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- 22 Jan 2019
- News
Remembering Walter Shipley
Walter Shipley (AMP 73, 1976), the former chairman and CEO of Chase Manhattan Bank and Chemical Bank, died on January 11, 2019, at the age of 83, prompting a flood of fond remembrances in the media. Over his 40-year tenure, Shipley is... View Details
- 25 Jan 2011
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 25
LLP, has just returned from the groundbreaking of Deloitte University. When completed, Deloitte University would be a world class learning and development center owned by, and for the exclusive use by the employees of, Deloitte. Deloitte... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Profile
Stephen Mathew
My most memorable classroom moment was when a guest speaker who was the CEO of a large telecommunications company shook my hand and told me he sat in my exact seat when he went to HBS. What is one thing you brought with you to campus, and... View Details
- 22 Aug 2017
- News
Thoughts on Charlottesville
dismayed, and to find the courage to stand up for our convictions––much as Ken Frazier, the CEO of Merck, did on Monday, reminding us that individual actions matter. As Dean of Harvard Business School I... View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Pharma Suits a Farm Gal
GRAHAM: From rodeo to CEO. Amylin Pharmaceuticals CEO Ginger Graham (MBA ’86) had a good year in 2006, with Amylin stock up as much as 45 percent, with Byetta and Symlin, its two innovative diabetes drugs, performing well, and with the... View Details
- 30 Oct 2019
- News
Creating Agents of Change
health, education, and empowerment through life skills and employment. “Success for us is that, by the time the young adults leave our program at age 24, they're living above the level of poverty in their... View Details
- 19 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
Rupert Murdoch and the Seeds of Moral Hazard
culture of the company. In other cases, the directors would prefer to simply spend more time with employees of the company in order to achieve greater insight and information. These decisions often require a trade off between overcoming... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
Research Brief: Where Top-Down Tops Out
these large institutions is too powerful for one leader to overcome within the limited time frame of tenure—a finding that could apply to other organizations as well. Sadun is hopeful this evidence will influence hospitals to rethink... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 10 Apr 2019
- News
Rakuten’s Mikitani Bets $5.5 Billion To Shake Up Japan’s Telecom Industry
A recent feature in Forbes outlines Rakuten CEO Hiroshi Mikitani’s plan to disrupt Japan’s mobile phone market. Named Rakuten Mobile, the company hopes to build the network in “half the time and at a cost of... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Notes from W50
negotiation tactics and responsible investing. Keynote speakers included Karen Gordon Mills (MBA 1977), administrator of the US Small Business Administration; Ann Moore (MBA 1978), retired chairman and CEO... View Details
John A. Young
Marking the exit of H-P founders Bill Hewlett and David Packard, Young’s rise to CEO came at a time when H-P was enjoying a resurgence of growth. Under Young’s leadership, H-P continued the success of the... View Details
Keywords: Computers & Electronics
- 09 Oct 2019
- News
Building a Tradition of Giving
Barry Sternlicht (MBA 1986) Barry Sternlicht (MBA 1986) Over time and experience, Barry Sternlicht (MBA 1986) has developed an approach to philanthropy that bridges both his professional and personal lives, delivering impact to both. He... View Details
- 30 Jan 2009
- News
What’s It Worth to You?
How much is a CEO worth? What is appropriate compensation for the leader of a large and complex organization? One frequent reply has been “Let the market decide.” The “market” apparently decided that Lehman Brothers View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Faculty Research Symposium
nonprofits to the managerial emphasison unregulated pro forma earnings, to teamwork in health-care organizations. Synopses of three of the presentations follow. Pay Check: Equity-Based Compensation and Incentives In 2000, CEOs were... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Predictable Surprises
immediate loss of income, in exchange for a better situation at some point down the line. What about organizational biases? Since the events of 9/11, it’s been well documented that the CIA and FBI didn’t coordinate their information. Each had View Details
- 16 Sep 2024
- News
Life Preserver
human body. “We could literally multiply organ transplantation on Earth 15 or 20 times if we just were able to solve the logistics,” Giwa explains. To address that, in 2012 Giwa helped to found and served as View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
One-on-One with William H. Donaldson
chief regulator of America’s securities markets. To make matters worse, Donaldson hardly had time to settle into his new job before revelations surfaced of wrongdoing in the mutual-fund industry, triggering a new round of regulatory... View Details
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impact. Social Responsibility and Sustainability Explore insights on social responsibility and sustainability—from climate finance to AI in refugee resettlement and impact investing. Managing the Business Essential insights on credit access, resilience, remote work,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
I am writing this letter on the heels of another wonderful reunion weekend at HBS. If you're like me, a "reunion zealot," you know how special these events are. Not only do reunions give us the chance to reconnect with dear friends, but... View Details
- 08 Mar 2017
- News
Energy Efficiency as a Common Purpose
ambidextrous organization that can embrace both exploiting the existing business while at the same time exploring new business opportunities. “There’s lots of change going on in the utility world today. Energy efficiency; we want to help... View Details