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- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Case Study: Citizen Buffett
long been a focus of my own research." The case outlines the events that led to Morton's consideration of Buffett's offer to buy 63 newspapers from his highly leveraged company, which had experienced a 31 percent decline in revenues over... View Details
- 19 Sep 2012
- News
On a Sound Track
management consultant at Monitor, which sharpened my perspective on business and industry strategy. I learned a huge amount at HBS in discussions of leadership, entrepreneurial marketing, finance, and ethics. I also spent some time at... View Details
- 23 Oct 2019
- News
After the Storm
focus on the things that matter and to make sure that we are being reflective in our practice and not just putting rules in place. I can’t tell you how many how many people came crying and very upset, questioning whether we were the same... View Details
- 17 Dec 2015
- News
Conducting Research That Influences Practice
business and exposes them to various approaches to teaching and developing curricula. Kim says that her fellowship, which covers her full tuition and includes a living stipend, makes a huge difference in her studies. “It allows me to View Details
- 17 Oct 2019
- News
Venturing Away from Venture Capital
even some investors—including Eric Paley (MBA 2003), managing partner of seed-stage fund Founder Collective—have been speaking openly about the downside of venture capital, cautioning that it should be regarded as only one of many... View Details
Keywords: Alexander Gelfand
- 01 Feb 1997
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Shaping the Future of Business: Entrepreneurial Evolution at HBS
every field of business endeavor. Their impact has been significant and broad-based: according to research by Associate Professor Amarnath V. Bhidé, more than one-third of HBS alumni currently manage their own firms twenty years after... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
How Do We Win the Cyberwar?
language, it wouldn’t focus on hosting Mountain Dew–fueled, all-night hackathons, she says. “That’s not appealing to everybody. But if you say, ‘Let’s try to find innovative solutions to bringing lights to rural villages,’ and it happens... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; illustrations by Victo Ngai
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Golden State of Mind
him are heroes, plain and simple, because they have the capacity to change the world for the better. “Tim recognizes the difficulty of effecting change, and the need to celebrate the people who do that work,” says Jennifer Fonstad (MBA 1997), a View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 27 Oct 2017
- News
The Best Business Advice I’ve Ever Received
the '40s. And he was the youngest of four kids trying this. And his father told him, don't focus on how far San Jose is. Focus on the next hill. You just want to make it to that next hill. Your path is... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Building a Network for Social Enterprise in Latin America
cases are made of, a fact not lost on professors Gerardo Lozano and Carlos Romero at Mexico's Escuela de Graduados en Administración y Dirección de Empresas (EGADE). Rather than focus on cross-cultural marketing or View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Afghanistan’s Hope and Light
citizens; in Afghanistan, the average annual income at the time was about $100. (Current estimates are more like $700.) Roshan, which translates from the Dari and Pashto languages to “light,” was a name chosen by the Afghan people through View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 26 Sep 2018
- News
Funding the Earth’s Natural Infrastructure
Katy Prairie Conservancy’s goal of preserving and restoring prairie lands west of the city. The prairie land absorbs large amounts of water, providing natural water management for the city. Coady’s sponge credit is a new idea for Houston... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Apr 1997
- News
A Conversation with Dean Clark
technology environment while they're at school, because they're going to have to understand and manage technology in their subsequent careers. Our students have to experience a world-class information technology environment while they're... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Lighten Up
focus on the blissful experience of being outdoors surrounded by beauty instead of how much my knees or my back hurt. “Most people, once they lighten up, won’t go back,” Coup says. My old hiking boots have logged some spectacular miles,... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
Cure All
Raffaella Sadun: I would add that their lack of focus might be the reason why it’s so hard for them to actually excel in implementation. The hospital is a complex, multiproduct organization, and spreading your resources everywhere might... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Redefining Success: Women & Work.
make your choice. There is no perfect answer." Hunt's blunt advice, which was reported in the Boston Globe, may well resonate with the significant number of HBS alumnae who have struggled with the difficulties posed by following a traditional View Details
- 15 Dec 2011
- News
An HBS gift guide
as they were years ago . Even skis within our sport have undergone dramatic improvements.” Read about Hanson’s effort to engineer a better boot. Previous Next Enjoy football, repair capitalism Roger Martin (MBA 1981) Dean, Rotman School of View Details
- 16 Jan 2018
- News
Celebrating the Impact of Nonprofits
Photo courtesy of HBSASNE Clubs News Clubs News The HBS Association of Southeastern New England (HBSASNE) recently held its first-ever reunion of the local nonprofit leaders it has sent to the Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
Q & A: Confronting New Technologies: When Doing Right Is Wrong
obliterates all competitors, fall so precipitously? Other minicomputer firms were suddenly failing too. How could good managers seemingly turn bad so fast? That was the puzzle. Colleagues suggested exploring the disk-drive industry... View Details
- 02 Dec 2019
- News
A Long-Standing Commitment to Global Understanding
executive of the Rockefeller family’s global investment company. Intent on narrowing his international focus and extending his impact, Barry founded Zephyr Management in 1994. The firm invests in small and... View Details