Alumni groups - Publications - Faculty & Research

27 Jun 2007
Lessons from the Classroom

Learning to Make the Move to CEO

"Everyone in this program has earned their stripes at a very senior leadership level," Simons notes. "It's important to have that kind of person because participants work in groups and in very intensive classroom... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Education

29 May 2001
Research & Ideas

Good News, Not Blues, For the Inner City

economy," is ripe for economic vitality, says HBS Professor Michael E. Porter. And, as he explained in a plenary session called "Inner City Renewal" at the HBS 2001 Global Alumni Conference, there are hundreds of new... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

10 Jul 2000
Research & Ideas

The State of the Markets

High on every agenda as well, of course, is the use and impact of technology, and that was the focus of a Global Alumni Conference session hosted by HBS professor Richard Nolan. Titled "Technology and the Future of the Financial... View Details

Keywords: by James E. Aisner

05 Feb 2001
What Do You Think?

Do MBA Programs Face “The Innovator’s Dilemma”?

students." In his words, this behavior should characterize well-respected programs. He asks, "Isn't 'adapting to change' almost a synonym for learning?" Little attention was given to the influence of alumni in shaping... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

16 Feb 2004
Research & Ideas

HBS Center Focuses on Europe

political leaders, educational institutions, and local alumni. In Europe, a group of executives and professionals, all HBS alumni, form the European Leadership Council (ELC), which provides advice on the work of the ERC. Cynthia... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

29 May 2001
Research & Ideas

Genomics: Can We Start Making Money Now?

drugs, and will they be less expensive?' My answer is, 'I don't know, and probably not.' Lechleiter was one of several panelists to discuss, "Breaking the Genetic Code: The Business of Life Science in the 21st Century" at the 2001 Global View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

19 Aug 2002
Research & Ideas

Here Comes Internet2—Time to Shed Dot Vertigo

fallacious," Nolan charged. In a lively discussion with about fifty HBS alumni held during reunion weekend this summer, Nolan, who spent a year's sabbatical concentrating on Internet2, described the current state and potential of the... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

29 May 2020
Op-Ed

How Leaders Are Fighting Food Insecurity on Three Continents

Solving: HBS Alumni Making a Difference in the World, and more recent conversations specifically about COVID-19 impacts and responses, we’ve talked with many Harvard Business School alumni the world over.... View Details

Keywords: by Howard Stevenson and Shirley Spence; Agriculture & Agribusiness

25 Sep 2017
Research & Ideas

Why Politics is Failing America, and What Business Can Do To Help

project has surveyed HBS alumni and other business leaders to assess perceptions about which aspects of the country, such as the economy or education, they see as thriving and which as lacking. The survey results consistently showed that... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette

02 Sep 2008
Research & Ideas

Indulgence vs. Regret: Investing in Future Memories

durable goods, she adds. In another study, Keinan interviewed college students and alumni returning for their 40th reunion, asking the two groups to assess their level of regret about how they spent their... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

08 Jul 2008
First Look

First Look: July 8, 2008

rates over time. What Do Nongovernmental Organizations Do? Authors:Eric D. Werker and Faisal Z. Ahmand Periodical:Journal of Economic Perspectives 22, no. 2 (spring 2008) Abstract Nongovernmental organizations are one group of players who... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

20 Dec 2010
Research & Ideas

New Dean Sets Five Priorities for HBS

times and came from many countries, the alumni who filled Burden that morning all shared an intense curiosity about where the new Dean intended to take their School. Just shy of 100 days into his tenure, Nohria came prepared with answers.... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Education

10 Mar 2008
Research & Ideas

Encouraging Entrepreneurs: Lessons for Government Policy

paper, "Cost of External Finance and Selection into Entrepreneurship," Nanda looks at how entrepreneurial activity is affected across various groups of individuals when a tax reform increases the cost of financing a business.... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

19 May 2016
Research Event

Crowdsourcing, Patent Trolls, and Other Research Insights Highlighted at Harvard Business School Symposium

Cell Biology at Harvard. Sato oversees the Blavatnik Fellowship in Life Sciences Entrepreneurship, which provides a select group of HBS MBA alumni the opportunity to work with top Harvard inventors. The... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman & Carmen Nobel

11 Jul 2005
Research & Ideas

The New International Style of Management

me, in either a team or a one-on-one setting." Continues Klump, "I understood enough of Chinese culture to know that you rarely, if ever, confront someone in a group setting, as maintaining face is important. So I waited to have... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons

17 Jan 2017
Research & Ideas

Can China Maintain Its Economic Power?

A group of Chinese tourists visiting the promenade in front of Pudong's skyline. Source: Richmatts When F. Warren McFarlan and a small group of HBS colleagues arrived in Beijing in July 1979, they stepped... View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg

18 Oct 2006
Research & Ideas

New at the Helm: A Talk with HBS Dean Light

curriculum as well. Last year we launched learning teams for first-year students. These are diverse groups of roughly seven who work together on projects throughout the year. Writing is an important component of what they do, in addition... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Education

13 Oct 2010
First Look

First Look: October 13, 2010

group but get confounding questions, inane comments, and verbal bullets in return. Before you know what's happened, your idea is dead, shot down. You're furious. Everyone has lost: Those who would have benefited from your proposal. You.... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 2016
What Do You Think?

When Business Performance Falters, is Culture Change the Fix?

organization culture, it prompted several executives and alumni to ask me if I had a comment on the subject. In typical business school fashion, I’m asking for yours. The article cites four case examples--Ecolab, Delta, Ford, and... View Details

Keywords: by James L. Heskett

07 Mar 2000
Research & Ideas

Putting Health Care Consumers in the Driver’s Seat

available to their workers. The conference's agenda alternated between small breakout sessions that brought together participants from different industry areas and large group discussions where all attendees could compare notes. The... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Health

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