Legacy - Publications - Faculty & Research

21 Nov 2016
Research & Ideas

It Matters That Your CEO Doesn't Know Much About Sales

to any firm’s strategy and legacy capabilities. It’s leadership’s responsibility to adapt. “I’m certainly not arguing that every senior executive should be a shadow sales VP,” says Cespedes, “but all in the C-suite should truly understand... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

20 Apr 2010
First Look

First Look: April 20

company's, and his, legacy will be after declaring bankruptcy despite a cultural turnaround and successful operations. Purchase this supplement:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/610061-PDF-ENG The Last DVD Format War? Andrei... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Sep 2011
News

HBS Moves Ahead with Curriculum Innovations

many changes are taking place in the world, business education itself has been challenged to raise its game. We have to be innovative. We must have the courage to try new things, because that’s the only way we can honor the legacy of the... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Jun 2018
News

June 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books

Chick-fil-A Foundation, lists some simple but powerful ways people can affect others and create a legacy of service. His stories aim to help people demonstrate life-changing compassion, understand courage, make brave choices every day,... View Details

01 Jan 2012
News

Andrew H. Tisch, MBA 1977

up to the ideals instilled in him by his forebears. Several months after their father died of cancer eight years ago, the Tisch brothers split his office into two, each taking half. “Sometimes when I’m struggling with an issue—whether it is business or personal,” he... View Details

Web

Georges F. Doriot: Educating Leaders, Building Companies

Education Alumni Baker Library Historical Collections MORE EXHIBITS HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS RESEARCH LINKS SITE CREDITS GEORGES F. DORIOT Educating Leaders, Building Companies EDUCATION INNOVATION & VC GLOBAL LEGACY Contact Baker Library... View Details

14 Jan 2022
News

Power Play

it’s a chance to make real and lasting environmental change. “Obviously, we think we can make money for our investors,” says Graziano, “but it’s also about really being able to change the electrical grid. It’s a legacy that will last... View Details

16 Mar 2018
News

Douglas Spreng (MBA 1967)

and business through decades of change.” As his 50th reunion approached, Spreng considered what legacy he wanted to leave at HBS. In addition to including the School in his will, he established a charitable gift annuity (CGA). “I love the... View Details

07 Aug 2017
Blog Post

A Summer Internship with the City of Boston

Fellowship, has led the charge, championing the end user in a system burdened with legacy IT, a complex government bureaucracy, and the financial constraints that (rightfully) come with using taxpayers’ dollars. The name of the team,... View Details

20 Dec 2018
Research & Ideas

Most Popular Stories and Research Papers of 2018

Cirrus Foroughi, and Barbara Larson. Developing Novel Drugs This paper by Joshua Krieger and colleagues contributes to our understanding of how financing constraints affect the direction of innovation in drug development. After the Carnival: Key Factors to Enhance... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

31 May 2011
First Look

First Look: May 31

Abstract Theories of the firm have been dominated by a legacy of ideas from early industrialization that pose zero-sum opposition between capital and labor (or capital and nearly everything else), differentiating the economy from society... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Oct 2002
News

Dean Clark on Leadership, Educational Priorities, and Funding the Future

campaign's “quiet” or nucleus fund stage, so I am confident we can do it. Harvard Business School has a wonderful legacy and very generous alumni. Over the years we have developed an endowment of about $1.3 billion. But there are two key... View Details

04 Jun 2020
Blog Post

What MBAs can do in Defense of Black Lives

grassroots activists influence business leaders, public officials, and other decisionmakers. Educate yourself about anti-Black racism to supplement your business school education. Read essays from “The 1619 Project” in the New York Times to understand the View Details

15 Aug 2024
Blog Post

Navigating the Future of Renewable Energy at Port Esbjerg

national CO2 taxes, voluntary carbon credits, or carbon dioxide removal credits as potential sources of revenue. Legacy Industries in a Sustainable Transition Our tour also included a visit to Total Energies, a company with a long history... View Details

Web

Demystifying the Family Enterprise - Course Catalog

to compensate these professionals. Module four brings it all together by exploring what it takes to build an enduring Family legacy by creating excellent stewards of Family wealth and its impact on Society. The stewards struggle through... View Details

09 Jul 2019
Blog Post

Solving the Complexities of the Biotechnology Industry

and is a very competitive landscape as a result. Because the Biotechnology industry is complex and has a competitive landscape, only those with the best tools will be able to solve bigger problems, yield more, and hopefully, leave a View Details

12 Jun 2023
Blog Post

Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - Leapfrogging Traditional Agricultural Development in Africa

fashion? Researchers believe it is. According to the Founding CEO of the Climate Action Platform for Africa (CAP-A), the continent “can follow a low/free emissions growth path by leapfrogging directly to green pathways without legacy... View Details

Web

Cities, Structures, and Climate Shocks - Course Catalog

the level of individual actors. What are the core tools and skills for analysis of green and healthy buildings, sustainable infrastructure, large project finance, and public private partnerships? How do legacy and new cities realize both... View Details

22 Mar 2016
News

Bill (MBA 1966) and Penny George

Bill (MBA 1966) and Penny George “We made a legacy gift so that our contributions will continue after our deaths,” says William W. “Bill” George (MBA 1966) of the planned gift he and his wife, Penny, established to invest in students’... View Details

01 Apr 2002
News

Dot Vertigo

"dot nothings"; that legacy systems can be built upon; that the United States is the Internet leader; that PCs provide the only access to the Internet; and that English is the language of the Internet. Nolan urges senior managers to look... View Details