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- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Just Keep Our Money
ask for IOUs in the form of savings bonds instead. In 2007, the federal government distributed tax refunds exceeding $248 billion to more than 114 million filers. Businesses have long capitalized on these refund dollars, which average $2,345 per recipient, by View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
More than a Game
in for the weekend from England with teammate Clive Minihan (MBA '81) and their wives. “But the real reason we came is to see our old friends.” Alumni ruggers interested in the Old Boys team are encouraged to contact Steve Watson... View Details
- 19 May 2021
- News
Alumni Convene to Support Nonprofit Boards; Seven Clubs Mix It Up Online
high-impact boards and also to bolster the ecosystem of nonprofit networks so they can share, exchange, and collaborate on best practices.” More than 1,000 people attended the summit over the two weeks, and participants were encouraged to... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 08 Aug 2018
- News
Getting Life Back in Balance
its community. This transparency builds trust with all key stakeholders and is something that I believe the corporate world could learn a lot from.” Internally, Gower has focused on increasing morale among the council’s workforce, which he says was quite low when he... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Turning Point: The Dark Season
I’m unemployed.” Yet every day I was leading a prayer conference call for hundreds of people from across the country. The feedback was that my words were extremely encouraging and helpful. So there’s a sense of envy in realizing God’s... View Details
Keywords: Jonathan Wilkins (MBA 2007, MDiv 2009)
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Teaching new women entrepreneurs about the rewards of taking risks
Sheila Marcelo (MBA 1998, JD 1999), Chairwoman of Care.com, talks about helping young women understand risk taking and experimentation to encourage entrepreneurial thinking. (Published April 2014) View Details
- 09 Sep 2024
- News
Basket Chase
be successful doing that and also be the kind of mom that I grew up with, which was a stay-at-home mom. So, we came up with the bright idea – actually, my husband encouraged me – to buy a small business. And I knew I wouldn’t be working... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Think Locally, Act Globally
appeared more similar to India’s and a more logical move than expansion into so many disparate African countries. Mittal begs to differ: “Africa’s improving political climate, encouraging social and economic development indicators, and a... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
NYC Club Hosts Nonprofits
Program aimed at encouraging alumni involvement in their communities. Activities ranged from supporting local nonprofits to hosting conferences and panel discussions. To underscore the School’s commitment to the clubs’ efforts, 49 HBS... View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Short Takes
care by encouraging effective communication among care providers. In their working paper, "Networks and Organization Design: A Framework for Improving the Coordination of Patient Care," Gittell and Weiss argue that organization design... View Details
Keywords: Judith Ross
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Short Takes
while others turned them in the direction of travel. The discovery of such unspoken preferences among consumers led the company to make important changes in the development of its navigational system. The authors conclude by urging managers to create an atmosphere that... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 02 Dec 2021
- News
Learning Curve
School are encouraged to meet kids where they are and tailor their teaching to individual learning styles. The majority of students spend just a few years at the Joy School. The goal is to bring the children’s skills to grade level,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
Ed participants as early as possible and to maintain that connection over the next few critical years; to encourage early involvement with local alumni clubs; and to generate additional ideas to make the early alumni years more meaningful... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Books
director, and emeritus professor at Swarthmore College, with more than thirty years of experience in the theater. Together, they developed the “artful making” concept to encourage managers in today’s knowledge–based, project–focused... View Details
- 03 Dec 2024
- News
Magic Numbers
hope for was to survive the year. “I’m not a math kid,” she told herself at the time. “And that’s fine.” But then a surprisingly good grade on a test prompted a word of encouragement from her teacher. “He quietly said to me, ‘You did much... View Details
Keywords: Amy Crawford
- 09 Mar 2021
- News
A For-Profit Business That Makes Education Accessible
learned at HBS was delivered before he even arrived on campus. Feerick was accepted to the School under a deferred admissions program and encouraged to spend 18 months in the business world before joining his cohort. During that time,... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 19 Feb 2020
- News
Capitol Ideas to Combat Climate Change
bills-in-progress which would address important, but incremental, changes, such as methane waste prevention in fracking. “But the most important policy thing we can do is to price carbon,” he said, which would reduce carbon production and View Details
Keywords: April White; photos by Jack Conroy
- 04 Sep 2019
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A Measured Approach
changing the field of global development itself. When evaluating programs, “We want to be as quick as possible; we want to encourage iterations,” Esther says. But a lot of nonprofits get, say, a five-year grant to deploy a certain amount... View Details
Keywords: Lisa Scanlon Mogolov
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Lego Stays on Script
fanatics. “Getting under the skin of the brand made it much easier to understand the right stories to tell and the right people to bring on to our team,” he says. The movie’s success was “gratifying on both a personal and a brand level,” Lin adds, because it View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Ink
was in anointing loyal followers to succeed them rather than new visionaries. “They could have looked for new leaders more attuned to the next generation of technology, customers, and competitors, or encouraged a more competitive... View Details