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- 01 Dec 1998
- News
Year 2000 Computer Problem and You: Disaster for Some, Lessons for All
people and process as much as technology. So there's more to the Y2K problem than technology? Definitely. You can tell a lot about a company by how it's reacting to the Y2K problem. An organization whose people failed to see how it would be affected - or that had no... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Fast Forward
Illustration by Chris Gash The School’s US Competitiveness Project launched four years ago with a simple but ambitious goal: figure out how companies in the United States can better compete in the global economy while raising living... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
India Arrives
downturn, if and when it does come, will be cyclical. “The growth we’ve seen is a self-sustaining proposition based on a global competitive advantage in particular industries,” says Ramnath of ICICI, while citing the ever-present... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 30 May 2024
- News
Women’s Association Goes Nationwide; Connecticut Club Hosts Beshears
or even a global organization for women,” says Myers. “After the pandemic, we talked to HBS women across the country to learn how they interacted with HBS and other alums. We found that alumnae are looking for interaction that isn’t just... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Dean Nohria Looks Ahead
been living in an America-centric world in terms of business education and the conduct of business. The most important management practices were being developed at American companies. That’s changing. Although America will continue to be... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
RX for Change
about patient-focused changes, the work can be deeply fulfilling. Dallis Howard-Crow, Emory’s chief human resources officer, would sometimes accompany her father, a hospital CEO, as he walked around the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Strengthening Ties with Executive Education Graduates
Committee’s work in context. The HBS global community includes more than 25,000 alumni who have completed residential Comprehensive General Management or Owner/President View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Alumni Books
Forces for Good: The Six Practices of High-Impact Nonprofits by Leslie R. Crutchfield (MBA ’01) and Heather McLeod Grant (Jossey-Bass) What makes nonprofits great? The authors studied twelve nonprofits that have extraordinary influence — from Habitat for View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Immelt in the Hot Seat: Episode 2
this second part of our Skydeck conversation with Immelt, we talk about the trials of the financial crisis, the loneliness of life at the top, and what his post-GE career in education and venture capital have taught him about the future of View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Robert Goodwin
our network and our talent to help the best not-for-profits turn commitment into results. Do companies have the mindset to become involved in global social enterprise initiatives to the degree that you would like to see? Companies have... View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Diversifying HBS's Case Collection
better understand the challenges various groups face and appreciate what each person brings to the table. “A core general management skill today and tomorrow is the ability to make the most out of human... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Core Values Keep Airline Flying High
another — from top managers down to front-line service representatives — may well be the essential value that sets Southwest apart from other major U.S. airlines, according to the authors. Gittell and Hansman conducted a group interview... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Profiles from the Class of 2006
president and had attended Georgetown, that’s where I set my sights.” Brown soon established herself as a student leader at Georgetown. One of the university’s board members, Lloyd Campbell, then a managing director at Credit Suisse First... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Student Conferences Spark Discussion, Promote Interaction
discuss areas of interest ranging from opportunities in Asian markets, to managing work/life balance, to the impact of wireless technology on business strategy, to the achievements of African Americans in business. Highlights of some of... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Back to the Future
oil consumption. “If we could get to 40 miles per gallon,” says Stobaugh, who also favors tax credits for alternative-energy companies, “it would make a world of difference.” And going forward into the global energy future, only a world... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Winning Legally
manager needs to press him or her on the broader implications of that opinion. We can’t afford the separation of business and law. We need to harness the power of both legal and business expertise to compete effectively in today’s View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 28 Jun 2024
- News
Honoring Leadership in New York; PRIDE Alumni Share HBS Stories
1980), Merryl H. and James S. Tisch Curator at Large, Office of the Director, The Metropolitan Museum of Art; and the Business Leadership Award, given to Clara Wu Tsai (MBA 1993), vice chair of BSE Global and owner of the New York Liberty... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Better than Cash
and general management consulting services — all free of charge. “The five CAP volunteers assessed our agency carefully and gave me the kind of information I hadn’t had before,” says Alston-Follansbee. “They helped us realize that what we... View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Short Takes
companies gain flexibility in the range of projects they may undertake. "Hiring outside contractors is a way for managers to access the talent they need to get the work done," says Bradach. Independent contractors reported a greater sense... View Details
Keywords: Judith Ross
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Meeting the Challenges of Third-World Development
Nations Operation in Somalia and was stationed in Mogadishu. A year after graduation, she accepted a six-month position as director of enterprise development in Tanzania with an international nongovernmental organization called TechnoServe. At TechnoServe, Lu worked... View Details