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- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Golden State of Mind
pitch a room full of VCs, Draper included. Students also test their mettle by breaking boards with their bare hands, building boats, and competing in paintball. The residential program, which has included visits from entrepreneurs such as... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
The Myth of Laissez-Faire
“myth of laissez-faire” that has been promoted by wrong-headed economists (Milton Friedman), opportunistic politicians (including Bill Clinton), and poor readings of history (even antigovernment presidents,... View Details
- 17 Jun 2021
- News
Investing in a Post-COVID World; Exploring the Pandemic’s Impact on Gender Equity
on all levels, personally and professionally. Our theme, Emerge Stronger, really spoke to people. The speakers we attracted were just mind-blowing! I think we hit on something unique here by looking back on the year with positivity and... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Young Alums Honored for Social Enterprise
the past decade, social enterprise has become an integral part of HBS and central to its mission of developing leaders who make a difference in the world,” he said. “This award reinforces that centrality by recognizing the vital... View Details
- 02 Sep 2021
- News
Back to School
legislative bills and trying to pass a budget; we are now in an emergency-management situation,” he recalls. Difficult as that time was, it set Simmons up as the perfect candidate for his next role. In April 2021, after Cardona was... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
Year 2000 Computer Problem and You: Disaster for Some, Lessons for All
we actually use it. A shipper driven by overnight deliveries may never before have understood the importance of date-sensitive systems as they relate to leasing, for example. More important, we all are discovering that in the Y2K context,... View Details
- 22 Jan 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Immigrant Technologist: Studying Technology Transfer with China
trip, recently talked to Professor Kerr about his research and his observations in China. Mike Roberts: Tell us about your impressions of China. Bill Kerr: My central observation from our trip is that China is at a tipping point for... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Up Against The Firewall
else’s problem — until now. A phone call from the IT department reports that your company’s computer systems have been accessed by an intruder. Troves of business and financial data, your customers’ as well as your own, have been... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
High Honors
Profiles & photographs by Susan Young Cynthia Carroll, MBA 1989 CARROLL: Discussing safety awards in her London office. Photographs by Susan Young This year's recipients join a distinguished group. Video... View Details
- Profile
Oliver Bladek
timeline." After a few years at McKinsey, Oliver became restless. "Consulting is good for thinking, but I wanted to learn about doing," he says. Oliver moved to Bell Canada, where he led teams tackling projects, such as eliminating customer View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Alumni Clubs Put Skills to Work
impacting the lives of more than eighty middle-school students each year. The HBS Club of Austin organized a Centennial Global Outreach dinner last fall featuring a presentation by HBS professor Bill... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
One-on-One with Robert McNamara
McNamara Illustration by Zak Pullen For a man who once commanded huge organizations and made decisions affecting the lives of millions, Robert S. McNamara (MBA 1939) is mostly on his own these days. Dressed casually in khakis and a... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
A Growing Drumbeat
administration, we need mentors, money, and space,’ all requests that the School was mostly on top of already.” The first item was covered by the Entrepreneurs-in-Residence program; the second quickly resulted in the MVP Fund; the last... View Details
Keywords: Contests
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
School Ties
Rivkin and faculty colleagues Allen Grossman, Kevin Sharer, and Michael Porter partnered with the Boston Consulting Group and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to research how business could best help improve America's education system.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
What We’re Reading
Edited by Jen McFarland Flint; illustrations by Fabio Consoli Whatever your summer plans might look like this year—whether you’re traveling to a faraway beach or enjoying downtime much closer to home—nothing... View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Inside Out
Healthy Buildings: How Indoor Spaces Drive Performance and Creativity Healthy Buildings: How Indoor Spaces Drive Performance and Creativity Senior Lecturer John Macomber grew up working for the George B.H. Macomber Company, the construction company found View Details
- Web
Tracking Tariffs: Are Retailers Passing Costs to Consumers? | Working Knowledge
Economics and Global Commerce Tracking Tariffs: Are Retailers Passing Costs to Consumers? Featuring Alberto F. Cavallo . By Ana Elena Azpúrua on June 6, 2025 . Prices have only edged up after each tariff announcement this year, suggesting... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Inside Intel
for Integrated Electronics), Grove started as director of operations before rising through the ranks to COO in 1979. For the next two years he presided over an all-out crusade with the fearsome name of Operation CRUSH. Powered by Intel’s... View Details
- 20 Aug 2014
- News
With No Time to Lose
recently. And this week, Dean Nitin Nohria joined the movement taking the plunge and challenging Harvard President Drew Faust, HBS Professor Bill George, and Harvard College Dean Rakesh Khurana (PHDOB 1998). He can no longer walk, talk,... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 02 Jun 2011
- News
Serious Fun
The educational power of video games and simulations to teach everyone from fighter pilots to senior managers is well documented. Games, after all, are fun. Our competitive instinct kicks in, and before we know it we’ve lost an hour to launching “angry birds” to... View Details