John Shad (MBA 1949) - Publications - Faculty & Research

28 Oct 2013
Research & Ideas

Responsible Leadership in an Unforgiving World

turbulence” Badaracco, the John Shad Professor of Business Ethics, argues that, while market-based competition has been with us as long as capitalism, companies have been insulated from it over the last... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

Profile

Lucasz S. Babiarz

For Lukasz Barbiarz, the potential of a joint MD/MBA degree was revealed in a person, a chief of neuroradiology at Johns Hopkins, David M. Yousem, who had obtained both degrees. Traditionally, physician-researchers have struggled to find... View Details

25 Jun 2014
Lessons from the Classroom

FIELD Trip: Conquering the Gap Between Knowing and Doing

The mission: To sell more laptops. The market: Rural China. The challenge: The business partner wants to know what laptop features would be appealing to customers in rural China. Landing in Shanghai with eight days to find out, a team of six Harvard View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Education

01 Jun 2011
News

New Grants Assist Veterans

Twenty-nine MBA students qualified last year for a new Yellow Ribbon grant program designed for U.S. Armed Forces veterans. Under provisions of the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008, HBS voluntarily provides veterans a... View Details

Keywords: veterans

01 Dec 2017
News

Global Perspectives

Infrastructure: Lessons from Africa MBA students and project developer Sam Alemayehu (orange vest) tour the Reppie Waste-to-Energy project under construction near Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — the first of its kind in Africa. (photo by View Details

15 Oct 2019
News

Examining Climate Change From a Business Perspective

Change: Paris, and the Road Ahead,” with students in a Business, Government, and the International Economy class in spring 2019. (photo by Kavita Pillay) “Climate Change: Paris, and the Road Ahead,” a case taught in the MBA Program’s... View Details

01 Dec 2011
News

Henderson Named University Professor

In September, HBS professor Rebecca Henderson was named a University Professor, the highest honor Harvard bestows on its faculty members. Currently the second active HBS professor with that distinction (Michael Porter is the other), Henderson is the View Details

30 Oct 2017
News

Giving Minorities a Playbook for Career Success

2011. Of the nation’s 16.2 million management jobs at smaller companies, only 6.7 percent are held by blacks, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. These realities prompted John Rice (MBA 1992) to found Management Leadership for... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman

22 Jul 2020
Blog Post

Is a Business School-Industry Collaboration Needed to Attract Black Talent to Campus?

which Dean John Macarthur and several of us (including our first faculty, Profs. David Bell, James Cash, Marie-Therese Flaherty, John Kao, and myself) engaged in creating a Summer Venture in Management... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

01 Jun 2007
News

James McKenney Remembered

full professor in 1968 and was named the John G. McLean Professor of Business Administration in 1989. He retired from the active faculty in 1996. McKenney introduced the first computer-based simulation exercise, the Business Game, to the... View Details

Keywords: Information

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Laura Moon Archives | Social Enterprise

Impact Measurement Inclusive Finance International Development K-12 Education Leadership Fellows Leadership in Challenging Times MBA Programs Microfinance Non Profit Management Nonprofit Supportive Services Public Sector Public-Private... View Details

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Buildings & Cities - Business & Environment

equivalent of 60% of its electricity from local, renewable sources.” Ruthanne Fuller HBS MBA 1983 Mayor, City of Newton John Macomber HBS MBA 1983 Senior Lecturer, Harvard... View Details

01 Jun 2015
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2015

High-Profit Strategies in the Age of Techno Service by John A. Goodman (MBA 1971) (AMACOM) These days businesses have more opportunities to enhance the customer experience than ever before. Goodman explains how businesses can design and... View Details

01 Dec 1997
News

Fall Reunions Stimulate and Revitalize

"Wherever the action is, you find our alumni," said HBS Dean Kim B. Clark during a rousing opening address to this fall's reunion classes on September 26 in Burden Auditorium. Speaking to the MBA Classes of 1952, 1957, 1962, 1967, and... View Details

30 Nov 2019
News

Land of the Rising Scrum

Japan for the Rugby World Cup, their first trip to Asia. John O'Donnell MBA 1977 and Harvard College alumnus Eugene Skowronski John O'Donnell MBA... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers

27 May 2014
News

Crowdsourcing the Capitalist's Dilemma

Levi Belnap, MBA 2013 Roman Belotserkovskiy, MBA 2009 Kelly Bennett, MBA 2008 Varun Bhartia, MBA 2014 Rajesh Bilimoria, View Details

Keywords: April White; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

29 May 2009
News

Last Look - June 2009

A Tupperware party at HBS? So say MBA 1992 classmates Olaf Krohg (Section E) and Jamie Millar (B). Krohg writes, “I believe this was a Tupperware party conducted in Professor Len Schlesinger’s Service Management class for the Class of... View Details

Keywords: Keith Larson; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

01 Mar 2019
News

In Character: A Case Discussion Drama

What motivates you at work? How about Peter, down the hall in accounting? Or Linda, who heads up sales? In “Stoy Foods,” a case taught in the second-year MBA course Managing, Organizing & Motivating for Value, students adopt different... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

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Buy Now, Pay Later: Credit and Charity

HBS Quick Links MBA Executive Education Doctoral Programs Faculty and Research Alumni HBS Publishing Site Index HBS Home Contact Us Map/Directions Introduction Credit in Pre-Industrial Society Imagining Pre-Industrial Credit Credit and... View Details

13 Jul 2017
Blog Post

Summer Snapshot: Interning in the Sports Industry

HBS Career & Professional Development (CPD) asked students to describe their career interests and what they are up to this summer. Name: Matt Duarte, MBA 2018 Current Position: Corporate Development and Strategy Intern Company and... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment / Media / Sports

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