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01 Jun 2003
News

HBS Releases First-Ever Financial Report

expenditures and innovation to the extent such projects are not specially funded by gifts. Revenues from Executive Education and publishing activities help fund research and curriculum development. As in any large service organization,... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

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IT Strategy: Building a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Strategy for HBS IT | Information Technology

within the organization. Throughout 2023, the JEDI Task Force worked together to build an action plan that would guide how we introduce and continue to drive forward various DEI activities for staff in HBS IT. This included workstreams... View Details

01 Feb 2001
News

New Fitzhugh Professorship Celebrated

actively pursued his white classmates. His first job after graduation was as an independent salesman in his native Washington, D.C., working for several firms serving the black community. In Washington, Fitzhugh helped to establish the... View Details

Keywords: H. Naylor Fitzhugh (MBA '33); Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Connecting With Nonprofits

more specific activities in which there is a significant two-way value exchange. The organizations' core capabilities begin to be deployed and the partnership is more important to each other's missions and strategies. It is no longer... View Details

Keywords: by James Austin

26 Jun 2015
Blog Post

7 Things International Applicants Should Know About HBS

and their kids– it’s a really familial atmosphere. There’s also an active Crimson Parents and Partners Club on campus. 7. You’ll still be connected to your home region at HBS Ibraheem: I have been very involved with student clubs and... View Details

John J. McCloy

McCloy orchestrated the merger between Chase and Manhattan, forming the second largest commercial bank in the United States. Educated as a lawyer, McCloy was very active and successful in a variety of fields. He pursued private law,... View Details

Keywords: Finance

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Women's Student Association | MBA

Women's Student Association To actively support a community that empowers and mobilizes women to thrive academically, socially and professionally for long-term success. Annual Events Dynamic Women in Business Conference Speaker Series... View Details

William Durant

its own sources of parts. In order to realize this vision, he created General Motors through a merger of Buick, Cadillac, Oldsmobile, Oakland (later Pontiac) and numerous parts manufacturers. After losing active control of GM in 1910,... View Details

Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

01 Dec 2011
News

Henderson Named University Professor

In September, HBS professor Rebecca Henderson was named a University Professor, the highest honor Harvard bestows on its faculty members. Currently the second active HBS professor with that distinction (Michael Porter is the other),... View Details

19 Oct 2018
Blog Post

Moving to the U.S. With a Family

activities and provides the flexibility to switch gears very quickly with such a rigorous schedule. We have also benefitted from activity days with the Graduate Commons Program (GCP), which builds community... View Details

01 Jun 1997
News

HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

end, the School has started several new outreach initiatives, beginning with an effort to supply more information about the Alumni Association, the activities of the 110 worldwide HBS clubs, and the HBS Global Electronic Network to MBA... View Details

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A Chronicle of the China Trade. The Papers of Augustine Heard & Co., 1840-1877

in the mid-nineteenth century. The company was active from 1840 to 1877 under the direction of Augustine Heard and his nephews John, Augustine II, Albert, and George Heard. The family shared Albert’s sentiments, leaving behind an... View Details

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Agents of Change: The Founding of the AASU - Site Credits

Baker Library Special Collections Exhibits More Exhibits Explore the Exhibit Student Pioneers The Value of Business Education The Golden Age of Black Business AASU Early Years & Influence AASU Founders Core Demands & Proposals Early Years & View Details

01 Dec 2016
News

Research Brief: So Many Sites, So Little Time

paper by Professor Shane Greenstein with Andre Boik of UC Davis and Jeffrey Prince of Indiana University offers surprising—and helpful—insights for advertisers or anyone else hoping to win online attention. Greenstein and his coauthors analyzed View Details

01 Dec 2008
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…and by Comparison

interesting snapshot of a different era. For example, of the class’s 2,173 applicants, 36 percent were admitted; 70 percent were either veterans or on active duty and sent by the military. There were no women and few minorities. In a... View Details

Keywords: National Security and International Affairs; Government

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Central & Eastern European Club | MBA

Central & Eastern European Club The primary mission of the Emerging Europe Association is to facilitate professional, cultural and social activities aimed at HBS students interested in Emerging Europe. We aspire to increase awareness of... View Details

20 Apr 2016
Research & Ideas

When CEOs Become Activists

Apple's Tim Cook is one of an increasing number of CEOs using the corporate bully pulpit to promote social views. @iStock In their paper Do CEO Activists Make a Difference? Evidence from a Field Experiment, the researchers address two key questions: One, can CEO View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Technology; Publishing

23 Mar 2018

HBS Women's Open House

Jointly sponsored by HBS MBA Admissions and the Women’s Student Association, this Open House is designed for prospective applicants to learn more about the MBA program and the community of women at Harvard Business School. Planned View Details

01 Dec 2009
News

Rolling on the River

graduates of the Executive Education Owner/President Management (OPM) program, with nearly 500 alumni and guests making the trip back to Soldiers Field for a full roster of activities inside and outside the classroom. A number of alumni... View Details

13 Dec 2018
Blog Post

Working at the Intersection of Business and Environment

areas of focus to help move the needle on climate action. The initiative is especially active on the curriculum front through facilitating the development of innovative cases, teaching notes, and other materials, both for use in the HBS... View Details

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