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- 01 Jun 2009
- News
IXP 2009
Now in its third year, the Immersion Experience Program offered nine topics and destinations to students in 2009 (see complete list below), six in 2008, and three in 2007. “Faculty involved in the IXP consistently come back excited about... View Details
- 01 Aug 1998
- News
Year-End Roundup: Dean's Award, Other Honors Conferred as Class of '98 Graduates
issues, he turned to domestic matters and urged graduates to become involved in the social sector. "Your country needs you," Rubin said. "You can do well by doing good." The day before, in a ceremony held at the Dean's House, five members... View Details
- 06 Dec 2004
- What Do You Think?
Why Do Managers Fail to Act on Their Predictions?
major factor in neglecting distant possibilities, because addressing such surprises inevitably involves a costly, multi-pronged solution strategy." Carole Muller advances a more formal hypothesis: "Could it be that the bias... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 28 Sep 2009
- Research & Ideas
Improving Accountability at the World Bank
international non-governmental organizations. My testimony focuses on reform and accountability efforts undertaken at the World Bank over the past fifteen years, particularly those in which civil society organizations have played a significant role. It is based on... View Details
Keywords: by Alnoor Ebrahim
- 01 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
Connecting With Nonprofits
activities as cause-related marketing programs, event sponsorships, special projects, and employee volunteer services. Integrative Stage. A smaller but growing number of collaborations evolve into strategic alliances that involve deep... View Details
Keywords: by James Austin
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
HBS at 100: School to Celebrate Centennial
involving alumni in as many of the intellectual and celebratory activities as possible,” he added. “There’s a desire both to highlight the rich contributions faculty past and present have made to management thinking, and to set the table... View Details
Keywords: Centennial
- Portrait Project
Paul Tranter
and not to yield." My objective is to stay true to involving myself in the areas and issues that I am truly passionate about. Specifically, I want to help make Australia stronger through focusing our nation on developing industries... View Details
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Isabella Mandis | MBA
have further solidified my interest in the intersection of technology and business. Professional goals: I hope to be involved with companies making formative change in our world, guiding tech-driven initiatives that solve complex business... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Betting big on star power can be a winning strategy in business—not just show business
business,” says Elberse. Blockbuster strategies work because audiences value high production values and strong brands—notably A-list stars—and they like to make choices based on personal recommendations and buzz. Further, blockbuster scale tends to bring out the best... View Details
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Howard E. Cox | Baker Library
capital. Howard joined Greylock, a private venture capital firm founded in Boston in 1965. He has been actively involved in healthcare, has served on numerous boards, and was a director of the Boston Globe when it was sold to the New York... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Educating children through inquiry-based learning
game-changer as well as an Intel School of Distinction finalist in 2007—recognition that can be attributed to the student and faculty talent as well as the administrative business acumen. “It’s a management task that involves... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Who, Me?
Is this a great country or what? Once upon a time, a journey of self-discovery usually involved biting insects, bouts of diarrhea, familial approbation, and staggering opportunity costs while one searched out a shaman or mystic to help... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Students Serve the Community
initiative also saw the seventh graders visit HBS in November for a special case discussion on leadership with Professor Ton. HBS students plan to make a visit to a new school early next year, with a joint community-service activity View Details
- 09 Aug 2024
- Blog Post
Addressing Inequities in Education: Social Enterprise Summer Fellow Amal Tariq (MBA 2025)
organizations driving systemic changes in public education. City Fund partners with local leaders across the country to build innovative public school systems aimed at moving children out of poverty and into thriving adult lives. My role this summer View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Debbie Cohen Scales Her Mountain
arming women with better information will encourage them to become more involved in their own care and lead to better results in their fight with cancer. Cohen was working at Price Waterhouse as marketing director for the consulting... View Details
Keywords: Morgan Baker
- 11 May 2011
- News
In a Good Place
business that she launched in 1978 and shuttered two years later. “I used to be very concerned that I wasn’t making the most of my education,” she says. “I think that’s an issue for women in particular, who often fall off from professional careers as they get 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
- 04 Apr 2005
- What Do You Think?
Can an Organization’s “Deep Smarts” Be Preserved?
at work, prescribe ways in which they can be cultivated and transferred, and therefore preserved. Conscious efforts can be made to develop deep smarts, according to the authors. They involve offering opportunities to obtain a great deal... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Lasting Impressions
vehemently opposed to involvement in "the establishment," they had chosen to come to business school, an indication that their managerial ambitions were deeply rooted. "I always wanted to go to business school," notes Feeley. "My dad was... View Details
Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg
- 22 Dec 2003
- Research & Ideas
Why Negotiation is Like Jazz
Procedural acts work as punctuation in a negotiation, creating order and rhythm. The sales rep's procedural act established the expectation that the manager would make an informed counteroffer. Improvising effectively at the micro level of a negotiation View Details
Keywords: by Kathleen L. McGinn