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- 01 Dec 2003
- News
An Authentic Leader
everything telescoped down to the short-term earnings. So CEOs became obsessed with the short-term results? We shifted from looking at business fundamentals, like growth in earnings per share, revenue generation, gains in market share,... View Details
- 30 Jan 2021
- News
Finding a Fresh Approach to Dry Cleaning
houses, a quilt that was hand-sewn by a former first lady, and the flag from the booth at Ford’s Theatre where President Lincoln was shot. He relies on the skills of long-term employees to deliver these specialized services, such as using... View Details
- 11 Oct 2024
- News
Highlights from the Fall 2024 Alumni Board Meeting
program. Included in the presentation were progress updates on the MBA program’s three strategic priorities—invigorate our sense of purpose; center the education; and attract the most promising—and discussion of a market research project designed to determine View Details
- 15 Sep 2016
- News
US Competitiveness Report Sees ‘A Nation Divided’
and members of the American public. According to the authors, America retains and enjoys many strengths. However, various economic indicators show that the US economy has failed to deliver strong growth and shared prosperity for nearly... View Details
- 19 Jan 2017
- News
Finding Purpose in Profit
to adopt that corporate structure. [Her change of focus was the theme of a September 2014 TEDxBoulder talk, “The Joy of Less.”] “So many of our society’s inequalities are unfortunate outgrowths of capitalism,” Coupounas says today. “The notion of View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
New Releases
orientation may allow important innovations to languish, leaving a void that more entrepreneurial companies in the same field may successfully fill. While keeping close to customers may be critical for short-term success, Christensen says, View Details
- 14 Jul 2021
- News
The First Five Years: Nicolas Manes (MBA 2020)
What are your long-term goals for the company? “In the short term, we are raising a new round of financing to boost our growth in Mexico and to launch an operation in Brazil and in Central America. In the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Can Business Smarts Save the Charter School Revolution?
who've emerged as leaders in education reform at a time when charters have experienced rapid growth and decidedly mixed results. Together, they form a chorus: The charter school movement still has great promise. But it will take better... View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Daniel Vasella
question was, do we get out of it or increase our stake? In view of the long-term trends that we are seeing, generics is a field that is here to stay. And if we want to be in that field, we need to be able to compete with the best. The... View Details
- 05 May 2020
- News
“Walking a Tightrope”
that look, they sell a lot of great drugs, but some of them happen to be selling opioids. April: I'm curious what you see as the long-term consequences of those changes in the job world and in the business sector. Sheryl: Well, I think... View Details
- 02 Aug 2022
- News
PayPal Names Blake Jorgensen as CFO
Jorgensen has also served as CFO at Levi Strauss and Yahoo. He was named to Hasbro’s Board of Directors in April, with the toymaker’s CEO Chris Cocks noting that Jorgensen’s “expertise, leadership skills, and strategic growth mindset have... View Details
- 02 Mar 2016
- News
The New Space Race
This entrepreneurial energy is following a decidedly terrestrial opportunity. The nonprofit advocacy group Space Foundation estimated that the global size of the industry reached $330 billion in 2014, with an annual growth rate of 9... View Details
Keywords: Robert S. Benchley
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Books
bibles of business success, the silver bullets of top performance, the secrets to long-term accomplishment and growth. And you’ve heard all about the importance of information technology, total quality management, and recruiting that... View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Banking on HBS
Challenge Indeed, the Bank's stated mission is to reduce poverty and improve living standards by promoting sustainable growth and investments in people. To those ends, it provides loans, technical assistance, and policy guidance for its... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
Conference Brings Global Perspective to Cape Town
growth that South Africa is leading in the region." The Burden of Geography Economist Jeffrey D. Sachs, director of the Harvard Institute for International Development, delivered the first keynote address, a captivating presentation... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Giving Advice
(courtesy of Susan Wolf Ditkoff) The philanthropy economy is booming. Last year, America’s charitable giving totaled $358.38 billion, equaling 2.1 percent of GDP—a number last attained in prerecession 2004. With that growth have come a... View Details
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Fred Lazarus: Art Work at the Office
eight times its 1978 level, and its endowment has grown over twentyfold. Physically, MICA has dramatically expanded its campus, acquiring new buildings and renovating old ones. But perhaps most impressive is the growth of the school's... View Details
Keywords: Jeffrey Lazar
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Promise & Perils
costs, transforming the country over the past decade into the world’s workshop. In 2003, China ranked as the world’s major recipient of foreign investment — nearly $53 billion. It is on pace this year to attract even more. Long-term... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Alumni Books
four-year research program that spanned 25 industries, identifying long-term winners and what they do differently, Capon talked to marketing mavens from across the global economy and presents their insights in five broad groups: picking... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Lesson from the Fall
affairs. Enron’s approach to compensation and incentives included many perverse features, such as encouraging growth over profitability and rewarding employees for closing commodity deals and power-generation projects without concrete... View Details