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- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2018
Alumni Books Love Coming Home: Transform Your Environment. Transform Your Life by Jennifer Adams (OPM 51) Beyond Words Publishing Rather than sacrificing to save enough for an eventual dream home, Adams recommends looking for the potential in the places we are living... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Well Matched
on me. I really believe in this company.” But for the most part, we don’t invest if we can’t both get there. We don’t make decisions lightly. It’s an iterative process. We just invested in one company that I think we first met a year and... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
One-on-One with Thomas Riley
proudest achievement to date has been reaching out to all political parties and all members of the press, and conferring with ambassadors from many nations, not just key big-country allies. I think it’s the right thing to do, and it has... View Details
- 15 Dec 2015
- News
The Year in Ideas 2015
large food brands have earned accolades for recent decisions to eliminate GMOs from their supply chain. It was into this market that Haven Baker (MBA 2009), Simplot’s VP of plant sciences, launched the first direct-to-consumer produce... View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books, Podcasts
for prosperity and effective government for the following century. In addition to granting him his rightful place among British Prime Ministers on both domestic and foreign policy grounds, Hutchinson advances how a proper regard for... View Details
- 15 Dec 2024
- News
The Golden Thread
their meaningful work? As long as I’ve got breath and a functioning brain, I can continue my meaningful work—my research and writing—in some way. But the academic profession is unusual in that respect. I wanted to find out what it’s like for people in corporate... View Details
- 06 Dec 2018
- News
Cold Call Horror Stories
to me are like unfolding them and putting them in the right order, handing them to me. And, after like 10 seconds or what seemed like an hour of stalling, suddenly I had the answers to everything I possibly knew—and I was saved. And so, I... View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Blockbuster Deals
information-systems management. "The right time is during due diligence. At this point, the IT assets should not only influence the 'go/no-go' decision to merge but also the price of the merger or... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons and Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2019
have been fixed by the right words? Has your best employee walked out the door without you ever telling them how much they meant to you? Do you still recall that wonderful thing someone said to you so many years ago? If so, then you know... View Details
- 21 Dec 2022
- News
HBS Community Comes Together in Wake of Ukraine Invasion
Johnson, and McKinsey and Company—discussed key decisions they have made and how they have approached these decisions. Through concrete examples, we explored the philosophical, ethical, and practical aspects of dealing with this crisis.... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Local Hero
could tell right away if he had a couple of tickets for the Giants game on Saturday,” Baer recalls. “He’d give me a little nod, and I’d know — yes! — we would be going to Candlestick to watch Willie Mays play center field.” Fast-forward a... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Is Market Capitalism Headed for Trouble?
appropriate to try to understand what major problems might lie ahead for market capitalism. By market capitalism we mean a system where decisions about what to produce and at what price are made by private firms operating in free markets.... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Alumni Books of 2016
kind of generosity. Royalties from this book go to Christian ministries focused on spreading the Gospel and providing for those in need. Global Risk Agility and Decision Making: Organizational Resilience in the Era of Manmade Risk by... View Details
- 04 May 2017
- News
Going the Distance
adding an African proverb he quotes often. "If you want to go fast, go alone. I if you want to go far, go together." Become comfortable being uncomfortable. “High adventure requires that you make decisions without all the information you... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
The Class of 1977
surprise “Keep America Rolling” zero-percent financing campaign on GM vehicles to keep GM's, and its suppliers', production lines rolling in the face of an unprecedented national crisis. Rick's quick and decisive action against... View Details
Keywords: Desmond Wong
- 11 Jun 2021
- News
The Power of Resilience
it was this belief that everything will be fine because it just has to be fine. Photos courtesy Parul Somani Hanna: Can you tell me a little bit about how that moment evolved into the decision to start Silver Linings? Somani: Since my... View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
‘We were just doing what needed to be done’
tempted to leave, but then I thought about the fact that I had so much riding on this decision to be here, and there were so many people who supported me. The next day when I arrived on the HBS campus, for a while I didn’t see any blacks... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Labs Enable Large-scale Research
decisions made by algorithms have a critical impact on the lives of individuals, who also have a legal or moral right to privacy. They will explore as well the connections between privacy and other areas of... View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
Drilling Down
and decision trees." "It's an exciting industry for anyone who has a technical, commercial, and financial background," says James T. Hackett (MBA '79), president, CEO, and chairman of Houston-based Ocean Energy, Inc., a company that... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Six Receive 2017 HBS Alumni Achievement Award
they have the right to be great. I wouldn’t say we’re a great company. I’d say we’re getting close.” Race of one: “I time every run I do, because I’m competing with myself and it matters. I refuse to accept that I’m slower than I was when... View Details