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- 01 Jan 2006
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William H. Donaldson, MBA 1958
Cofounder & Former Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Former Chairman, Securities and Exchange Commission Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page EARLIER EUDUCATION Yale University, 1953 B.A., American Studies LIFELONG LESSON FROM... View Details
- 01 Jan 2007
- News
Hansjörg Wyss, MBA 1965
the discussion groups—I only needed some courage to speak up." "The difference between the Swiss system of lecture and exams and the case method was like night and day," he says. "I learned so many things that I still use on a daily... View Details
- 08 May 2019
- News
Lessons from the Ashes
with all these ideas that the company could be taken over and it’s not being well run and a lot of youthful naivete and enthusiasm. So in those first few months of '87 after my dad died, I'd study for my cases that night, go to class. But... View Details
- 22 Nov 2017
- News
How to Build a Winning Culture on a Losing Team
it actually—typically in our business the results are pretty directly correlated to the success on the court. And in our case they're inversely correlated. I mean our team continued to lose and our business continued to get dramatically... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Bad Times for Business
it a case of dé jà vu or an unprecedented, systemic failure? This roundtable discussion, moderated by Professor Krishna Palepu, sought answers and suggested some corrective measures. Highlights of the conversation follow. Krishna Palepu:... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
December 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts
Neumann, Harvey Weinstein, and the Sackler family. But we rarely think about the many people who supported their unethical or criminal behavior. In each case there was a supporting cast of complicit business partners, employees,... View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Alumni Work to Reverse Bias Through Philanthropy
changing. Businesses that are slow to understand the value of a diverse workforce through all levels of the organization will be left behind.” MORE STORIES ABOUT IMPACT: Advancing Racial Equity HBS Addresses Racial Equity The Value of Difficult Conversations... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 18 May 2017
- News
Pioneer Spirit
rehabilitation projects have won numerous state and local awards and two have received a total of five national awards, including two from the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Freeman believes he knows why his “I’ll give that a shot” approach to business has... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Books
strategy. The text of Performance Measurement & Control Systems for Implementing Strategy is supported by more than thirty new case studies, all of which have been taught in the HBS Executive Education and MBA Programs. (A text-only... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Making History, Starting Over
time he handed over the reins of the firm he cofounded 33 years ago, Cohen had more than proved his point. Now, he’s determined to be no less successful in making the case for social investing. View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Faculty Research Symposium
mission — doing something difficult but important.” Nobody's Perfect. Now What? We all make mistakes. But when slipups have life-or-death implications — as is often the case with health-care professionals — the stakes are obviously much... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
June 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books
research from Future Forum, a consortium by Slack, and global case studies from leading companies such as Levi Strauss & Co., Genentech, Royal Bank of Canada, and IBM, How the Future Works offers concrete solutions and practical steps for... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Digitalization: The Key to the Future of HBS
network is designed, built, and curated? How could these changes affect the School’s interaction with the business community? One hundred years ago, HBS figured out how to talk to companies, learn their secrets, and write cases to teach... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Aug 1998
- News
Spring Reunions: Milestones and Memories
"workaholic," Bertarelli is determined to stay on top of new management trends. His company was the subject of a 1995 HBS case study, and one of the reasons Bertarelli took time out of his hectic schedule to attend his reunion was to... View Details
Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Globalization Revisited
Levitt predicted pervasive standardization, Ghemawat’s paper, “Global Product Standardization? A Case Study and a Model,” shows current reality to be otherwise. Ghemawat has found that a number of industries that seem ripe for strategies... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
A Community Investment
resources than government. The enthusiasm of private parties for various approaches to solving social problems needs to be tempered by an overall concern for the interests of society. Schell: I think that in almost every case the free... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Books
organization?" Garvin answers these questions with practical guidelines and a wealth of real-life examples. He uses detailed case studies to illustrate successful learning processes at organizations such as Xerox, L.L. Bean, the U.S.... View Details
Keywords: Amy E. Dean
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
The Class of 1977
included fax numbers. Cell phones did exist, but they were rare, heavy as a brick, and available only to a privileged few. States — and in some cases entire U.S. regions — had just one area code. Numbers-crunching was done by hand with an... View Details
Keywords: Desmond Wong
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
We Rise
this world,” she says. “There should be no monopoly on the ability to set that direction. No one gender or one race should control the flow of capital.” Solution #1: Make the Business Case “Women entrepreneurs are an untapped market.”... View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Growing Home
will become a showcase for other cities in the States—and inspire other companies to revitalize cities. The reason why they chose Detroit, I read, was that the city was devastated because of the declining automobile industry. My case is... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell