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- 10 Nov 2020
- News
Learning to Fight
function caused by the tumor and its treatment, Susan had survived the unsurvivable. It was then that Sontag made a promise to himself and his wife: “If I ever get a chance to do something about this disease, I’m going to do it.” In 2002, he had that chance. Sontag... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 14 Nov 2024
- News
How the Insurance Industry Can Weather the Storms
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Liberty Mutual CEO Tim Sweeney (MBA 1991) says that 2012 was the year that climate change started really showing up on the balance sheet. “This is a horrible... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
MBA Class of 2004 Celebrates Class Day and Commencement
based on sensible priorities and broad experience, and emphasize living a joyful and courageous life. Guest speaker G. Richard (“Rick”) Wagoner Jr. (MBA ’77), chairman and CEO of General Motors, urged graduates not to overplan their... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
The House that Howard Built
Achievement, the Model UN, the state math contest — if there was a competition, I would enter it.” Thus the youthful Howard became an early adventurer, an exchange student in the American Field Service’s first-ever overseas program.... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
The Biggest Industry You’ve Never Heard Of
baseball and football first faced in the late 1800s; more contemporary models are extreme sports and professional poker, but neither was digital-first the way esports is. You can’t take anything for granted in this new world, Kennedy... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Commitment to Leadership
community and a set of organizational capabilities so that talented individuals can collaborate and engage in discovery-driven learning and integrative decision-making. At HBS, we see our alumni as partners in all we do. Our graduates are living View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Rescue & Recovery
he’s hosting a tour of the space—and assigning McKenna a key card. Ten months in as CEO of the humanitarian aid organization, it’s finally her first day in the office. One by one, a few other senior leaders assemble in the lobby for the 1 p.m. tour, including the new... View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Ronald P. Mitchell
notes that HBS Ventures generated more than $80,000 for the SA this academic year. "By subsidizing items like yearbooks, as well as social events and intramurals, those funds cut students' costs dramatically." During his tenure, Mitchell... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Alumni Board Wraps Up Year
Board members give generously of their time and energy because they know HBS listens and values our feedback. The board’s work over the past year is no exception. Four committees devoted significant time researching vital issues and... View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Immelt in the Hot Seat: Episode 2
leadership. They want to know how you figured it out when the shit hits the fan, right? DM: Right. JI: So the financial crisis was brutal. It's hard to describe how tiring, how embarrassing, how awful I felt every day. And our business View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Supercharged
“Crush it!” I was test-driving a Tesla Model S 75D under the watchful eye of Kristin, the “owner-advisor” tasked with accompanying me while I took one of Elon Musk’s battery-powered luxury cars for a spin on the Far West Side of... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
What You Know Depends on Where You Go
resources and risk within a parent company generally outweigh the possible inefficiencies created through administrative overhead or being sheltered from competition. Among the many other HBS faculty conducting international research, two... View Details
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
Starting Up and Starting Over
landlord, the entrepreneur, or the worker contributed most to England's prosperity. Later, as HBS Dean, Gay's primary duty was to prepare his students for their role in the administrative organization that was emerging as the business View Details
- 16 Dec 2016
- News
An Environmental Epiphany
who came to look at Bulgaria as a potential destination for their investments. And we generally felt that we were part of shaping a liberal market economy in a way that very few people have a chance to do. Morrell: You've mentioned that,... View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
Books
three factors that differentiate growth strategies that succeed from those that fail. In Unchained Value: The New Logic of Digital Business, Internet expert Mary Cronin argues that corporations will fail at e-business as long as they continue to use the traditional... View Details
- 13 Jun 2017
- News
Finding Common Ground
departments—with the goal of improving the health of honey bees in general and especially in production agriculture. Building trust is crucial to the relationships CollaborateUp fosters. Activists fear business executives will take... View Details
Keywords: Ralph Ranalli
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Action Plan: Net Proceeds
in the water and becoming contaminated by toxins and microorganisms. In this state, it’s difficult or impossible to recycle. Established in 2017, OceanCycle replicates the model in Haiti to stop plastic from getting into the water in the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2015
senior partner at the executive search firm Spencer Stuart. He offers advice on generating valuable introductions, nailing interviews, negotiating compensation, cultivating a mentor, and knowing when to change jobs or industries. Sunset... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Mission Possible
action,” she adds. Of course, many alums will continue to follow the more traditional path of doing well professionally before taking up social entrepreneurship in later life. A generation of economic prosperity has made it possible for... View Details
- 01 Jun 2019
- News
City on a Hill
eight years below the national average.) But with its manifold offerings and programs, all of which feed one another in ways both obvious and subtle, the school is a model for a radically diverse approach to economic development that... View Details