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- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Imagine an Economy Without Wall Street
Photography by Bryce Vickmark In a recent opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal, HBS Dean Nitin Nohria made a strong statement in defense of Wall Street and the financial system. Recalling his youth in India, Nohria related the story... View Details
- 01 Mar 2025
- News
Forward Thinking
There was a time when human activity in outer space was a highly centralized, government-led endeavor, says Professor and Senior Associate Dean Matthew Weinzierl. But that era has passed: Over the past two decades, a calcified space bureaucracy has given way to a... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Roger Ullman: Going Green with E2
Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2), a nonprofit group of businesspeople who believe that sound environmental policy and economic progress are not mutually exclusive. With about four hundred members nationwide, E2 works directly with the Natural Resources View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Professors Fox, Mace Remembered
Jacob H. Schiff Professorship of Investment Banking. During the Korean War, Fox was an advisor to the Office of Defense Mobilization. Previously, during World War II, he had spent four years in Washington, D.C., in charge of the economic,... View Details
- 13 Apr 2017
- News
Navy Destroyer Named After HBS Alumnus
secretary of defense for installations and logistics during the Johnson Administration, and a commissioned lieutenant in the Navy during World War II. Admiral John Richardson, chief of naval operations, spoke at the ceremony, while Paul’s... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Merck’s Gilmartin on Vaccines, Global Health
Viruses are out there, waiting to strike, and vaccinations are our best defense. But that defense is a man-made system, and therefore subject to breakdowns. In a talk titled “The Significance of Vaccines in Global Health,” Merck CEO... View Details
- 25 May 2016
- News
A Focus on Sustainability
in more than 100 middle-market companies and currently has $11 billion under management. Since officially retiring in 2012, he now oversees a family office that focuses primarily on environmental and educational organizations. His multipronged approach has included... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Bonnie Kintzer (MBA 1987)
the turnaround. I knew the brands were still very strong in the mind of the consumer and, with the right team, that we could rebuild the company. I was very clear in the interview process that the name of the company had to change. If your name is Reader’s Digest,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Alumni Book Briefs
Defending Your Brand: How Smart Companies Use Defensive Strategy to Deal with Competitive Attacks by Tim Calkins (MBA 1991) (Palgrave Macmillan) Calkins, a professor at the Kellogg School of Management, shows business leaders how to... View Details
- 08 Jan 2025
- News
Mapping Pain Points at the IRS
Having spent a decade helping retailers optimize customer service, Fumi Tamaki (MBA 2014) could not pass up the opportunity in June 2024 to take on the challenge of improving the customer experience at the government organization that serves more Americans annually... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Kill Groupthink
field of critical thinking. Just think back to the 2008 financial crisis, when a group of experts ignored the warning signs and arrived at an uncritical consensus. The consequences were disastrous, Bouygues reminds us, but the best View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Righting the Ship
projects to a historic high of 94 percent. But equally important is the higher quality of work and life for the teams. “They’re happy and proud of where they work now, but then there’s also an improvement in terms of mission. Now they can focus on the work of improving... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
HBS Student Battles ALS
face of this frightening disease. “The diagnosis was shocking,” says Kremer, a former officer in the Israel Defense Forces and project manager at a high-tech Israeli defense-industry firm. “I had so many plans for the future, so many... View Details
- 17 Nov 2022
- News
Alumni Leaders on Decarbonization Strategies for Combating Climate Change
such, it is appropriate to reflect on the IRA’s barrier-breaking spending on climate change compared to our defense budget. The IRA budget for climate is just 4 percent of the country’s defense budget on... View Details
- 01 Apr 2020
- News
What My Time in Vietnam Taught Me About Dealing with Shortages
Paul Ignatius (MBA 1947) Paul Ignatius (MBA 1947) Paul Ignatius (MBA 1947) was a government official in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. He served as assistant secretary of defense for installations and logistics and, from 1967 to... View Details
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Stephen Covey's Successful Habits
have to compete at a global level and maintain a world-class standard of quality. What's the biggest shortcoming of American business? Its low-trust culture, characterized by defensive and protective communication, hidden agendas,... View Details
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
A revolution in healing
government's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency awarded Moderna funding to develop mRNA to combat infectious diseases and biological threats. (Published April 2014) View Details
- 01 Jan 2009
- News
William K. Bowes Jr., MBA 1952
Francisco’s Exploratorium, Grace Cathedral, the Environmental Defense Fund, Stanford’s Bio-X, the Asian Art Museum, QB3, the United Religions Initiative, the Institute for Systems Biology, SFJazz, the Xoma Corporation, Creative Capital,... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
A reformed fiscal policy is vital to renewing US productivity
It would be far better to do so now, rather than at some future date, under duress, when our creditors have begun to lose faith,” Vietor says. He advocates a 2 percent VAT, new taxes on gasoline and carbon emissions, and spending cuts in View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Working Behind the Scenes — Alan F. Horn (MBA 1971)
preachy." Horn was subsequently asked to become a board member of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) in 1990. "In the face of the Contract with America's rollback efforts, NRDC is a staunch defender of clean air, clean water,... View Details
Keywords: Thomas Frick