by Nitin Nohria - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Sep 2013
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Case Study: A Place at the Table

Harvard Business School: 1962–2012" delves into the experiences of alumnae and alumni over the past 50 years, both inside and outside the classroom, as protaganist Dean Nitin Nohria considers what HBS might... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Jun 2014
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Executive Action

arena," Dean Nitin Nohria said at the groundbreaking. This generous gift was given in tribute to the life and legacy of the late Ruth Mulan Chu Chao, beloved matriarch of an accomplished Chinese-American... View Details

Keywords: Construction of Buildings; Construction; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

04 May 2015
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Alumni in Paris Connect Around a ‘Vision’ for the New HBS

evening featured remarks by Dean Nitin Nohria, Professor Robert Steven Kaplan (MBA 1983), faculty chair of the HBS Campaign, Senior Associate Dean for External Relations, and the Martin Marshall Professor of... View Details

01 Dec 2010
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Record Gift to HBS from India’s Tata Group

named by Time magazine as “the world’s most influential people.” Tata received HBS’s highest honor, the Alumni Achievement Award, in 1995. Describing Tata as “a global citizen and one of the great business leaders of India,” HBS Dean... View Details

Keywords: Tata Hall

01 Dec 2012
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Kaplan Named Senior Associate Dean

late August, this year's recipients of the Alumni Achievement Award, the School's highest honor, gathered on campus. They were presented to first-year students by Dean Nitin View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

01 Oct 2001
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Looking for a Leader: The Role of Executive Search Firms

professor Nitin Nohria as a graduate student in 1994. To learn the extent to which chief executive turnover affects corporations, Khurana and Nohria studied the performance of... View Details

Keywords: Peter K. Jacobs; Telecommunications; Information

01 Mar 2018
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The Evolving HBS Campus

Pictured from left: SEAS Dean Frank Doyle, HBS Dean Nitin Nohria, Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh, Harvard Executive Vice President Katie Lapp, John Paulson (MBA 1980), Harvard Provost Alan Garber, and Harvard President Drew Faust (photo... View Details

01 Sep 2013
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Leading the Way

Photos by Russ Campbell “An investment in the School is ultimately an investment in a better world—one led by alumni.” —John Hess “HBS graduates are in every part of the economy, in every industry, and in... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

July 2005 (Revised August 2011)
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Jesse Holman Jones and the Reconstruction Finance Corporation

By: Nitin Nohria, Anthony Mayo and Bridget Gurtler

Jesse Holman Jones is regarded as one of the most influential men in reviving the American economy from the Great Depression. With only an 8th grade education, he rose to the top of the banking, real estate, and lumber industries, as well as the upper echelons of... View Details

Keywords: Financial Crisis; Financial Strategy; Business History; Leading Change; Managerial Roles; Business and Government Relations; Power and Influence

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01 Dec 2015
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The Harvard Business School Campaign: Regional Events

gathering of alumni and friends at the Cleveland Regional Event. Nelson Lees (PMD 43, 1982) and Bert Baker (MBA 1984) shared some humor during a reception held at the Ritz-Carlton in Cleveland as part of The Harvard Business School Campaign Cleveland Regional Event.... View Details

01 Dec 2020
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In Review

Nitin Nohria planned to step down as dean of Harvard Business School on June 30. But in March, as the University shifted to remote learning in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, President Lawrence Bacow... View Details

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Advancing Leadership: Research and Teaching

By: Nitin Nohria

Despite the fact that most business schools' mission statement proclaim their commitment to developing leaders who can contribute in a meaningful way to the betterment of their organizations and society, research and teaching on leadership remains a fragmented and... View Details

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Leadership in Context

By: Nitin Nohria

What can we learn from the great business leaders of the 20th century? To answer this question, we have assembled a unique database of 1000 American business leaders, each of whom has left an important legacy. Some of the initial insights we are gleaning from this... View Details

March 2012
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Why U.S. Competitiveness Matters to All of Us

By: Nitin Nohria

Americans may not realize this, but the world wants the United States to be competitive. For more than a century, global observers have considered the U.S. economy to be an exemplar and America a country to envy and imitate. Unfortunately, America's reign as the... View Details

Keywords: Globalization; Competition; Economy; United States

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