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- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Code name: Miesiąc
Technology had spent most of the night collecting the necessary materials and printing some 1,500 posters commemorating the event, which had become a rallying cry for the country’s anti-Communist activists. Maj and his friends, part of Poland’s growing underground... View Details
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Leonard Dick (MBA 1990)
original pilot for CBS (“a comedic drama about a woman who is a lawyer and a doctor and manages to practice both”) and completing a rewrite of a pilot for Bravo set in the diamond trade. Best fuel for a marathon writing session: “The... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Joe Badaracco
cautiously optimistic we’re heading in the right direction.” Badaracco’s latest book, Leading Quietly, explores his thesis that “the most effective leaders are rarely public heroes,” but instead are individuals with sound judgment and strong interpersonal and View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Mary Callahan Erdoes
7 percent, with lots of appreciation on top of that. Do you have concerns about Japanlike deflation in the United States? Some fear that with a very low inflation rate of 1.5 percent, the United States is in... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Noted & Quoted
“We need to get the drama out of the newspapers and, frankly, out of the company.” —Meg Whitman (MBA 1979), describing one of her many tasks as Hewlett-Packard’s new CEO. (The Times of London, December 12, 2011) “A lot of people are afraid of selling. It’s a hole in... View Details
- 20 Feb 2019
- News
Building an Ecosystem for African Entrepreneurs
prosperity,” says Elumelu. “That is at the heart of Africapitalism.” The retired chief executive officer, now chairman of the United Bank of Africa (UBA) and the founder of Heirs Holdings, Elumelu has put the tenet of this... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Made, Not Born: HBS Courses and Entrepreneurial Management
Students take part in "living cases," where they work with an active social entrepreneur. The course concludes with an exploration of the role of business leaders on nonprofit boards. Offered three times since the spring 1995 semester, the course has received high... View Details
- 03 Dec 2024
- News
Magic Numbers
educational organization Zearn, which Sharma cofounded in 2012 and has served as CEO since 2016. Improving math education is a daunting enterprise, especially in the United States. According to the most recent results of the Program for... View Details
Keywords: Amy Crawford
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Finishing Touches
of Harvard University’s future expansion. The addition of a south-facing entrance is both practical and symbolic, offering an open view through an airy, light-filled space as well as a clear reminder of the School’s future role at the... View Details
- 07 Jan 2011
- News
Working on a Turnaround
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
The Changing Nature of Research
Professor Raffaella Sadun Professor Raffaella Sadun The commitment to advancing thought leadership has been integral to HBS’s identity since the School’s founding more than a century ago. Over the past decade, HBS faculty members have... View Details
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
New Idea: State of the Art
intentional. The museum “wants to make design more relevant and accessible,” Belsky says. “Similarly, with Behance, we have tried to make design—and all forms of creative expression—accessible and searchable.” When the Cooper Hewitt reopened in December, it featured a... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Ann M. Fudge
probably not surprised at her subsequent headline-making ascent in corporate America. “I learned how to balance and prioritize early on,” says the Washington, D.C., native, whose unique combination of determination, grace, and integrity... View Details
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
World Class Learning
"The best practice does not, and increasingly will not, necessarily reside in Boston or even in the United States." Beyond the classroom, international students are a vital presence in the daily activities... View Details
Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey
- 26 Feb 2008
- News
The Right Stuff at HBS
us who work at HBS, such gestures make us feel good about the place. Brighton kids and coach celebrate a job well done. Photos by Neal Hamberg The Brighton Bengals are an inner-city team. Its players take public transportation to practice... View Details
- 08 Apr 2011
- News
Management Matters In Health Care, Too
The key finding is that improving hospital management practices is a highly effective way to increase quality and efficiency of care. Management improvements can come as relatively small innovations, like the “checklist system”... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Faculty Books
and the United States survey the evolution of multinational banks and offer a framework by which this development can be understood. They analyze the multinational banking strategies of selected countries and institutions from the early... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Jeanne Jackson
Most Powerful Women in Business.” Based on her experience in retailing and her current service on the boards of global giants Nike and McDonald’s, Jackson says, “Whether you’re in Texas or in China, you must focus business practices and... View Details
- 05 Mar 2020
- News
Green Light
shipping containers—necessitates a white cap and a lab coat. The units feature a double-door protocol that requires the exterior door to be closed before a second internal door can be opened. In the far corner of the building, a... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Money Matters
Indian stock market was booming, and investors had grown accustomed to outsized returns. Then the bottom fell out. The financial crisis spawned in the United States reverberated around the globe during the summer and fall of 2008, and... View Details