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- 19 Mar 2015
- News
Walter Salmon Remembered
first became interested in marketing and retailing while in college, working part-time at Bloomingdale’s and then in a New York buying office for a large group of department stores. After earning an MBA (1954) and DBA (1960) at HBS, he... View Details
- 18 Nov 2021
- Op-Ed
5 Principles for Scaling Change from IBM’s High School Innovation
students are graduates of Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH), an innovative six-year public high school program spearheaded by IBM that has improved college completion rates among disadvantaged youth and created a hiring pipeline for technology... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Teachable Moments
asked questions in large lecture halls—as I did on his content,” writes DeLong. “When Covey spoke, I felt this deep connection with myself.” After a PhD at Purdue and a postdoc at MIT, DeLong joined Brigham Young University’s School of... View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
September 11: A Community Reflects
fundraisers for relief operations, or offering free goods and services, there are countless instances of HBS graduates who mobilized to help. Henry M. ("Hank") Paulson, Jr. (MBA '70), chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs, was one of the first Wall Street executives to... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young;Deborah Blagg
- 05 Mar 2020
- News
Green Light
business in 2004, starting Chalsys, an investment and advisory practice that helps large companies avoid the pitfalls of corporate venturing. And it was through this company that she met a German investor who would become an initial... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
The Fab Four
college savings vehicle acquired by Sallie Mae in 2006. Now a general partner at Flybridge Capital Partners, Bussgang represents the firm on the boards of BzzAgent, ClickSquared, DataXu, digitalArbor, Mall Networks, Simple Tuition, and... View Details
- 19 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 19
inadequate in the wake of a large negative shock to the system. Following an adverse shock, it becomes critical to emphasize dynamic resilience, which involves forcing banks to actively recapitalize—i.e., regulation needs to focus on... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
How Business Schools Lost Their Way
through the efforts of a vanguard of institutional entrepreneurs, both academics and managers, who saw the need for creating a managerial class that would run America’s large corporations in a way that served the broader interests of... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
My HBS Eureka Moment
One evening, I told this story to my wife, Amy, and how I really liked those guys. I realized that I now had a vision for my life: I didn't want to be a high-priced suit. I didn't want to go through my life being furniture. I wanted to be a YPOer. After graduation, I... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
From Where We Stand
Common Asset Management, Boston, Massachusetts Leaders should learn empathy and seek employees who bring greater empathy to their work. Social intelligence distinguishes a firm and leads to superior outcomes. Having diversity of... View Details
- 12 Jul 2021
- News
Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis
chairman emeritus of the Bajaj Group, announced that the firm would be donating Rs 200 crore (~$27 million) to address the “on-the-ground challenges” resulting from the surge in coronavirus cases in India. As noted in the Business... View Details
- 01 Jun 2019
- News
City on a Hill
and families, and also hosts conferences and retreats for groups both large and small. Taken together, the programming presents a forward vision for the region, Marietta says. “If our future economy is going to be based on outdoor... View Details
- 21 May 2019
- Blog Post
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month at HBS
consulting firm after HBS. But my startup dream is still alive. In my spare time, I love sports, traveling, and experiencing things that I never tried before, like skydiving, bungee jumping, and campervanning. How has your Asian... View Details
- 29 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
Rich or Royal: What Do Founders Want?
equity for themselves) versus giving potential co-founders a large share of the equity to come on board. The choices were: taking money from angel investors, who would let the entrepreneur continue controlling the board; taking money from... View Details
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Dean Srikant Datar’s 2023 Commencement Remarks | About
thinking teaches us that the best decisions often result when we reject either/or choices and instead reframe, combine, or integrate ideas. It can be hard to cultivate this mindset, but those who are able to do it often spot very large... View Details
- 05 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
Sharing the Responsibility of Corporate Governance
500 are incorporated) have made it clear that maximizing shareholder return is required only when the breakup of the corporation has become inevitable or there is a change of control. For this purpose, a merger of two publicly held firms... View Details
Keywords: by Carla Tishler
- 02 Oct 2015
- News
The ‘F’ Word
in ways that are easily defined and rewarded by society,” says Steven Carpenter (MBA 2004). “But as you get older, you learn that the line between success and failure is razor thin, oftentimes invisible.” Currently executive-in-residence at venture capital View Details
Keywords: Walt Disney Studios
- 19 Jun 2017
- News
Can Neuroscience Find You the Perfect Job?
for the world to tell you what job you're best suited for? What if you had the answers before you started your career? That's the premise of the career-matching firm pymetrics. Series of neuroscience-based games, users can determine their... View Details
- 21 Sep 2009
- Research & Ideas
Excessive Executive Pay: What’s the Solution?
their areas of expertise, have attempted to influence the debate through opinion pieces in major newspapers. Writing in the Wall Street Journal, HBS professor Jay Lorsch and coauthors Martin Lipton and Theodore Mirvis—partners of the New York law View Details
Keywords: by Roger Thompson
- 09 Sep 2024
- HBS Case
McDonald’s and the Post #MeToo Rules of Sex in the Workplace
eligibility for a severance package valued at $47 million? “In the old days, your personal behavior was not seen as relevant to your role as a corporate leader, but now, if you’re a candidate for CEO of a large company, your personal... View Details