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- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Faculty and Alumni Books for March 2014
idea. Some think it is cool but get distracted by the next cool idea that comes along. Some embrace the concept for a time but give up because implementing it is too hard. And a few fully commit to the model and get incredible results.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Steve Schwarzman
avoid loss. I know that sounds simplistic. But it’s really important to have good downside models and downside planning on any potential investment. Insiders estimate that Blackstone’s return has been at least 30 percent for the past five... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
The Solution to the Global Food Crisis Just Might Come from Nigeria
groups such as Boko Haram, which at least promise something to eat. Kola Masha Managing Director, Doreo Partners Masha's Babban Gona system turns subsistence farmers into commercial growers using a franchise model that provides everything... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Golden State of Mind
third-generation venture capitalist, Draper is the grandson of General William H. Draper, who founded Silicon Valley’s first VC firm in 1958, and the son of Bill Draper (MBA 1954), who founded Draper & Johnson Investment Company in 1962... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Lasting Impressions
better." Graduating from HBS at the dawn of the psychedelic '70s, the Class of 1971 nevertheless seemed to follow in the footsteps of generations of MBAs before them, opting for careers on Wall Street or in manufacturing, real estate, or... View Details
Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Making Sense of the Modern Startup
spring of 1985. In theory, there were 200 available seats. That was nowhere near enough for the 450 students who signed up. And who signed up in droves the following year—requiring the teaching of two additional sections by Sahlman’s... View Details
Keywords: Jeffrey L. Cruikshank (PMD 51, 1986)
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
To The Rescue
coordinated with local agencies. In roughly 10 percent of the medical emergencies, EMTs save a patient’s life. Ambulances generally arrive on the scene in under 15 minutes, and the mean service time from a call to 108 to arriving at the... View Details
- 17 Nov 2022
- News
Alumni Leaders on Decarbonization Strategies for Combating Climate Change
more generation capacity online does not address existing pain points such as double-digit inflation in the US and a looming winter energy crisis in Europe (which could be mitigated by the export of US-manufactured clean energy products).... View Details
- 06 Jan 2021
- News
A Message from Dean Srikant Datar
additional assistance, to partnering with entities like the Executive Leadership Council to increase the number of successful Black executives. As I think about the Dean's Anti-Racism Task Force: [It] has resulted in the racial equity... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
The Taxi Wars of Jakarta
percent of the population has credit cards. Go-Jek drivers offered their customers rain gear and surgical masks as protection against the streets’ noxious fumes. And all Go-Jek drivers received road safety training; gone were the white-knuckled rides through red... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
The Fight Beyond
Executive—the inspiration for the OSS—parachuted into Banská Bystrica soon after with much the same orders as the OSS agents. The American and British teams got to know each other at a lavish dinner party thrown by Brigadier General Ján... View Details
- 19 Aug 2021
- News
A Letter to My White Friends and Colleagues
ex-wife and I with the model that he and she who much is given much is required. They know that they've always had to give back as well. My life has been very intentional relative to giving back and helping others. I believe that every... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2014
in the Networked Age by Reid Hoffman, Ben Casnocha, and Chris Yeh (MBA 2000) (Harvard Business Review Press) The employer-employee relationship is broken. The old model of guaranteed long-term employment no longer works in a business... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Six Receive 2017 HBS Alumni Achievement Award
president of the World Bank, and chair of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada and Partners HealthCare, in addition to holding numerous consulting posts in business, government, and education. Throughout, as a member of the faculty since... View Details
- 05 Dec 2016
- News
The Dragon’s Tale
with HBS professor William Kirby and Regina Abrami (PMD 76, 2001) of the Wharton School. In addition to teaching in several HBS Executive Education programs, McFarlan has been a guest professor at Tsinghua University’s School of Economics... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
How Do We Win the Cyberwar?
of McAfee and EMC. “Security people recognize they are in the business of pattern recognition. It has happened before, but in a much more human way.” BrightPoint’s business model is built on sharing. The company makes software platforms... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; illustrations by Victo Ngai
- 12 Jul 2021
- News
Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis
ensuring high-quality care across the system. The arrival of COVID-19, he says, presented “the challenge of a lifetime.” In addition to gaining a deep appreciation of frontline health care providers, says Hatanaka, Ontario Health has... View Details
- 17 Jun 2020
- News
Toronto Copes with COVID-19 Via Webinars; Alumni Respond to Pandemic in Philippines
COVID-19 treatment facility in the Philippines. “Most of the HBS Club of the Philippines alums here have become role models and have set a high standard of private-public sector collaboration,” says Morales. Here are a few of their... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
From Where We Stand
titled "Groupthink," "Debate and criticism do not inhibit ideas but, rather, stimulate them." These ladies will help you generate ideas to navigate both the best and the worst events in the arc of your career and life. Sue Schooner (MBA... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Teachable Moments
influencing actions rather than dictating them. Both must be brave enough to make themselves vulnerable and admit mistakes. In addition, teachers lead and leaders teach. Again, this may not be obvious, but think about how teachers model... View Details