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- 22 Oct 2013
- News
Pulling the Plug
science fiction, but think about how no one could have imagined wireless Internet networks a decade ago, Giler says. "Now you get mad if you don't have WiFi." In 10 years, he says, wireless electricity will seem completely quaint. Giler... View Details
Keywords: Francis Storrs; Information; Information; Information; Information; Information; Information
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Five Honored for Missions Accomplished
paths, the end result is a positive one. Over the summer, the Bulletin had a chance to talk to this year’s honorees, who arrive on campus September 28 to accept their awards. For complete profiles, visit www.alumni.hbs.edu/awards/. Susan... View Details
Keywords: awards; Information; Information; Information; Information; Information; Information; Information; Information; Information
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Imagine an Economy Without Wall Street
makes the US economy the envy of the world.” Nohria also defended the track record of business schools, which have been criticized for turning out too many graduates who go into the financial industry. “Despite populist criticisms,” he wrote, “finance remains an... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Making the Case for Leadership
Angeles–based dialysis provider TRC. Thiry (MBA 1983) had just completed a difficult, ultimately unsuccessful term as CEO of another health care organization. After that experience, he pledged to join his wife, Denise O’Leary (also MBA... View Details
- 29 Apr 2022
- News
Clean Slate
briquettes. The waste water that comes from there can be treated and reused for horticulture. How do you complete that whole cycle? JH: Can you tell me a little bit Naina about how you see this world of finance and the environment coming... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Trillion-Dollar Fixer-Upper
The commercial real estate business was in a shambles fifteen years ago, but just look at it now. After a complete rehab, the industry has become the darling of investors eager for alternatives to lackluster stocks and bonds. But will the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
A New Approach to Health-Care Reform
of electronic medical records, which make patient information accessible and portable, have been talked about for a long time. One hurdle to progress on this relates, again, to the existing business model, which makes it difficult for... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Launch Codes
Walmart could eventually be a big customer, it took the pandemic and the dramatic rise in e-commerce to force us to reevaluate our model and focus on supporting the fulfillment needs of retailers in addition to our brand business. It meant a very quick pivot and a... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
INK: Maker’s Manual
I was 14. It was a completely foreign world from working-class Detroit where I grew up, and it was terrifying. In my first job out of business school, my boss affectionately nicknamed me “Pitbull” because I had a very high hit rate in... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 04 Aug 2015
- News
Brazil Alumni Connect Around a ‘Vision’ for the New HBS
and its faculty and alumni on the major challenges facing business and society today. “Harvard changed my life,” said Jakurski. “It enabled me to look at risks in a completely different way, to not be afraid of really taking risks, of... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Dean Nohria Looks Ahead
Instead, he applied to the Ph.D. program at MIT’s Sloan School of Management and was accepted. Once at MIT, Nohria realized that in management education he had found his true passion. After completing the program, he turned down offers... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson
- 06 Jan 2017
- News
Mental Illness and the Workplace
you're being expected to perform and to perform on time. Switz: Yes, so at GE, I completely hid this psychotic break and we basically, told the company that I had a thyroid disorder and had been in the hospital, as a result. And even, the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Afghanistan’s Hope and Light
beginning. Before Roshan launched, demand for its service was so high that a prelaunch informational leaflet began selling in the Kabul bazaar for $1. Police were called in to control the crowds waiting outside Roshan’s flagship store in... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Sep 2022
- News
Your Family, Your Work, Your Way
with some of firms’ highest-achieving employees often ended with questions about how to manage the demands of parenting and work. Much of the information she found was long on platitudes and short on practical, actionable advice—so she... View Details
- 13 Apr 2017
- News
Solving Nigeria’s Skilled Workforce Challenge
of Frank, a visually impaired man of fierce determination who completed WAVE two years ago. “At the end of the academy, he said, ‘WAVE has transformed me and I want to be a trainer so I can help transform others. I said to myself, ‘You... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 15 Nov 2021
- News
Charles P. Waite (MBA 1959)
Charles P. Waite (MBA 1959) Two institutions completely changed the life of Charles P. Waite, says Patti Waite Bishop about her late father, a venture capital pioneer and founding partner at Greylock Management: the US Army and Harvard... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Tribute to Fellowships
School’s ability in recent years to grow fellowship aid at a faster pace than the rise in tuition and fees. “Fellowship aid has doubled over the past five years, so the real cost of attending HBS has actually gone down,” said Light. While Thompson, a recipient of two... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Pamela Thomas Graham
anything, this has highlighted the need for information - the lingering notion that you could buy a stock, hold it, then retire without any monitoring or involvement on your part has completely vanished."... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
The Maestro and the Market
they enjoy a five-hour meal of thirty-some completely original, whimsical dishes prepared by Adrià and his team of thirty to forty cooks. The meal costs roughly 230 euros and represents hours of laborious research, testing, and... View Details
- 26 Jan 2017
- News
Finding a Path out of Poverty
led him to start his own business selling produce. The next break came after a chance encounter with a clerk at a local library who gave him advice on how to apply for college and get funding. In 1997, Magwegwe completed his undergraduate... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley