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- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Jerry Shafir: A Simmering Success Story
and shipping them to restaurants. His idea was to use a similar procedure as the basis for a commercial ready-to-heat soup operation. Eager for a new challenge and armed with both legal and business know-how, Shafir joined with Nessen to... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
October Reunions Break Records, Strengthen Ties
weekend unfolded, there was also time for classmates to enjoy what has not changed about the School, including the enduring quality of friendships begun in student days. Calling alumni the "single greatest resource of the School,"... View Details
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Crucibles of Crisis Leadership - Course Catalog
last session, each of us will have assembled a toolbox of concrete insights, actions, and personal behaviors to help us be consistently more focused, resilient, confident, and courageous in our anxious,... View Details
- 05 Mar 2014
- What Do You Think?
When Will the Next Dot.com Bubble Burst?
monetize concepts, many of them apps for Android and IOS, driving doubtful revenue models in packed market segments with little differentiating code." Nol Perreira asked, "What will prick the bubble? The timing of that is, one... View Details
- 16 Jul 2013
- News
Embracing Chaos
says Venkatesan. "The country is just massively corrupt, with seriously bad government and a society that is really getting polarized with inequality. So a lot of us in India are incredibly concerned. "The good news is, there are a lot of... View Details
- 25 Jun 2014
- News
A Man on a Mission
"My wife says I flunked retirement," says Julian Earls (PMD 37, 1979) with a laugh. Maybe so, but he clearly has never flunked anything else. The holder of 10 university degrees, including six honorary doctorates, the recipient of government service awards from two... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- Research & Ideas
For Migrant Workers, Homesickness Can Reduce Productivity
Freedom to use vacation time to attend celebrations with family and friends helps improve performance for employees who work far away from their hometowns, new research by Prithwiraj Choudhury suggests. When... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 01 Oct 2001
- What Do You Think?
Will Information Technology Really Turn Organizations Upside Down This Time?
already determined that there's some truly fundamental reason to do so." Some question whether the "upside down" organization is an idea whose time has come. David Koltermann warns, "The potential revolution to turn... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 04 Jan 2021
- Blog Post
Bringing the Lessons of 2020 into 2021
navigate complex hiring questions can be invaluable. If you’d like to connect with your industry specific recruiting team, simply search by Focus Area or email us at cpd@hbs.edu. We will also continue to provide View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Just Keep Our Money
families save to withstand economic shocks. Lawmakers should consider an option by which they could help quell the recent chaos, raise as much as $250 billion a year, strengthen families, and enhance civic engagement. It’s simple: Just keep our money. Instead of... View Details
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Grant Donnelly & Michael Norton
wants to dispose of something that might be useful to someone else, like a used umbrella? You could always donate the umbrella, but that would require making a trip to goodwill or holding onto the umbrella... View Details
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Stephen Mathew
My classmates' diverse perspectives helped me not only understand complex business concepts but also how they can be effectively used in different industries, countries, and functions. Most importantly, they helped me piece together the... View Details
- 30 Sep 2015
- News
Looking to Rwanda’s Future
advisor at the private equity firm TA Associates. “They asked, ‘What do we need to do today to help us attract international investors in the future?’ They were considering investments in infrastructure, resources, and education that... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Letters to the Editor
Turkey is both European and Anatolian, and since the days of the Ottoman Empire, most Turks have not claimed any kinship to the Arab world. As an American who has lived in Turkey for twenty years, I have been reminded several times by the... View Details
- 04 Sep 2013
- News
From HBO to HBS
Henry McGee Photo courtesy of HBO When he graduated from HBS, Henry McGee (MBA 1979), a former Newsweek reporter, was pretty sure he wanted to get into the business side of media. Time Inc. offered him two jobs. One would put him on the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Things Everyone Should Know How to Do
Management, is now at work on a guide to life at home. She invites HBS advice givers or seekers to visit her Web site at www.theexpertsguideto.com. Is there less intergenerational teaching in society today? Yes. Many of the topics in The Experts’ Guide are things... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Nancy Hall (MBA 1974)
business when I graduated. We were trained to work in established companies that had tens of thousands of employees. We didn’t spend much time on international business or study nonprofit management. Entrepreneurship was a novel idea.... View Details
- 23 Oct 2019
- News
Hands-on Simulations Complement the Case Method
Don’t let the fact that first-year MBA students immerse themselves in the beer industry fool you—they are learning about product development by participating in an online simulation. In fact, the use and complexity of simulations in the... View Details
Keywords: Educational Innovation
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Job One: Alumni Engagement
Cooper I am often asked, “What does the Alumni Board do?” HBS professor Mal Salter, senior associate dean for External Relations, describes us as a “working board.” Our forty-plus members — past and present volunteers and active alumni... View Details
Keywords: Peter Cooper
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
New Director of MBA Career Services Focuses on Power of Alumni Network
start on developing the expertise required for a successful network job search, a skill that will be even more useful later in their careers. The process also requires more time and thought. "People are less... View Details