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- 22 May 2016
- News
An Evangelist for Entrepreneurs
ensure that every young person is taught how to write a business plan during his or her time at school,” he told the Telegraph. “ I am evangelical about making Britain an entrepreneurial democracy. That is my View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Research Brief: Pocket Change
donors often donate to candidates based on ideol- ogy and platform even if that person has “absolutely no chance of winning or can be expected to win by a landslide.” They also often donate out of district and even outside their state to... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Gregg Petersmeyer
C. Gregg Petersmeyer learned about giving back from his parents. He observed in them and their contemporaries a tremendous empathy for their fellow citizens going through the shared hard times of the Depression and World War II. “Today,” he says, “we must revive that... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Rival Visions
captured the redoubt. Hamilton, sword in hand and the first person to leap into the fray, could not have written a better script or carried it off with more élan. It was the perfect culmination of his time in the army, and it made him a... View Details
- 02 Aug 2004
- What Do You Think?
For Greater Transparency, Is Section 404 an Effective Response?
transparency for shareholders and other stakeholders. The primary argument is that, without high standards of personal integrity posed from within, Section 404 will be of limited value. As John Louk put it, "I View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 07 Jun 2017
- Research & Ideas
How an African History Scholar Became a Modern Righter of Wrongs
still a junior faculty member, focused on making tenure and writing a second book. That’s the year she got a call from the law firm Leigh Day, which was looking to sue the British government for reparations on behalf of the Kikuyu... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
The Real Deal
it should set priorities.” One civic leader said of Leppert, “This mayor is the real deal. Tom Leppert cares about every street, every corner, and every person in this city he’s refreshing in every respect.” View Details
- 02 Mar 2016
- What Do You Think?
Is Apple’s Real Privacy Challenge Technology Innovation Itself?
put it, “Remember, if you lose personal liberty and privacy, you lose everything. Be very careful what you would wish for in the cause of ‘national interest’.” Commenting that it requires some subtlety to get this balance between security... View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Eyeing the Dominoes?
conservative, who won reelection in a Democratic city by nearly 20 percentage points, the AP article stated. His personal wealth frees him from many of the fundraising obligations, and the time and energy they demand, that occupy other... View Details
- 02 Feb 2017
- News
Growing and Competing at the Local Level
helps small businesses in his state contribute to America’s competitiveness and economic health. “In running manufacturing facilities, I’ve been an operations turnaround person for my entire career—except for the last five years. I would... View Details
- 06 Mar 2019
- News
Making Sabbaticals Mainstream
longer than three years, that's very costly to companies. I've seen companies that already get that. I've seen venture capital firms. I've seen law firms. I've seen tech firms. But it's really, I think, bringing that evidence to the fore.... View Details
- 11 Sep 2015
- Blog Post
What is the JD/MBA Program at HBS?
answer some questions about their experiences. Tian hails from Texas, has worked in finance, and started at HBS - while Zach taught with Teach for America in his hometown of Los Angeles prior to beginning at HLS. Why did you want to pursue the joint JD/MBA degree?... View Details
- 22 Nov 2015
- News
Start-Up Leaders Embrace Lobbying as Part of the Job
A recent story in the New York Times that details entrepreneurs’ growing interest in shaping policy highlights the lobbying efforts of Hello Alfred, a personal butler service founded by Jessica Beck (MBA 2015) and Marcela Sapone (MBA... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Greek Drama
of recent debates, trading unprecedented personal jabs and polarizing Greece’s already high-octane political climate even further.” Samaras supports budgetary and economic reforms to improve Greece’s debt situation, but with the country... View Details
- 09 Sep 2024
- HBS Case
McDonald’s and the Post #MeToo Rules of Sex in the Workplace
open bar happy hours with David Fairhurst, a personal friend he had promoted to oversee human resources, and the two men developed reputations for “flirting with female employees.” HR allegedly didn’t intervene despite knowledge of the... View Details
- 17 Sep 2019
- Blog Post
What to Expect from your First Week at HBS
year ago, I began pursuing a JD/MBA at Harvard Law School and interned this past summer for the UN in Cambodia before ending up across the river at HBS to start my MBA. Expectation vs. Reality My expectations from the first week were... View Details
- 13 Dec 2017
- News
Skydeck Live: What Really Motivates American Voters?
that. I think people had issues with her transparency or whatever. But there were a significant number of people who had a huge distaste for Donald Trump, but who really believed that Hillary Clinton was the last person in the world you'd... View Details
- 08 Mar 2004
- Research & Ideas
Secret to Success: Go for “Just Enough”
Silicon Valley dot-comers. This seemed to be everybody's idea of success. A Nation Rethinks Success After the market crash in 2000, there was talk that Moore's Law had reached its theoretical limits and perhaps the pace of innovation... View Details
Keywords: by Laura Nash & Howard Stevenson
- 03 Mar 2016
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Pamela Meyer (MBA 1986)
(photo by Cade Martin) At my 20th HBS reunion I heard faculty member Michael Wheeler describe behavior people engage in when they’re being deceptive. The room was transfixed. No one was on their phone! It turned out there is a robust, well-funded body of... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 20 Jan 2011
- News
A Precursor from the 1930s
Harvard Law School was set up in 1969. The five-year MD/MBA with the Harvard Medical School was begun in 2005. The MBA/MPP (Master of Public Policy) and MBA/MPA-ID (Master of Public Administration, International Development) are both... View Details