Balance and Stability - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Sep 2014
News

Alumni Achievement Awards 2014

entrepreneur, who grew up in the Philippines, offers a successful model for balancing work and life. When she rang the bell at the NYSE earlier this year, launching Care.com’s initial public offering, she... View Details

18 Jul 2012
Research & Ideas

Penn State Lesson: Today’s Cover-Up was Yesterday’s Opportunity

acknowledged its pedophilia scandals, it would have protected victims and its moral authority. Had President Bill Clinton admitted his relationship with Monica Lewinsky, the scandal would have subsided, enabling him to focus on his... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George; Education

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FAQ - Alumni

New Venture Competition FAQ 8ms Who is eligible and other rules? Eligibility and Rules Applicant must be an HBS Alumni from an alumni status granting program. Alumni who won the student New Venture... View Details

14 Jun 2004
Research & Ideas

The Big Money for Big Projects

decision to invest in a very large and very risky project. If done as part of the corporate balance sheet, there is a possibility that the project could drag the parent or "sponsoring" company into... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen; Financial Services

01 Jun 2000
News

Books

Implementing Strategy. "There's the question of profit and growth versus control, for instance, or short-term results versus long-term capabilities. Managers today are involved in a very delicate balancing... View Details

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Work & Life - Race, Gender & Equity

hard to balance work and life. Q: To succeed in my work environment, you can’t let family interfere with work. Very or Extremely Satisfied: Women with no children at home Women with children under 18 at home... View Details

01 Mar 2018
What Do You Think?

Two Decades Later, is the 'New Economy' Finally Here?

include as legitimate entries on balance sheets (other than as grossly misnamed ‘goodwill’).” We all know what happened. The promise of significantly greater productivity and growth through technology was... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Mar 2009
News

Model Patient

high-performing facilities would attract more patients, boosting revenues. Costs would stabilize because hospitals would compete among themselves on the basis of prices, services, and results for the... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Health, Social Assistance

01 Dec 1996
News

Victory Lap: Frazier, Olympics COO, Reviews the Games

ACOG who are Vietnam vets liken it to the experience of being on patrol in the jungle one day and stepping off a plane in Seattle or San Francisco the next evening. After years of being totally consumed by my job, I'm now trying to focus... View Details

Profile

Tiera Brown

They understand the need to balance work and life — the faculty want to help build the whole person." Spreading seeds Tiera has already demonstrated leadership in her RC year. As a participant in the... View Details

01 Dec 2005
News

What’s Next for You?

way you work, not the work itself. Your goal may be to gain increased flexibility and a better balance between professional and personal pursuits. Networking View Details

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services

30 Jun 2019
News

Alumni in France honor self-made entrepreneurs; Shih talks trade in Buffalo

there were six final candidates. “Out of these, one National Laureate is chosen, based on a set of balanced criteria: business success and growth, breadth of impact, and a... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

Profile

Sekou Calliste

vested interest in the interns. The lines of communication were always open and mentoring was common." Among the things Sekou learned was that he should seriously consider further education. "From day one, I was introduced to... View Details

19 Jan 2022
In Practice

7 Trends to Watch in 2022

As 2022 gets underway we asked our faculty to highlight some trends worth watching in the coming year. Ariel Stern: A new future for digital health care While 2020 and 2021 were years of rapid innovation and deployment of new health care technologies and delivery... View Details

Keywords: by HBS News

22 Jan 2018
News

The First Five Years: ‘30 Under 30’ Edition

leverage the HBS network—it's amazing and we're all here for you!” Gaglani: “I balanced HBS coursework with running my company, which was challenging but a great way to apply principles I was learning in the... View Details

Keywords: Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance; Nonstore Retailers; Retail Trade; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

27 Mar 2023
News

A Sporting Chance

It would be a much sexier story, says Jorge Perez de Leza (MBA 1996), if he told people he was trampled by a raging bull, but the truth is that the fall that had such a profound effect on his life was a much more mundane event. "It was just a really stupid accident,"... View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli

01 Dec 2002
News

Bad Times for Business

Brian Hall: Checks and Balances In the wake of these events afflicting corporate America, I find I’ m thinking harder about what I’ m teaching in terms of creating shareholder value. I’ ve always been a big... View Details

Career Coach

Nicole Ledoux

returned stateside to help build a new sell-side fixed income rates business for State Street Global Markets, trading swaptions and FX options. Nicole enjoys advising students exploring various functions in entrepreneurship View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products; Entrepreneurship; Investment Management; Financial Services (All)

02 Mar 2017
What Do You Think?

Is China About to Overtake the US for World Trade Leadership?

added: “China has surplus trade with the world and the US has a deficit trade balance As such, the US lost the race several years ago.” In the same tone, Salvatore posed a question for us: “Leadership in... View Details