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- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Faculty Q&A: Cents and Sensibilities
not have microphones find both sides somewhat right. Much of my recent research on tax policy, where the same tradeoffs are at stake, has shown that most people are sympathetic to the logic behind progressive taxes and, simultaneously,... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
The HBSAA Board of Directors has been hard at work this year, and I am delighted to report progress on a number of initiatives that will benefit alumni. After welcoming twelve new members and inaugurating the committees for 1999-2000 last... View Details
Keywords: Edmund A. Hajim (MBA '64)
- 07 May 2018
- News
What I Learned from Visiting All 54 African Countries
to cross the border. Getting a visa to Nigeria once took me a couple of months. It's very inefficient. And that's, in fact, the worst part about traveling in Africa are the borders and the visas. It is really a pain. But they are making View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
‘We were just doing what needed to be done’
something other than just recruitment activities would be necessary to create the kind of progressive change needed at HBS. At UC Berkeley he and I agreed that we would combine our efforts to usher in an organization to be our collective... View Details
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
Managing the Business of Life
Workforce." John Weber Newly Energized John Weber's career over the past decade has progressed as many only dream. He has moved successfully through a series of increasingly important assignments at companies such as General Electric and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2015
Loews Corp., Michigan State University, Cornell University’s Hotel School, Bank of Hawaii, HR Spinner, the NCAA, and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles illustrate how effective teams drive progress in business, associations, and education. The six... View Details
- 15 Nov 2024
- News
Driving Change
Speaking to nearly 700 alumni at the Women’s Leadership Summit last week, HBS Professor Robin Ely addressed both current and emerging challenges facing women in leadership roles, while emphasizing the critical importance of continued progress. “Today, we face a fresh... View Details
- 04 Sep 2014
- News
Our focus was to get drug companies to invest money in ALS
He can no longer walk, talk, or swallow, but Avi Kremer (MBA 2007) won’t let that slow down his pursuit of a cure for ALS, a progressive neurodegenerative disease. As founder of Prize4Life, the nonprofit he launched in 2006 with HBS... View Details
- 19 Aug 2024
- News
Quantum Leap
cloud. Not long thereafter, Microsoft introduced a new programming language designed specifically for quantum computing. (In addition to novel hardware, quantum computers require new software to exploit their unique capabilities.) Since then, View Details
- 23 Sep 2019
- News
Leading Schools that Change Lives
Salesianum. “I wanted to help the school navigate to a place of firmer footing,” says Kennealey, who has focused on reversing declining enrollments and budget deficits while reinforcing Salesianum’s historic tradition of serving low-income families. View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Entrepreneurs’ Fund
Fund teams on progress and lessons learned. Students are seeking alumni to work with winning teams as advisors. Individuals interested in working with the MVP Funded teams are invited to contact Dan Rumennik (HBS '12) -... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
year. These efforts directly affect you as a graduate. The Communications Committee, chaired by Paul Stewart (MBA '87), has already made enormous progress this year. Over the last few months, committee members have been working with the... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Turning Point: Step Change
the importance of applying that same potential toward being strategic. It was a progressive understanding that I came to because different people reached out to me along the way, and I was receptive to what they said. Though I am still a... View Details
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
Faculty Symposium Honors McArthur
presentation and discussion of papers written to mark the event were conducted as a tribute to McArthur's academic leadership. During these sessions, HBS faculty participants assessed the progress of their own research and course... View Details
Keywords: Daniel Penrice
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
September 2021 Alumni Books
investors to create a supportive environment in which African entrepreneurs can thrive. Why Muslims Lagged Behind and Others Progressed New translation by Nadeem M. Qureshi (MBA 1982) Austin Macauley In the fall of 1928, the imam of Java,... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Jun 2025
- News
Forward Thinking
The tallest animal to roam the land, giraffes cast long shadows on the dry savannas and woodlands of sub-Saharan Africa where they live. But their lands are vanishing, with estimates suggesting that 90 percent of their habitat has already been lost; giraffe populations... View Details
- 23 May 2018
- News
Christopher B. Howard, MBA 2003
no surprise in light of his natural ability to relate to others. Howard grew up in East Texas, a region that he, the great-great-grandson of a slave, observes, “wasn’t necessarily the most racially progressive place in 1969.” The second... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
Fostering a synergy at work that benefits associates as well as customers
build great companies, and Zensar's success is a visible result." He knows employees personally, and adapts his style to suit their individual needs, but still expects a high level of performance. As Zensar has acquired firms in Boston, New York, Tokyo, and Hyderabad,... View Details
- 05 Dec 2016
- News
The Dragon’s Tale
amazing what they were able to do with market-based economic experiments and progress on infrastructure and food security once they put the Cultural Revolution behind them. Postwar Japan had begun to rise in the 1960s. The four Asian... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 04 Apr 2019
- News
Promoting Diversity at Sundance and Beyond
add to the texture of a village of creators who have the power to influence a huge global audience,” says Diamond, who is never one, as he puts it, “to just sit back and wait for progress to happen.” Diamond’s career-long engagement in... View Details