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- 01 Jun 2010
- News
M.I.A. Boards
September 2008, just one of its ten non-executive directors had any recent banking experience. He had joined the board five months before Lehman went bust. The backgrounds of Lehman’s independent directors... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Leading In a New Era
for the two years preceding Charron's arrival. By then, founder Claiborne had moved on to other activities, and the company was encumbered by a highly centralized management style and a sense of complacency. When Charron, a marketing... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
Sustaining a commitment to the environment
Paul Zofnass (AB 1969, MBA 1973) is a 24/7 environmentalist who embraces the synergy between good business and the conservation of natural resources. In 1990 he founded the Environmental Financial Consulting Group, which provides financial advisory and investment View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Innovation Takes Center Stage
insight that meant different things to different people. Some focused on the fact that HBS is beginning its second century. Ironically, it’s also a moment similar to when the School was founded in 1908, with a banking crisis and general... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
The House that Howard Built
oriented school — who had entrepreneurship as a central focus.” Resolving the situation once and for all would become one of the major goals of McArthur’s administration. And he had an idea about who might lead the charge. In The... View Details
- 03 Jan 2018
- News
Candy That Is Good for You
ingredient in gum. We use chicle, which is a natural, biodegradable ingredient that's the sap of a tree in Central America. We're very proud of the fact that our gum is better for the environment as a result, and of course, doesn't have... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Who Are We?
international general manager. "After the earthquake, I was asked to serve on the government commission charged with improving Japan's IT and telecom emergency preparedness and responsiveness," he says. "Over 500 central and local... View Details
- 01 Aug 2001
- News
George C. Lodge
process of change in a developing country. His 1970 book, Engines of Change: United States Interests and Revolution in Latin America, inspired the U.S. Congress to establish the Inter-American Foundation, an independent agency devoted to... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Books
“but they are impeded in this effort by working to a model that does not adequately recognize their central limitation — time and knowledge.” Much of the book’s content is drawn from the authors’ extensive experience working with and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Learning to Lead
interdependency of the work environment is a challenge for many recent graduates,” says Marquis. “This case illustrates the importance of managing relationships with peers and senior managers. Getting work done is primarily about that, and secondarily about what you... View Details
- 16 Apr 2013
- News
A Walkabout to the Ocean
environmental career that started on the banks of the Rhine River. Merkl grew up in Cologne, Germany in the 1960s—a time when the Rhine was so polluted that anyone even daring to wade into it risked arrest. "It stank, literally," recalls... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Tax and Grow
investment. But even cash disgorged through dividends, share repurchases, or mergers would have a potentially stimulative effect compared with corporations banking the funds. It is tempting to pin hopes of an economic recovery on a View Details
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Naina Lal Kidwai
Raised in Mumbai and Delhi, Naina Lal Kidwai (MBA ’82) went away to school in Simla, in the Himalayas, and has conducted her career at similarly lofty heights ever since. A Delhi University alumna and the first Indian woman to graduate from HBS, Kidwai joined ANZ... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
The Wise Men
full-time in 1963 for a career that would span four decades, Lodge broadened the School’s international, cross-cultural outlook through his many books and articles; through his key role in starting INCAE, the Central American business... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Rescue & Recovery
commissioned independent investigations to understand exactly how things had gone so wrong. They interviewed employees, partners, donors, and competitors to tease apart what was working, what wasn’t, and what the NGO’s future should look... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
City of Dreams
of the election, Mawilmada had left the Asian Development Bank and was operating an independent development consultancy in Colombo. In addition, he and classmate Hiran Embuldeniya had started York Street... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
The Spangler Effect
observes Steve Nelson (MBA ’88), executive director of the MBA Program. “In that time, Spangler has become so much a part of the fabric of the HBS community. We had 32 buildings spread across a 40-acre campus, but no central space for... View Details
- 25 Jul 2024
- News
Mentorship Program in Singapore is Still Lighting the Way to Success
several other universities including other Harvard schools—are leading professionals representing a broad range of sectors, from finance to government. A kick-off event each fall focuses on team-building among and across each cohort, followed by regular, View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Himalayan Journey
independent Buddhist country and destination of the HBS alumni travel program in October. “Visions of Bhutan,” a twelve-day trip that originated and concluded in Bangkok, brought together eighteen alumni, family, and friends spanning six... View Details
- 01 Jun 2025
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
investment strategy. Stolen Memories: A Journey Through Alzheimer’s By Maria L. Ellis (OPM 32, 2003) Independently Published Stolen Memories: A Journey Through Alzheimer’s is a deeply moving and insightful exploration of one of the most... View Details