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- 25 Aug 2022
- News
September 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books
and the University of Hong Kong, which aim to be world-class institutions that can compete with the best that the United States and Europe have to offer. But Chinese institutions also face obstacles. Kirby analyzes the challenges that... View Details
- 01 Jan 2005
- News
Louis V. Gerstner, Jr., MBA 1965
Teaching Commission, a nonprofit organization that seeks to change how public school teachers are trained and compensated. A longtime activist for education reform, Gerstner is passionate when discussing this issue. "The leaders in our... View Details
- 15 Jun 2020
- Research & Ideas
A Mass Crisis Can Overwhelm Health Care. Liberia Found a Solution.
The ongoing pandemic is forcing a rethink of how the health care system operates in the United States as the death toll climbs, unemployment soars, and leaders debate how best to diagnose, vaccinate, and potentially treat millions of... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Li & Fung's Global Footprint
the changing global landscape for business leaders Look in any closet, toy chest, or family room in a typical Western home, and you’ll find a trove of goods supplied by a century-old Hong Kong–based export trading company— Li & Fung Ltd.... View Details
- 23 Aug 2010
- Research & Ideas
The Drive to Acquire’s Impact on Globalization
"Humans have evolved a leadership brain," says HBS professor emeritus Paul R. Lawrence. "Good leaders are people with a conscience who respect and reward all the four drives of other stakeholders [the drive to acquire, to... View Details
Keywords: by Paul R. Lawrence
- Profile
Patrick Akl
leaders bring together all the pieces to make strategic decisions that impact the business, its industry, and consumers,” says Patrick about his decision to pursue an MBA. HBS became his first choice for many of the same reasons Paris and... View Details
- 04 Mar 2002
- What Do You Think?
Why the Bull Market in Leadership Books?
searching for answers from others? Or are there "best practices" of which we need constantly to remind ourselves through reading and dialogue? Is this especially true now? What do you think? Original Article Leadership has fascinated us from the times of the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
New Global Research Site Announced in Hong Kong
began. "In response, we are launching an important initiative that will enhance the way we prepare business leaders for the future." Clark reminded his audience of the School's long history of field-based research and its commitment to a... View Details
Keywords: Audrey Snee; photographs by Graham Uden
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Julie Bishop (AMP 151, 1996)
later she defeated a seasoned incumbent to win a seat in parliament. Her experience led to cabinet positions including Minister for Ageing, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women’s Issues, and Minister for Education, Science and Training. In 2007, she became... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; photography by X99/Zuma
- 23 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Corporate Responsibility is Changing in Asia
sneakers. Maria Lin, a partner at the intellectual property law firm of Morgan & Finnegan, worked with Chinese leaders in the early 1980s to develop the country's patent laws and, as a trained scientist,... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- Web
Asia Pacific - Global Activities 2021
course over the years. “We wanted them to know we have not forgotten them.” “ The disaster took away so many things from us, but our ties to HBS students—future leaders of the world—have planted seeds of recovery. I hope we can stay... View Details
- 09 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 9, 2010
belief is sound, but the authors' analysis of the performance of 45 companies led by CEOs with military experience revealed differences in how the branches (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps) prepare leaders for business. Those... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Jul 2014
- First Look
First Look: July 8
outsider's view to challenge the status quo. Given the string of ethical failures of corporations around the world in recent years-from BP to GM to JPMorgan Chase-it's clear that leaders not only need to act more responsibly themselves,... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 07 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Steve Jobs Legacy
another star in that constellation. William Kirby (General Management) Steve Jobs's legacy is everywhere, not the least in Chinese cities where the Apple stores are crowded from dawn to dusk, and where there are not only knock-off phones... View Details
- 11 Jun 2020
- In Practice
Are Digital Organizations Better at Overcoming COVID?
Government leaders rushing to contain the COVID-19 pandemic in March gave companies little time to shift to an all-virtual workforce. Ready or not, many businesses had to become more digital. But true digital transformation takes far more... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 04 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 4
opportunities they'll pursue and which they'll decline, rather than simply reacting to emergencies, leaders can and do engage meaningfully with work, family, and community. They've discovered through hard experience that prospering in the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Mar 2021
- Research & Ideas
Steer Clear of the Blind Spots That Derail Experiments
Should companies let employees keep working remotely after the COVID-19 pandemic ends? Assessing the impact of remote work has involved a lot of guesswork for business leaders, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Consider the Chinese... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 23 Jun 2009
- First Look
First Look: June 23
problems (and the ways they reinforce each other), this paper offers a new approach to community transformation which calls for leaders to use technology to inform and connect people. We need to convert the social safety net into a social... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 13 Dec 2022
- News
The First Five Years: Christine Keung and Reggie Smith
decided to write a case study to bring the conversation into the classroom and to business leaders who would be able to direct capital, economic opportunities, and social services to an often-overlooked region of the country." Please talk... View Details
- 07 Nov 2006
- First Look
First Look: November 7, 2006
and technological innovations of the New Economy. The contributors, most of whom are anthropologists, investigate changes in the practices and interactions of futures traders, Chinese entrepreneurs, residents of French housing projects,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne