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- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Innovation Takes Center Stage
’53), an Alumni Board member: “I was particularly struck by how Dean Nohria shared his personal life with us. I was also impressed by his effort to listen and engage faculty and alumni in creating a vision for the School. Sharing and... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson
- 20 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 20
document the Norwegian business community's reaction to the quota, how Norwegian boards sought women directors, and the transferability of the quota law to other nations. Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
What's the Word?
to cry “diversity washing,” an offshoot of earlier references to “greenwashing” and “woke washing,” when describing inauthentic approaches to environmental and progressive social issues. Wiley’s experience at The Partnership and her perspective from decades on... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Supercharged
for urban ridesharing applications. “Most ridesharing opportunities tend to be in urban areas where size matters, where parking is expensive and elusive,” says Fletcher, who attended the School’s Women on Boards Executive Education... View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Sorting Myth from Reality at Hong Kong Conference
Board (EDB), amazed the audience when he described how his country is building massive industrial townships in China, Indonesia, and Vietnam. "If [building infrastructure] were a gold mine, I would not be here; if it was not a nightmare... View Details
Keywords: Alejandro Reyes
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Covering the Issues
major HBS report to Harvard's Board of Overseers outlining the School's plan to "enlarge its activities so as to be of still more service to the country" by expanding instruction in public aspects of business. Articles during World War II... View Details
- 12 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
One Report: Better Strategy through Integrated Reporting
a moment in time of its financial position. In buying a share on any stock exchange, the purchaser makes an assessment of the economic value of a company. The assessment considers the value of matters not accounted for, such as future earnings, brand, goodwill, the... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Leading In a New Era
being brought on by the board at Liz Claiborne as vice chairman and COO in 1994. Founded in 1976 by fashion designer Liz Claiborne, her husband, Arthur Ortenberg, and two other partners, the tiny shop had rocketed to success in its first... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Profiles from the Class of 2006
president and had attended Georgetown, that’s where I set my sights.” Brown soon established herself as a student leader at Georgetown. One of the university’s board members, Lloyd Campbell, then a managing director at Credit Suisse First... View Details
- 24 Apr 2020
- Op-Ed
Lessons from the NFL: Virtual Hiring, Leadership, Building Teams and COVID-19
mitigate this portability risk is to hire members of a team. People who have known each other from prior projects, firms, communities, associations, and boards might have the advantages of long-standing relationships and trust to bond... View Details
- 24 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 24
will want to convince your company to develop an innovative product. Perhaps you will want to convince your board of directors that it is worth developing a new market segment. This exercise helps students practice the skill of getting... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Jul 2010
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First Look: July 20
concerned about water reliability and the need for additional infrastructure to provide long-term water security to the region. If convinced that the water problem would be resolved, then Woolf should move quickly to purchase more land, which was currently available at... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 Dec 2009
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 15, 2009
Nichtberger needs to recommend to the board which of two promising new medical treatments to keep developing while placing the other on hold. In comparing the two options, a host of factors need to be considered—these range from assessing... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Web
1.5 Attendance | MBA
reason not expressly noted in this policy (e.g., board meetings). Absence from Exams All MBA students are required to take exams and submit papers or projects as scheduled. All absences, extensions, and makeups must be coordinated in... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Getting the Message
Sponsorships allow advertisers to offer content that is related to their products or services and valued by the target audience. For example, a pharmaceutical company might sponsor a bulletin board for consumers with a specific ailment.... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Mission Possible
approach. But we were very successful there, and the board said, ‘Let’s take it worldwide.’” Ko has helped to do just that. Endeavor already has assisted nearly 300 entrepreneurs in nine countries. Ko is now charged with scoping out new... View Details
- 14 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
What Leaders Can Do to Fight the COVID Fog
around physical and mental health is not a luxury or a frill, but an essential aspect of risk management. CEOs and top management need to prioritize taking care of their own health. Boards need to persuade their leadership teams to make... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams
- 21 May 2018
- News
Community Partners Delivers “Expert Goodness” to the Bay Area
six years ago. “It started as a simple gathering, and has grown into a must-attend event in the region,” says HBS Club of the GCC President, Goulam Amarsy (MBA 1981). “We continue to be very active in the region and we owe this to a supportive View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Blockbuster Deals
has considerable power to forestall any merger that doesn't appeal to him." Sometimes, however, Lorsch adds, reluctant CEOs do come under such intense pressure from boards that they are forced to accept offers, or directors recognize that... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons and Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Sizing Up Social Impact
Authority, and it's locally based in Accra, with a governing board made up of top figures from government, business, and civil society. That, I think, is a very serious advance." "We have enormous respect for a principle we call country... View Details