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22 Dec 2022
News

LGBTQ+ Alumni Forums Expand; 2023 Alumni New Venture Competition Is Underway

Clubs News Clubs News The HBS Pride Alumni Association is expanding its slate of LGBTQ+ Alumni Forums after the successful launch of two initial forums in 2021 sparked broader interest among its members. Akin to having a personal board of directors, HBS Alumni Forums... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Dec 2006
News

Forestalling Terror

RIVKIN: “In the private sector, this kind of change would happen over the course of a generation of management. But when it comes to national security, you can’t wait that long.” Associate Professor Jan Rivkin joined the HBS faculty in 1997 as a member of the Strategy... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Waleed Iskandar; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

13 Feb 2024
Blog Post

Harvard Students Reflect on COP28

to meet, and what to talk about.” Dennis Cha of Harvard Business School meets U.S. Special Envoy for Climate, John Kerry, at COP28. Sadok Kechaou, Harvard Business School “ The pronounced presence and... View Details

30 Jan 2007
First Look

First Look: January 30, 2007

found to be associated with the ability to attract specialized solvers with range of diverse scientific interests. Furthermore, successful solvers solved problems at the boundary or outside of their fields of expertise, indicating a... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

20 Apr 2009
Research & Ideas

Misgovernance at the World Bank

capital, shareholder losses, and, in the extreme, financial crises—at the end of the day the investors by their nature have some tolerance for risk. "In an aid organization, however, the costs of misgovernance are borne not by the... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

15 Sep 2011
Research & Ideas

High Ambition Leadership

What personal attributes were crucial among the leaders you have studied? A: There is no substitute for leaders personally meeting employees. Leif Johansson, CEO of the Volvo Group in Sweden, did a lot of that when he took charge. He made... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

21 Feb 2023
Blog Post

Accelerating Climate Solutions - Short Intensive Program 2023

This is a repost from HBS Newsroom, see the original post here. New Short Intensive Course at Harvard Business School Meets Growing Student Demand for Climate in the MBA Classroom One might not immediately see the Gospel of Mark, which... View Details

01 Apr 2002
News

Pamela Thomas Graham

firms, establishing the foundation for her eventual move into television and the executive suite. In 1999, feeling "the ten-year itch," Thomas-Graham talked to a longtime mentor who recommended that she meet with Jack Welch, then CEO of... View Details

Keywords: Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment

25 Aug 2016
Blog Post

Why I Almost Didn’t Apply to HBS

event came in the form of a meeting with my good friend, Avilia Guardiola. Her passionate belief in my abilities cut through the doubts I had when preparing my business school application. As an undergraduate student in 2009, I first set... View Details

01 Mar 2023
News

Fostering a Supportive Community

services and resources for them, including advising and counseling, one-on-one tutoring, workshops, and specialized career coaching. Holly Fetter (MBA 2020) Holly Fetter (MBA 2020) These offerings have been informed by the work of a task... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Mele

22 Mar 2022
News

Clubs Mark a Milestone and the Lunar New Year

With a steadily growing membership of more than 320 alumni, Stidman says the club has been very active from the beginning. Current programs and special interest groups include an executive speakers’ series, a breakfast forum, a women’s... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

12 Aug 2002
Op-Ed

Using Big Business to Fight Poverty

can bring to bear on development projects. First, corporations possess the competence for the job—in the form of skills, technology, and access to global markets and credit. The market by itself does not necessarily help the poor; special... View Details

Keywords: by George C. Lodge

19 May 2023
Blog Post

Choosing To Be Optimistic about Climate Change

raised from private sources of equity and debt financing. According to Mark Carney, United Nations Special Envoy for Climate Action and Finance, the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero has resources to support more than $100 trillion... View Details

01 Sep 2018
News

Ask the Expert: Delivering the Goods

are likely to find in coming years that the problems borders create are easily solved by forward positioning goods and services. Free-trade zones and special warehouses that preposition products for anticipatory delivery, helped by data... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

15 Sep 2015
News

Easing the Costs of Saving a Child

Taylor is heartened every Wednesday, the day when Pathways’ partners meet to approve loan requests. The magic happens on the 10th floor in an office across from Rowland Taylor’s headquarters in Houston. One week there was a “yes” for a... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

01 Jan 2008
News

James D. Wolfensohn, MBA 1959

meeting at the Shanghai Stock Exchange, to an education conference in Dubai, and to the University of Ghana, where he delivered a lecture on partnerships for success in Africa. The hectic pace and diverse agendas were not unusual for... View Details

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Dean Srikant Datar’s 2024 Commencement Remarks | About

memorable—distinguished by some special aspect of their time here on campus. When I consider you, the Class of 2024, I will remember your efforts to sustain community and build understanding at a very difficult time in the world. Some of... View Details

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Dean Srikant Datar’s 2023 Commencement Remarks | About

Dean Srikant Datar’s 2023 Commencement Remarks Dean Srikant Datar addresses the MBA and Doctoral Classes of 2023 during the School ’ s 113th Commencement. Published May 25, 2023 Share via Facebook Share via LinkedIn Print Share via email Let me say what a View Details

27 Feb 2007
First Look

First Look: February 27, 2007

various mechanisms that are discussed in the theoretical literature on collective action. We argue that several of these intuitive theoretical arguments rely on special additional assumptions that are often not made clear. We then review... View Details