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- 20 Jul 2010
- First Look
First Look: July 20
concerned about water reliability and the need for additional infrastructure to provide long-term water security to the region. If convinced that the water problem would be resolved, then Woolf should move quickly to purchase more land, which was currently available at... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 Dec 2009
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 15, 2009
Nichtberger needs to recommend to the board which of two promising new medical treatments to keep developing while placing the other on hold. In comparing the two options, a host of factors need to be considered—these range from assessing... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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1.5 Attendance | MBA
reason not expressly noted in this policy (e.g., board meetings). Absence from Exams All MBA students are required to take exams and submit papers or projects as scheduled. All absences, extensions, and makeups must be coordinated in... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Getting the Message
Sponsorships allow advertisers to offer content that is related to their products or services and valued by the target audience. For example, a pharmaceutical company might sponsor a bulletin board for consumers with a specific ailment.... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Mission Possible
approach. But we were very successful there, and the board said, ‘Let’s take it worldwide.’” Ko has helped to do just that. Endeavor already has assisted nearly 300 entrepreneurs in nine countries. Ko is now charged with scoping out new... View Details
- 10 Apr 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 10, 2018
personal interests (at the expense of public shareholders) and bail out Tesla. Concerns were raised over possible conflicts of interest, given that Musk owned over 20% of the stock, and sat on the board of directors of both companies. The... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Dec 2016
- First Look
December 13, 2016
Harvard Business School Case 217-016 Financial Services at Falabella (A) In 2010, the board and senior management team of Falabella, a leading retailer with operations throughout Latin America, faced choices about what to do with its... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 31 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 31
2006 shows that leader characteristics at both the senior management and director levels affect corporate philanthropic contributions. We also find that organizational structure constrains the philanthropic influence of board members but... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne & Carmen Nobel
- 03 Sep 2018
- News
Moving Pictures
to get people to understand your vision.” It’s a process that begins with Singer outlining an overall treatment of the story. “That allows executives, producers, and the director to get on board with your battle plan, even if it’s going... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
New Ventures New Gains
In the course of conducting research, each team can apply for and receive a grant of $1,000 to defray expenses — the telephone bills, plane tickets, and office supplies incurred by any budding start-up. Faculty advisors provide an early sounding View Details
- 28 Feb 2007
- Research & Ideas
Capital Rules: The Tensions of Global Finance
signals accordingly. At that very moment in 1998, the IMF Executive Board and Interim Committee were considering codifying the norm for all 184 members, as had the EU and OECD for their own clubs. That autumn was as close as the world has... View Details
Keywords: by Rawi Abdelal
- 16 Jun 2015
- Blog Post
Military Alumna Reflects on Time at HBS
American Battle Monuments Commission—which manages America’s overseas cemeteries, monuments, and memorials. This was a similar to a board role and as such, I was able to do this while working full time running a business at... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Screen Tested
Taylor Jenkins Reid with Amazon. “They were both supposed to be filming now; we’re obviously waiting to see when it’s safe to come back.” Thumbtack North Star: “At graduation, Dean Kim Clark told us, ‘No success in business will ever make up for a failure at home.’... View Details
- 16 Jan 2020
- News
Hitting the High Notes
Board Chairman for the Aronson Cello Festival (ACF). Filmmaker Ty Kim (MBA 2000) chats with Cellist Ben Hong before the show. (photos by Sabrina Kim) Cellist Ben Hong performs at the Aronson Cello Festival concert for the HBSA of Southern... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 28 May 2019
- News
Broken Link
Illustration by Chris Gash In 2011, Evan Marwell (MBA 1992) was serving on the board of his daughter’s school in San Francisco when he discovered something surprising: The school’s Wi-Fi was terrible. He was asking the teachers about... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
New HBS Portal Offers Alumni Just-In-Time Business Information
the Baker Library Management Research Center. The site, which initially granted access only to research databases, was offered to a test group made up of some 250 members of the Class of 1999, participants in the Advanced Management Program, and volunteers from the HBS... View Details
- 18 Nov 2014
- First Look
First Look: November 18
his customers; often these dual roles engender different perspectives and lead to different requirements. The CEO needs to determine how to convince the board to take a decision that keeps Indus's best interests in mind while balancing... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
The House that Howard Built
from 2001 to 2005 and chaired Executive Education’s OPM Program and the Publications Review Board for Harvard Business Review Press. Outside academia, he has served on numerous for-profit and nonprofit boards. Stevenson will “retire” this... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
A Summit Higher Than Everest
the way to the Canadian border—a “thrilling education.” And the summer after that, he bought a Model T for $50 and drove from New England to British Columbia. There, he sold the broken-down car for train fare and rode the boards back... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
From Where We Stand
and staying engaged in some way are intrinsic to sustaining both confidence and opportunities. Serving on meaningful nonprofit boards that deal with serious business issues is one good route. Part-time projects and consulting is another.... View Details