Centennial - Publications - Faculty & Research

25 Mar 2015
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The Greening of Houston

effort. The McGovern Centennial Gardens features an 8,000-square-foot pavilion that leads to a great lawn, on the far end of which is a 30-foot mount covered in fig ivy, dwarf yaupon shrubs, and zoysia grass. “Since we’ve been back, it’s... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Government; Administration of Environmental Quality Programs; Government; Special Design Services; Professional Services; Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Dec 2008
News

NYC Club Hosts Nonprofits

from business,” observed Holding. The New York club was one of several HBS clubs that organized events with a social enterprise theme in conjunction with the School’s Centennial year. “Our club is excited to continue its long tradition of... View Details

10 Aug 2015
News

A Talent Pipeline for Society’s Challenges

loved being an entrepreneur, taking an idea, flushing out the concept, and making it a reality,” she says. But her “aha moment” for ProInspire came during a panel discussion on the leadership deficit in the nonprofit world at HBS’s View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

01 Jun 2008
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Where Are They Now?

pursuit. Cash looks forward to participating in the HBS Centennial Global Business Summit in October. “I am committed to supporting the School for the rest of my life,” he says. View Details

Keywords: Mary Ellen Gardner; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services; Information; Management

01 Sep 2008
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Building a Better MBA

For the school that so boldly launched the MBA 100 years ago and went on to become the bluest of blue-chip brands in business education, it seemed only fitting that Harvard Business School should mark its centennial year by examining the... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Mar 2009
News

Letters to the Editor

In the article about the Centennial Summit there were photos and comments from the current crop of “heroes”: Jeff Immelt, Meg Whitman, Jamie Dimon, Rick Wagoner, etc. It appears that HBS maintains its policy of a firm relationship between... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Sep 2010
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Dean Nohria Looks Ahead

Khurana. Based on the HBS Centennial colloquium “Leadership: Advancing an Intellectual Discipline,” the book brings together faculty and practitioners to assess what is known about leadership and to point the way for future research. — To... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson

01 Mar 2008
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Classroom Legend

Christensen is the first of four HBS “legends” to be profiled during the School’s Centennial year. Christensen and several colleagues conducted seminal research in corporate strategy and business planning that made the Business Policy... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Roland Christensen; George Albert Smith; Fritz J. Roethlisberger; Richard Meriam; Edmund P. Learned; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Management

01 Dec 2007
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The Wise Men

In April 2008, the School will mark its Centennial birthday — 100 years of history and achievement. To be sure, that’s an impressive figure, but consider also the combined years at HBS — nearly 160 — of emeriti professors Charlie... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna

01 Jun 1996
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Class Acts

tireless student president also trained for and completed the Boston Marathon (a feat he repeated in this year's centennial anniversary of the race). How did he accomplish it all? "I got about three hours of sleep a night," smiles Dobron,... View Details

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