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- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Keeping Up with the Dean
Since becoming Dean last summer, Nitin Nohria has spent a lot of time meeting with alumni around the world. In late July, he traveled to England, India, and China. More recently, he has spoken to a number of HBS Club gatherings on the... View Details
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Junior Achievement Fellowship | MBA
of the Program. An endowment to fund a number of Junior Achievement Fellowships at Harvard Business School was established by Royal Little, former Chairman of Textron, Inc.; the late James E. Robison, former head of Indian Head, Inc.; and... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Online Elective for MBA Students
education at HBS remains unquestionably classroom-based. But he notes that for a select number of students, the online course provides “an interesting alternative and a different kind of experience.” View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Betting big on star power can be a winning strategy in business—not just show business
Researching the entertainment industry, Anita Elberse, the Lincoln Filene Professor of Business Administration, has found that blockbuster strategies work. Content producers who pursue these strategies make huge investments in a small View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Spangler Elected President of Harvard Overseers
Business School. Cronin Also newly elected to the board is Michael F. Cronin (MBA 1977), cofounder and managing partner of Boston-based Weston Presidio, a leading private-equity firm. Cronin, one of six new overseers, is a graduate of Harvard College. He has also... View Details
- 06 Sep 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Best Place for Retirement Funds
choice of non-pension assets or capital structure. In the late 1990s, as the focus of tax-deferred investing drifted away from defined benefit plans and toward individually managed retirement accounts, a number of people, including John... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
- 19 Oct 2022
- News
If I Were You
multiple resources. Leverage them and be bold and have fun. That’s what I would say. Jeremy Watson (MBA 2016): Jeremy Watson. Reach out to your professors now. Get their phone numbers and emails and bug them. That would be one [laughs].... View Details
- 05 May 2011
- Research & Ideas
How ‘Political Voice’ Empowers the Powerless
India is a country where many women struggle for survival from the day they are born. Girls in India are less likely to be breastfed than boys, for instance, and less likely to be immunized. But India also has the highest number of... View Details
Keywords: by Maggie Starvish
- 26 Sep 2016
- Blog Post
An Interview with Corporate Relations Director, Kurt Piemonte
Are there any trends you are seeing in Asia? I recently returned from a visit to Hong Kong where finance has traditionally been the primary industry. While that is generally still the case, I am seeing a growing number of start-ups, often... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Rethinking the Fashion Beat
Instilling Production with Principles Instilling Production with Principles Áslaug Magnúsdóttir Customizing Couture Online Customizing Couture Online Jamal Motlagh Taking Tailoring High Tech Taking Tailoring High Tech Katrina Lake Dressing by View Details
- 23 Dec 2009
- News
In the Zone
While a number of organizations work to address the inequities that exist in America’s public schools, one in particular has caught the eye of President Obama. And with good reason: the Harlem Children’s Zone (HCZ), recently featured on... View Details
- Fast Answer
Movies: statistics
and film production. Variety's Film/Box Office: Current box office receipts and the highest grossing movies of all time. National Association of Theatre Owners: Movie theater statistics including box office receipts, admission prices, and View Details
James R. Moffett
the discovery and exploration of natural resource deposits around the world, especially the Grasberg gold mine in Papua, Indonesia. As CEO, Moffett oversaw a massive growth plan for the combined entities and expanded the firm’s mining portfolio while successfully... View Details
Keywords: Agriculture & Mining
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
In Memoriam
the Finance Unit (from 1969 to 1973) and taught in both the MBA and the Executive Education programs. He also played an influential role as the Business School’s representative to a number of University committees that affected faculty... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
The Small Business Difference: How Smaller Companies Manage with Less
Management Déjà Vu,” by asking his audience about their concerns, as owners and operators of small businesses. A number of issues were voiced: sales and marketing; cash flow; hiring and motivating employees; smooth succession within... View Details
- 09 Jun 2023
- Blog Post
How to Communicate your Organizations’ People-Centered Values
Director of Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging at Harvard Business School, offered the following guidance to help organizations understand the metrics that serve as a baseline for diversity and inclusion initiatives and improve institutional processes, programs, and... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 17 Sep 2014
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpen Your Negotiation Skills
business talks, our other career skills won't do us much good. Many of us, however, approach these critical conversations woefully unprepared. Fortunately, a large number of Harvard Business School faculty research this area constantly,... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Jun 2013
- News
Learning Curve
describes his current position, explaining, "Progress takes a long time. When we took over our schools, 10 percent of the students were doing grade-level math. We've doubled that number in four years—but we're still at only 20 percent.... View Details
Alfred M. Zeien
market. As a part of that strategy, an extensive amount of pure product research was conducted each year. This research enabled Gillette products to compete primarily with themselves, allowing the company to achieve its goal of being View Details
Keywords: Personal Care & Home Products
Samuel M. Walton
1987, Wal-Marts numbered over 1,000 and had sales of $14 billion. Gaining momentum from the success of Wal-Mart, Walton created the highly successful bulk food store chain, Sam’s Wholesale Club, which also earned revenues in the billions.... View Details
Keywords: Retail