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- 01 Jun 1999
- News
Short Takes
to ensure that environmental resources are replenished for future generations - as there are people discussing the issue. But with increased pressure on businesses to consider the costs of their actions to society and the environment... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 24 Jan 2012
- News
The Power of Mentoring
- 16 Nov 2015
- News
Connecting with Indigenous Traditions
Dan Sprinkles (MBA 1977) was 50 years old when a vision quest inspired him to leave the corporate world and embark on a role as a spiritual healer. “I’d always been hungry or starved for something that would create passion, something I couldn’t wait to get out of bed... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Having a Ball
STAFFORD: Planning a memorable party, with help from his son, Earl Jr., and wife, Amanda. Tracy A. Woodward/Washington Post Long before the November election, sensing that something historic was in the offing, Earl Stafford (OPM 26, 1998) decided that wounded veterans,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Students Take Aim at Foreclosures
Last spring four HBS students traveled to Minneapolis to visit the nonprofit Homeownership Preservation Foundation (HPF), which counsels people who are facing foreclosure on their homes. Meeting with HPF officials, the students discussed the nonprofit’s strategy,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2015
that cost him his adopted children, his colleagues, and the career of Xi Zhongxun, father of President Xi Jinping. When Zhou left Huai’an, another group came to his birthplace to serve society through medicine, education and evangelism.... View Details
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
Organizations and Markets: A Challenging View of the World
titled "Foundations of a Theory of Organizations," students gain insights into human behavior through reading Daniel Goleman's popular work Emotional Intelligence. They expand their perspective on the use of knowledge in society by... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Ask the Expert: A Fair Share
was extremely challenging. Nobody wanted to take a risk on this. But since then I’ve had a lot of dialogue with insurers that are looking at the sharing economy as an opportunity—some out of necessity. Society is becoming more urban;... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
"Rising to the Challenge" Program Addresses Post-9/11 Issues
emergency relief and support community development and civil society initiatives. "There's a direct connection between economic and social stability. September 11 pushed NGOs into the gray area of politics." The sector needs new ideas and... View Details
- 16 Sep 2013
- News
Canada’s Native Son
by Maureen Harmon Blaine Favel Blaine Favel (MBA 2001) grew up on Cree Indian reservation. His father was a chief, as was his grandfather before him. "It was a true democracy back then," says Favel, when a chief served at the will of the people. Favel recalls his... View Details
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
Spirit at Work
see was frustration. I began to realize there's a greater power at work in society than we humans possess even in our most influential posts. So I started thinking, reading, and trying to discover for myself the deeper meaning of life and... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Cynthia Carroll
Carroll Illustration by Dennis Balogh Founded as a gold mining company in 1917 in South Africa by Ernest Oppenheimer (with help from Herbert Hoover and J. P. Morgan), Anglo American plc is the world’s fourth-largest diversified mining company by market value. Now based... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Bold Idea Takes Off
Falik Photo Courtesy Abby Falik As a teenager, Abby Falik (MBA ’08) spent a summer living in a rural Nicaraguan village, an experience that inspired her to dream of ways she could help other young people have meaningful experiences in developing countries. At HBS, her... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
September 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
Fall of Europe. Since 2012 Europe has been confronting new, game-changing challenges such as the refugee crisis, the surprise of Brexit, and the explosion of “alternative” politics. Europeans have realized that the open societies they... View Details
- 06 Jul 2010
- News
Expert to Teach Housing Finance
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Educating, Connecting, and Mobilizing Around Climate Change
for tomorrow. The BEI aims to leverage HBS’s unique platform to help move the needle on climate change and accelerate climate solutions. Critical issues such as these are also among the focal points for HBS’s new Institute for the Study of Business in Global View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Where Have All the Leaders Gone?
finding anything that resembles a national purpose these days. The most powerful forces in society today, he argues, are what he calls microtrends. “The power of individual choices has never been greater, and the reason for those choices... View Details
Keywords: Government
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Alumni Books
The People Factor: Strengthening America by Investing in Public Service by Linda J. Bilmes (MBA ’84) and W. Scott Gould (Brookings Institution Press) The authors argue that the federal government can achieve the same gains as the best private-sector and military... View Details
- 25 Mar 2021
- News
Alumni Honor Nitin Nohria and Support His Legacy
equity and increase diversity and inclusion, Nohria strengthened core aspects of the HBS experience. The impact of these achievements on the School and on society at large will be felt for many years to come. To show appreciation for his... View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Curing Health Care
taking control of its own evolutionary future. We aren't just watching it—we're the architects who are making it happen. I'm awed by what's going on; for me it's mostly about trying to understand the implications of the technologies that are driving change in our lives... View Details