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- 25 Aug 2022
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Arnon Mishkin (MBA 1989)
Edited by Julia Hanna; photo by Chris Sorensen I remember watching the Kennedy-Nixon debate when I was five years old. In 1964, I distributed leaflets in my neighborhood, Brooklyn Heights, for the presidential campaign. I was nine and... View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2014
Economy 2013. Vol. 14 (National Bureau of Economic Research) edited by Josh Lerner and Scott Stern University of Chicago Press Appreciation of the importance of innovation to the economy has increased over the past decade with a debate... View Details
- 23 Oct 2019
- News
An Experiment in Online Education Reaches 50,000 Learners in Five Years
protagonists through short video clips; wrestle with the same issues and imperfect information facing those business leaders; discuss and debate solutions with classmates around the globe; and even field the dreaded cold call. HBS Online... View Details
- 15 Nov 2016
- News
Field Course Helps Nascent Entrepreneurs Connect with Customers
drive a decision to offer two sessions of a more traditional, case-based ESM course in fall 2016 to provide fundamentals in preparation for the field-based course. “The startup dilemmas students will debate during case discussions in the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
Action Plan: Rapids Growth
Holley paddling through Sparks Lake, near Bend, Oregon (courtesy of Eddyline/Sheer Madness Productions) When he was debating whether to acquire a venerable, high-end kayak maker, Scott Holley (MBA 2009) worried that he might be doing so... View Details
Keywords: Ryan Jones
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
Volunteers Crack Case, Consider School's Future
for the next morning's case discussion. Jarred back to anxiety, that night I assumed the classic posture — highlighter in hand, scrutinizing the case as if my life depended upon it. Early Saturday morning, the familiar debate began —... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
One-on-One with Robert McNamara
the inevitable question: Is Iraq in 2004 another Vietnam? “In every large institution,” he replies, “fundamental but highly controversial issues often are not surfaced, and debate at the highest levels is not forced, because it’s... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Making the Case for Maine: HBS Club and State's CEO Discuss Business Issues
draws for new business, including location, lifestyle, a loyal and dedicated work force, and a sophisticated fiber-optic telecommunications system. It also lays out the problems that new businesses face, such as high taxes and a lack of capital and properly skilled... View Details
Keywords: Janine Brunell Looker
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Studying Japan from the Inside
Japanese business during the 1970s and 1980s — such as lifetime employment, cross-shareholding, and keiretsu (Japanese corporate groupings) — are going through fundamental changes. There is ongoing debate as to where Japanese companies... View Details
- 18 Apr 2019
- News
Community Celebrates Dedication of Schwartz Common and Pavilion
of daily activity on campus, reflecting Schwartz’s vision for creating an artistic presence at HBS that would spur debates that transcended the classroom experience. Inspired by the growing collection, a small group of MBA students... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
HBS Club Flourishes in London
representing business, sports, academia, civil and military services, politics, and religious organizations, inspire thoughtful conversations. Recent forums on private equity and the Internet, along with debates on single currency and... View Details
Keywords: Amy E. Dean
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
I Gave at the Office
still a win for humanity. Julian Zlatev: There’s been a long debate in psychology about whether people are truly altruistic: Is altruism really altruism if it reflects this warm glow or the self-interested reasons Christine is talking... View Details
- 06 Nov 2009
- News
Health Reform Paths Not Taken
No issues in the ongoing Congressional health-care debate have generated more heat than the so-called public option and proposed taxes on “gold-plated” health insurance plans. Conservatives view a new government-run health insurance... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Where the Jobs Are
With U.S. economic recovery limping along and unemployment hovering above 9 percent, the Washington debate over regulatory and tax policies needed to spur economic revival has shifted into high gear. Outside the Washington Beltway, among... View Details
- 18 Mar 2008
- News
Election ’08, HBS Style
creating Wikis and message boards with IT. They also hope to increase operating hours in Spangler and Baker. The first half of the debate was a fairly sedate affair. One point of contention was the upfront $200 fee that incoming students... View Details
- 26 May 2015
- News
Exploring tax policy and our quality of life
says Weinzierl. “The point is: people are debating much bigger questions. What do we want this society to be like?” Through economics—and a little humor—Weinzierl’s research parses how people answer that question. Should tall people pay... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
How Much is Fair?
percent. Tobias said he makes no judgment on these numbers and offers them in the spirit of debate and discussion. He concluded by citing a poll that showed that 19 percent of Americans believe they are among the richest 1 percent in the... View Details
- 20 Mar 2019
- News
Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire
emissions reductions immediately, Henderson and the other speakers were optimistic that it is completely plausible to change today’s practices and norms. Despite ongoing debate about the cost of decarbonizing the world’s economy,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Globalization Revisited
that were presented and discussed at the colloquium. Globalization’s complexities and nuances, compared with twenty years ago, were analyzed and debated with a rigor and enthusiasm that doubtless would have pleased Ted Levitt immensely.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Managing the Map
findings are published daily. Genome research is also proceeding apace in the private sector, giving rise to extensive debate concerning the propriety of private entities owning what many consider to be information in biology's "public... View Details
Keywords: Peter K. Jacobs