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- 01 Sep 2013
- News
The First Scrum
Edited by Linda Kush Fifty years ago, two Scotsmen started an HBS rugby team to help relieve the stress of studies. A look back at one of the School's most storied traditions. Photo courtesy of Mike Rush (MBA 1972) When the game of rugby... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
The Best-Laid Plans
Issue Focus: Entrepreneurship The Sweet Life: Paul Conforti at Finale Desserterie & Bakery. “Everything is a balancing act... you’ve got to be able to adapt.” Related Links A Growing Drumbeat Show Me the Money - or Not Cloudflare... View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
work still to be done in each case.) The Communications Committee, led by Paul Stewart (MBA '87), will focus on improving three areas: how the School and alumni clubs communicate with HBS alumni; how alumni... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
On Purpose
Illustration by Nhung Lê Illustration by Nhung Lê When Jenny Cohen (MBA 1997), a longtime Disney exec, made the leap to executive VP of corporate social responsibility in early 2021, her first task was an... View Details
- 12 Apr 2016
- News
The Auto Industry's Existential Moment
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Bad Times for Business
And monarchs tend to surround themselves with courtiers — that’ s the cronyism aspect. Some boards consist largely of people chosen by the CEO, and they’ re there to help each other out. Business is also like a monarchy in that the same... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Letters
being active participants. All forms of illicit financial flows are assisted by a global structure that comprises 72 tax havens, secrecy jurisdictions, millions of disguised corporations, anonymous trust accounts, fake charitable... View Details
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
Spirit at Work
Switzerland, to "spiritual anchors for the new millennium." Clearly, something of a nonmaterial nature is stirring in the corporate temple. But questions abound. Just what does it mean to bring spirituality into the workplace? Is this an appropriate way to help people... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Faculty Debates Lessons from Enron's Collapse
Professors Paul Healy, Amy Hutton, and Krishna Palepu; Professor Jay Lorsch's perspectives on “Why Did Enron's Board Fail in its Governance Function?”; and “What Role Did Flaws in Organizational Systems and Values Play in Enron's... View Details
- 01 Aug 2001
- News
Class Day and Commencement 2001
Transformed by a large, canopied stage and row after row of folding chairs, Baker Beach took on the guise of its more stately alter ego, Baker Lawn, and served as an ideal venue for the Class of 2001's Class Day and graduation ceremonies... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Dean Jay Light Takes Charge at HBS
and programs. Appointed by Harvard President Lawrence Summers as the interim Dean, Light has served the School in a variety of senior leadership roles during his 35 years on the faculty. Asked what’s... View Details
- 20 Feb 2019
- News
Building an Ecosystem for African Entrepreneurs
the 21st century. “Africapitalism calls on the private sector to make long-term investment in industries that can create economic prosperity and social wealth.” The idea was inspired by Professor Michael Porter and his theories of... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Summit Sound Bites
Lawrence University Professor “I think the American people are dying to be asked to help solve some of these problems.” —Meg Whitman (MBA ’79), former President & CEO, eBay Inc. “Fear caused by greed needed... View Details
- 26 May 2022
- News
Bidding Up
compete for fishing quotas. The value of the fishing quota is not only determined by the volume, but also by the price for fish. BW: I’d worked on auctions. I had some of the early papers on the subject and... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
‘Green’ Trailblazers
Oakville, Ontario Energy management applications Paul Grana (MBA 2009) Tigo Energy Los Gatos, California; Munich, Germany; and Osaka, Japan Hardware and software that brings new levels of power output efficiency, management, and control... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Faculty Books
money searching for the next blockbuster, why superstars are paid unimaginable sums, and how digital technologies are transforming the entertainment landscape. Wall Street Research: Past, Present, and Future by Boris Groysberg and View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
New Porter Prize Awarded in Japan
Inc. and the Eye Care Company of Hoya Corporation placed first in the multibusiness company business-unit category. Established by the Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy at Hitotsubashi University and sponsored View Details
Keywords: awards
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Health-Care Forum's Rx for US System
Lawrence University Professor Michael Porter offered several ideas for coordinating and economizing, including assigning patient care to holistic, integrated practice units, instead of treatment by... View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
How Does the HBS Endowment Work?
professorships and fellowships. Only the remaining 13 percent is unrestricted—$19 million in FY17—and can be used to help fund new ideas and initiatives. An enduring investment: Donors who establish an endowed fund at HBS take the long view. For example, the View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Ink: Talking Shop
by Allison Milionis and Paul Mobley, and Aging Gracefully: Portraits of People Over 100, by Karsten Thormaehlen. Both books shine the light on the greatest generation’s... View Details