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- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Book Review: My Lunch with Warren
WuDunn (MBA 1986) and Nicholas D. Kristof Reading the Classics The Harvard Business Review is opening its vault for HBS alumni. This fall, HBR began offering 77 classic articles—from Clayton Christensen on View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 May 2019
- News
Case Study: Building the Base
initial step in his quest to help readers—particularly millennials and Gen Zers—better understand how the news is spun. The company’s launch product is a free daily newsletter that aggregates headlines from both the left and the right, with analysis that underscores... View Details
- 19 May 2021
- News
Alumni Convene to Support Nonprofit Boards; Seven Clubs Mix It Up Online
Applegate opened the summit’s first theme, Rethinking Governance, by leading a case study called Leading in Turbulent Times. Other featured speakers included Jim Bildner, CEO, Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation; Margaret Hall, CEO and... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Green Day
grass that fuels their company’s $43 million, 30-megawatt thermoelectric plant located in Bahia, Brazil. Photo courtesy Sykue Bioenergia Native to Africa, elephant grass isn’t picky. If it has sunshine, warmth, and some moisture, the tall, cane-like species of grass... View Details
- 19 May 2022
- News
Leading to Salvation
including the Hennepin County Human Services building just down the street. Jamil Ford: I just so happened to be at another notable individual’s funeral. Mrs. April Estes was at the funeral for his service. And I was assisting her into the car and View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
The Fine Print: Alumni Recommend Their Best Reads
series. —Mike Graffeo (MBA 2006) This is not a plant, but The Politics Industry: How Political Innovation Can Break Partisan Gridlock and Save Our Democracy, by Katherine Gehl and Michael Porter. It explains how and why our system rewards... View Details
- 12 Jul 2019
- News
The Birth of a Silicon Valley Blockbuster
16 million internet properties pass through the company’s network, which acts like a neighborhood watch for the internet—spotting potential threats but also helping websites run faster and better. It was named one of the world’s most View Details
- 26 Aug 2016
- News
Connecting with the Past
great-grandmother had her first child at age 17 and had twin boys at age 49. If you keep that in mind, you can see why it’s not always possible for cousins to find each other when their parents or grandparents emigrated to the United States, Argentina, or Israel.”... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Aug 1998
- News
A Roaring Success in the Windy City
Johnson Publishing Company, Johnson was an ideal choice as the opening speaker at the Chicago conference. Titled "2000+: Global Innovation & Entrepreneurial Leadership," the event attracted alumni from... View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Reaching Out
Suchismita had resolved that she was going to open a bank account. "That morning," Nundy recalls, "Suchismita spent hours in preparation, bathing and dressing up as if for a wedding. As we drove to the bank, she told me it was the first... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Can Manufacturing Keep Its Edge?
base. As a result, they get cost savings, and we get sales.” Welcome to the new reality in U.S. manufacturing, where, more than ever, intense foreign competition is driving product and strategy innovations. Even those firms without direct foreign competition find... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Local Hero
center field foghorn to celebrate Giants’ home runs, and hiring the Grateful Dead to sing the national anthem on Opening Day were among the innovations that caught fans’ attention the first year. With... View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
The Path Ahead
together the two experiences. It makes me very optimistic and enthusiastic about what we can do, because I have great faith in the innovativeness of our faculty and our community. For example, I could imagine that alumni interested in... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Around the World
about students' "road trip" stories Plan B: The Brick Bank Issue Focus: The Global Manager They Call Him Mr. China Think Locally, Act Globally Bringing Global Back Home HBS celebrated the opening of its newest classroom in early March—in... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Class of 1949 Gift Supports HBS Faculty Development
cohort, the Foundations course for incoming MBA students, and a greater emphasis on group projects requiring intensive faculty involvement. Concurrently, the overall MBA class size has increased by 10 percent, while section size has decreased and new sections have been... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Roads to Recovery
Cars Verizon chairman and CEO Lowell McAdam said his company is connecting cars to infrastructure. At sports stadiums, for example, Verizon plans to put special chips into parking structures to alert drivers to an open spot. Daniela Rus... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Faculty Debates Lessons from Enron's Collapse
unprecedented session brought together faculty with expertise in all aspects of business for a far-reaching discussion of the fallen corporate giant. Palepu opened the discussion by stating the afternoon's objectives. “Together, we will... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Books
of capital and the demand for financing. The book's final chapter suggests areas for further study. "Much is not yet known about the venture capital industry," write Gompers and Lerner, who note that one open question is the extent to... View Details
Keywords: Amy E. Dean
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2019
he’s honed over the past decade to get more done and live a fuller life. He offers lessons on resilience and perseverance, such as the 3 Bs of getting yourself out of burnout; the single word that opens up any opportunity; the most... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
December 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts
while promoting opportunities for all? How can we manage the core business while innovating for the future? For many of us, these competing and interwoven demands are a source of conflict. Since our brains... View Details