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- 19 Jul 2011
- First Look
First Look: July 19
PublicationsBroadening Focus: Spillovers, Complementarities and Specialization in the Hospital Industry Authors:Jonathan R. Clark and Robert S. Huckman Publication:Management Science (forthcoming) Abstract The long-standing argument... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 May 2022
- Blog Post
The Territory of Motherhood: A Reflection in Honor of Mother’s Day
friends and to be part of a group, and most recently realized how to share her wonderful little world with a baby brother. Becoming a family of four here has made me forever grateful for the HBS family community and keenly aware of how View Details
- 10 Apr 2023
- Blog Post
Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - Innovations to Address the Global Water Crisis
saves water.” Innovations such as drip irrigation present an opportunity for significant water conservation, especially when one considers the fact that agricultural production will need to increase (by at least 60% according to some estimates) to View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
I am writing this letter on the heels of another wonderful reunion weekend at HBS. If you're like me, a "reunion zealot," you know how special these events are. Not only do reunions give us the chance to reconnect with dear friends, but... View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
a plan for providing educational resources to alumni throughout their professional lives. In the past, this committee has recommended the creation of special programs targeted to meet the needs of alumni at... View Details
- 28 Nov 2012
- What Do You Think?
Should Pay-for-Performance Compensation be Replaced?
compensation committee that meets perhaps 10 times a year, and what is the likelihood they'll get it right? We say we should pay for performance, but how? What do you think? Original Article Pay for performance sounds right. It aligns... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- Profile
Behrad Mahdi
efforts and provide incentives." Seeking a more sustainable leadership experience, he became a special assistant to the founders of City Year. Learning leadership through regular practice "Working at the national level,"... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Going Against the Flow
against it," he notes. "It's kind of like going to a casino and discovering there's a roulette wheel out of balance; you have a way to beat the house." Taking bold steps and meeting tough challenges is nothing new to the dynamic Jakurski.... View Details
Keywords: Dun Gifford, Jr.
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
A change of seasons often means new beginnings, and I am delighted to report that the Alumni Association Board of Directors got off to an energetic start at its first meeting of the 1999-2000 term, held on campus October 15 and 16. You... View Details
- Web
Crafting Your Life: The First 10 Years Post MBA - Course Catalog
during a regular X schedule block, and both sections will come together on Wednesday nights from 4:00-6:00pm except on two Wednesday nights – 10/8 and 10/29 – class will meet from 5:30-8:30 to enable special... View Details
- Web
How to onboard recently graduated MBAs - Recruiting
“Lean into in-person time upfront as much as you can,” says Brennan. “Starting a new job remotely can be very disorienting. It doesn’t feel real until you meet some people, particularly when you have one-off hires.” It’s not just a matter... View Details
- 16 Dec 2008
- First Look
First Look: December 16, 2008
respond to a revised proposal from two private equity firms to take the company private. In November of 2006, the Board had unanimously approved an offer of $37.60 per share after going through intense negotiations with numerous firms, but institutional View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 14
and society at large. To do that, it has to increase shareholder value while at the same time improving the firm's performance on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) dimensions. This article outlines a process that can be used to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Dec 2021
- News
Higher Returns
hit me like a ton of bricks. It was a headline in the New York Times that said "Shareholder value was no longer everything, top CEOs say." That was the headline. It was 8/19/19. I refer to that day in the book as the day the shareholders... View Details
- 19 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
Designing Cities for a Sustainable Future
On a June day in Manhattan with temperatures heading into the 90s, a straphanger named Mike is taking his customary subway ride to work. People are grumbling about the heat, but hey, it's summer, it's supposed to be hot, and besides, "Whaddya gonna do?" New Yorkers... View Details
- 19 Jan 2016
- News
Electric Avenues
remake their communities for the digital age. Below, a look at how HBS alumni are helping to rewire the way the world thinks about its cities. Town Halls for All Getting your voice heard by local government is unnecessarily difficult, says Elsa Sze (MBA/MPP 2014).... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Latin America's Decade
laws and shareholder rights — are not well established. There's much less competition, but if you are a sharp Harvard MBA who wants to launch a start-up, many of the details will be more difficult in Latin America." Alec Oxenford of... View Details
- 17 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 17
advertising were not sufficient to replace the loss of print revenue, and many publishers had explored charging readers for content, with mixed success, where specialized sources like The Wall Street Journal successfully using the model,... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 07 Sep 2007
- What Do You Think?
Are Elite Business Schools Fostering the Deprofessionalization of Management?
body," and establishes an "objective means to assess competence." As a result, business schools provide the business world, in his view, with no more than an "effective, albeit expensive, recruiting service." In citing 7 requirements of a... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- Web
1.5 Attendance | MBA
Degree seminars, SIPs, the RC course Purpose of the Firm, EC short courses, or EC intensive courses that meet once a week. Allowances for Excused Recruiting Absences do not carry over term to term. Excused Recruiting Absences are not... View Details