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- 19 Aug 2010
- News
Catchphrases, Mottos, and Cheers
(sent in by class-notes secretaries) Catchphrases and Mottos 1972B studied an HBO (Human Behavior in the Organization) case in which there were two hourly workers. One of them would steal the other fellow’s banana every day from his... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
These Are the Good Old Days
actually weren’t all that good for many people,” she notes. “There is a more level playing field and meritocracy today. You don’t have to wear a three-piece suit to get the job or while you’re on the job. Diversity and individuality are celebrated, and I, for one, am... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Dean Nohria Looks Ahead
by his example. He grew up in a very small village in India and was one of the first people in his family to attend college, where he studied engineering. He then went to England to get a diploma in management from Manchester Business... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson
- 15 Dec 2024
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books The Power of Imperfect Eating By Kavita Bhatnagar (SELP 11, 2022) Penguin Enterprise Rather than dictating which foods are good or bad, this book weaves together stories that mirror the intricate, emotional, and often imperfect... View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
June 2021 Books and Podcasts
Alumni Books Boeing Metamorphosis: Launching the 737 and 747, 1965–1969 by John Fredrickson and John Andrew (MBA 1959) Schiffer Military History Welcome to the world of corporate decision-making, workplace gambles, and myriad human... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
June 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
Alumni Books Ptaath’s Hammer by Wim Baren, i.e., Barry Wemple (MBA 1973) Westminster & York Ltd. A 17,000-year-old city is discovered, predating all other known civilizations. A nightmarish blight threatens to spread over the world and... View Details
- 20 Dec 2022
- News
Singing to the Corn
soil-depleting cycle of pesticides and fertilization. Sacred Seed started with a simple question one of Keen's mentors asked him over 15 years ago: "What are you doing to protect your corn?" But another part of the story is more personal, and starts even earlier, at a... View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
Volunteers Crack Case, Consider School's Future
Volunteer Conference, there it was, staring me in the face: a case. Led by Professor Howard Stevenson, the Saturday morning session was to be a discussion on "HBS: At the Crossroads?" This wasn't some lightweight two-page case, either. It... View Details
- 25 Aug 2015
- News
Sunset in the East?
Illustration by Daniel Bejar The Chinese economy seems to have finally hit the brakes. Thanks to stalling real estate and export markets, this year China reported first and second quarter growth rates of 7 percent—its lowest numbers in... View Details
- 21 Dec 2022
- News
HBS Community Comes Together in Wake of Ukraine Invasion
offering assistance to academics whose work has been impacted by Russia's war on Ukraine. The program, founded in 2001, is dedicated to helping scholars, artists, writers, and public intellectuals from around the world escape persecution... View Details
- 12 Apr 2023
- News
Step Change
the African continent. "Step Change" is the story I wrote to try to understand how a person—and a country—can adapt and evolve so quickly—as well as the ups and downs that come with that growth. It's published in the March issue of the HBS Alumni Bulletin and is read... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; entrepreneurship; women; venture capital; Egypt; developing economies; Finance
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
An Entrepreneurial Journey
Energy Services, while Peter R. Formanek (MBA '68) and his AutoZone cared for car owners in need of quality parts and friendly service. This kaleidoscope of achievement was being replicated by HBS alumni virtually everywhere across the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Research Is the Foundation
fundamental means by which people interact in any organization.” Her research—published in her award-winning 2017 book, The Language of Global Success: How a Common Tongue Transforms Multinational Organizations (Princeton University... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Comeback Trail
Edited by Dan Morrell; illustrations by David Plunkert According to the National Bureau of Economic Research, the United States’ current recession began in February, just as the first impacts of the COVID-19... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
The Military and the MBA
Edited by April White A US military convoy was halted on a road north of Fallujah, among the most dangerous cities in Iraq. There was a possible IED in its path. They needed orders: Should they reroute? At the same moment, another Marine... View Details
- 13 Jun 2014
- News
The Art of Effecting Change
to bring new art to public museums by way of private funding—was an idea that Evans found intriguing. "Clearly, this has struck a chord," she says. "Quite simply, we are activating a new sector for engagement with the arts. Traditionally,... View Details
- 12 Jul 2021
- News
Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis
Communications, has learned a lot about coping with the isolation caused by COVID-19 from John McCain, Nelson Mandela, and James Stockdale. “My community is under lockdown and I haven't seen my elderly... View Details
- 16 Sep 2015
- News
Built for Speed
Photography by King Lawrence Jay Rogers (MBA 2007) is holding a manager’s meeting while driving 70 mph up I-75 in Kentucky. As Rogers pins his phone horizontally against the dashboard, his Local Motors team, gathered around a conference... View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Faculty News
Nancy F. Koehn, a member of the Entrepreneurial and Service Management unit and an authority on business history, has been named a full professor. Honored in 1998 by the HBS Student Association for her classroom excellence, Koehn... View Details