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- 01 Dec 1996
- News
Entrepreneurship at HBS
of companies of all sizes. The time is right, therefore, to reaffirm the importance of entrepreneurship at HBS. To an extent that would probably astonish Dean David, entrepreneurial management has become an important focus of the School's... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Of Value and Values
On the Horns of an Investment Dilemma Financial management firms that focus on sustainable investing have been gaining ground for twenty years now. As an example, Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), a global association of nearly... View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
All Hands on Deck
aspects of each class so that professors could focus on their students and the case discussions. To help faculty with the unique challenges and opportunities of teaching online, the Christensen Center for Teaching and Learning compiled... View Details
Keywords: Jen Mele
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
HBS Forum: Business Leadership in the Social Sector
its own capabilities. (photograph by Peter Simon) HBS professor and BLSS chair Rosabeth Moss Kanter: involvement with social challenges helps business build its own capabilities. (photograph by Peter Simon) The focus of the Business... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
The Drive for Excellence: An Interview with Jim Henderson
short-term results with adherence to a long-term strategy and direction. At Cummins, we are driven by the concept of maximizing shareholder value -- but the question is, value over the next quarter or two, or over a longer period? Either View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Program Catalyzes New Streams of Research
particular field to work on projects across the School rather than be aligned with a specific academic unit at HBS, explains Drew Keller (MBA 2022), director of BiGS, who notes that next year’s cohort will focus on climate change and... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 28 May 2019
- News
Case Study: Building the Base
the better version. Yes, you will hit a bigger number, but you are still capped by an inherently limited product-market fit that you have yet to solve. Patel needs to focus on growing the newsletter. Only when he has found the right mix... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
The Devil You Don’t Know
just be the product of some kind of anxiety of unknown origins. Rational or not, if people begin to become pessimistic about their economic future and the economy in general, one of the first things they typically do is start scaling back... View Details
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
Africa's Way
HBS. Research for the Future In recent years, South Africa's positive socioeconomic changes have spurred new HBS research, case writing, and faculty involvement in the country. Richard Vietor explains: "With the advent of democracy in... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young and Garry Emmons
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Ideas in Action
shoppers deliberating over a luxury goods purchase. “Marketers can convince consumers that buying their product is actually a farsighted behavior,” she observes. “In that sense, consumers are investing in future memories.” —JH Tsedal... View Details
- 16 Nov 2017
- News
The Business of Social Justice
refugee women about reproductive health. “I was shocked the first time I heard some kids call me La Blanche—“The White Lady”—because I am a lighter-skinned African American,” she laughs. Working in West Africa put the future into sharper... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
HBS Alumni On Leading Their Alma Mater
School in some capacity, making it one of the largest employers of the School’s graduates. We talked to three alum-turned-staff—Crispi, CFO Rick Melnick (MBA 1992), and CIO Steve Gallagher (MBA 1995)—about why the classroom still feels close and the forces that will... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Case Study: Alumni Advice for a Health Care Startup
then it is most likely for very large companies that do their own benefits, are still on the mostly employer-paid benefits platform, and make enough money to feel able to add to their menu. Focus on a coterie of these targets to get... View Details
- 01 Aug 1998
- News
A Roaring Success in the Windy City
that want to get ahead should focus on strategy. "Sound strategy involves tradeoffs," said Porter. "You must pick a different endpoint than your rivals." Dean Kim B. Clark introduced conference participants to the HBS intranet,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Private Sector and Public Interest Meet at Global Leadership Forum
challenges, should business stay in its comfort zone and focus on increasing shareholder value, as many would argue? Fortunately, some businesses can do good simply by doing well, as General Electric CEO Jeffrey Immelt (MBA ’82) pointed... View Details
- 20 Aug 2014
- News
With No Time to Lose
the fact so many of them came to my aid is a testimonial to the rapport, humanity, and cohesiveness of the HBS community.” Professor Josh Margolis helped to write and now teaches a case on Prize4Life in his LEAD class, ensuring that View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Clark Bids Farewell to HBS
addition to writing and teaching about these larger issues, the School has the responsibility to focus society’s attention on them. The School will go from the periphery to the center of the University’s campus. Is that going to change... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Five Bright Ideas
technologies to come) is needed to develop that knowledge. "Education is a $3 trillion industry globally, and no player in the world controls even 1 percent of it," he says. "I think there will be a Facebook or Google in learning. I'd like it to be us." Bright Idea #2... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Up Against The Firewall
to law enforcement? How much disclosure is legally required, and how much is appropriate ethically? How will disclosure affect the company’s stock price and prospects for attracting future business? For any executive, it’s a nightmare... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
The Best-Laid Plans
you. Paul Conforti (MBA 1997) was a 1997 quarterfinalist with classmates Kim Moore and Kristen Krzyzewski for Finale, an upscale restaurant with a focus on desserts. “I envisioned the path to be a little different,” Conforti confesses.... View Details