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- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Faculty Debates Lessons from Enron's Collapse
spectacular corporate failure in modern capitalism. Was this an aberration?” he questioned. “Can we draw lessons that can be applied to other corporations? What are the implications for our research and... View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Immelt in the Hot Seat: Episode 2
crisis. So I was exhausted. And, I felt like I'd let everybody down. And just the endless criticism. You know, there are a couple reasons why I fired people when I fired them. And one is when they lost their confidence, right? When they lost the confidence in... View Details
- 02 Oct 2017
- News
Radical Generosity for the Real World
going use my resources, I really started to think about what had I been given, and therefore, that caused me to be grateful and then think about what, therefore, can I give.... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Vision: Sound Science
biotech firm, an HBS Blavatnik Fellowship provided a year of funding and transitional time to spend in the lab and assemble a team of scientists, clinicians, and managers. “When you’re attempting something no one has ever View Details
Keywords: Deb Blagg
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
The Business Case (Or Not) for Sustainability
Image by John Ritter Is there a business case to be made for companies to act in environmentally friendly ways? Rebecca Henderson: If one can imagine that all business in the... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Karen Gordon Mills
interest,” notes Mills. “We like to be the capital that comes in to grow the business to the next level — build the next plant, make an... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Lydia M. Marshall: Gumption and Grace
notes, "and it was very exciting to be a part of it." In 1999, Marshall decided to do something completely different. The result, VentureThink, is a start-up that aims View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
HBS Introduces Global Networking through Technology
You've just been asked to relocate from New York City to work on your firm's new operation in Singapore. You have less than a month before the assignment starts, and part of your job will View Details
- 11 May 2017
- News
Going with the Flow
humor, however, is a no-nonsense approach to business performance that stems from Fisher’s upbringing as the daughter and granddaughter of rural central Pennsylvania entrepreneurs who taught her that great ideas can View Details
Keywords: Robert S. Benchley
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
(or lifelong learning) is critical if one is to keep up with a rapidly changing business and social environment. All agreed that the School is in a unique position to strengthen connectedness by offering... View Details
- 23 Mar 2020
- News
Signal Boost
that women and children would be hurt in traffic by exiting from the left side. Lara, then a manager of product strategy for Chrysler and the mother of an infant daughter, spoke up. “First of all, we park in parking lots, not traffic.... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Pearson Hunt
installations so that courses would be pertinent to winning the war. Classes met year-round, and the pace was hectic: I remember one year when the Fourth of July was not a holiday, just another Thursday.... View Details
Keywords: Pearson Hunt
- 30 Jul 2024
- News
Reddit’s Rise
business model—where it’s a really open canvas where it has to become a business and that’s going to be your remit. That’s really, really fun. So I felt really lucky and... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Ask the Expert: Barreling Ahead
environment where 115-plus local breweries work together to create some of the best craft beer in the country. In addition, San Diego County has done a nice job of diversifying its water resources. With that... View Details
- 24 Feb 2023
- News
Dean Datar Meets with Alumni in Palm Beach
Datar." Alumni were energized to be back together in person again at the event, which was cohosted by the School, the HBS Club of South Florida. The gathering took place at the Four Seasons Palm Beach Resort... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Case Study: Tip the Scale
be maintained. —Don Cottle (MBA 1961) Try establishing several serial assembly lines with small buffers in between. The buffer is an indicator of where more staff is needed. This optimization could be View Details
- 12 Feb 2016
- News
Creating Common Ground in Communities of Conflict
Photography by Gary Laufman “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Umaimah Mendhro (MBA 2009) was visiting her native Pakistan, working for a microfinance education nonprofit, when she was tasked with... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 23 Oct 2019
- News
After the Storm
external affairs officer, she became the first person of color to join Noble’s leadership—even though 98 percent of the network’s students come from communities of color. Within the next few years, a perfect storm of challenges began... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Does My Résumé Work?
done in the interim. Is my trouble normal? “Unemployment or underemployment is anxiety-provoking,” observed Davis. “This is especially true of MBAs who think they are expected to have ‘perfect’ careers.”... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Utopian Vision
admission will be by invitation only issued by an independent board. Observed one enthusiastic supporter of Curry’s utopian project: “I don’t know anyone else who’s done anything like this.” View Details