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- 12 Aug 2002
- Op-Ed
Using Big Business to Fight Poverty
result of such despondency, children are not encouraged to go to school; many fail to attend at all or drop out early. Yet many multinational corporations, while undertaking their regular profit-making activities, have managed to change... View Details
Keywords: by George C. Lodge
- 24 Sep 2021
- Blog Post
Alumni Spotlight: Career Advice from Alums Working in Climate
around the world adapt and lead. Climate jobs have never more robust or exciting. From transportation to tech to agriculture, regardless of your experience, I’d encourage all MBAs to make climate a part of your next role." Nathan Nemon... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Reimagining the MBA
October 6 was palpable. As all 900-plus first-year MBA students streamed into the “hive” classrooms in Batten Hall and made their way to preassigned tables, they found on each a small cardboard box adorned with a big red question mark.... View Details
- 04 Mar 2013
- Lessons from the Classroom
Lessons from Running GM’s OnStar
OnStar as president and CEO for 14 years. A major subsidiary of General Motors, OnStar provides in-vehicle security, navigation, remote diagnostic, and emergency services to more than 6 million subscribers. Now a senior lecturer at HBS,... View Details
- 29 Apr 2020
- Book
The Key to Powerful Social Change: Small Villages
Who will solve the great problems facing humanity, a list of critical issues that only begins with the current pandemic? In the interview below, Rosabeth Moss Kanter discusses her recent book, Think Outside the Building, and her view that solutions are most likely to... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 10 Sep 2007
- Research & Ideas
High Note: Managing the Medici String Quartet
know each other as if they are family members. One can imagine they know where all the buttons are that can be pushed. As the case describes, they went through periods of not liking each other very much. Paul told me how other string... View Details
- 08 Mar 2012
- Research & Ideas
Unplugged: What Happened to the Smart Grid?
efficiency, remote troubleshooting, and customer personalization—has been delayed despite wide acceptance by many experts that the existing power system is falling far short of America's energy needs. In 2009, energy demand in the United... View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Homeschooled
It's got to have breadth and depth, and be a quality, trustworthy resource.” Khan Academy has developed daily schedules and learning plans for students of all ages, runs webinars to support teachers and parents, and offers homeroom... View Details
- 01 Oct 2021
- Blog Post
Alumni Spotlight: Career Advice from Alums Working in Climate
around the world adapt and lead. Climate jobs have never more robust or exciting. From transportation to tech to agriculture, regardless of your experience, I’d encourage all MBAs to make climate a part of your next role." Nathan Nemon... View Details
Keywords: Energy / Cleantech
- 22 May 2020
- Blog Post
Reflections on Service - Armed Forces Alumni Association Student Profiles
above all others, prays for peace.” Until that peace is achieved, I have an obligation to the next generation to teach them everything I have learned. Specialist Gabriel D. Conde is my reminder to fulfill that obligation. Daniel Hall |... View Details
- 10 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Hard Numbers on Social Investments
used the actual initial and current or exit valuation data of the companies, but constructed two hypothetical investment strategies. In scenario one, the team used a strategy that assumed an initial investment of $175,000, subsequent investments averaging $115,000 in... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- 26 Aug 2020
- News
What the Climate Change Movement Can Learn from the Pandemic
is extremely impractical, especially when everything comes in plastic and sometimes that's really useful for hygiene. But there are certain ways that are new and different that we can think about reducing our waste, given the fact that we're View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
June 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books
paper. One was a scene that Homer saw on a visit to Boston, his hometown. His illustration shows a crowd of abolitionists on the brink of eviction from a church; at their front is Frederick Douglass, declaring “the freedom of all... View Details
- 17 Jun 2021
- News
Investing in a Post-COVID World; Exploring the Pandemic’s Impact on Gender Equity
shared their insights in an hour-long conversation. “It was a rare treat to be able to spotlight Howard Stevenson, who is legend in HBS entrepreneurship,” says Klein, founder and CEO of On Grid Ventures. “Having a remote audience tuning... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2016
love, and joy in a year dubbed by Pope Francis the Jubilee Year of Mercy. The Uneven Road: Book Two of First Light by Linda Cardillo (MBA 1978) (Bellastoria Press) This novel tells the story of a perilous journey that took Josiah Monroe physically and emotionally far... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 1
out, they can see events in context and as examples of general trends. They are able to make decisions based on principles. Yet a far-out perspective also has traps. Leaders can be so high above the fray that they don't recognize emerging threats. Having zoomed out to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Aug 2012
- First Look
First Look: August 14
to 30 engineers. This initiative was very successful, but the firm then found itself with a lack of leadership skills at all levels of the organization to manage a company of a much larger size, growing by a factor of 10 over 10 years.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Nov 2020
- In Practice
How Retailers Can Thrive in a Shopping Season Like No Other
(or click-and-collect) channels, much like the pandemic has prompted white-collar firms to seriously consider remote work in a more permanent way. All retailers, from omnichannel to single-channel, need to... View Details
- 12 Jun 2019
- Research & Ideas
Investors Have More Than Money to Offer Entrepreneurs
website; putting their firm’s logo/board member on your website Invitations to marketing and sales events Tapping their social media presence for sharing news and events Beyond the basics: Investors look at markets all day, every day, and... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin
- Web
Dean Srikant Datar’s 2024 Commencement Remarks | About
effective leader is to be the one who listens intently, exhibits curiosity, and remains open to arguments that might change your point of view. These behaviors all require humility. We hope that during your time as students, you’ve become... View Details