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- 01 Jun 2021
- What Do You Think?
Are Employers Ready for a Flood of 'New' Talent Seeking Work?
school or relatives who had contracted the virus. Others were laid off, many for reasons we’ll probably never know. Others took advantage of the pandemic to retire early from the paid workforce. These phenomena were even more marked for... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 23 May 2019
- News
Michael R. Bloomberg, MBA 1966
see,” says Dan Napoli, a retired Merrill partner. Bloomberg LP has grown into a global company with nearly 20,000 employees in 120 countries and is the primary source of information for the global financial system. By all accounts,... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 06 Sep 2016
- News
The Solution That Doesn’t Get Discussed About How to Get More Women On Corporate Boards
By Beth Stewart (MBA 1982), CEO Trewstar Corporate Board Services and Ilene H. Lang (MBA 1973), retired CEO, Catalyst and senior advisor to Trewstar We take as given that modern, well-run boards recognize myriad reasons to include diverse... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Q & A: Gustavo Herrero
the Latin American perspective and, through networking, facilitates its development. Both groups are very important to us. What drew you to this job? For some time, I've been planning an early retirement from business so that I could get... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 19 Feb 2020
- News
Running a Decathlon
Vice President George H. W. Bush, where they were honored for their contributions to children’s education. Patton ultimately became president of Unisys Corporation, from which he retired in 1996; he also has served as non-executive chair... View Details
Keywords: Lisa Scanlon Mogolov
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
New Fitzhugh Professorship Celebrated
many black students to attend the School. Fitzhugh retired from Pepsi in 1974 but remained active with the company and within the community for many years. He was recognized for his achievements with numerous awards, including honorary... View Details
- 05 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 5, 2008
Cohen and Breno Schmidt Abstract We explore a new channel for attracting inflows using a unique dataset of corporate 401(k) retirement plans and their mutual fund family trustees. Families secure substantial inflows by being named trustee... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 03 Apr 2009
- What Do You Think?
How Much Obsolescence Can Business and Society Absorb?
with the directions to our place." Then he paused and said, "That sounds pretty old-fashioned, doesn't it?" It's possible that, along with me, he is beginning to feel out of date. The irony is that he is the retired CEO of... View Details
- 05 Mar 2008
- What Do You Think?
Where Will Management Innovation Take Us?
dialectic between professional management ... and entrepreneurialism...." Many commented that it will take time. Paul Williams implied that it will at least require the retirement of Baby Boomers in commenting that "... it... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 06 Aug 2021
- Blog Post
Socioeconomic Inclusion at HBS: Alexis Jackson (MBA 2021)
understand that my finances are more than myself,” said Jackson. “I’m there if my mom's retirement doesn't work out or if there's a financial shortage in my extended family. But the financial aid equation looked at my last three years of... View Details
- 17 Aug 2022
- News
To Serve and Protect the Markets
retired and who can have financial security in their golden years because their finances were managed well. It could be a young person buying their first stock. It could be a small-business owner needing capital. If those people couldn’t... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 23 Apr 2018
- News
Sowing the Seeds of Leadership
in the retirement of EARTH University’s distinguished president José Zaglul, who had led the university since its founding in 1989. Condo was familiar with the school and its emphasis on agricultural sciences, but when a board member... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 29 May 2006
- What Do You Think?
How Important Is the “Service Sector Effect” on Productivity?
motives, our paradigms, and what we are willing to accept and ignore to get what we think that we need." C. J. Cullinane was concerned that "This trend (service sector relative growth) will indeed catch up with the United States in the form of fewer medical... View Details
- 11 Mar 2001
- Research & Ideas
Wired and Black: Focus on Careers
continue to learn, and plan for the long term rather than retirement at 30. "The economic changes allow us to change the rules and make new rules," said panelist and HBS professor David A. Thomas. "More students are really... View Details
Keywords: by Carrie Levine
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
An Authentic Leader
revenues were less than $750 million. In short order, he became CEO and chairman. When he retired at age 59 in 2001, the company employed 28,000 and revenues exceeded $6.7 billion. George attributes the company’s success to maintaining an... View Details
- 24 May 2010
- Research & Ideas
Stimulus Surprise: Companies Retrench When Government Spends
of the ascending chairman and his constituents. That is, a change in chairmanship can only occur if the incumbent retires or is voted out--both of which are entirely independent of what is currently happening in the ascending chairman's... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Dec 2004
- What Do You Think?
Why Do Managers Fail to Act on Their Predictions?
subsidies, global warming, rising medical costs (especially in the U.S.), growing retirement commitments (worldwide) and, on a more mundane level, the implosion of frequent-flyer mileage programs. (To this list, the authors of another new... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 16 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Surveying the VC Landscape
dramatically since several large public institutions (for instance, the California Public Employees Retirement System and the University of Texas Investment Management Company) have released onto the Internet the returns from the funds in... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President’s Report
advice and counsel on a regular basis. She has led this board admirably, and we are all extremely grateful. Thank you to the board members who are retiring this year. I am deeply thankful for their energy, imagination, and support. My... View Details
- 08 Sep 2011
- What Do You Think?
What’s Apple’s Biggest Challenge: Replacing Steve or Wall Street?
the Starbucks experience? Is Apple's biggest challenge that of replacing Steve Jobs or is it that of resisting the inevitable pressures from competition and Wall Street? Just how are those pressures resisted? And at what risk? What do you think? To Read More: Jeffrey... View Details