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- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Entrepreneurs Speak at HBS
companies with estimated annual revenues of $4 billion, is one of the world's most colorful business leaders. His oft-repeated message: "If your business isn't fun, it's ultimately going to be worthless to you." From its airline to... View Details
- 12 Mar 2019
- News
Acting Naturally
Karina Birch (OPM 49, 2017) is CEO of Rocky Mountain Soap Company, based in Alberta, Canada. In this interview, she explains how the mission, culture, and products of her company are blended together. “I was 24 years old and right out of... View Details
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
How to Take a Stand On UBS and Climate Change
influence can equal any government’s. Based in Switzerland, UBS is a financial services company with no obligation to comply with the Kyoto Accord or European Trade Union restrictions on carbon emissions. It has a strong internal View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Alumni Books
risk-taking and “useful failures”; build a culture that welcomes challenges to conventional wisdom; draw crucial lessons from your organization’s “game film”; and get your team to act on what you’ve learned. Chasing the Rabbit: How Market... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2014
Culture by Bozidar Novak (OPM 43, 2013) (Brodschneider & Kotnik) A collection of short essays centered on the topic of Maribor, Slovenia, a city of about 100,000 that was named one of the two European capitals of View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Happy Monday
Illustration by Fabio Consoli Illustration by Fabio Consoli The co-CEOs noticed it right away: Early in the pandemic, staffers at the online children’s clothing company Primary.com were struggling when they logged back into Zoom on... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Nurturing Emerging Scholars and Leaders
Mary Sauer and Bob Doris (MBA 1977/JD 1978) HBS’s focus on innovation connected Bob Doris (MBA 1977/JD 1978) and Mary Sauer more deeply with the School. “We are very impressed with the work HBS is doing to foster a startup culture at the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Balanced Equation
WHITMAN When Meg Whitman joined a fledgling online auction start-up in 1998, not many people outside of serious collectors of Beanie Babies had heard of eBay. After ten years under her leadership, the company now has 16,000 employees in... View Details
- 15 Dec 2024
- News
After Ozempic
industry, philanthropic efforts, and potentially global health for years to come. The difference inside the company already feels like “night and day,” says Mulroney, who’s been there since 2004. At that point, Novo Nordisk had been... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Q&A - Mark Fields
proceeded to close an assembly plant last year to take down capacity by 25 percent. We also reduced our indirect workforce by 20 percent, becoming one of the first major Japanese companies to take such a decisive step. Lifetime employment... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Finding The Right Patient-Provider Match
to ‘Dr. Famous,’ who was booked for 17 weeks out, while brand-new doctors only had 30 percent of their schedules filled.” Inspired by the efficiency that companies like Travelocity brought to the airline industry, Gardner created Kyruus... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Research Is the Foundation
scholars alike. She notes, “It’s the kind of far-reaching influence only HBS can enable.” “I had an ambitious research agenda. Companies now span more languages, geographies, and cultures than ever,... View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Short Takes
companies with such plans do not perform better financially. Further analysis prompted Beer and Katz to conclude that the real role of bonuses is simply to attract highly qualified executives to a corporation. "Companies are forced into... View Details
Keywords: Orna Feldman and Caroline Chauncey
- 05 Jul 2011
- News
The Business of Champions
that this would not be a soft team, nor would it welcome soft individuals. My take-away: When leadership embodies and lives the desired culture, that culture is more likely to take root. I don’t think anyone will say the Bruins were the... View Details
- 15 Nov 2016
- News
Uncovering The Secrets of Mittelstand Success
companies prevalent in German-speaking countries—has long captured the attention of global business practitioners and scholars. Why are these firms so competitive globally, particularly in emerging markets, and how have they managed to... View Details
- 16 May 2017
- News
Facing the Board
good,” Blank said. “We would need more people if we expand money management, but software is more scalable.” “Nothing about this acquisition makes me excited,” said Goedertier, adding that Merrill Lynch is a company struggling to define... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Action Plan: Tapping into a Legacy
we’re only a year younger than the United States of America,” he says. “You realize you’re responsible for something very precious. That’s humbling.” How to come in from the outside Align yourself with company View Details
- 11 Oct 2022
- News
On Balance
small, 35-person Workplace Gender Equality Agency not only as a resource for business, but also as an advocate for societal change. Its current initiatives include a toolkit for companies that want to perform a gender-pay-gap audit and a... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
What’s in a Name
In the episode, “Who Is Afraid of Woke Capitalism?” Chugh relates a story from her book about Dixie beer, a New Orleans staple that had faded in recent decades. New owners took over the company and in 2019 hired General Manager Jim Birch... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Action Plan: Just Breathe
United States, for example, the American Psychological Association reports that one-third of workers experience chronic workplace stress. That stress costs American companies an estimated $300 billion a year in lost productivity,... View Details
Keywords: April White