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- 20 Jan 2016
- News
Water for the World
And it’s important that we take the responsibility that we have, because we have a lot of water; and when you have a lot of water, you have to be able to give as you can also sell. For example, when the earthquake hit Haiti, we were the... View Details
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Matt Oppenheimer
example, from veterans who've led soldiers into combat in Iraq." Matt believes the school's size delivers important advantages. "My initial inclination was that HBS was too big. But the section experience gives you a strong... View Details
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Lisa Cousins
Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? I grew up in a very small town – you could call it “the middle of nowhere” – and have always been a bit of a dreamer, with aspirations to be a leader in the travel industry from a very... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Power Trip
closer, you’ll see that the characteristics of CEOs really have changed. And many of the factors that determine access to power also have changed. Is the importance of higher education one example? If you think about what was View Details
- 20 Mar 2017
- Book
Why Companies Are Placing Users at the Core of Their Innovation Strategies
on users, communities, and open innovation approaches to tackle important technological and business problems. Lakhani points to innovation contests that have solved a wide variety of major challenges from technology for civilian space... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
John P. Morgan, Jr.
Morgan Jr. continued his father’s methods and policies in dealing with industry, railroads, banks and other institutions and grew J. P. Morgan and Company’s business. He made his most important impact through government-financed projects... View Details
Keywords: Finance
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Board Diversity Network: 2024 Fall Events Recap - Blog: RGE Report
—including ideal skills for aspiring directors, the importance of relationships in seeking leadership opportunities, and, lastly, navigating current and future board challenges . Read on for recaps of each event. In September, 100+ alums... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Promise & Perils
making. In 1979, he was part of the first, small HBS delegation to visit a newly opened China. “It was the single most important trip of our lives,” he recalled. He glimpsed the future, and it now has come to pass: China has emerged as an... View Details
- 05 Oct 2016
- News
Harvard to Open Life Sciences Lab
family for their generosity and for recognizing the importance of innovation in the life sciences.” Over the past five years the i-lab has attracted students and faculty from across the University, some of who want to pursue ideas in the... View Details
- 10 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Hard Numbers on Social Investments
Darragh, a director in McKinsey & Company's Boston office, and me, on behalf of the Social Enterprise Initiative here at HBS. Q: Why was it important for the Social Enterprise Initiative to sponsor this research? A: The field of... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- 29 Sep 2015
- Blog Post
5 Leadership Lessons from the First Year at HBS
that some may have perceived as career shattering turned into a learning opportunity. While difficult, it’s important to remember that careers are marathons, not sprints. How you respond to adversity and, specifically, how you leverage... View Details
- 01 Apr 1996
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
The HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors has had a busy year, meeting both on campus and in informal settings around the world. In January, we returned to HBS for our Winter Meeting. The sessions included important reports from the... View Details
Keywords: Cathy Connett
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Group Therapy: The Role of Business Groups in Emerging Economies
consequences of group affiliation in Asia and Latin America for several years, often with HBS professor Krishna G. Palepu. His current research focuses on several important aspects of business groups: their effect on entrepreneurial... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Alumni Eager to Help Shape School’s Future
community is one among many of the School’s great assets, and we are also an important constituency among many whose interests the new Dean will need to consider when charting a course forward for the School. To help with that effort, the... View Details
Keywords: Ann Kelly
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Arctic sea ice: global atmospheric circulation
How important is the Arctic sea ice change in global atmospheric circulation? Many studies discuss the topic. We selected one article for your reference to begin with: View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
HBS to Release 2004 Annual Report
2.8 percent to a total of $294 million. Commenting on the results, HBS chief financial officer Richard P. Melnick (MBA ’92) notes, “The combination of tight fiscal discipline and renewed revenue growth across the School allowed us to make View Details
- 13 Aug 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
Managing the Family Business: Entrepreneurs Needed for Long-Run Success
reassess the importance of entrepreneurs for not only the continuation of the family company, but for the continued success of the family itself. Managers inside your core business who think like entrepreneurs (we call them intrapreneurs)... View Details
Keywords: by Michael J. Roberts
- 09 Apr 2016
- Blog Post
Meet The HBS Sound Society
year students also gathered talented students to form the band 3 Case Day. With Young Me & The Moons (2015), COLD CALL (2016) and 3 Case Day (2017) making their presence felt on campus, we’re pretty sure these students bands are here to stay. It was also View Details
Keywords: Entertainment / Media / Sports
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Once in a Lifetime Opportunities | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
opportunities through the Leadership Fellows Program . She was familiar with Acumen through her work at M-KOPA (in which the firm was an early investor), and recognized that the program “would allow me to enter the social space at a sustainable salary level – an View Details
- 10 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Cable TV: From Community Antennas to Wired Cities
in the rural areas where cable got started. By the end of the 1950s, however, cable technology had improved to the point where 12-channel systems were commonplace. 4 Cable entrepreneurs used these additional channels along with microwave relay systems to View Details