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John Smith-Ricco
complain about not having work because we knew why — the problem was race. Now we have democracy and a Black government — but we’re still poor.’ I saw a major disconnect among everyday people between the expectations they once had and... View Details
- 01 Apr 2008
- News
“Let Us Now Praise Famous Women”
labels. Over the next 15 years, as the use of e-mail and the Web expanded, the work of the Records Office became more complex and demanding — paradoxically even as alums could do more and more online themselves. Do you remember, back in... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Carl M. Plochman III: A Savory Success
transferred electronically, and computers monitor everything from the arrangement of cases on each shipping pallet to the consistency of Plochman's zesty brown Kosciusko mustard, one of eleven varieties enjoyed by mustard aficionados... View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Short Takes
Who Benefits from Bonuses? Over the past decade, senior corporate executives have been earning record-high bonuses in record-high numbers. What accounts for this striking increase? Do bonuses motivate executives and enhance organizational performance? In a 1997 View Details
Keywords: Orna Feldman and Caroline Chauncey
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
New Director of MBA Career Services Focuses on Power of Alumni Network
refers to as a "network job search" - is just the sort of strategy he's advising current MBA students to use as they confront today's considerably less hospitable market. "In this climate, students will need to work harder," Merrick... View Details
- 24 May 2004
- Research & Ideas
The Watsons: IBM’s Troubled Legacy
busy day for Watson, but not a uniquely busy day. Indeed, one of the remarkable aspects of his long life was the number of days such as this which he arranged (and which those around him endured). Things were kicked off as Watson opened... View Details
Keywords: by Richard S. Tedlow
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Competencies and Credentials
Joseph Fuller (photo by Russ Campbell) Joseph Fuller (photo by Russ Campbell) American businesses can’t afford to ignore the reality: The nature of work is changing. If companies hope to hire and hold on to employees, they need to be... View Details
- 28 Mar 2016
- News
Drawing Connections Between Business and Art
Shibayama founded AG Holdings, a consultancy with a special focus on art and culture programs. Art was the last thing on Shibayama’s mind 35 years ago, when he started working at Mitsubishi Corp., one of Japan’s giant trading companies,... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- 16 Mar 2018
- News
Giving Back to Help The Next Generation
game-changer for me,” says Sergio. “That was critical in my decision to pursue an MBA at HBS.” The former engineering major from Chicago left her operations job at GE to attend HBS. Sergio explains that the Michael J. and Mary C. Johnston Fellowship she received “gave... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
June 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books
Flexible Teams to Do the Best Work of Their Lives By Brian Elliot (MBA 2008), Sheela Subramanian (MBA 2011), and Helen Kupp (MBA 2015) Wiley The way we work has changed. The... View Details
- 08 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
Getting Laid Off: An Opportunity for Reinvention
of a wave of economic growth. And the job came with all the trappings, like a flexible schedule, unlimited paid time off, and access to Peloton bikes for morning or lunchtime workouts at the office gym. Then COVID-19 happened, and on... View Details
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Ralph Johnson
for you? I’m going to work with McKinsey in Chicago as a generalist. Consulting gives me the flexibility to find where my skills work best and to discover what I’m most... View Details
Keywords: Consulting
- 23 Nov 1999
- Research & Ideas
The Future of the Venture Capital Cycle
magnitude of fundamental technological innovation in the economy, the presence of liquid and competitive markets for venture capitalists to sell their investments (whether markets for stock offerings or acquisitions), and the willingness of highly skilled managers and... View Details
- 14 Mar 2007
- Op-Ed
Government’s Misguided Probe of Private Equity
are mandated to work. Moreover, the behavior in the Justice Department's crosshairs—deal sharing—is an important aspect of this competition that benefits us all. It is clear that the industry thrives on its extraordinary flexibility and... View Details
- 10 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
Counting Up the Effects of Sarbanes-Oxley
establish takeaways to guide the creation of future legislation. While current measurement systems are insufficient to make an unambiguous, overarching judgment of the act's net benefits, Srinivasan and Coates isolate a few clear findings and make a case for View Details
- 24 Jul 2020
- News
Reimagining Chicago’s Schools
high schools were really hard to crack.” At the time, Zaikos was working for the Chicago Public Schools system as part of the Broad Residency, a program created to bring management professionals into urban education, in an effort to... View Details
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Andrew Boudreau
Enterprise Manager. By the time he had graduated, staff doubled to ten students, and the agency had researched approximately 26 technologies. Among them were flexible circuit boards and a wafer-thin semiconductor manufacturing process.... View Details
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Adding Corporate Social Responsibility to the Mix | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
at Time Inc. While undertaking a preliminary assessment of Time’s global CSR activities, Levy-Odom realized that she wanted to have a clearer sense of CSR best practices and also to make connections with others working in the field. This... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
In Character: A Case Discussion Drama
the business but no day-to-day role). The case is fictional but is based on a combination of several real businesses encountered by Boris Tsimerinov (PLDA 16, 2017), managing director at Semper8 Capital, a Toronto-based investment firm. Tsimerinov View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 28 Feb 2005
- Research & Ideas
How to Harness Auction Fever
Want to create a high-profit auction? One strategy is to create "auction fever" around your sale by generating lots of hype, having strict rather than flexible deadlines at the end of auctions, and making sure winners and losers... View Details