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- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Leveraging Generative AI
Four decades after HBS became the first business school in the country to require the use of personal computers in the MBA Program, the School is undergoing a different kind of technological transformation, one that leverages generative artificial intelligence (GenAI)... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 12 Nov 2021
- News
Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge
imperative that we engage immediately with each of these challenges—individually and collectively. The decisions we make about how to manage our investments, our business operations, our supply chains, our people, and our corporate culture all need to View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
New Urban Order
By 2050, nearly 70 percent of the world’s population will live in cities, according to a 2018 UN report, up from 55 percent today. That means making room for and creating the infrastructure for another 2.5 billion people to live, work, move, and consume. Meanwhile, the... View Details
Keywords: Kathleen Fu, Deborah Blagg, Julia Hanna, and Maureen Harmon; illustrations by; energy; environment; sustainability; entrepreneurship; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transportation; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Corporate Services
- 15 Sep 2017
- News
Christopher Harland (MBA 1984)
avenues and think about what I wanted to do next,” he explains. He especially enjoyed being able to choose which courses to take in his second year. Reflecting on his HBS experience, Harland believes that the School taught him to be a... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
My First Job
want. As an aside, I ended up marrying my aforementioned girlfriend, so while I don’t endorse slacking off on any job, in this particular case the reprimand was worth it. —Brian Ginsler (MBA 2003) "My First Job" - HBS alumni reflections... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
It's academic. (Not!)
a Baker Scholar), he never envisioned a future in academia. It did not take long for his plans to change. "During spring semester of my first year, I reflected on what I had seen in the classroom," says Wasserman, who arrived at HBS with... View Details
- 27 Jul 2016
- News
Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
Margaret Crotty (MBA 2000) is CEO of Partnership with Children, which provides counseling services and family support to public schools in New York City. In this interview, she reflects on the influences that put her on this path. “Two of... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Up to the Challenge: Tony Sanchez - Team Builder
classmate Martin Gonzalez or Lance Armstrong, who have achieved so much in the face of adversity. I have a long way to go before I can measure up to their accomplishments.” “To be an effective team leader, you have to be pretty much... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 09 Feb 2015
- News
Remembering John Whitehead (MBA 1947)
loved,” Nohria noted. “At the same time, we can reflect with admiration on a life that has demonstrated, time and again, what can be done by a good and effective human being – through a career centered in... View Details
- 21 Oct 2020
- News
Cold Calculations
cause of it. Thick, old ice reflects 80 percent of solar radiation, helping to keep the planet cool. Brittle, newly formed ice is only half as effective and melts more easily. And open water View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Stephen Covey's Successful Habits
Recognized as one of America's 25 most influential individuals by Time magazine, Stephen R. Covey (MBA '57) is the author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, which has sold more than 10 million copies in 28 languages in 40... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Identifying why the path to the top for women and racial minorities remains elusive
While diversity in hiring has increased markedly among professional service organizations, the changes are not reflected at the senior-most levels. For example, in US law firms, women comprise 46 percent of associates but only 19 percent... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
From Das’s Desk
Reflective Leader. Led by HBS professors Tom DeLong and Scott Snook, participants delved into case discussions about authentic leadership, explored their personal strengths and weaknesses, and began to put perspective on their true... View Details
Keywords: Das Narayandas
- 05 Jul 2011
- News
The Business of Champions
degree from Hofstra during the years that he was a player. Highly respected by his peers, he served as vice president of the NHL Players Association. I asked Baumgartner to reflect on the Bruins’ season in leadership, teamwork, and... View Details
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
Remembering John Whitehead (MBA 1947)
held up as exemplifying the competence and character we associate with true leadership,” said Dean Nitin Nohria. “It is with deep sadness, as a community, that we mourn his passing. At the same time, we can reflect with admiration on a... View Details
- 17 Nov 2015
- News
Carbon Neutral
implement a “cap-and-trade” framework—capping the total amount of emissions and allowing companies to trade permits to pollute on the open market—fell apart in the midst of partisan bickering. As Washington fiddles, the world suffers under the increasingly undeniable... View Details
Keywords: Michael Blanding
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
How the Ron Brown Award Was Born
firm, be part of its business strategy, and include the involvement of top management. Programs have to be innovative and effective and have a measurable impact on the people they are designed to serve. "Nearly five hundred nominations,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Faculty Q&A: Cents and Sensibilities
rates or the minimum wage, reflect the public’s efforts to find the right balance between these competing arguments. That may not be pretty, but it makes me hopeful. How do people make decisions about these big economic questions?... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
A Modest Tax Proposal
corporate profits earned in countries with effective corporate tax rates, on average, of 20 percent or higher. These countries include England, France, and Japan. (This exemption would be subject to two exceptions: passive income like... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Underwater Options May Not Sink Incentives
motivated when payoff requires such a daunting climb? A clear temptation, and a path pursued by many firms, is to reduce strike prices or award new options reflecting lower stock values. But, as HBS associate professor Lisa Meulbroek... View Details