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- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Diversity and Community
Not so long ago in the business realm, diversity and social justice issues were consigned to a dim, neglected area somewhere at the corporation's farthest perimeter, or locked outside the company gates altogether. Earlier this year,... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 06 Sep 2013
- News
More Seats at the Table
thought process and world outlook. Studies on this topic show that when three or more women are on a corporate board, the women perform better, but interestingly, so do the men." Age is a real issue for boards of directors. The number of... View Details
- 10 Aug 2017
- News
Skydeck Live: The Happiness Equation
tools, models, frameworks, whatever. The suite of things we can use in our bat belts to think about how we want to improve our mindset. So, no, I'm not happy all the time, but I do think it's a process and a practice, and something we can... View Details
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
Four Professors to Retire
Charles J. Christenson Chuck Christenson, the Royal Little Professor of Business Administration and a specialist in management control, has been a member of the HBS faculty for 39 years. Throughout his career, he has been an innovative... View Details
Keywords: Elaine Gottlieb and John Prestage
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Finding The Right Patient-Provider Match
second year,” he says. Gardner has built Kyruus into an industry leader in providing search, scheduling, and data management services for health systems. Simplifying the Process “We don’t define what is right for the patients. Our job is... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 12 Dec 2018
- News
Lesson Plan
their own academic goals. “I wrote my admission essay about my time at the Treasury, and the need for people who speak the languages of public service and finance,” she says. “I wanted to have credibility and background in both government and View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Starting Off on the Right Foot
When business and career psychologist James Waldroop counsels young executives who are starting assignments in a new company, he urges them to act like anthropologists. “For the first six months on the job, your assignment is to... View Details
Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Inside Executive Search
How do executive search firms work? It’s well known that most senior management, CEO, and board positions are filled by these organizations, but given the confidential nature of their work, they often conduct their business with utmost... View Details
- 01 Apr 1996
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
The HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors has had a busy year, meeting both on campus and in informal settings around the world. In January, we returned to HBS for our Winter Meeting. The sessions included important reports from the... View Details
Keywords: Cathy Connett
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
"Service-Profit Chain" Links Members of Service Management Unit
years, unit members have studied numerous organizations, ranging from Taco Bell to Intuit, to determine what maximizes profit and growth in service organizations. In so doing, they have formulated a key business dynamic that they term the... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Charting the Luminary Leadership in Professional Service Firms
Charting the Luminary Leadership in Professional Service Firms In their new book Aligning the Stars: How to Succeed When Professionals Drive Results (Harvard Business School Press), HBS professor Jay W. Lorsch and former Bain & Company... View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Job Interviews
important; the rest of the meeting often serves to confirm an initial judgment made very early on.” That confirmation process frequently begins with an open-ended question such as, “Tell me about yourself,” which Butler views as a prime... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Power Trip
as a resource for understanding and learning from business leadership legacies. “The whole process of building a canon of business leadership has been fascinating,” observes... View Details
- 20 Oct 2022
- News
Lebanon Alumni Host US Ambassador for Dinner and Discussion
explored a number of economic, political, and business issues the country is facing. “Lebanon is at a crucial stage in its history,” says Ingea. “We have presidential elections this month, we have an economic crisis like we’ve never seen... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Come Clean
Twenty years ago, when a broker called to tell Jon Simon (MBA 1980) about the possibility of acquiring Parkway Custom Drycleaning, the broker didn’t initially reveal what it was—a high-end dry-cleaning business founded in 1926. Convinced... View Details
- 17 Jul 2020
- News
Support System
a B2B company that supplied bulk shea butter to brands and distributors. Akuete initially started down a different career path, having taken a job at JPMorgan Chase after business school. But when her mother became ill in 2015, Akuete... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Ask the Expert: Human Intelligence
early-stage venture capital firm Glasswing Ventures, Seseri is more focused on today’s “narrow” artificial intelligence: technology capable of mimicking human thought processes and learning when applied to a specific task. “If you go... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 24 Apr 2020
- News
Spreading the Love
Photos courtesy of Lovepop Photos courtesy of Lovepop When Lovepop cofounders Wombi Rose and John Wise (both MBA 2015) heard Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker’s entreaty for businesses to assist with sourcing personal protective... View Details
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
A Random Sampling of HBS Graduates in the News
he told the Boston Business Journal (January 114, 1999). Added Krasnow, "The [medical] system today doesn't really provide the resources people need. Patients are discharged from hospitals very quickly." CardioResponse customers rent or... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Can Manufacturing Keep Its Edge?
than ever. The Bulletin spoke to a sampling of alumni to get a view from the factory floor of how they plan to meet the challenges ahead. While the companies vary in size and make a diverse range of products, these owners, chairmen, and CEOs present a snapshot of a... View Details