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- 18 May 2015
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Changing the conversation on US infrastructure challenges
with the HBS US Competitiveness Project, Kanter convened a national summit at HBS that drew leaders from government, business, labor, technology, and community coalitions. Together, they worked on overcoming barriers that have prevented... View Details
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
Communicating the Language of Business Across Borders
organizations face when coordinating operations across linguistic and national boundaries. As a doctoral student at Stanford, she participated in a large-scale global teams study and identified language differences “as the most divisive, polarizing View Details
- 01 Apr 2011
- News
My First HBS Class
Readers subscribing to the “Life is real! Life is earnest!” philosophy may not have been thrilled by my two-part blog entry on “classroom hijinks” at HBS (see here and here). But they will be happy View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Ellen Pao (MBA 1998)
made for me: This person had to have studied either computer science or electrical engineering and have a JD and an MBA. They had to have worked at a big software company and a successful startup. The kicker... View Details
Keywords: April White; photo by Eric Millette
- 15 Nov 2024
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Driving Change
Speaking to nearly 700 alumni at the Women’s Leadership Summit last week, HBS Professor Robin Ely addressed both current and emerging challenges facing women in leadership roles, while emphasizing the critical importance of continued progress. “Today, we face a fresh... View Details
- 28 May 2019
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Leading Questions
products companies and health care businesses to nonprofits. The companies that seek out this type of intensive leadership assessment and development are often going through significant change—rapid growth, a merger, View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Breakthrough International Negotiation
Recently awarded the Center for Public Resources' 2001 prize for outstanding book in the field of negotiation and dispute resolution, Breakthrough International Negotiation is organized around four core concepts of negotiation: diagnosing the structure of the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Poverty and Security
At the IMF and World Bank Group annual meetings in October, World Bank president James Wolfensohn (MBA ’59) declared that along with its fight against terror, the global community must also address the longer-term issues of “poverty, frustration, and lack of hope” that... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Ruling from the Bench
third attempt to gain entry to this elite fraternity, Snyder succeeded — with the stipulation that she obtain a permission letter from her husband, Fred Snyder, a pediatrician.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Revitalizing America
help address urgent priorities that the public cares about and bring communities together for the common good. An early slogan for AmeriCorps, the lead program of America's Corporation for National and Community Service, was "getting things done." YouthBuild USA, for... View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
How Do We Win the Cyberwar?
refrigerators, powerful-and-cheap computing, and $20 hacking kits, there is an infinite number of attack points and shrinking barriers to entry for the bad guys. So how do we... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; illustrations by Victo Ngai
- 25 Jun 2014
- News
A Man on a Mission
the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and in 1968, his entry to NASA, which early on sent him to the University of Michigan for a doctorate in radiation physics. Even as he... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
New Ventures New Gains
to the first contest. The climate was ripe in 1997. Enrollment in courses like Entrepreneurial Finance and Entrepreneurial Management was way up; the Internet revolution — with its low barriers View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Lack of Energy: The Problem of Human Inertia
Energy Future’s timeliness underscores another key “energy” problem: America’s inability to get its energy act into gear. “Cognitive, organizational, and political barriers — which are all interconnected —... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Notes from W50
Fortune 500 companies." —Dean Nitin Nohria "Eighty-two percent of women believe that prioritizing family over work is a barrier to success. Let's not let our humanity be a barrier." —Professor Robin Ely "Do... View Details
- 19 Aug 2010
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Classroom Hijinks: Catchphrases, Mottos, Cheers, and Mascots
Let me sing the praises of the unknown genius who devised the system in which an MBA section is taught all its first-year courses in one classroom. According to A Delicate Experiment, Jeff Cruikshank’s history of the early years of HBS... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
GLF Showcases London
forum, titled “New Barriers and New Opportunities: Leading in an Uncertain World,” is shaping up to be a truly remarkable event. Professor Nancy Koehn, the forum’s faculty chair, has done an outstanding job... View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
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Antitrust in Historical Perspective
Europe passed laws resembling America's Sherman Act. The European Community in particular instituted stringent regulations designed to break down trade barriers and maximize interfirm competition within and... View Details
Keywords: Thomas K. McCraw and Richard S. Tedlow
- 24 Oct 2013
- News
Searching for a Better Society
invoicing and similar functions," he recalls. "I wanted to connect with the US, and I thought getting an MBA there would be a good entry point. I was accepted by all of the schools I applied to, and Columbia... View Details
- 25 Mar 2021
- News
Alumni Honor Nitin Nohria and Support His Legacy
members pursue innovative and practical research and course development, including through cross-disciplinary projects that bring new insights to complex issues, as exemplified by this recent work: “How Businesses Can Find ‘Hidden... View Details