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- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Ronald P. Mitchell
Ron Mitchell says his most valuable learning experience at HBS did not take place in the classroom. Rather, it emerged from his work as student government president. "That's where I learned about working with people in a political and professional environment and about... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
New Releases
business? Howard Raiffa, the Frank Plumpton Ramsey Professor of Managerial Economics, Emeritus, at HBS, is a pioneer in the development of decision and negotiations analysis. In Smart Choices: A Practical Guide to Making Better Decisions,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Rethinking the MBA
heights? Datar: There is no question that the need for people with leadership and managerial skills is greater than ever. So on the one hand, demand is terrific. But on the other, we’re seeing all the issues... View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Short Takes
white-collar employment is structured," he says. Gathering data from four temporary staffing agencies that focus on managerial and professional talent, Bradach interviewed 26 skilled temporary workers... View Details
Keywords: Judith Ross
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Joe Toplyn (MBA 1979)
meetings efficiently, getting a quality product out the door, and managing your staff so that they’re happy, productive, and motivated. It’s often hard to find writers who also have the management skills needed to run a show successfully.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Profiles from the Class of 2005
who can bring Western business practices and managerial know-how. And if we don’t come back, who will?” Mlotok hopes to leverage her skills through a position in growth-oriented venture capital/private... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Q & A: Bain & Company's Thomas J. Tierney
to give our clients immediate access to cutting-edge solutions and technologies in the field. How must organizations change to remain competitive in the new economy? Organizations need to transform themselves in several ways, and they need to start with their core... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Nancy Hall (MBA 1974)
of the board of the local YWCA and decided to come in once a week to help out. I soon realized that nonprofits could really use the skills I had — finance, marketing, planning. I saw that many nonprofits didn’t know who their customers... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Alumni Books
innovative concepts and models (including The Managerial Target); and describes, interrelates, and integrates about 100 gurus’ major concepts, processes, models, and practices into a single unified practice of management model. The Speed... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Marked Managers
They became skilled at watching the bottom line, managing scarce resources, and forming relationships with government and business organizations outside the company. At Abbott, young MBAs most often were placed in sales. As a result, they... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Negotiating with Wal-Mart
enjoyed their own versions of success with the mega-retailer. Getting a ground-level view of how two companies achieved those positive outcomes illustrates the story-within-a-story of implementing corporate change. “Achieving that is where macro concepts, micro... View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Katharine Graham Offers Advice on Leadership
from friends such as feminist Gloria Steinem and investor Warren Buffett (a major Post shareholder), Graham gradually gained the personal confidence and management skills that enabled her to build the Washington Post Company into a highly... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
HBS Curricula Explore the Complexities of Innovation
and evaluate data-driven insights to inform managerial decisions. Giving Executives New Insight Through its Executive Education programs, taught on campus and online, HBS is advancing business leaders’ knowledge of the digital world,... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Light Years Ahead
team, an experience that convinced him that he needed more management skills. By his own recollection, he was virtually “clueless” about the very special place to which he was heading. His application to the MBA Program caught the attention of View Details
- 20 Sep 2013
- News
Connections Add Up
from CEE, Wood knows the benefits of a strong math class—even one that didn't come easily at first. For her, it was an HBS class taught by Howard Raiffa, the Frank P. Ramsey Professor of Managerial Economics. "He was brilliant," she says.... View Details
- 02 Jun 2019
- News
A Data-Driven Approach to Gun Policy
and economics who draw on data to inform managerial and policy decisions, they decided to see if they could use their skills to examine gun violence in America. Today, nearly seven years later, research... View Details
- 01 Apr 1996
- News
Technology for Learning's Sake
face with realistic business situations right in the classroom." Building rapidly on the skill base and fiber network already in place at the School, such an initiative has indeed been launched. Progress to date has included the... View Details
Keywords: by Deborah Blagg; photo by David Zadig
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Dean Clark Reflects on the School’s Key Initiatives
As we begin the new academic year, I welcome the opportunity to share the exciting initiatives and activities under way at Harvard Business School. All our efforts are designed to pursue with excellence the School’s mission: to educate leaders who make a difference in... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Offshore Learning
skills and perspectives he had acquired during his extended hiatus. Located just a mile from Boston and part of the Boston Harbor Islands National Park, Thompson Island has been committed to disadvantaged youth since 1833, when a group of... View Details
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
A Journey to Leadership: Luke O'Neill
based on Outward Bound's educational philosophy. That path brought him to HBS, with the goal of gaining the organizational skills to put his plan into action. If Georgetown was the catalyst for O'Neill's dream of helping kids before they... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg