Alumni - Publications - Faculty & Research

02 Sep 2008
Research & Ideas

Indulgence vs. Regret: Investing in Future Memories

durable goods, she adds. In another study, Keinan interviewed college students and alumni returning for their 40th reunion, asking the two groups to assess their level of regret about how they spent their winter breaks on a scale from 1... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

01 Aug 2008
Research & Ideas

Does Market Capitalism Have a Future?

In June, Professor Joe Bower (with fellow HBS professors Dutch Leonard, David Moss, and Lynn Paine) led an HBS faculty colloquium on "The Future of Market Capitalism." The HBS Alumni Bulletin spoke with Bower shortly after the... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Spirit at Work: The Search for Deeper Meaning in the Workplace

it a fad that amounts to little more than sensitivity training in New Age clothing, or does it reflect something more profound about the way we are beginning to conceive of and relate to work? In the following pages six HBS alumni who are... View Details

Keywords: by Marguerite Rigoglioso

05 Mar 2014
What Do You Think?

When Will the Next Dot.com Bubble Burst?

leadership, alumni from Procter & Gamble's online operation, carefully laid out plans in which they estimated they would need a next round financing of $30 million. The representative from Flatiron indicated his partners would like to... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Publishing; Retail

25 Jul 2011
Research & Ideas

How Disruptive Innovation is Remaking the University

government regulation would dampen the great universities' genius for discovery. Ideally, the faculty members, administrators, and alumni who best appreciate the totality of the university's contributions to society will, in the spirit of... View Details

Keywords: by Clayton M. Christensen & Henry J. Eyring; Education

24 Jul 2000
Research & Ideas

Linking the Globe: The Role of Media and Communications

If proof was needed that change is afoot in the worldwide media industry, it came in the form of late alterations to a panel on the subject at the HBS Global Alumni Conference. CEOs Jean-Marie Messier of France's Vivendi and Thomas... View Details

Keywords: by Kenneth Liss; Information; Publishing; Journalism & News; Media & Broadcasting

10 Jul 2000
Research & Ideas

The State of the Markets

High on every agenda as well, of course, is the use and impact of technology, and that was the focus of a Global Alumni Conference session hosted by HBS professor Richard Nolan. Titled "Technology and the Future of the Financial... View Details

Keywords: by James E. Aisner

16 Mar 2003
Research & Ideas

At the Center of Corporate Scandal Where Do We Go From Here?

make HBS a vibrant, innovative, principled place, a place that our alumni will be proud of, and a place that will earn the trust and the respect of the society we serve. That's my commitment. View Details

Keywords: by Kim B. Clark

07 Feb 2005
Research & Ideas

How “Career Imprinting” Shapes Leaders

opportunities they were given. As one VC told me, "People coming out of Baxter were more likely to be able to handle the entrepreneurial environment." In addition to simply taking on more leadership roles in biotech than other firms, such as Abbott, Baxter... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark

17 Nov 2003
Research & Ideas

The Business Case for Diabetes Disease Management

What should business people in particular know about the pros and cons of attempts to treat and control diabetes—or indeed other chronic diseases? That was the focus of a lively case-study discussion among some fifty participants led by HBS professor Nancy Beaulieu at... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Health

28 Jun 2004
Research & Ideas

Microfinance: A Way Out for the Poor

poor by removing the high cost of everything they need. Chu discussed the benefits and complexities of microfinance with Harvard Business School alumni on June 4, in a session titled "Microfinance: Harnessing the Market for Social... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

19 Jul 2004
Research & Ideas

Your Customers: Use Them or Lose Them

Frei. Their customers are better off and the organizations earn a disproportionate share of the profits over their competitors. Frei, who spoke with HBS alumni on June 4 in a session titled "Capitalizing on the Power of the... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

29 Apr 2020
Book

The Key to Powerful Social Change: Small Villages

Who will solve the great problems facing humanity, a list of critical issues that only begins with the current pandemic? In the interview below, Rosabeth Moss Kanter discusses her recent book, Think Outside the Building, and her view that solutions are most likely to... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

29 Mar 2008
Research & Ideas

Creativity, Entrepreneurship, and Organizations of the Future

business for the HBS Alumni Bulletin; that article will include a description of the colloquium. The main themes of the discussion at the conference will also be presented in a Harvard Business Review article later this year. View Details

Keywords: by Teresa M. Amabile & Mukti Khaire

19 May 2016
Research Event

Crowdsourcing, Patent Trolls, and Other Research Insights Highlighted at Harvard Business School Symposium

Cell Biology at Harvard. Sato oversees the Blavatnik Fellowship in Life Sciences Entrepreneurship, which provides a select group of HBS MBA alumni the opportunity to work with top Harvard inventors. The goal: To promote the... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman & Carmen Nobel

11 Jul 2005
Research & Ideas

The New International Style of Management

deceptive veneer of familiarity, cultural gulfs and local differences often remain hidden. There is an increasingly international style of management.— John Quelch, HBS Amid these conflicting realities, however, Harvard Business School View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons

20 May 2013
Research & Ideas

The Long-Term Fix to US Competitiveness

spirited discussions on how HBS alumni could play an active role in the national debate, countering the "circus" in D.C. “People who should be allies are at cross-purposes with each other.” "We are trying to understand what... View Details

Keywords: by Stephanie Schorow & Harvard Gazette

18 Oct 2006
Research & Ideas

New at the Helm: A Talk with HBS Dean Light

Healthcare Initiative that will draw on the work of our faculty and alumni leaders in the field to create innovative solutions to healthcare problems. In addition, the University plans to break ground next year on a 500,000-square-foot... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Education

25 Feb 2015
Lessons from the Classroom

Scholars and Students Unpack the Digital Business Revolution

(HBS Professor Clayton M. Christensen leveraged the same platform for a new approach to research by reaching out to over 5,000 alumni of his Building and Sustaining a Successful Enterprise course. As a result, 126 participants contributed... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Education; Technology

04 Dec 2006
Research & Ideas

The Money Connection—Understanding VC Networks

study further in Networks in Technology and Entrepreneurship, a work-in-progress that will combine data analysis with insights culled from interviews with HBS alumni working in the high-tech and entrepreneurial arenas. "The book will... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Financial Services

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