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- 31 Oct 2018
- News
Pitching In for Female Leaders
positions. “Those of us who are very passionate about achieving gender equality know that empowering women is only part of the solution. And true parity can only be reached if those decision-makers at the top also buy in and understand the View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
The Difference Fellowships Make
their merits rather than their ability to afford the cost of an HBS education. The resulting richness of perspectives is what causes the one-of-a-kind classroom experience that is a hallmark of HBS. Simply put, need-blind admissions would... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Gift of Gab
then delivered a prepared talk on a topic of their choice. Subjects ranged from the pharmaceutical industry to the relative merits of cats vs. dogs, while Kim’s presentation took a humorous yet thoughtful approach to lessons learned in... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
The Wisdom of Crowds
The judgments of many people regarding the merits of a restaurant, hotel, or bar trump a single reviewer’s opinion. That’s the philosophy behind the Zagat Survey leisure guides, and Ted Zagat (MBA 2004) has literally grown up with that... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Clay Christensen (MBA 1979)
this book became widely read was, again, the result of an unexpected event: An article featuring my work was to be published in Forbes, and the magazine’s cover story fell through. I didn’t have the name recognition to merit a cover... View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
A Primer on Patents
obtain patents of questionable merit that force other firms to pay a royalty, which in turn restricts the resources they have available for research. Similarly, some royalty demands are no better than extortion. For instance, someone has... View Details
- 22 Jul 2015
- News
Supporting a Return to Work for Women Execs
address the disproportionally male makeup of corporate boards. The code allows boards to implement their own gender-diversity policies and explicitly identifies merit as a consideration. Companies are not required to follow the code, but... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Think Locally, Act Globally
Africa, inspired freedom movements in several African nations. Although Mittal says Bharti would have moved into Africa anyway, these long-standing ties no doubt eased the Indian company’s welcome. But from early on, Mittal points out, Airtel engaged with all its... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Culture Clash: Exploring Cross Cultural Conflicts in Business
primacy of personal relationships and interpersonal reciprocity has been paramount in China. This poses a problem for those who want to use strictly commercial merit when choosing suppliers and employees and entering into contracts."... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 30 Apr 2019
- News
Leading Schools That Change Lives
personal connection to the transformative power of education and an entrepreneurial mindset. His father grew up in the Mission Hill projects in Boston but was able to attend Boston College High School on a full merit scholarship. “That... View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Letters to the Editor
close, intelligent attention may be a challenge. We must recognize that there exists a number of public companies that might not merit a significant commitment of wealth by people who would be highly qualified to serve as directors (a... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
High Honors
botanic gardens, pet shelters, and arts organizations near their Miami home, the Stampses have partnered with some two dozen (and counting) universities around the country to offer more than 300 merit scholarships to the very best and... View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
September 2021 Alumni Books
issue of transubstantiation, and much more. It is a measure of the merit and excellence of Arsalan’s words that his book has never been out of print. It remains among Arabic speakers as popular and relevant today as at the time it was... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 09 Oct 2015
- News
Balancing Progress and Preservation
than just financial gain,” he stresses. Some of his most successful deals have involved conservation easements that minimize investment risk while creating economic value from parcels that merit conservation. He has worked extensively on... View Details
- 20 Sep 2011
- News
A Taxing Question
to overhaul the corporate-tax code,” the Wall Street Journal reported. While the Journal wasn’t able to ferret out details of Treasury’s thinking, HBS senior lecturer Robert Pozen, chairman emeritus of MFS Investment Management, has his own plan that View Details
- 01 Mar 2025
- News
Patch Work
The week before the November 2024 US elections was like so many that came before at Winning Connections, with John Jameson (MBA 1991) padding around his firm’s Capitol Hill town house in athletic shorts, trying to demonstrate that the telephone still has a role to play... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
An Investment in Tomorrow's Leaders
are based on merit and—unusual among graduate business schools—financial aid is based on need. In 1910, four Visiting Committee members launched an $850 financial assistance fund. Since then, the MBA fellowship budget has grown to more... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Made in the USA
Marty to tell me that,” he adds, “but it’s great advice, all the same.” Editor's note: Jim Knott Sr. passed away in August 2018.) SAY CHEESE: The success of Paul Scharfman's Wisconsin-based Specialty Cheese Company gives him plenty to smile about. Most cheese... View Details
- 20 Jun 2008
- News
Risk and Reward
That’s $10 million a year, a sum that could go up (or down) depending on the success of his progeny (the first Smarty foals hit the racetrack next year). Many assume that Big Brown’s bloodlines will merit a higher fee than $100,000.... View Details
- 26 Aug 2016
- News
Connecting with the Past
we found a birth protocol attached to his marriage banns showing he was born in 1903. It’s impossible to imagine, when this started, we would be called upon to produce proof to certify the oldest man in the world,” says Diamond, who, last December, was nominated for... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken