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- 01 Nov 1999
- Lessons from the Classroom
What’s Next & So What? Leading in the 21st Century
economy. Q: Are we chiefly talking about American businesses? Hamel: No, this is worldwide. Because of the spread of the American form of capitalism around the world, Asian and European companies in particular have been forced to go... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 02 Oct 2015
- News
The ‘F’ Word
readmission to HBS, was accepted, and graduated as a Baker Scholar. I’ve told my five children to apply themselves when faced with negative events—my experience is an example to encourage anyone. Robert Capria (MBA 1969) What if Harry... View Details
Keywords: Walt Disney Studios
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Lasting Impressions
those in the Class of '71 were destined to earn their MBAs during one of the most turbulent social and political eras of our times. Turbulence within the class, in the form of widely divergent views on the day's events, was also in evidence. A petition urging corporate... View Details
Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Lighten Up
“The first time I wore the shoes I took five minutes off my time, and my legs weren’t trashed.” For Kim and Coup, the decision to ink an alliance with Timberland was relatively easy despite some misgivings about hooking up with a much... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Making the Case for Leadership
expanding pool of leaders has been captured in an ever-broadening and deepening body of HBS case materials. The study of leadership, like everything else at HBS, begins with the case method. In the pages that follow, five alumni, whose... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Roger Thompson; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; National Security and International Affairs; Government; Health, Social Assistance; Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services; Information; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
- 30 May 2000
- Research & Ideas
Market Makers Bid for Success
epic quest of trying to create that infrastructure and that new kind of commodities marketplace. And that's what we've been doing at FreeMarkets ever since. The anniversary date of the day I left GE was the end of February, five years... View Details
- 15 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 15, 2016
is still thriving—while dramatically reinventing it? How do you envision a change in your current business model before a crisis forces you to abandon it? Innovation guru Vijay Govindarajan expands the leader's innovation tool kit with a... View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Chasing the Silver Tsunami
investor), was interested in investing in entrepreneurship in the aging sector as his “third act.” The duo combined forces and launched Primetime Partners last summer. Primetime’s $50 million venture fund currently has 10 companies in its... View Details
- 26 May 2016
- News
2016 Alumni Achievement Awards
first order. With that said, life does not always progress along smooth, straight lines, as these outtakes from candid interviews show. The texture of experience is far more complex, multifaceted, human, and interesting. These five... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
One-on-One with Tom Oreck
grounding in every aspect of the business. “I like to tell people that I rose up the ranks through the sheer force of nepotism,” he deadpans with self-deprecating humor. He made HBS his last training stop before taking over as president... View Details
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
Investing in Innovation
and society have never been more divided. Even as the economy has recovered, trust has not. As business leaders, we need to remind the public that business is a force for good and is fundamental to societal progress by creating jobs,... View Details
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Doing It Your Way
will fail," Sahlman warns, "which causes people to withdraw funding from the sector. So, we can expect to see a downturn in available capital over the next five years." Hot - Or Not? It is just such cyclical realities that cause HBS... View Details
- 10 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Surprising Winners and Losers in the Retail Revolution
to that model, it is challenged on all fronts. On the general merchandise side, Walmart has competition from the Amazons of the world. So their ability to make money with general merchandise has become compromised because ecommerce forces... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Yoga Inc.
vacuum, sweep, or dust. Five women and one man array their mats around a rose quartz sphere. “Dedicate your practice to a prayer in your life,” he tells them. “Ideally, one of personal transformation.” It’s a traditional approach that... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Halber
- 30 Mar 2017
- News
Negotiating Peace in Canada's Largest Rainforest
assurance that that outcome would actually be implemented and would go into force on the ground. The tools we used were what we called interest-based negotiation. So everyone would give my interests are these as opposed to my position is... View Details
- 31 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
The Dow at 20,000: What's That All About?
infrastructure. That has a positive impact on the price of stock of companies that will benefit from this spending, such as those that specialize in materials, for example. That said, there are some opposite forces at work, too. I think... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
- 23 Aug 2010
- Research & Ideas
The Drive to Acquire’s Impact on Globalization
the Wallace Brett Donham Professor of Organizational Behavior, Emeritus, at Harvard Business School. His multidisciplinary research, published in twenty five books and numerous articles, has dealt with the human aspects of management,... View Details
Keywords: by Paul R. Lawrence
- 01 May 2015
- News
Celebrating and Supporting Leadership
events. "In America and around the world, the public has lost trust in business," says Hess. "Business and society have never been more divided. Even as the economy has recovered, trust has not. As business leaders, we need to remind the public that business is a View Details
Keywords: Educational Services
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Growing Together
of its quagmire. "The event at the School is fascinating not only because it exposes students to complex social sector issues, but also because it forces up-and-coming Cleveland leaders who attend to engage in the same core content,"... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso and Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Your Own Medicine
conference room at DART's Cambridge office. After several years in consulting and a few years launching start-ups, Williams spent eight years at Genzyme, managing its rare disease portfolio, leaving in 2006 to take on a number of smaller pharma gigs. "I was doing four... View Details