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- 01 Mar 2018
- News
‘We were just doing what needed to be done’
number of black students at HBS, the hiring of black faculty members, and the creation of more socially relevant electives. By establishing the African-American Student Union (AASU) in 1968, the five founders also hoped to support... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
The Exchange: Micro Management
borrowers. Ten years ago, India didn’t have social security numbers, so that is a first-order constraint. We have been going to the neighborhoods where these entrepreneurs live, forming them into groups, and asking people which of their... View Details
- 03 Dec 2019
- News
Two Tales of Connection: Over Meals and Mentoring
were not attracting the full range of alumni, Sachin Gupta (MBA 2015) had an idea. As vice president of social enterprise for the club, Gupta knew exactly what to do to bring more alumni to the table—quite literally. Earlier this year,... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
A Janus-Faced Reflection
probably needed a multifunctional organization, preferably a large one, for which you had bottom-line responsibility —somewhat unwieldy accouterments to pack with you into your sixties and seventies. Kim Clark, by contrast, speaks of the... View Details
- 29 Mar 2023
- News
Supporting Earthquake Victims in Turkey and Syria
iStock The faculty, students, and staff of Harvard Business School are thinking about the people of Turkey and Syria who were impacted by the recent earthquake. We have all been touched by the loss of life, the hopeful stories of survival, and the rapid View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
September 11: A Community Reflects
each one of us receives from this community are very important. I want to thank all of you for participating in this support system and for sustaining the unique set of values that defines HBS. "Stacey M. Childress (MBA '00), director of the HBS Initiative on View Details
Keywords: Susan Young;Deborah Blagg
- 26 Mar 2025
- News
Alumni Explore a Changing Hong Kong; Meet the Leader: HBS Club of Singapore
Conference Looks at Future of Hong Kong as a Global Leader The HBS Association of Hong Kong (HBSAHK) celebrated the club’s 45thanniversary in February, with its 2025 Signature Conference at Cloud 39, a rooftop ballroom at The Henderson skyscraper in central Hong Kong.... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
The Levitt Brand
oriented.” As was so often true of Levitt’s work, “Marketing Myopia” went well beyond the topic at hand, touching on big-picture concerns. A company’s chief executive, he argued, is responsible for setting an organization’s compass. “This... View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Faster, Bigger, Stronger: Supersizing the NFL
league is a nonprofit trade association) underpins the NFL's unique architecture. Even NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell concedes the model is "a form of socialism [that's] worked quite well for us. So we try to combine View Details
- 19 Jun 2017
- News
Can Neuroscience Find You the Perfect Job?
algorithmic perspective, really trying to put more women in those role-- women and people of non-Caucasian background in those roles. Morrell: So it didn't necessarily start out with that social mission or outcome-- Polli: No. Morrell:... View Details
- 10 Mar 2015
- News
Women in Tech: Breaking the Digital Ceiling
industry, men earn 24 percent more, on average, than women, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.) These stories aren’t encouraging, though the widespread response to them is. And these numbers, and others looking at... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
On a Sound Track
time. I had worked closely on day-to-day operations with the firm’s founder since 2005, so I was up to speed on most things, including the public offering. But being up to speed on something and owning ultimate responsibility are two... View Details
- 29 Aug 2018
- News
The Value of Valleys
company and spend every dollar I had and the few dollars that I didn't have. While a wonderful experience searching for a company, it certainly was a financial hardship. I spent a couple of years working actually in the social sector. I... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Dean Nohria Looks Ahead
responsible to social interests, and we’ll have to respond to that in some way. This will be especially important because humanity faces some urgent problems. How, for instance, do we deal with... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Professor, Historian, and Storyteller
encompasses the birth of the consumer society, the shift away from an industrial economy, and the decline of the social contract between companies and workers. So the Times articles were chosen — from a huge array of possibilities — to... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Hard Choices
their aspiration. Over dinner, Seth spoke passionately to the group about capitalism and the responsibilities of business leaders. His words resonated with many and I am delighted to share them here, for all the School’s alumni, with his... View Details
Keywords: Seth Klarman (MBA 1982)
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Profiles from the class of 2007
problem, and he stepped away so that our family could function. Professor George helped me realize that my passion for making change in the world is driven by this experience of watching my father’s struggle and by my strong sense of View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Lewis I. Rice
- 31 Mar 2023
- News
How Can We Solve the Teacher Shortage Crisis?
say, thematic concepts: foundations of arithmetic, critical thinking, and reading. Employers are very good at teaching discrete skills that you need for this particular role. You want a workforce that has both. So getting clear on when we say we're both going to be... View Details
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
Spirit at Work
ultimatums or drawing lines in the sand, the kind of petty, superficial responses that really only create enemies. If someone blew up at me, instead of firing him, I'd say, 'Let's work together.' I deferred to the wisdom of my team and... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
June 2021 Books and Podcasts
dad.” The responses he received inspired him, in turn, to begin compiling additional letters for what would come to be known as The Dad Advice Project. Now, a little more than two years later, the completed book includes stories and... View Details