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- 25 Jan 2016
- News
Helping Young African Managers Find Their Way Home
percent) were in management and another 37 percent were in professional positions such as accounting, law, medicine, engineering, and finance. The report attributed the shortage to emigration of highly skilled workers, immigration... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- 22 Nov 2017
- News
How to Build a Winning Culture on a Losing Team
3,600 when we arrived to up to north of 14,000 right now, and our sponsorship base is up about five times since we got here four short years ago. So you're talking about like a exponential increase in revenue and success. And that can only be View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Screen Grab
Kilar attributes to the free, ad-supported distribution model used by online platforms such as YouTube. Vessel’s message to creators is clear: Give us a three-day head start on streaming your video and our hybrid... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; HBO; Netflix; Hulu; Vimeo; YouTube; Telecommunications; Information; Arts, Entertainment
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
Q & A: Confronting New Technologies: When Doing Right Is Wrong
technologies are often disruptive to established organizations because they have a different set of attributes that aren't valued in existing markets. Market potential can seldom be measured and profit margins are meager at best. Examples... View Details
- 19 Jun 2013
- News
Strong Bonds, New Records
Sandy Sacks and Alan Ferris, the cochairs for the MBA Class of 1966, believe that their fundraising success—currently the class holds 16 participation records—can be attributed to their time at HBS. "My HBS experience was very meaningful,... View Details
- 06 Jan 2017
- News
Mental Illness and the Workplace
and much research has pointed to-- the incredible creativity, innovative thinking that is often attributed to those with mental health conditions. But I also think, living with a mental health condition gives you a depth of experience... View Details
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Waxing Philosophical
(Johnson showed it at his 50th HBS reunion.) Alcoholism afflicts 5 to 10 percent of the general population, a figure that experts say is probably higher among CEOs. That’s attributable to the greater levels of stress and work-related... View Details
- 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
- 03 Sep 2018
- News
Moving Pictures
circle, so you have to do a little magic to make it happen.” After creating a structure, Singer says, he delves down into character. It’s a creative process he attributes in part to HBS, where the teaching method has continued relevance... View Details
- 22 Sep 2015
- News
Redesigning Schools for Today’s Learners
people—actually in schools that were designed for a very different time and a very different place. “We believe that a lot of the challenges that young people have educationally when they leave high school and show up at college are actually View Details
- 19 Nov 2020
- News
How Panera’s CEO Learned to Go Against the Grain
took the helm last year after positions at Yum Brands Inc. and Krispy Kreme. He attributes this sense of compassion to the loss of his daughter, who died of pulmonary fibrosis at the age of 18. “Seeing her suffer so much up close deepened... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
E Ink’s Wild Ride
everything from R&D and manufacturing to marketing (the company also owns a small plant in South Hadley, Massachusetts). That vision, which Wilcox attributes to MIT professor Joe Jacobson, was nothing less than the ability to hold all of... View Details
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Unexpected Advice from Am Ex’s Chenault
Chenault and Dean Jay Light at Class Day ceremonies. Photos by Stuart Cahill Of all the attributes tomorrow’s leaders will need to manage through good times and bad, one took center stage in American Express chairman and CEO Kenneth... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Books
and reorders. He also focuses on the skills and attributes of the successful entrepreneur, including a separate chapter on what he calls "numeracy": the ability to understand and use numbers to help one's business. Included in the book is... View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
From Das’s Desk
when you need it. We have chosen “authentic leadership” as a starting point because the attributes of authentic leaders—self-awareness, integrity, flexibility—resonate with alumni who have achieved professional and personal success and... View Details
Keywords: Das Narayandas
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
The Ambidextrous Organization
very different kinds of businesses. They possess the attributes of rigorous cost cutters and free-thinking entrepreneurs, while also maintaining the objectivity required to make difficult trade-offs. A clear and compelling vision,... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Private capital, public good
private capital to fund preventative social programs that address various challenges, such as recidivism, health disparities, and homelessness. If pre-specified program outcomes are achieved, government repays investors and provides an investment return from View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
From Fellowship Recipient to ‘The Most Influential Business Thinker On Earth’
Investing in HBS Giving Through HBS Giving Together Jump-Start FAQ Renowned as the leading authority on disruptive innovation, Professor Clay Christensen attributes his remarkable success as an entrepreneur and as a scholar to his humble... View Details
Keywords: awards
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Paulson Advocates Regulatory Reform
institution should be too big to fail,” he added. But regulation alone is not enough. Said Paulson, “We need a combination of regulation and market discipline,” an attribute in short supply in the run-up to the financial crisis. View Details