the 1960s, cable began to... View Details

Keywords: by Thomas R. Eisenmann; Media & Broadcasting; Consumer Products; Entertainment & Recreation

01 Oct 2008
Research & Ideas

How Much Time Should CEOs Devote to Customers?

managing the balance sheet) or mentoring and coaching direct reports. A good CEO knows how to balance time spent on the outside versus the inside. While balancing their own time, CEOs should nevertheless work hard to ensure the continuous View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

05 Apr 2004
What Do You Think?

Should We Brace Ourselves for Another Era of M&A Value Destruction?

investors (for example, those in the former Time Warner) are just recovering. In pondering this, it is appropriate to give some attention to a recent book, The Human Side of M&A, by Dennis Carey and Dayton Ogden. Research tells us... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

28 Mar 2004
Research & Ideas

HBS Celebrates Social Enterprise Initiative

dramatically, particularly over the last decade. Our alumni are delighted at this increased attention by the School because it corresponds to their experience of high engagement in social sector activities subsequent to graduation. They... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

05 May 2022
News

Like-Minded

Japan,” says Murakami. It’s also been good for marketing purposes. “People pay attention to MPower because we’re the first female-led, ESG fund,” Murakami concludes, “but hopefully we’re not going to be the only one. Hopefully, there’ll... View Details

01 Jun 2016
News

Up by the Roots

start to finish,” he says. “That’s something I picked up from General Mills: We had to be able to have that kind of traceability and accountability to consumers.” That reputation attracted the attention of the luxury conglomerate LVMH,... View Details

Keywords: Francis Storrs

01 Apr 2002
News

HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

the enormous effort they put into arranging this event. We hope that the difficult situation in their country is successfully and peacefully resolved, and we look forward to going to Argentina at a future time. We are now turning our View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

06 Mar 2012
First Look

First Look: March 6

optimize brand exposure they need information on how to best retain consumers' attention from moment-to-moment during television advertising. This large-scale eye tracking study shows that the decision to zap or not to zap depends on how... View Details