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- 18 Jan 2012
- News
Survey Reveals Depths of US Competitiveness Problem
with in-depth analysis and specific recommendations, many of which will be detailed in a special March 2012 issue of Harvard Business Review. Alumni respondents received an early preview of the results and followed the announcement both... View Details
- 06 Oct 2022
- News
On the Road to Recovery
fully understand the impact his business could have on individuals. “We get letters from patients—I received one about a year ago from a patient who is eternally grateful,” he says. “It was a heartwarming letter from a patient who was treated very View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Delivering the Power to Dream Big
lightweight, transparent solar panels, which can be integrated seamlessly into everyday objects, like windows or electronic displays. The technology's promise could lead to widespread adoption of solar power and reduce its cost by eliminating the need for View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
14 for '14
experiences and services at scale, from the smartphone to the desktop to interactive TV." —Bob Lord (MBA 1990), CEO, AOL Networks "Cloud storage will become more specialized (versus generic services like Dropbox). I think we'll begin to... View Details
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
Entrepreneurship at HBS
read in this special Bulletin issue, our alumni have founded or helped to transform many important companies over the years. They have shaped the evolution of industries as diverse as cable television, microcomputer software, publishing,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Alumni Clubs Click with New Web Services
The early reviews are in: It’s two thumbs way up for the new Web site building service now available to the School’s 107 alumni clubs and associations. Several features receive special praise from clubs that have already launched the new... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Karen Gordon Mills
with a group of other investment professionals, has $250 million under management and specializes in later-stage invest-ments in companies that could use a boost in capital to grow substantially. “Our View Details
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Made, Not Born: HBS Courses and Entrepreneurial Management
specializes in speech recognition software. "That's proven true for our company time and time again. We decided to raise money from a prominent computer maker because of the credibility and opportunities such an association would provide,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
A Healthy Profit
(unlike most of Antares's for-profit partners) that operates in five Latin American countries. It combines microfinance with a primary health platform targeted toward low-income women. The Pro Mujer partnership demonstrates how Antares... View Details
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
New Releases
in the financial management field. Over the last fifteen years, they have developed and described key concepts, such as activity-based costing (ABC), activity-based management, operational systems for learning and improvement, and target... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Avoiding a Succession Crisis
and planning; and how evaluation, compensation, and promotions are conceived and carried out. Moreover, success in today’s market requires a special kind of successor. He or she is what I call an “inside-outsider,” a truly talented... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
How Deep Brain Stimulation Could Change Medicine
surgery to ensure that the electrode is placed in the exact area being affected. So on the day Frisch was in surgery, he played a special violin that Bennet’s engineering team had created, with a bow that could detect his tremors. In what... View Details
Keywords: Janelle Nanos
- 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 be to acquire suitable permanent office space. In... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
One-on-One with Robert McNamara
McNamara Illustration by Zak Pullen For a man who once commanded huge organizations and made decisions affecting the lives of millions, Robert S. McNamara (MBA 1939) is mostly on his own these days. Dressed casually in khakis and a button-down shirt, he View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
1996 Global Alumni Conference Probes "Information Revolution"
done by an individual operating alone," Zschau declared. "The old business model of self-reliance, of doing everything ourselves, is no longer applicable in a world that's changing rapidly and has global markets." Zschau went on to... View Details
Keywords: Daniel Penrice
- 08 Jun 2018
- News
My First Job: Selling Shoes, Surviving Black Monday, and Shaped by Chicken Lenses
of the things that was special to me about that was that I did it for elderly people. My neighbors were advanced in years. And I loved talking with them, just to hear their life lessons and all about their experiences. That was something... View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Diversity and Community
the company to make more of an outreach to such customers. IBM responded with a special advertising campaign that resulted in more business and spurred the company's thinking about potential, untapped applications and uses for its... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Profiles from the Class of 2005
considered making another run at Wall Street. Instead, he decided his public-service chapter wasn’t finished. He landed a government agency position, which led to a series of advancements, culminating in serving as special assistant to... View Details
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
Class Acts
vice president of the school's 1,200-member marketing club, she also served as its director of special projects in charge of six committees. At the same time, she and another student partner operated a... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Lesson from the Fall
assignments; Requiring that a different degree of directors’ wealth be at risk through investments in company shares to ensure they have interests totally aligned with those of shareholders; Completely separating the role of CEO and board chairman. This last innovation... View Details