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- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Dispatches from the Global Classroom
grandchildren, home today due to a teachers’ strike. The story of how she built her house, dug a well, and fought to get electricity (at one point giving most of her savings to a government official) is an... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
- 18 Apr 2011
- News
Capitalism Meets Conservation
millions in investment capital and has purchased more than 60,000 acres in Chile’s Patagonia region, reported the Martha’s Vineyard Times (December 22, 2010). Adams’ approach recognizes that conserved land has many values—for recreation,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Five Honored for Missions Accomplished
The 2010 Alumni Achievement Award recipients have made their mark in a wide range of fields, from banking and investing to retailing, entrepreneurship, and space exploration. United by their leadership... View Details
Keywords: awards; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
A Marketable Skill
talented, artistically, but I was good at managing creative types." After sharpening those management skills at HBS, Gehrke held a succession of marketing jobs with big companies but never stayed in one place too long. "I need to run things, I have strong opinions,... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Books
imperfect institutions, the authors write, “but no viable alternative has been proposed, so we must make the most of the best governance tools at our disposal.” In the future, Lorsch and Carter envision that... View Details
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Restoring Order
Last December, calling him “one of the most respected business leaders in our nation,” President George W. Bush (MBA 1975) nominated Wall Street veteran William Donaldson (MBA 1958) to be Securities and Exchange Commission chairman.... View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
The Path Ahead
Increasingly, we are also seeing the expansion of the purview of business to issues that typically fall to government and policymakers as a way to improve outcomes for society View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Q&A: Andrew Kendall
as in Costa Rica, we were able to build a strong connection with the constituents who stood to benefit the most. When the people in Mattapan saw what we wanted to do and believed that we could do it, their support helped break View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises
- 31 Mar 2023
- News
How Can We Solve the Teacher Shortage Crisis?
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. In this episode, we're going to highlight another one of the great podcasts here at HBS: Managing the Future of Work, hosted by professor View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
In My Humble Opinion: A Timely Tension
Pandemic project: When COVID-19 hit, Thoren led a pitch to the UK government to create jobs for unemployed and disadvantaged young people, in restoring the UK’s depleted natural infrastructure, based on the... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
Books
overlooked question: If Japanese government policies and practices accounted for the nation's extraordinary competitiveness, then why wasn't Japan competitive in many of the industries where those policies... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Class of 2007 Fellowship Awarded
business solutions to poverty. “One day we were talking to villagers who live on $2 a day, and the next day we were meeting with business and government leaders,” recalls Kim.... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Shareholders' Value?
many investors are short-termers, and they aren't as good as long-termers at disciplining and guiding managers. Another issue is that big institutions, which hold the lion's share of stock, own shares in... View Details
- 25 Nov 2022
- News
Does Your Board Need an Executive Chair?
- 06 Oct 2014
- News
Why Monopolistic Pension Funds Undermine Capitalism
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Preserving Patagonia
in Chilean Patagonia. Drawing on what he gleaned at HBS, he says, "We learned that market-based solutions can be effective and efficient tools to augment the work of governments View Details
- 31 Oct 2018
- News
Why I’m Donating One Billion Dollars to Save the Planet
conservation, economic and cultural values of nearby communities. Financial support from philanthropists and governments is critical to helping these leaders conserve places... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Semper Fidelis
In April, Tim Day (MBA 1964), chairman and CEO of Bar-S Foods, a processed-meats producer in Phoenix, Arizona, pledged $12 million in support of the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico, Virginia. Day’s most recent gift, one of... View Details
- 09 Feb 2017
- News
Turning Disorder into Opportunity
passing over it of the loyalty to country and alma mater and a lasting suggestion that they should devote their manhood developed by study and play on the banks of this river... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 10 Jan 2012
- News