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- 01 Dec 2003
- News
The Next Big Thing
work cooperatively with the private sector,” Summers said, observing that “conflict of interest is one side of the coin, and synergy the other.” Summers was followed by MIT President Charles M. Vest and former HBS faculty member Eric S.... View Details
- 15 Dec 2024
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
John M. Lotz (MBA 1971) Pangaea Publishing Group In your lifetime, almost everyone serves in natural, informal leadership “roles:” parent, mentor, coach, teacher, husband, wife, friend, counselor, and more. In your lifetime, you will View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Letters to the Editor
second observation about some public companies not deserving a significant commitment of wealth by sitting directors, I couldn’t agree more. In those cases, the directors should simply resign, or commit to turning around (and investing... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Think Locally, Act Globally
integration.” Within two years of buying out Zain, operating in Africa as Airtel, Bharti has added more than 14 million new mobile customers (for a current total exceeding 50 million), while investing approximately US$1 billion in network infrastructure. Some View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
NYC Club Hosts Nonprofits
from business,” observed Holding. The New York club was one of several HBS clubs that organized events with a social enterprise theme in conjunction with the School’s Centennial year. “Our club is excited to continue its long tradition of... View Details
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Short Takes
over a five-month period, she observed 8 teams and surveyed some 427 employees. Edmondson found that members of teams with higher levels of psychological safety (those characterized by greater mutual respect and trust) were more likely to... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Surviving Success
paradox in succession is that a founder who has been doing a good job actually increases the chance he or she will be fired,” observes Wasserman. “Lew fit that profile perfectly.” After developing Wily’s technology, landing some important... View Details
- 24 May 2023
- News
Balancing Acts
that concept in a conventional sense. I mean, I like having a nice life and I'm not always switched on, but my brain is always switched on and observing things with intensity, or hearing things in a nuanced way, and realizing you're doing... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
A Class Act
graduated from the School in 1926. We understand that he has been an active member of the Harvard Club of Tokio [sic] and observe that his alumni dues are paid through October, 1942! War Notes Winter 1955 Married college sweetheart and... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
M.I.A. Boards
they are. Their names appear on the generic, straight-to-the-wastebasket proxy forms that shareholders receive. But despite recent improvements that have increased shareholders’ voices in governance, a levelheaded observer like former SEC... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Let’s Celebrate! HBS is 100 Years Young
Harvard University President Drew Gilpin Faust, a historian, saluting the School’s illustrious past and looking forward to a momentous future. She revealed that she had recently become a strong advocate of the case method after Dean Jay Light invited her to HBS, where... 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
- 11 May 2017
- News
Going with the Flow
liquid, the observation refers to her involvement in, first, the 1993 launch of ViaCord, a company that enabled parents to store their newborn’s umbilical cord blood as a source of stem cells that help treat life-threatening diseases like... View Details
Keywords: Robert S. Benchley
- 09 Apr 2019
- News
Finding a Fix for Food Allergies
Greg. They also created a medical advisory board comprised of experts in their respective fields who are not currently conducting research—and, therefore, not seeking funding. “The decision-making process is very different when you don’t have skin in the game,” View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 24 Mar 2022
- News
Well Said
college and the effort that I took, at the time, to really improve my speaking skills. And at the time, I didn't really have any resources. So I remember it was very much trial and error, observing other people, asking friends for help.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
The Business of Biotech
uncertainty over time. HBS professor Gary P. Pisano, a longtime observer of the industry, points to two key elements common to successful biotech firms: development capabilities and strong senior management. "Once you attract bright,... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 04 Dec 2020
- News
Hour by Hour
pitch what we’re doing, it makes sense to them,” observes Morris. Not only with companies, he says, but also with former employees who may have lost jobs or been placed on furlough and, through Syrg, are able now to make use of their... View Details
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Plunging Into the Net
create satisfied, loyal customers." In such new territory, it is not surprising that there was initial skepticism about observing the world of cyberspace from a management perspective. "During the first few years we were studying the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Batten Gift to Support Residential Campus
Batten’s generosity will enable us to continue the tradition of creating a seamless experience from learning to living.” Presently, Harvard University owns 240 acres of land in Allston, compared with the 215 in Cambridge. “As Allston develops,” View Details
Keywords: Jeffrey L. Cruikshank
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Child’s Play
Press-Gazette (November 16, 2010). Observing her own under-two son flip pictures and flashcards on an iPhone, Tak realized how technology can be used by even the very young. And she noted, while there are lots of apps for mobile devices,... View Details