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- 07 May 2018
- News
What I Learned from Visiting All 54 African Countries
Tanzania, or they go see the pyramids of Egypt. They go see Victoria Falls in Zambia or Zimbabwe. Or they watch CNN, or they watch National Geographic. And when they do talk about certain countries that are like the bad news affairs, like the Somalia and the View Details
- 18 Mar 2020
- News
Leading Change
Feldman (MBA 1967), and Club President Higor Sales (MBA 2011). “Each event has been tailored to the specific focus of the alumni in each club. In D.C., policy is a central focus of the discussion around climate change.” Guided by Toffel,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
The Business and Environment Initiative at HBS
events, and student field studies, and through its ability to convene leading businesspeople, academics, and public policymakers and to connect students to alumni mentors. “The initiative is an attempt to focus on a problem that is View Details
- 25 Mar 2015
- News
The Greening of Houston
Course. The park is central to the city and to Thacker and his family. He lives across the street from it and it borders Rice University, where his wife Allison (MBA 2000) is chief investment officer. “The park is used heavily by all the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Learning to Lead
learn that Keller forgoes the football game for the Sunday meeting — and that his presence is indispensable in deciphering the implications of the model he’s helped create. The moment marks a shift in how other team members treat him. “From that point on, my work was... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Transforming Baker Library
with data connections and climate conditioning. Even the furniture will get an upgrade. The library’s collections will be located in the main reading room and the two lower levels, while a central stair hall will bring natural light into... View Details
- 03 Jun 2016
- News
Again in a Great City
history. As the 68-year-old real estate developer navigates the central business district, he sketches an idiosyncratic map of the city—almost three decades of knowledge of what each piece of property used to be, what it could have been,... View Details
Keywords: April White; photographed by Brian Kelly
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
Case Study: Off to a Fine Art
the United States, where infrastructure already exists. Ultimately, GAIA decided to invest in its own supply chain. Today the company has a fleet of 20 delivery trucks and 40 drivers, plus a centralized warehouse. The staff has grown from... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
September 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
by a deep East-West cleavage born from the refugee crisis. Against this backdrop, a Germany that is not all that it seems has become Europe’s de-facto ruler but is unfit to lead, while Trump’s America cannot be counted on as before,... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2019
Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books A Bend in the Stars by Rachel Barenbaum (MBA 2004) Grand Central Publishing In Russia, in the summer of 1914, as war with Germany looms, Miri Abramov and her brilliant physicist brother, Vanya, are... View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
A Primer on Patents
they found legally uninteresting. The supposed solution was the creation of a new, centralized appellate court to hear all patent cases — the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC). But it didn’t solve anything in terms of... View Details
- 20 Sep 2011
- News
A Taxing Question
Ireland, Israel, and Mexico. The Obama administration apparently is aiming to create a hybrid proposal. “The Treasury Department is considering a proposal to eliminate some but not all taxes on the overseas profits of US multinational companies, a View Details
- 13 Dec 2011
- News
Harvard Business School Launches US Competitiveness Project
RELATED LINKS Video: Dean Nohria introduces the Project U.S. Competitiveness home page HBS Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness The Path to Economic Revival Made in America — Making Their Way How Boeing Competes — James McNerney Jr.... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Andrea Silbert
strengths and interests blossomed more in a creative, flexible environment than in a large, corporate structure. She left Wall Street for a job as a case writer at INCAE, the Central American business school based in Costa Rica. In... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
From Das’s Desk
A central tenet of lifelong learning today is “anywhere, anytime.” The more learning opportunities can be delivered whenever you—the user—want them, wherever you are, the way you want them, and when you most need them, the more valuable... View Details
- 02 Oct 2012
- News
Green Pioneer
passions have spurred him, among other accomplishments, to spearhead the creation of a 250-acre nature preserve (with a 10-mile walking trail) in Pound Ridge, New York; initiate and finance the identification of, and publish a brochure about, all trees, shrubs, and... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
The New “In” Crowd
possibilities in Asia and Central America. Scharpf and other newcomers to social entrepreneurship are the grateful beneficiaries of pioneering work by people like Linda Rottenberg, CEO and cofounder of Endeavor, a global organization that... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Teaching and Learning Center Established, Honors Christensen’s Legacy
schools in Latin America, China, Africa, and Central and Eastern Europe, will be included in this area, as will new programs for HBS doctoral students, MBA Ed Reps, and faculty members from other professional schools at Harvard. Center... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
How Business Schools Lost Their Way
creditors, the communities where the corporation does business, and society as a whole. The duties and responsibilities of the corporation to the stakeholders are expressed in various laws, regulations, contracts, and custom and practice. The View Details
- 28 Jan 2011
- News
HBS Faculty Approves Curriculum Innovation
instruction more than ninety years ago. "The case method will always be a central part of what we do, but we're now at a point in history when we can do some really interesting things in the field. Both methodologies — case and field —... View Details