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- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Advancing the cause of women’s leadership in business
world. Women are getting more management opportunities, says Lang. Still, significant progress needs to come in the boardroom and the C-Suite, where women continue to lag in key agenda-setting, decision-making roles. “Companies with more... View Details
- 27 Oct 2022
- News
John Middleton’s Big Swing
A recent article in the New York Times tracks the team’s World Series appearance back to the decision-making of principal owner John Middleton (MBA 1979). Specifically, the article notes that Middleton spent considerably to sign marquee... View Details
- 26 Aug 2016
- News
Improving Wellness Through Better Nutrition
recovery and health maintenance plans. “Much of my job is to educate health care decision-makers about the importance of food in improving patient outcomes.” A “first-class Girl Scout” growing up, with parents who emphasized the... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Ink: Bringing Purpose to Life
stakeholders may or may not find ‘good enough’ in the short term but that pay off for everyone eventually. Decision-making at deep-purpose companies becomes an exercise in ‘practical idealism,’ a discipline of honest and often messy... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Gordon Donaldson Remembered
mentor, researcher, and administrator. In 1995, the MBA Class of 1963 established a professorship in his honor. “Gordon was an intellectual leader at the School for many years,” said HBS professor Jay Lorsch. “He had a deep understanding of and interest in corporate... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
The Military and the MBA
later that she fully recognized that the decision-making skills she learned as a young Marine officer were not all that different than those valued in a CEO. The stakes on the ground in Iraq were higher than in a boardroom, but in the... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
A Measured Approach
sophisticated monitoring and evaluation tools that could make a huge difference in how organizations implement and modify their projects, but they simply weren’t being used by decision-makers on the ground. A big reason they decided to... View Details
Keywords: Lisa Scanlon Mogolov
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Short Takes
Not surprisingly, the subjects who had a personal stake in how the cash was awarded gave themselves a larger chunk than the nonbenefiting subjects thought they merited. "When people stand to gain from a situation," says Fenwick, "their View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Short Takes
Be Flexible In today's competitive and volatile business environment, depending on forecasting as the basis for planning and strategy has become a particularly risky way to operate. Especially vulnerable are manufacturing projects that are locked into early-stage View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons and Caroline Chauncey
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Sign of the Times: General Management Course Evolves
associated with the high-level administration of large, complex, and relatively stable businesses. In EM, the basic principles developed in the general management course will continue to be central, but the decision-making contexts will... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Chinese CEOs, Professors Study at HBS
needed in today’s global economy.” The GCPC addresses current business and management demands on Chinese CEOs, focusing on the effects of country differences on decision-making and organizational competitiveness. The program aims to... View Details
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
In Brief
tell the story of how they launched SmartPak, a rapidly growing company in the horse- and dog-supplements business that landed smack in the middle of the melamine-pet food scare last spring. Seeking Silent Voices. Successful View Details
- 14 Oct 2014
- News
When it comes to climate change, companies must prepare now
conservation efforts, but through strategy and innovation. Now is the time to learn about options, before greenhouse gas emissions get costlier. “Climate change is about decision-making under uncertainty. The firms that come out ahead... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2020
and what it takes for effective decision-making in an ethical dilemma. This guide for resolving an ethical dilemma offers a step-by-step resolution framework and a tactical approach. Leading in the Digital World: How to Foster Creativity,... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Insights into Business in Islamic World
distinctiveness of Islam is important, Americans can still find points of connection in such settings, HBS professor emeritus Samuel Hayes told an HBS audience. "Islam is a different culture, but the Western influence is very strong because the current generation of... View Details
- 31 Oct 2018
- News
Pitching In for Female Leaders
positions. “Those of us who are very passionate about achieving gender equality know that empowering women is only part of the solution. And true parity can only be reached if those decision-makers at the top also buy in and understand... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Is AI OK?
startup pymetrics, solving the bias problem meant first acknowledging that humans are the most biased decision-makers of all. As a neuroscientist who spent 10 years studying the bias systems wired into our brains, Polli knew that... View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
BOOK: You Can't Enlarge the Pie
finite "pie" of the book's title. This adherence to the status quo often blocks out negotiations and tradeoffs that could benefit everyone. The authors suggest that what public policy needs — and what a democracy's citizens must insist on — is the sort of approach to... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Innovation as P&G’s Key
make in a routine and disciplined way,” Lafley says. The “disciplined way” is the major revelation of the book. For Lafley and Charan, innovation is an operational imperative driving sustainable organic growth, not something left to chance. The key: bake innovation... View Details
- 30 May 2024
- News
Women’s Association Goes Nationwide; Connecticut Club Hosts Beshears
science of behavioral economics as it is applied to health care. Behavioral economics, which combines psychology and economics to understand individual decision-making and market outcomes, is the primary focus of Beshears’ research, and... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley