HBS Alumni Bulletin - Publications - Faculty & Research

17 Nov 2003
Research & Ideas

The Business Case for Diabetes Disease Management

What should business people in particular know about the pros and cons of attempts to treat and control diabetes—or indeed other chronic diseases? That was the focus of a lively case-study discussion among some fifty participants led by View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Health

15 Jul 2002
Research & Ideas

Going Green Makes Good Business Sense

and strategy with an emphasis on environmental management, Reinhardt recently shared his expertise with HBS alumni during reunion weekend. His talk, titled "Down to Earth: Applying Basic Business... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

13 Jun 2016
Lessons from the Classroom

That's Classic: Modern-Day Business Lessons from Ancient Rome

ethical issues. It’s extraordinary. Related Reading: Why Leaders Need Great Books Teaching The Moral Leader Machiavelli, Morals, and You This article first appeared in the HBS Alumni Bulletin. View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

14 May 2009
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Managing Teams

coach who has great individual parts but can't get them to synchronize. From HBS Alumni Bulletin. Key concepts include: A potentially great team with strong individual contributors can quickly be undone by... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty

02 Dec 2009
What Do You Think?

Should Immigration Policies Be More Welcoming to Low-Skilled Workers?

Cato Institute Center for Trade Policy Studies Free Trade Bulletin No. 40, August 13, 2009. Daniel T. Griswold, "As Immigrants Move In, Americans Move Up," Cato Institute Center for Trade Policy Studies Free Trade View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

07 Feb 2005
Research & Ideas

How “Career Imprinting” Shapes Leaders

opportunities they were given. As one VC told me, "People coming out of Baxter were more likely to be able to handle the entrepreneurial environment." In addition to simply taking on more leadership roles in biotech than other firms, such as Abbott, Baxter... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark

07 Mar 2000
Research & Ideas

Putting Health Care Consumers in the Driver’s Seat

available to their workers. The conference's agenda alternated between small breakout sessions that brought together participants from different industry areas and large group discussions where all attendees could compare notes. The breakout sessions were facilitated... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Health

03 May 2010
Research & Ideas

What Is the Future of MBA Education?

do to train knowledgeable, principled, and skilled leaders. Against this backdrop of problems, business schools are poised to take advantage of exciting opportunities to cooperate and innovate, argue HBS professors Srikant M. Datar and... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Education

24 Jul 2000
Research & Ideas

Linking the Globe: The Role of Media and Communications

If proof was needed that change is afoot in the worldwide media industry, it came in the form of late alterations to a panel on the subject at the HBS Global Alumni Conference. CEOs Jean-Marie Messier of... View Details

Keywords: by Kenneth Liss; Information; Publishing; Journalism & News; Media & Broadcasting

19 May 2008
Research & Ideas

Connecting School Ties and Stock Recommendations

would come out strong, in fact ties from non–Ivy League schools were just as powerful, the researchers learned. They detail the results and implications in an HBS working paper, "Sell Side School Ties" [PDF]. "Our findings... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services

08 Jul 2008
First Look

First Look: July 8, 2008

http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=208090 Healthcare and Harvard Business School Alumni in 2008 Harvard Business School Case 808-044 This case chronicles the role that Harvard Business School View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

07 Sep 2007
What Do You Think?

Are Elite Business Schools Fostering the Deprofessionalization of Management?

management by building more value in their alumni networks than in their curricula and teaching. 2) Business school curricula, if not always their teaching, reflect the demands of the market. This is or is not appropriate, but not... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

05 Dec 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, December 5, 2017

Social Psychology Bulletin The Amount and Source of Millionaires' Wealth (Moderately) Predicts Their Happiness By: Donnelly, Grant Edward, Tianyi Zheng, Emily Haisley, and Michael I. Norton Abstract—Two samples of more than 4,000... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

07 Jul 2019
HBS Case

Walmart's Workforce of the Future

to a good degree,” says Kerr. But it’s too soon to tell whether they have established themselves in a way that will allow them to truly excel. “That’s where the jury is still out. They are still defining the Walmart of the future.” About the Author Julia Hanna is an... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Retail

02 Jun 2022
Research & Ideas

Blissful Thinking: When It Comes to Finding Happiness, 'Your Dreams Are Liars'

the research problem, at this point. I’m the subject and I’m the researcher. I’m like a perpetual-motion machine of happiness research.” In this conversation with the HBS Alumni Bulletin, Brooks talks about... View Details

Keywords: by Dan Morrell

10 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

The Little Understood Problem Confronting Diverse Workplaces

Ramarajan and Reid’s study shows. But making that effort—beginning with a clear-eyed, inward look at one’s background, identity, and place in culture—can provide the foundation for building a workplace where everyone can thrive. About the Author Julia Hanna is an... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

26 Jan 2009
Research & Ideas

Where is Home for the Global Firm?

including my International Financial Management class, some HBS alumni groups, and the advisory board of the HBS Europe Research Center. Some people react to these changes with... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

13 Mar 2023
Research & Ideas

What Would It Take to Unlock Microfinance's Full Potential?

for solutions to make the next generation of microfinance tools even more transformative. The HBS Alumni Bulletin recently talked to them about their research. “Around 2005 and... View Details

Keywords: by Jen McFarland Flint; Financial Services

10 Dec 2021
Research & Ideas

Truth Be Told: Unpacking the Risks of Whistleblowing

levels of financial and nonfinancial incentives that can encourage whistleblowing at the senior management levels. This article originally appeared in the HBS Alumni Bulletin. [Image:... View Details

Keywords: by April White

01 Oct 2007
Research & Ideas

Encouraging Dissent in Decision-Making

and everywhere in between, "fundamental but highly controversial issues often are not surfaced," former Vietnam-era Secretary of Defense, Ford Motor Company president, and World Bank president Robert S. McNamara (HBS MBA '39) told the View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons

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