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- 01 Dec 1999
- News
From the Editors
David's first challenges, outlined in detail in the Bulletin, was the overcrowded campus. With four Army and Navy training programs at Soldiers Field in addition to the MBA Program, more than thirteen hundred students were living in... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Everything Old Is a New Opportunity
series of summit-style events that bring like-minded technology and design innovators together with experts in the field of aging. The next step will be scaling the enterprise through local chapters in cities around the world and raising... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Luxe Redux
notes Thuy T. Tranthi (MBA 1993), president of Thomas Pink USA, the London-based shirtmaker. “Many of the established brands started out as small, entrepreneurial ventures. It’s a field in constant change, which often creates significant... View Details
- 06 Dec 2018
- News
Source Code
mornings-only class schedule, she spent the afternoons working retail at an athletic clothing shop. “I think it planted an entrepreneurial seed in me. I loved the hands-on aspect to it, I loved how you could see the results of what you do,” she says. After an... View Details
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Leading the Way In Negotiation and Decision Making
chair of the Negotiation and Decision Making unit. Indeed, the field has grown so important that in 1994 HBS became the first major business school to require a full negotiation course for MBAs. In that popular new course, which draws on... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Andresen Becomes First European and First Exec. Ed. Graduate to Endow HBS Professorship
to endow a professorship at HBS. "Harvard Business School has been very important in my life," he continues. "My experience there was the realization of a lifelong dream. I am delighted to be able to make a gesture that underscores the... View Details
- 16 Jan 2020
- News
Hitting the High Notes
own mistakes in addition to the research.” According to NSIG Breakfast Club organizer Carol Barnett (MBA 1990), the talk attracted an audience with a wide range of experiences and perspectives, with MBAs from the 1960s through to more... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 18 Feb 2014
- News
Stick with Plan A
over a period of two years builds that discipline, which I believe is critical and can give a company a competitive edge." But Maddy would be the first to acknowledge that the HBS experience is not just what you learn; it's also whom you... View Details
- 15 Nov 2013
- News
Helping Bright Ideas Shine Again
capital firm he opened in 2004 (and closed in January 2013) that focused on the Internet, software, and mobile spaces. The experience taught him some important lessons, among them the benefits of restricting his number of investments.... View Details
Keywords: Robert S. Benchley
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Rival Visions
After its war of liberation from England, America was bankrupt, disjointed, and devoid of experience in governance. "The new country could have broken apart because of its financial problems," HBS professor emeritus Thomas McCraw writes... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Alumni Books of 2016
later an escape for actor Marlon Brando, the islands are now home to a Pacific Beachcomber resort. Central Park Trees and Landscapes: A Guide to New York City's Masterpiece by Edward S. Barnard (PMD 32) and Neil Calvanese (Columbia Univ. Press) This View Details
- 30 Apr 2019
- News
Leading Schools That Change Lives
result of a recent $10 million gift to Salesianum’s endowment. “A $10 million gift is rare for any secondary school,” Kennealey observes. “The impact was tremendous and has gone a long way toward making our experience affordable for all... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
A Force for Good
$100 million a year, and that he wanted a speedy resolution. “Speedy” turned out to be the better part of a decade. For much of the 1970s, McArthur fielded an all-star team (including future Secretary of State Warren Christopher and... View Details
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
Starting Up and Starting Over
himself had detected a groundswell of impending postwar entrepreneurialism among his fellow GIs, based on conversations with them during his service in the Pacific. Back at Soldiers Field in 1946, Mace, with the backing of Dean David, set... View Details
- 17 Nov 2016
- News
Wired for Innovation
exploring the feasibility of canopy tours of the rainforest. “I was interested in startups and had experience in Latin America, so it seemed like a good fit after HBS,” recalls Skelly. “We wound up building what was essentially a... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
The Transformers
That experience led him to assign several Bain teams to analyze the viability of setting up a nonprofit consultancy. The need quickly became evident. Bain research turned up “some 3,000 solo practitioners who offered consulting services... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
September 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books
includes laughter, music, eating well, and finding joy at any age; the role of caregivers and their critical impact on extending your lifespan; how your environment and demographics affect aging, and how to adopt new technologies and advance research on aging. User... View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Daniel Vasella
Vasella Illustration by Dennis Balogh Twenty years ago a young doctor with a hankering for business experience gave up his clinical practice in Bern, Switzerland, and moved to East Hanover, New Jersey, to try his hand at drug sales with... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Read All About It!
same time, American families flocked to locations such as Walt Disney’s Disneyland to experience new forms of leisure. Shopping itself became another form of entertainment, as the number of shopping malls skyrocketed: In 1945, there were... View Details
- 13 Dec 2017
- News
Skydeck Live: What Really Motivates American Voters?
working to understand their motivations and tracking their reactions to cultural and political events. Her unique insights have made her a regular on CNN and a fixture on the pages of the Boston Globe. And Hessan and I discussed her View Details