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- 01 Jun 2000
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Of Dugouts and Sweatshops
In 1993, as President Clinton's newly sworn-in Secretary of Labor, Robert B. Reich had hoped his first formal public policy decision would be a veritable home run. Instead, he found himself dealing with what appeared to be a no-win... View Details
Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Stevenson Named Director of External Relations
study at the School when he redefined entrepreneurship as a process, not a personal attribute. "I am fascinated by how all companies, big and small, are recognizing the need to initiate entrepreneurial action," he comments. "In this big,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Letters to the Editor
article on Energy Future, the 1979 book edited by HBS professor emeritus Robert Stobaugh and Daniel Yergin. It was a wonderful example of ideas surfaced here, forgotten here, pursued (usually in other... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
The Fab Four
school in that capacity was rejuvenating for me as well. Suddenly I was in a situation where I could really think about different kinds of business problems and potential opportunities because I wasn’t constrained by my own operating... View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
In the Blood
choice is horse racing, not baseball, and the heroes are mostly of the four-footed variety. Just across the road is Keeneland, a sprawling auction and racing complex where Robert Clay (OPM 4, 1980) recently sold a horse from his nearby... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2018
while helping data analysis providers understand how to create output that end users will value. Culture.com: How the Best Startups Make It Happen by Robert Stringer (MBA 1966) Crimson Seed Capital... View Details
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
Alumni Career Services Update
With his enthusiasm and expertise in helping others polish their résumés, plot job search strategies, and execute savvy career moves, Robert S. ("Bob") Gardella has become a popular contact for HBS alumni since assuming the role of... View Details
Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey
- 15 Nov 2016
- News
China IFC: Global Access, Global Perspective
and their management teams.” The Business of Going Global, China-Style, one of six IFCs in the MBA Program’s Elective Curriculum in 2016, was designed and led by two faculty members with extensive knowledge of the region. Willy C. Shih,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Answering the Call
Illustration by PJ Loughran Everyone talks about how quickly business changes. yet some HBS cases remain reliably relevant decades after they are written. In the pages that follow, we take a behind-the-scenes look at five cases that are... View Details
- 25 May 2011
- News
Race to the Finish?
The National Research Council, an arm of the U.S National Academy of Sciences, recently added its voice to a growing chorus of calls for immediate action to cut emissions of heat-trapping gases. As it happens, the announcement came on the heels of a visit to the School... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Seven Honored with Alumni Achievement Award
influenced and shaped who they are. They have overcome adversity, been inspired by others, and gained sustenance not only from their families but also from activities and pursuits that they personally enjoy. With that in mind, we present... View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Time to Trek
winter break, with more to comein the spring. Sarah Wimmer (HBS ’05) serves as copresident of the HBS Trek Club. In 2003 she participated in the New York City trek; in December she traveled to India on a sixteen-day trek organized by... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Baker’s back
All photos by Webb Chappell From the Charles River, the newly renovated Baker Library looks very much as it has for the past seventy-some years — stately columns, enormous windows, the signature bell tower. But a closer inspection reveals... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Alumni Books
presidential portrayal. Next Generation Management Development: The Complete Guide and Resource by Robert D. Cecil (MBA ’68) and William J. Rothwell (John Wiley & Sons) This book contains a comprehensive... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Dean Nohria Looks Ahead
by his example. He grew up in a very small village in India and was one of the first people in his family to attend college, where he studied engineering. He then went to England to get a diploma in management from Manchester Business... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
The Prophet of Start-Ups
(HBS Press, 2008), by BusinessWeek editor Spencer E. Ante. What follows is an excerpt adapted from the book. Venture capital has existed in one form or another since the earliest days of commercial activity. The Spanish monarchy and... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Finance Conference Explores Research Methodologies
Finance," focused on five subjects: corporate capital raising, corporate restructuring, extracting information from security prices, risk management, and security design. The fifteen papers presented at the conference, chosen by a... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Social Enterprise Visionary
to prepare leaders for the nonprofit sector. Approaching then-Dean John McArthur, he offered to fund an initiative focused on research, teaching, and programs related to nonprofit management. “John Whitehead’s vision for what would become the Social Enterprise... View Details
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
Investing in Innovation
and society have never been more divided. Even as the economy has recovered, trust has not. As business leaders, we need to remind the public that business is a force for good and is fundamental to societal progress by creating jobs,... View Details
- 01 Apr 1997
- News
Guitar Hero
(MBA '79) is a genuine guitar hero. Because of his managerial chops, a legendary American guitar company, once almost silenced by insolvency, has lived to play on. Founded in 1894, the Gibson Guitar Corp. had lately been singing nothing... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons