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- 01 Dec 2004
- News
One-on-One with William H. Donaldson
December 2001 had severely eroded investor confidence and prompted Congress to legislate sweeping corporate reforms contained in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Donaldson’s predecessor, Harvey L. Pitt, had been forced to resign under pressure. And the agency was woefully... View Details
- 06 Oct 2022
- News
Untapped Potential
ability to exist,” Ferguson says. Burnt Island Ventures is committed to finding and implementing solutions to everyday water concerns around the world. Some countries lack the means to provide clean water to their residents. That is not... View Details
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
The Exchange: Chance Encounters
there was a lot more experimentation earlier, in terms of letting people be at home, but now you can see more large establishments requiring folks to come back. I’ve been talking to the largest technology firms about this: They’ve created View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Contributing to a Better Future
having created these problems, but at the same time, and often from the same people, we’re hearing demands that business has to play a much greater role in addressing these issues. BiGS’s task is not to take a stand on a particular topic,... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Launch Codes
I’ve had to really think hard about what it means to balance. Not only the most common interpretations, like work-life balance, but also the short view of being first to market to make sure you capture an opportunity versus the long view... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Dispatches from the Global Classroom
cross-cultural learning aspect to it that you can’t duplicate in the classroom, which is very much a part of being a global business school. That doesn’t mean putting a U.S.-born student in the Paris office of Goldman Sachs. It’s... View Details
- 19 Aug 2024
- News
Quantum Leap
logistics to web services—will be disrupted, with experts predicting that quantum machines will rapidly perform tasks that would take today’s fastest digital supercomputers years to complete. Quantum computers will be able to carry out... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
The Rankings Game
Administration. “The Forbes measure doesn’t make sense to me. Calculating return on investment based on salary five years out means Forbes rewards schools that mainly feed investment banks, private equity, and hedge funds. By implication,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Security Chief
across a far-flung network of operations, and motivating everyone with a clear understanding of the new company’s mission. Add to those formidable tasks the steep learning curve Parker faced by moving from the service-based rigors of... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
The Spangler Effect
campus center surfaced soon after Kim Clark was appointed Dean in 1995 and a task force was assembled to update the campus master plan. “We identified that there was no central place on campus for students to gather,” recalls Sharon... View Details
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
New Releases
1996 faculty symposium titled "Breaking New Ground: Initiatives in Management Education, 1980-1995." Organized by Clark, the three-day event gave faculty an opportunity to take a step back from their ongoing research and talk about the larger View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Teachable Moments
task at hand,” DeLong writes. “He made you feel like the most important person in the firm, the same way some teachers make each student feel like he or she is the most important one in the classroom.” Another serendipitous meeting—this... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Calling the Tune: Negotiation as an Improvisational Dance
vital at all levels of the organization. Valley explained that in addition to the negotiations around a transaction — the exchange of goods or services — the flattening of organizations means people must negotiate the terms of their... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
$how Me the Money
closely, he sees it as part of a bigger problem: the global financial system’s shadow structure. According to GFI research, the proceeds of bribery represent only 3 percent of the $2 trillion annual cross-border flow of illicit money — illicit View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
How Sports Should Use Its Timeout
Bulletin And then the question around packed stadiums. To get there, we're going to need, again, I mentioned trust. So you're going to have in place a dedicated group—call it a task force— focused on safety. Focused on then investing in... View Details
- 28 Jun 2024
- News
Honoring Leadership in New York; PRIDE Alumni Share HBS Stories
programming open to both alumni and the general public. Funds also support scholarships to attend the MBA and Executive Education programs at HBS, as well as summer fellowships, and benefit the club’s newly-established task forces to... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Supercharged
“Crush it!” I was test-driving a Tesla Model S 75D under the watchful eye of Kristin, the “owner-advisor” tasked with accompanying me while I took one of Elon Musk’s battery-powered luxury cars for a spin on the Far West Side of... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Avoiding a Succession Crisis
critical perspective of an outsider who sees the need for real change. Building inside-outsiders means managing succession to bring to the fore leaders who will challenge their strategic inheritance. Since succession planning is so... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Ready for Takeoff
is now an absolute focal point, meaning that flights typically serving leisure or corporate travelers—the latter accounting for more than 50 percent of current air travel in the country—will be reduced in favor of more site-to-site... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Getting the Message
years and currently serves as faculty chair for the Managing Brand Meaning program in the Executive Education curriculum. He believes the future of Internet advertising depends on improvements in technology. "We won't really understand... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young