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- 22 Feb 2022
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New Urban Order
“and doing so will leave our children’s generation much better off. If we don’t get it done, the problems our cities face today will become far worse.” Powering Up and Out As director of US Strategy for... View Details
Keywords: Kathleen Fu, Deborah Blagg, Julia Hanna, and Maureen Harmon; illustrations by; energy; environment; sustainability; entrepreneurship; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transportation; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Corporate Services
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Alfred D. Chandler Jr. Remembered
Indeed, Chandler concluded, by the mid-2oth century, the multiunit, multifunctional enterprise administered by salaried managers had become the “most powerful institution in the American economy.” In his 1962 book Strategy and Structure,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Full Court Press
national icons like Hakeem Olajuwon, Dikembe Mutombo, or current Philadelphia 76er Joel Embiid, all of whom have galvanized generations of Africans with their All-Star careers in the NBA. But also from BAL stars like Yasser, who inspires... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Singing to the Corn
layoffs. Even so, I remember someone pointing at me in a bar, and we hustled out of there. It certainly left a taste in my mouth of the power of strategy and thought, but I felt really bad about it.” The tension between straight-ahead... View Details
- 16 Aug 2018
- News
Working with a Giver’s Spirit
will both help people and inspire other entrepreneurs. “The last way you’re high-impact—and frankly this is the reason I decided to do this—is when you pay it forward as an entrepreneur,” he says. “Once you’re successful, you re-invest your success in the next View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Building a Better Brazil
educational platform. The gift was made through the Lemann Foundation, a nonprofit organization Lemann and his family created in 2002 to enhance the quality of public education in Brazil. "Investing in innovation to promote large-scale social change is a pillar of the... View Details
- 22 Feb 2024
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GCC Crossroads Aims for a Bright Future; Seattle Alumni Talk Leadership in Tech; Italy Preps for European Alumni Summit
Clubs News Clubs News Crossroads Forum Explores Future of Gulf Region More than 1,300 public and private leaders convened in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on January 30 and 31 for the Crossroads GCC Future Impact Forum, co-hosted by the HBS Club of the Gulf Cooperation Council... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Step Change
oversubscribed by 30 times, generating $100 million. Significantly, a cultural shift occurred after the 2011 revolution when, suddenly, anything seemed possible. Amal Enan (MBA 2014) witnessed these transformations firsthand, from roles... View Details
- 23 Jun 2023
- News
Highlights from the Spring 2023 Alumni Board Meeting
that has defined the transformational experience of an HBS MBA. "Will we continue to get the most promising young students and future leaders and attract the most remarkable faculty and staff that creates this transformational experience that create alumni like you,... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Breaking News
the profession. Journalists are asking, Whom do we serve? How do we know what people think is important? Any good reader-revenue strategy has to be built around a real understanding of the audience and what motivates people to consume... View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Every Trick in the Book
too—those cards, games, and knickknacks that make some bookstores look more like general stores. The profit margin is higher on those products than on the books, but “I want this to be a bookstore,” Brody says. The rolling tables are a... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
A World of Difference
at home, and they weren’t allowed to bring their office chairs home. The policy communicated a lack of empathy and general cluelessness about the employee experience—signals that were particularly important to working moms. The answer is... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
It's academic. (Not!)
information technology and management, or organizational behavior. That broad range of choices, coupled with the satisfaction of conducting research in the field, generates an extraordinary demand for the handful of available places each... View Details
- 23 Oct 2015
- News
Staples Founder Thomas Stemberg Dies at 66
- 18 Sep 2014
- News
Room to grow: global expansion in the middle ground
consulting firm Shaldor, documents the specific strategies various companies pursued. As examples, by focusing on a neglected market segment, Netafim became the world leader in drip irrigation technology, while Teva Pharmaceutical created... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Faculty Research Online
Why Do We Tax? With the next President set to take office, it's time to ask how the income tax system could be improved. Assistant Professor Matthew Weinzierl suggests how. US Competitiveness at Risk America's declining global competitiveness—it ranks No. 7 this year... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Faculty Books
Buy-In: Saving Your Good Idea from Being Shot Down by John P. Kotter and Lorne A. Whitehead (Harvard Business Review Press) Professor Emeritus Kotter and his coauthor reveal how to win the support ideas need to deliver results. The key is to understand the View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Negotiating with Wal-Mart
joint vision and problem-solving process, information sharing, and generally moving away from the “lowest common denominator” pricing issues that had defined their interactions previously. From 1987, when Muccio initiated the changes, to... View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Case Study: Citizen Buffett
need to design a financial strategy that supports your business strategy. Media General is a real-life example of topics that we cover in our finance curriculum such as valuation, financing, and risk... View Details
- 01 Mar 2015
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Ask the Expert: Inside the Fed
for the first time in nine years, we asked former chair of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston’s Board of Directors Kirk Sykes (OPM 26, 1998)—current president and managing director of the Urban Strategy America Fund—to field your... View Details