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- 02 Apr 2019
- News
Remembering William Wilder
Gundy, becoming executive vice president/EVP in 1961 at the age of 38, and six years later president and chief executive. Under his leadership, the firm played a dominant role in financing Canada’s big energy companies and their projects.... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
The Shape of Things to Come
interest or because student demand tells us something has no traction. Less frequently we’ll make a big change in the first year. NN: Important impulses for change also come from alumni. We were approached not so long ago by a graduate... View Details
- 18 Apr 2022
- News
Book Smart
technology to deliver books to children all over the world. “I always think life is this combination of romance and practicality,” he explains. “And the romance was, maybe we can do something really big and really affirming and... View Details
- 18 Aug 2021
- News
Alumni on the Black Lives Matter Movement
four years “to fight racial injustice and inequity in our world and to promote health and wellbeing for all.” Peloton will focus on five areas: increasing hourly wages for its workforce; investing in learning and development programs for... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Everything Old Is a New Opportunity
heat. "Like boiling the frog, it has been happening slowly, but it's increasingly hard to ignore," he says. "There is staggering growth in the 65-plus population in countries like Japan. In a few years, much of the world will be like Florida is today." Johnston enjoys... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
In Character: A Case Discussion Drama
pressure? “We try to emphasize that this is not easy,” says Beshears, who led the course with Senior Lecturer Andy Wasynczuk. “A big part of achieving some degree of success is having the flexibility to change your mind. That’s important... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards: Honorees and Victories
earlier, Dean Jay Light had presented five HBS graduates with the Alumni Achievement Award, the School’s highest honor. Now they were being asked, metaphorically speaking, to pull on their basketball jerseys, tie up their sneakers, and... View Details
- 01 Apr 1996
- News
Stasis and Turmoil: HBS Research for the Real World
"That is a big mistake." Predictability allows everyone to know what the rules are, establishing an atmosphere of trust so that people can work together productively in an organization, Stevenson argues. Companies can provide more stable... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Class of 1949 Gift Supports HBS Faculty Development
that is expected over the next five years," explained Crane. "That poses a significant short-term challenge in terms of replenishing the current faculty." In addition, Crane noted, over the past several years the School has expanded its... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
The Small Business Difference: How Smaller Companies Manage with Less
to top management in companies of five hundred or fewer employees. He then shared some of his findings. “All companies that start small, whether they grow tremendously or stay modest in size, deal with the question of how to put systems... View Details
- 09 Dec 2021
- News
Higher Returns
such that it is very, very important to skate to where the puck is going. DM: You started to see these big changes and you talk about this in the book. Can you talk about what those signals are that offered you evidence of the significant... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Two Truths and a Lie About 5G
Illustration by Mengxin Li After years of speculation, 2020 was meant to be a big year for the implementation of 5G, the fifth generation of standards for broadband cellular networks. And somewhere between a pandemic and a mountain of... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Immelt in the Hot Seat: Episode 2
those to be outside the organization? Because that- JI: Oh, yeah. Massively. DM: Yeah. Right. JI: Yeah, no, no. Again, I always was my number one, two, three, four, five priority was GE. But a lot of my relationships were outside the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Daniel Vasella
inflation, so from that perspective, complaints are understandable. On the other side, there are benefits. Mortality for many diseases has dropped dramatically over the last forty years. Analysis shows that 40 percent of that decline was due to drug therapy. The View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Ask the Expert: Human Intelligence
Musk (AI has potential for great danger) or Mark Zuckerberg (the danger hype is overblown)? —Francis Tapon (MBA 1997) SESERI: We’re not worrying about the next five years and narrow AI here. We’re talking about the more distant future and... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jan 2009
- News
Jorge Paulo Lemann, A.B. 1961; Carlos A. Sicupira, OPM 9, 1984; Marcel H. Telles, OPM 10, 1985
Economics, Harvard College, 1961 On Leadership: “Create a big dream. Keep it simple, easily understood, and measured. Attract the right people who work well together. Measure results consistently. You can create, run, or improve anything... View Details
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Running Up the Score
of big money in the world of sports seems to have aggravated public disenchantment with many aspects of the professional game, from high ticket prices to athletes' personal behavior. That does not bode well long term for an industry that... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
MBA vs. MBA
irony Edwards savors with a smile: “At several public meetings at the White House, President Bush has referred to me as ‘my congressman.’” But not for much longer if the Republican Party has its way. The GOP painted a big target on... View Details
- 18 Jan 2022
- News
HBS Alumni Mentor Students; Shanghai Club Hosts Entrepreneurship Conference
five historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the Atlanta area, but the only college in Georgia founded solely by African-American patronage. The school lost its accreditation in 2004, but has worked diligently since then... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 23 May 2019
- News
Álvaro Rodríguez Arregui, MBA 1995
passion for rowing and a desire to make a difference in Mexico. “Rowing is my meditation,” says the Pan American Games medalist who continues to participate in international rowing competitions. He returned to Mexico for college and has lived there since, excluding... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young