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- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Clubs Hopping
to Angella about CAP, the challenges a modern nonprofit faces, and how a new breed of donors has shifted the sector. CAP'S CHARGE "We bring the experience of HBS alumni to nonprofits that may not otherwise be able to access those types of... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
All Aboard
Railroad management used to be a hot topic at HBS, but that was a few decades before David Gunn (MBA '64) arrived at Soldiers Field. Too bad, because Gunn is a modern incarnation of the quintessential railroad man. These days, that... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
One-on-One with Grover Norquist
state legislatures, and governorships to sign the pledge. Today, 222 members of the House, 46 senators, the President, more than 1,200 state legislators, and 6 governors all have signed. And that has changed the modern political process... View Details
Keywords: Government
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
In Dot-Calm Era, Conference Examines Options for Entrepreneurs
near-failure. Other keynotes included David P. Perry's "The Ups and Downs of the Modern Entrepreneur." Perry (MBA '97) is the founder of the B2B marketplace Chemdex (which recently closed its doors) and CEO of its parent company, Ventro... View Details
Keywords: Information
- 02 Aug 2021
- News
Cracking the Code
Bubble, which is designed to help people turn their ideas into startups and which was cofounded by Emmanuel Straschnov (MBA 2012), received $100 million in Series A funding, according to TechCrunch. The company’s click-and-drag interface allows users without any coding... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Pearson Hunt Remembered
Hunt: an influential figure in the shaping of financial management practices. Courtesy HBS Communications Professor emeritus Pearson Hunt, an authority on corporate finance whose research helped shape modern financial management... View Details
- 28 May 2021
- News
Unspent Love
In a Modern Love column for the New York Times called “She Put Her Unspent Love in a Cardboard Box,” Genevieve Kingston writes that she shared a birthday with her mother, Kristina Mailliard (MBA 1981), who loved to arrange elaborate... View Details
- 15 May 2018
- News
Spreading the Safety Net
example of what a modern workplace should be—a leader in creating a more human workplace, where the heart is just as important as the head, and where we show that we care about each and every member of our team equally,” she writes. READ... View Details
- 19 Aug 2019
- News
A New Purpose for the Corporation
but fraying," Business Roundtable chair Jamie Dimon (MBA 1982), said in a statement. "Major employers are investing in their workers and communities because they know it is the only way to be successful over the long term. These View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2016
Rothschild, creator of the modern bond market; and William Lever, of the employee-owned John Lewis Partnership. Entrepreneurs in Every Generation: How Successful Family Businesses Develop Their Next Leaders by Allan Cohen (MBA 1961) and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Examining the Magnitude of Syria’s Refugee Crisis
The flow of refugees from Syria following years of civil war has been called the worst humanitarian crisis in modern times. Working in collaboration with HBS’s global research centers, two HBS professors have brought a better... View Details
- 09 Apr 2025
- News
The Working Parent Revolution
care, and other family support for employers across the United States, the UK, the Netherlands, and Australia. The company recently released its 10th annual Modern Family Index, which surveys working parents to find out what they want... View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Patricia ("Tosh") Rapoport Barron
of business operations support, the plucky British expatriate recounts her "life's ups and downs," as she puts it, with humor and grace. One of Barron's first setbacks came in the late 1960s, when she arrived in the United States as a young View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Home from the Sea
this authenticity-challenged modern age. Ask Wilson why he undertakes this grueling event and he will tell you that what drives him is an educational mission. Wilson is the founder and president of sitesALIVE!, a nonprofit that has... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Himalayan Journey
schools, health-care system, or electricity. Even today, in a country whose capital has only one traffic light, our route over the breathtakingly narrow mountain passes required all our drivers’ considerable skill and patience. We cheered! Evening lectures on the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
The Next Lessons
organizations such as the Museum of Modern Art, Stanford Medical School, and the Brookings Institution to contribute educational content on the visual arts, medicine, and health care, respectively. “We’re also launching some... View Details
Keywords: William Weber
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Faculty Responds to Financial Crisis
Rose, who worked at Morgan for twenty years. “In Leader-ship and Corporate Accountability, the focus will be on the government’s decision to ask JPMorgan to purchase Bear, and the potentially conflicting responsibilities of management.” New electives offered this... View Details
- 28 Jun 2011
- News
Beyond Case Writing
people to use them.” In one study exploring the country’s high birth rates, 1,031 women were randomly chosen to receive a voucher guaranteeing free and immediate access to a range of modern contraceptives through a private appointment... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Research With Impact: Changing Global Health Practices
provider behavior.” To that end, Ashraf has designed and conducted numerous field studies, including several in Zambia. One study targeted Zambia’s high birthrate with an experiment based on improving access to modern contraceptives. In... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
The CEO and the Functions of Leadership
are performed to a high standard. There is a vast literature on the choices, structures, and supporting systems involved in modern management, including strategy, organization structure, planning and resource allocation, and management... View Details