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- 14 Sep 2021
- Blog Post
Top 5 Myths About HBS
well. I mean, I remember last year being in the height of COVID and there was a lot of uncertainty. And it was interesting as we were reading some related cases to hear the stories of doctors in my section who could share their perspectives. They weren’t even long... View Details
- 23 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
How to Brand a Next-Generation Product
very deliberate effort to market the iPad as a sibling to the Mac. Macs keep their names with each successive upgrade, analysts noted, while iPhones sport sequential numbers and letters to indicate improvements. “Consumers don't... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 08 Mar 2019
- Research & Ideas
Seven Negotiation Lessons from Amazon's HQ Disaster in Queens
that could have vetoed the proposed Queens headquarters. Cuomo orchestrated the publication of a full-page letter to Bezos in the New York Times that included over 70 supportive signatories including the AFL-CIO and other unions, local... View Details
- 04 Apr 2022
- What Do You Think?
As Disney Board Chair, What Would You Advise CEO Bob Chapek Regarding 'Don’t Say Gay'?
150 other companies in signing a Human Rights Campaign letter opposing the legislation. He decided to make no public statements to support or reject the governor’s expected signature of the bill—that is, until Disney’s annual meeting with... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- Web
Engagement - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning
typically used in conjunction with another question type, whether cold call, warm call, or volunteer. The results of a vote – e.g. deciding to “keep or sell,” giving a company or individual a letter grade, or selecting among strategic... View Details
- 17 Jun 2017
- Research & Ideas
Amazon, Whole Foods Deal a Big Win for Consumers
Source: 400tmax Editor's Note. Online retailing behemoth Amazon announced June 16 that it would acquire upscale grocery chain Whole Foods Market in a deal valued at more than $13 billion. Though the company has dabbled with the idea of a brick-and-mortar footprint in... View Details
- 31 May 2023
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards 2023
joy that working on Trikafta has given me.” My hero: “Barbara McClintock discovered what’s referred to as ‘jumping genes.’ She has commented how that discovery was enabled by her different outlook as a female scientist. I’m selfishly... View Details
- 04 Jun 2018
- What Do You Think?
Are There Conditions Under Which Directors Should Consider Hiring a CEO Fired Elsewhere for Inappropriate Behavior?
piece temporarily and review the criticism. The result is this revised post, which reflects what we heard. The article elicited forcefully written letters of complaint to my editor, and several other rebukes posted on View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
White knight in the rye
When Sotheby's recently auctioned off fourteen love letters that reclusive author J.D. Salinger had written 27 years ago to Joyce Maynard, his then college-age companion, many observers derided Maynard's decision to sell the letters,... View Details
- Web
About Us - Alumni
HBS Magazine About Us The HBS magazine (ISSN 1553-1546) is published four times a year (March, June, September, and December) by Harvard Business School. We welcome your letters and story ideas. Send them to magazine@hbs.edu , or HBS... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Research Brief: If State Pensions Clean Up Their Books, Who Pays?
to the new standards often employed a heavily unionized public-sector workforce whose members would seem to benefit most from fully funded pensions. To come to this conclusion, Allen and her coauthor studied 227 letters received by the... View Details
Keywords: Erin Peterson
- 03 May 2021
- What Do You Think?
Where Does CEO Activism Go From Here?
taking us, regardless of the issue. Whom do activist CEOs represent? Does the CEO open letter represent “an important turning point”? Can representatives of businesses “stay out of politics”? Where does CEO activism go from here? What do... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 03 Jul 2018
- What Do You Think?
Should CEO Satya Nadella Cancel Microsoft’s Contract with ICE?
according to one report, “been positioning (Microsoft) as tech’s moral leader.” The focus of Nadella’s attention was the organization’s culture. With comments such as “The C in CEO stands for culture,” he set about changing the company’s... View Details
- 06 Feb 2006
- What Do You Think?
Should CEOs of Public Companies Offer Earnings Guidance?
Summing Up Based on some of the most thoughtful comments to any of these columns, one might conclude that acceptable earnings guidance by CEOs should take on new forms. Let's first consider the pros and cons, then some research, then some... View Details
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Manuscript Collections - A Chronicle of the China Trade
from Blydenburgh to his brother commenting on his work, life in China, and news from home. R. S. Dana letter book Mss:766 1867-1869 D171 1 volume Richard Starr Dana entered as a clerk in Russell & Co., an... View Details
- 02 Mar 2017
- What Do You Think?
Is China About to Overtake the US for World Trade Leadership?
reluctance to open up the banking system and promote the yuan as a global reserve currency. These were the conclusions of nearly all respondents to this month’s column. Nevertheless, there was an undertone to the comments suggesting that... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 18 May 2021
- Book
Launching a Career in the COVID Economy? Here Are 5 Tips.
company without the benefit of in-person meetings can make it challenging to build workplace relationships. So, instead of checking your email while you wait for colleagues to log on to a Zoom meeting, use that lull to spark a conversation. The topic doesn’t have to be... View Details
Keywords: by Carolyn DiPaolo
- 10 Aug 2015
- Research & Ideas
Why a Federal Rule on CEO Pay Disclosure May Get You In Trouble With Customers
enacting the rule, which it has been mulling for years. In October 2013, the SEC posted a request for comment on the idea of pay ratio disclosure. Subsequently, the agency received more than 126,000 letters, which were posted publicly... View Details
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For Guests | Commencement 2025
graduates get four guest tickets for lunch, but unlimited guests at the Diploma Ceremony). International Guests HBS is able to provide a Commencement Invitation letter in support of guests’ visa applications. HBS does NOT arrange visas... View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
"Unheard Voices" Brings to Light Three Centuries of American Women at Work
however, there had never been an attempt to catalogue information about women across the library’s fourteen hundred manuscript collections. “It was time to address that need,” comments Linard. “People’s interests and focus shift over... View Details