online social networks - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 1997
News

Short Takes

he writes. In his working paper "Flexibility: The New Social Contract between Individuals and Firms?," Bradach studies independent contractors, companies that use their services, and staffing agencies that bring the two parties together.... View Details

Keywords: Judith Ross

01 Apr 2001
News

Beyond Accommodation

blind people through a network of associated agencies, NIB had once enjoyed a relative monopoly of the federal procurement market for its SKILCRAFT® brand of office supplies and some two thousand other products and services. But that... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; AT&T; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

13 Nov 2020
News

Expanding Summer Fellowships to Support Students

provides capital from a pool of donations to a portfolio of curated organizations whose ethos align with four pillars of purpose: justice system reform, education parity, health and wellness access, and community outreach and social... View Details

30 Nov 2017
News

Happy Meals (Are Here Again)

she says. For a company the size of McDonald’s, it posed a massive operational challenge. Hurdles included everything from structure—McDonald’s kitchens were designed to operate in two separate “day parts,” breakfast and everything else—to securing global supply View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; photographed by Saverio Truglia

21 Mar 2019
News

Helping Veterans Build Careers

been so core to what I’ve done in my career after HBS and now at the foundation,” he says. At HBS, Goldenberg served as co-president—along with Brian Bechard (MBA 2003)—of the Armed Forces Alumni Association, from 2002 to 2003. Through that association, he became part... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

01 Jun 2018
News

Up by the Roots

revolutionizing everything from online payments and wealth management to cybersecurity and insurance through digital technologies as diverse as blockchain and artificial intelligence. Despite being the world’s financial capital and home... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; illustrations by Dan Page

01 Sep 2016
News

Code name: Miesiąc

but Maj and Poland’s vast network of underground publishers continued printing. Maj still has pamphlets dated August 1980 from the shipyards of Gdańsk; he was there when the Solidarity movement, uniting the workers, intellectuals, and... View Details

Keywords: April White; photographed by Piotr Malecki

01 Dec 2015
News

Faculty Q&A: The Price Is Right

complex emotionally, cognitively, and socially for people. I first encountered PWYW at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. Then I discovered that Radiohead had released its In Rainbows album using a PWYW model. Now it’s used by digital... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Mar 2007
News

Avon CEO Jung on Leadership

leadership, the company introduced new lines and products, repackaged old standbys, invested heavily in research and development, and expanded overseas. Redubbed “the company for women,” Avon now operates in more than 100 countries, generating some $8 billion in annual... View Details

Keywords: makeup; grooming; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management; Health and Personal Care Stores; Retail Trade

22 Nov 2022
News

Alumni Summit Explores Leadership for a Sustainable Future

could participate in networking and social events, share meals together, and enjoy guided tours. “This summit was held in a unique venue: the 3 Mazarium, a brand-new auditorium within a magnificent... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Sep 2024
News

Back to School

actually checked to make sure the students weren’t falling asleep! The previous record was 66 hours; ours was 72. Setting a record was really fun, so we did it again 10 years later, for our 50th anniversary: Most nationalities in an View Details

Keywords: April White; illustrations by Josh Cochran

05 May 2023
News

Fail Better

can not always be positive. No rose gardens. So this experience of mine helped me very much. JH: Depelsha Thomas McGruder (MBA 1998) is treasurer and COO at the Ford Foundation, enabling the organization's grantmaking program as it leverages a $16 billion endowment to... View Details

22 Feb 2022
News

March 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books

Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books The Metail Economy: 6 Strategies for Transforming Your Business to Thrive in the Me-Centric Consumer Revolution By Joel Bines (MBA 1999) McGraw-Hill Armed with computers, tablets, smartphones, and View Details

01 Apr 2002
News

Student Conferences Spark Discussion, Promote Interaction

Participants enjoyed sessions on topics that ranged from biotechnology to media and entertainment to social enterprise. A panel of six entrepreneurs, moderated by HBS professor Lynda M. Applegate, discussed their experiences in light of... View Details

Keywords: H Naylor Fitzhugh; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Jun 2001
News

Merrill Lynch's Stan O'Neal

and continuing to improve the quality of service provided. “We have a tremendously successful organization with a legacy of winning. The challenge is to continue to evolve and adapt to the new realities of the marketplace.” O’Neal cites Merrill’s Financial Advisory... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; Merrill Lynch; Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

01 Sep 2018
News

The True Value of a Tweet

Image by John Ritter Companies can spend millions curating their social media presence—with sometimes famously funny results, like the Twitter accounts for Wendy’s and Denny’s—but how relevant is that to revenues? Here, Associate... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

01 Jun 1996
News

HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

out for the conference's program of seminars, panel discussions, and social events. Harvard President Neil L. Rudenstine and the School's new Dean, Kim B. Clark, also joined us, along with some fifty outstanding speakers from a variety of... View Details

Keywords: Cathy Connett

24 Mar 2021
News

Clubs Reaffirm Equity in Community Partners Work; Alumni Angels Invest in Member Education

and multicultural entrepreneurs. “We were the first Wall Street firm to do this,” said Harris. “There was no blueprint. We tapped our personal networks to get the first companies. We were five-for-five with our first cohort. And then once... View Details