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- 01 Apr 2024
- News
Generosity Multiplied
There’s little doubt that James Reed (MBA 1990) loves his job. After all, he’s the chairman and CEO of Reed, the United Kingdom’s first and largest jobs website, and he takes the company’s slogan—“Love Mondays”—to heart. Even so, he admits he has a side hustle. When... View Details
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Employers - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
excellence in playing the roles described for them. Select plans and plan administrators based on health results, not administrative convenience Align interests by encouraging long-term relationships between the plan and subscribers Expect demonstrated excellence from... View Details
- 04 Jan 2016
- News
Getting ‘Them’ Out of the Equation
dialogue. “I’ve been involved in an organization called Young Presidents Organization, or YPO, for international CEOs. Shortly after September 11, a few of us said, ‘This is crazy! We have members on opposite sides of all these conflicts.... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Replicating Toyota's Success
Spear focused on the company's approach to solving problems and noticed the conscious way Toyota's managers involve employees in this process, even to the point of leaving a production line at suboptimal performance so that workers could... View Details
- Portrait Project
Chao Zeng
My first job involved working onboard the trains between Shanghai and Zhengzhou, China, during the sweltering, sticky summer peak. The train ecosystem was competitive: people fighting for a spot, daring passengers jumping through windows... View Details
- 01 May 2013
- News
Lynn Thoman, MBA 1979
says, involves her role on the Board of Fellows at Harvard Medical School (HMS). Her suggestion to HMS about how to structure the relationship between the hospitals and HMS differently resulted in $36 million in payments to HMS. “In... View Details
- 10 Jan 2017
- News
Capturing the Personal Side of the MBA Experience
portraits and essays launched the HBS Portrait Project. “I’m interested in vulnerability,” says Deifell, whose 15-year (and counting) commitment to the project involves working with a team of student volunteers who solicit essays and... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Dean’s Award
Achievement program with ninth graders at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School Matthew J. Turner (second from left), for his involvement in a broad range of activities, including his section, the Entrepreneurship Club, the African-American... View Details
- Portrait Project
Shibani Joshi
meant fame and wealth, but today I see the meaning as much more profound. Now breaking free involves resisting the temptation to return to the investment bank I previously worked for and instead pursuing my dreams in the entertainment... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
What You Know Depends on Where You Go
associate professor Walter Kuemmerle, who developed the elective course International Entrepreneurial Finance by writing cases that involve about twenty different countries. “The largest group to take the course are actually American... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Profiles from the class of 2007
systems. As if he weren’t busy enough, Jain is also involved in expanding the services and facilities at a health center his family started years ago in its ancestral village in the state of Rajasthan, India. “We’ll soon have a dialysis... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Lewis I. Rice
- 02 Feb 2002
- What Do You Think?
Will the Societal Effects of Enron Exceed Those of September 11?
think? Original Article There are striking parallels between September 11 and the collapse of Enron. Both events involved widespread destruction of trust and its attendant costs. Both have now involved the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 31 Aug 2021
- Blog Post
Exploring the Art of Business: Social Enterprise Summer Fellow Felipe Ceron (MBA 2022)
do for me. I'm currently enjoying the position tremendously, so I would like to continue being involved in the performing arts and education in some capacity after my MBA is finished. How has your MBA skillset prepared you to be... View Details
- 21 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
Bio-Piracy: When Western Firms Usurp Eastern Medicine
the 1990s involved traditional Indian medicine, and many lawsuits ensued. But it was difficult to invalidate the novelty of any given remedy without published proof of prior use. To that end, the Indian government spearheaded an effort in... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Geisha Secrets
TSAI: A luxury skin-care line based on ancient Japanese rituals. Years of work-related testing of beauty products had left Victoria Tsai (MBA 2006) with acute dermatitis. After trying various medications to no avail, she turned to Japan for a natural cure View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- What Do You Think?
To Whom Should Boards be Accountable?
shareholders to get the best price." In the experience I related, the board decided that the 20 percent discount involved in the sale to the desired bidder was just too much. Influenced in part by large shareholders, the board... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Spangler, Former UNC President, Candidate for Board of Overseers
interested and involved in education issues as the father of two daughters enrolled in public schools. In 1972, he was elected to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg County Board of Education, serving a four-year term while that system was in the... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 17 Apr 2014
- News
A Family Investment
gotten more involved with decision-making, I’ve appreciated HBS even more.” Inspired by a family history of giving back to society, primarily through supporting educational endeavors, Özyeg in continued the tradition by establishing the... View Details
- 12 Jun 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Promise of Channel Stewardship
the chain best positioned to create a process that benefits all. In this excerpt, Rangan discusses the promise of channel stewardship. (Look for an HBS Working Knowledge interview with Rangan next month.)Senior managers of most of the companies View Details
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Arvind Chandrababu
recommended to the company by a friend who works there; they contacted me early last September. I feel that it’s perfect for me. I’ll be in product management, which means taking a product from initial concept to launch and post-launch. It’s very well-rounded because I... View Details