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- 01 Jun 2015
- News
The Military and the MBA
Gene Markowski Unlearning some of the lessons of the military Unlearning some of the lessons of the military Richard Kondo Blending military leadership and private industry best practices Blending military... View Details
- 13 Nov 2020
- News
Faculty Focus Their Research on COVID-19 Issues
Gifts to the HBS Fund support a wide range of people and programs like this. Developing ideas that have tangible, real-world impact—not just in academia but in practice and policy—has always been a vital part of HBS’s DNA. So not... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Books
world. Lorsch and Carter found that even when best practices are followed, implementing them is difficult or often carries deleterious side effects. The authors therefore propose that boards must be designed... View Details
- 06 Dec 2017
- News
Puzzle Master
had this advice for those interested in mergers & acquisitions: “...the best thing you can do is to develop an expert-level knowledge or—if applicable—execute one of the many workstreams required for a successful transaction,” she said,... View Details
- 19 Jan 2023
- News
Forged in Fire
disability. How did that experience give you empathy and how do you practice that in your professional life? CF: I think a lot of times after I went blind, and I was first walking around with my guide dog, people would come up to me and... View Details
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2015
Here? What It Takes to Create an Authentic Organization by Rob Goffee and Gareth Jones (AMP 184) (Harvard Business Review Press) The authors make six key recommendations leaders should follow to transform their organizations to attract the right people, keep them, and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Kill Groupthink
field of critical thinking. Just think back to the 2008 financial crisis, when a group of experts ignored the warning signs and arrived at an uncritical consensus. The consequences were disastrous, Bouygues reminds us, but the best... View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
HBX: Expanding Our Reach
Recognizing the potential of online learning, both to reach new audiences and to strengthen its engagement with alumni, the School is developing HBX, its own online platform. While sharing best practices... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Making the Case for Leadership
management, still a novel concept in that era, a move that initially met resistance. But because TQM forced company-wide excellence in everything, not only in product quality, “It was one of the best things I ever did in a leadership... View Details
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- 09 Mar 2021
- News
A For-Profit Business That Makes Education Accessible
“What if I gave the best years of my life to building something with enormous social impact?” —MIKE FEERICK (MBA 1993) “What if I gave the best years of my life to building something with enormous social... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 18 Aug 2014
- News
Closing the Education Gap
Anne Dias Griffin (MBA 1997) “Everyone deserves a fair start regardless of their zip code,” says Anne Dias Griffin (MBA 1997). Reforming that start is what motivates her. “The effects of income disparity start early in our society, and education is the View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Noted & Quoted
“Your chances of getting a generally accepted best practice in your average American hospital are a coin toss. That’s not Six Sigma by a long shot.” — HBS professor Richard Bohmer describing problems with... View Details
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Getting Security Right
MILLS: Many business leaders do not know enough about markets and business practices abroad. In his many years of teaching and research on the topic of leadership, HBS professor emeritus D. Quinn Mills developed a “natural concern” about... View Details
- 20 Aug 2016
- News
The Business of Improving Health Care Delivery
didn’t know much about HBS at that point. But when I heard about the option to actually do a combined degree, I started thinking that might be a really interesting thing to do. “I’m interested in revamping how we deliver health care. I want to bring some of the View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Money Matters
rebate. While this practice is common in the financial services industry, it is illegal. iTrust hopes that, as a new generation financial services company, it can influence progress in the industry. In a blog post, Varma observes that it... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Minding The Gap
Baltimore City Public Schools CEO Andrés Alonso for a prized spot on the team that represents the district at a weeklong summer institute run by Harvard's Public Education Leadership Project (PELP). Harcum's assessment of the program—which seeks to turn View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
New Releases
practical application is no longer enough, Iansiti asserts. Firms must take control of the technology integration process from the very beginning, matching new technological possibilities to the appropriate applications in order to create... View Details
Keywords: Robert Binstock
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
In Brief
future of women in leadership in business and society, including an on-campus summit April 4–6, 2013. More FIELD 3 Tests Students In an innovative complement to the case method of instruction, the entire Class of 2013 spent the 15-week Winter Term View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Where Are They Now?
ZALEZNIK: “I don’t think it’s useful for people to worry about the rules of leadership or command. I think the central concept is character and character in the uses of power.” Leadership is best studied from the inside out, declares... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
Cure All
US economy has made on so many other fronts, that is really shocking. LD: And that variation in management practice is also supported by enormous variation in output prices. Given the lack of positioning, prices should be a lot more... View Details