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- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Promise & Perils
firms to large capital-intensive enterprises, such as banking, telecommunications, mining, and transportation. By the late 1980s, many had developed a good deal of autonomy. Twenty-five years of economic reform have changed the structure... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Building Community in the Bay Area
skills into community service. Since that time, more than 400 HBS alumni have volunteered business consulting assistance to over 150 nonprofit organizations throughout the Bay Area, including museums, symphonies, and social service and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
The Father of Modern Advertising
copywriters at Lord Thomas invented the “salesmanship in print” business model that sustained the industry for decades to come. In short, the firm convinced clients that print ads should follow a salesman’s approach, offering the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
New HBS, KSG Joint Degree
years of the program, in a public service or policy-based position; the second, between the third and fourth years, in a private sector or for-profit organization. “There is no academic program in the world that can match the theoretical,... View Details
- 29 Apr 2015
- News
Nitin Nohria's Exhilarating Journey
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Kristin Brennan
candidates, and moving across the boundaries of strategy consulting or professional services roles v. operating roles with direct line authority. Prior to her current role, Kristin worked in leadership... View Details
Keywords: Social Enterprise
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Is Market Capitalism Headed for Trouble?
appropriate to try to understand what major problems might lie ahead for market capitalism. By market capitalism we mean a system where decisions about what to produce and at what price are made by private firms operating in free markets.... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Richard Edelman
Whether it is dolphin-rights advocates and tuna producers, or insurance companies and victims of the 9/11 tragedy, Richard W. Edelman is interested in bringing different worlds together. He is comfortable with conflict, and his 25 years in the family View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Rock Gift to Support Entrepreneurial Studies
details). His service to HBS is long–standing: In 1981, he and his classmate, Fayez Sarofim, funded the first professorship at HBS in the field of entrepreneurship (which has been held by Howard H. Stevenson since its inception). From... View Details
- 08 Jul 2015
- What Do You Think?
Do Americans Work Too Much and Think About Work Too Little?
Streeters, although comparable productivity measurements among financial service firms are hard to come up with. Good work design doesn't rely on overtime. In fact, it is just the reverse. Best places to... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Dean’s Award
faculty and staff Service Leadership Fellows Launched in 2002, the HBS Service Leadership Fellows Program supports outstanding graduating HBS students committed to leadership in nonprofit and public-sector... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Faculty Research Online
How Are They Unique? Business leadership is at the core of Asian economic development, says Professor D. Quinn Mills. American and Asian leadership styles, while very different, share important similarities. Creating a Positive View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President’s Report
reunion program and how the School might facilitate this. The online products and services subcommittee, chaired by Rich Shapack (MBA ’71), found that few alumni were aware of the current online offerings of databases and resources. Its... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Connell Family Gift Funds Curriculum Innovation
Terry and Margot Connell In memory of William F. Connell (MBA 1963), his widow, Margot, and the Connell family have donated $10 million to HBS to establish the Margot and William F. Connell Family MBA Innovation Fund. Made on the occasion of Connell's 50th Reunion last... View Details
- 04 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
How Female Stars Succeed in New Jobs
environment more seriously yet rely on it less than male stars do. They look for a firm that will allow them to keep building their successful franchises their own way." Groysberg brings us up to date on his study of the career... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Faculty Books
Sovereignty by Louis T. Wells and Rafiq Ahmed (Oxford University Press) In the 1990s, firms from rich countries invested in projects in the developing world, but soon disputes arose. As projects soured, some investors came close to... View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Mom Corps
O'KELLY AND KIDS: An idea grows up. As a new mom doing freelance CPA work, Allison Karl O’Kelly (MBA ’99) had an idea for a start-up. The result is Mom Corps, which connects companies looking for top-tier, experienced talent with View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
South Florida and Minnesota Launch Community Programs
A strong commitment to community service is a given for most HBS clubs — the challenge lies in determining the most efficient means of leveraging the skills and interests of club members to create change. New York, Boston, San Francisco,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Robots to the Rescue
firm has landed two rounds of private financing and placed pilot systems at operations of a major retailer and food company. If all goes as planned, Mountz sees “no limit to the number of companies that want to grow, expand, or modernize... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
MD/MBA Program Launched
will produce “a new generation of leaders in health care.” Graduates of the program, whose enrollment will increase over time, will be encouraged to practice medicine before becoming senior executives in hospitals, health-care organizations, and private-sector View Details