Involvement - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2017
News

Enhancing Students’ Cultural Intelligence

Mexico City revealed significant cultural differences. “Colgate wanted to better understand teens’ values and opinions,” says Franklin. “One question we asked involved heroes. Almost all said their parents were their heroes because they... View Details

01 Jan 2012
News

Andrew H. Tisch, MBA 1977

Although Andrew Tisch might attribute the family’s philanthropic record to nature—“Being involved in the community has always been part of the family DNA,” he says—nurture has played a role as well. Tisch’s parents and aunt and uncle set... View Details

01 Jun 1996
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Class Acts

Albert J. Dobron, Jr. by Marguerite Rigoglioso "Been there; done that." That's what first came to Al Dobron's mind when he thought about getting involved in student government at HBS. But by his second semester, the former student leader... View Details

Portrait Project

Caitlin Roman

platform without a harness, I am more intentional. Taking that risk is not an end in itself: it is a means to unlocking a feeling of flow, in which my intentions and actions fuse together – and suddenly, I'm soaring through the air. I want to take more risks on the... View Details

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Impact Stories | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

MBA 2017 “In tech,” Henry Tsai (MBA 2017) says, “it’s i... The Entrepreneurial Journey through NVC Adding Corporate Social Responsibility to the Mix Tayna Levy-Odom Tanya Levy-Odom has always been involved in her community. As a teen, ...... View Details

30 May 2017
News

At Home with History

Over the last five decades, Richard H. Jenrette (MBA 1957), cofounder of the investment banking firm Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, acquired and restored a dozen historic properties in North and South Carolina, Manhattan, upstate New York, and the island of St. Croix.... View Details

01 Oct 1998
News

New Leadership for External Relations

sure that our graduates have every chance to be involved in what's going on at the School." A native of the Midwest, Schroeder has spent his entire career at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, first serving as assistant dean... View Details

01 Jun 1999
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HBSAA of Israel Sponsors Middle East Outreach

The HBS Alumni Association of Israel (HBSAAI) is involved in several efforts to help HBS graduates learn more about visiting and doing business in Israel and the Middle East. "The technology sector in Israel is really booming," notes... View Details

13 May 2013
News

Alex Popa, MBA 2007

long-held passion. “I was deeply involved in the sciences in high school and at Stanford, and I truly believe genomics is the business field that will lead to the fastest rate of innovation in my lifetime. As an investor too, I see it as... View Details

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Impact Investing: Challenges and Opportunities

Never has there been a time when so many believed in both the ability and responsibility of the private sector to combat the world's greatest social challengesfrom poverty to climate change to accessible health care. Recent years have seen the creation of thousands of... View Details

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Recruiting Full-Time Employees | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

HBS can help organizations meet their talent needs, from hiring a graduating MBA student for a full-time position to hiring an alumnus for a senior-level position. There are numerous ways to get involved in recruiting at HBS: Learn more... View Details

08 May 2015
News

Adopting a common language can strengthen global companies

can help all employees work together more effectively, including building awareness of the emotional dynamics involved in cross-language business communications; creating safe environments for language practice; and reinforcing an... View Details

26 Mar 2019
Blog Post

SEI25 Series: Misan Rewane, MBA 2013, CEO, WAVE

relevant connections. How is the organization in which you’re involved pursuing social change? WAVE is currently building a movement of employers committed to hiring for competencies (over credentials) and educators committed to... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government; Entrepreneurship

01 Jun 2011
News

Curtain Call

way back to campus by following the Crimson Brick Road. To do so successfully, they must find and be true to their moral compass. Following custom, faculty and staff were also spoofed, as with this year’s Dean-like character, “The Wizard of Crimsonland.” The 2011... View Details

Keywords: HBS Show

18 May 2017
News

Pioneer Spirit

junior year represented a significant change in my life, because for the first time in 10 years I was not involved in football practices,” he recalls. Other immediate changes included joining the Kansas State a cappella choir (“music had... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman

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Archival Collections - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School

Harvard Business School, including an extensive collection of student reports from the Manufacturing course. This collection also contains documents from Doriot's involvement with American Research and Development (ARD), including his... View Details

31 Oct 2004
What Do You Think?

Should the Wisdom of Crowds Influence Our Thinking About Leadership?

priorities—things for which leaders are required ... And I certainly would not want large groups involved in developing vision, innovation, or strategy ...." Joe Violette added, " ... getting those ideas and solutions to... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

02 Jun 2003
What Do You Think?

What Can Aspiring Leaders Be Taught?

managers confronted with alternatives that some would view as involving right and wrong, and others would view as involving a selection of the lesser of two or more wrongs. Taken to its extreme, this may... View Details