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Events - Business History

refreshments New location: Chao Center, Room 120 Nov 18 18 Nov 2019 Business History Seminar Statoil and the Revival of State-owned Companies in Norway, 1970s - Present Einar Lie, University of Oslo Nov 4 04 Nov 2019 Business History... View Details

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Organisational Learning in Software Requirements Engineering and Management

The current research project addresses the continuing low success rate of software development projects, which has been frequently reported in empirical studies. For example, the 2004 Chaos Report by the Standish Group found that only 29% of 9,236 application... View Details

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Dean Nitin Nohria | About

2017 Africa Research Center Opened The School opened the Africa Research Center in Johannesburg, South Africa to help develop and strengthen relationships with business and academic leaders across sub-Saharan Africa. June 2016 Chao Center... View Details

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Winners & Runners-Up | New Venture Competition

which seeks to enrich the lives of women, teenage girls and parents through the offering of unique content, community applications, tools and interactive features Acillix Tanuj Deora Carol Chao Sue Mayo Alan Mattamana Tod Perry Elliot... View Details

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Our Mission & Team | Institute for Business in Global Society

taught courses that include Business, Government and International Economy and Managing International Trade and Investment. A prolific writer, Spar's books including Ruling the Waves: Cycles of Discovery, Chaos and Wealth from the Compass... View Details

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Inside the Learning: Wellness on Campus

information line at +1.617.496.SHAD for current hours before visiting. You can also take advantage of Blodgett Pool, located just across North Harvard Street from the HBS campus. You will first need to obtain a pool pass (which includes towel service) from the View Details

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Outdoor Spaces | About

with the Ruth Mulan Chu Chao Center. Sebastian Kresge and the Kresge Foundation are now honored in the naming of Kresge Way. Peterson Park Peterson Park, located between Morgan Hall and Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, is named to... View Details

14 Feb 2017
Research & Ideas

A Strategy For Steady Leadership in an Unsteady World

business leaders to step forward and lead in ways that business schools don’t teach. Let’s examine these different ways of leading comprising VUCA 2.0: Vision – Today’s business leaders need the ability to see through the chaos to have a... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

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Campaign Leadership Committee - Alumni

Co-Chairs Mark E. Nunnelly MBA 1984 Mark A. Stevens MBA 1989 Honorary Chairs Jane Batten The James S.C. Chao and Ruth Mulan Chu Chao Family Kim B. Clark Margot Connell Ian M. Cumming MBA 1970** Raymond T.... View Details

01 Jun 2016
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Community Building

The Ruth Mulan Chu Chao Center opened this month, providing a vibrant hub of activity for the more than 10,000 senior executives who attend the School’s Executive Education programs each year. Located at the eastern terminus of Harvard... View Details

01 Jun 2014
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Executive Action

A rendering of the new Chao Center (Illustration by Goody Clancy) Harvard Business School broke ground for the construction of a new Executive Education facility—the Ruth Mulan Chu Chao Center—on April 24.... View Details

Keywords: Construction of Buildings; Construction; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

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Drug & Alcohol Policy | About

events (e.g., receptions) that take place in and adjacent to the flat floor classrooms in Batten Hall (the Hives) and the Chao Center. If alcohol is being served, food must also be served. Events with alcohol are limited to four (4) hours... View Details

08 May 2015
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Promoting work/life balance

As U.S. Secretary of Labor, The Hon. Elaine L. Chao (MBA 1979) helped American workers address the competing demands of their work and home lives. (Published May 2015) View Details

08 May 2015
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Continuing a family legacy

After gaining experience in a variety of industries, Angela A. Chao (AB 1995, MBA 2001) joined the family shipping business, where she is growing the business in new ways. (Published May 2015) View Details

17 Oct 2014
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A desire to help Chinese companies go global

Chao Zeng (MBA 2015) is expanding his global perspective at HBS, which will help him pursue a general management career and help more Chinese companies go global. (Published October 2014) View Details

06 Aug 2012
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Strategic Intelligence: Adapt or Die

one-shot deal. Most companies use consultants to set a new strategy and then get on with it and start executing—until the next time they need a new strategy. Q: How can a company always be changing without creating chaos or overwhelming... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

31 Oct 2023
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Climate Change Pioneers in the Class of 1978

faculty chair of the HBS Business and Environment Initiative, Grace Chao (Section A) organized the panel. Our three alumni discussed their pioneering activities: Steve Kahn (Section A) is the co-founder and executive chairman of NewLeaf... View Details

15 Jun 2007
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Remembering Alfred Chandler

chaos of his desk belied a very careful, systematic way of working. I met Al in the early 1990s, when he must have been in his mid- to late 70s. I remember looking at his raincoat, jacket, and tie—I almost never saw Al in anything but a... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Sep 2004
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Across HBS Generations

with a glimpse of the hopes, achievements, and life experiences of alumni from several generations. Steve Barger (MBA ’74) Elaine Chao (MBA ’79) Clay Christensen (MBA ’79) Lisa Churchville (MBA ’79) Bill Dunaway (MBA ’64) Nancy Hall (MBA... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Jun 2001
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On the Inside

Top billing, of course, goes to her boss, George W. Bush (MBA ’75), but Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao (MBA ’79) is also making a name for herself in the new administration. Chao, who has previously served in several government posts and... View Details

Keywords: Government

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