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- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Alumni Books of 2016
Park has two parts. The first discusses the geological and social history of the site, focusing mainly on the park’s construction in the late 1850s and 1860s. The second part has essays on the 200-plus tree... View Details
- 01 Jan 2005
- News
Nancy M. Barry, MBA 1975
as a virtue. "It was a remarkably nimble organization," she explains, "with revolutionary principles and a transformational agenda that focused on supporting local organizations and leaders and bringing a business approach to effecting economic and View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
What Industrial Policy?
"Taxation, meet Representation." Following up on his pledge to provide greater support for manufacturing, President Obama has announced a proposal to cut the effective tax rate for manufacturers to 25 percent. A number of economists howled against this so-called... View Details
- 29 Mar 2023
- News
Supporting Earthquake Victims in Turkey and Syria
emergency phase, 230 trained miners from FIBA's lignite mining subsidiary, Polyak, spent 10 days searching under the rubble and rescuing 30 people. FIBA CP, the Group's commercial property management subsidiary's shopping malls, as well as the schools and dormitories... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Hard Choices
considerably better off, even as it creates both winners and losers, and the losers often suffer through no fault of their own. A capitalist economy should be judged not just on the aggregate economic improvement driven by its innovation but also on the design and... View Details
Keywords: Seth Klarman (MBA 1982)
- 26 May 2022
- News
Bidding Up
morning on October 12, 2020, a home security system captured a moment that would go viral on social media. [knocking] Bob Wilson: Paul? JH: Bob Wilson and his wife Mary had walked across the street to his colleague Paul Milgrom’s house to... View Details
- 26 Jan 2015
- News
The Ingredients for Success
in charge of a large-scale construction project, developing our team, developing ongoing partnerships with university administrators, managing my board, and even making sure the plumber unclogs drains in the building. In a weird, strange... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Where Conservation Means Business
spent a lot of time on lately is removing amber-colored dried tape anchoring the corners of early 20th-century photos from the United Fruit Company archives. Seventy-five photo albums document decades of social and business history across... View Details
Keywords: Roger thompson
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Opening Doors: Inside the World of Museum Management
wings that cover four city blocks. Whether it's eking out extra room from unused air shafts, building up, or renovating existing gallery space to make more efficient use of it, construction at the Met is almost nonstop, a fact that is... View Details
- 05 Jun 2017
- News
Women on Boards: A Course Becomes a Movement
value for the program participants.” Groysberg’s leadership of the W50 celebration in 2013, marking 50 years of women’s admission to the full-time MBA Program at HBS, combined with his recent case study on the rand* construction company... View Details
Keywords: Margaret Kelley
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
The Path Ahead
has taken the lead in coordinating and sharing case leads, and we saw remarkable progress this past year in the Required Curriculum of the MBA Program. COVID-19 has changed the way we operate in both business and social settings. What (if... View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
March 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
of risk capital are contributing increasingly to a massive expansion in new business, all underpinned by a deep social change and a willingness to “do things differently,” especially among the young. Drawing on his experiences and more... View Details
- 12 Jul 2021
- News
Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis
pandemic. The program provides an opportunity for students to develop skills and knowledge while having significant responsibility and high impact. This summer, HBS is supporting a record 162 Social Enterprise Summer Fellows, with many of... View Details
- 03 Jun 2016
- News
Again in a Great City
Tower” lingers, though it has been covered in green terra-cotta since the end of World War II. The cost to construct the building in 1928 was $10 million, $135 million in today’s dollars. Last June Cummings and his partners—including... View Details
Keywords: April White; photographed by Brian Kelly
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
March 2023 Alumni and Faculty Books
dollars, the world’s institutions are making scant progress toward the promise of diversity, equity, and inclusion. The central cause: top leaders lack the means to construct and implement comprehensive diversity strategies that are... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Read All About It!
industries, such as organic agriculture, grew up to serve these and other demands. And individual business leaders, experimenting with forms of social entrepreneurship, developed product offerings and built firms that were intended to... View Details
- 16 Jan 2020
- News
Hitting the High Notes
dialogue,” says Barnett. “It was a kind of career therapy for some in our audience. We enjoyed a very constructive conversation.” Sheridan’s talk focused on recruitment marketing and specifically encouraged any organization seeking top... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
A Place in the Sun
paradise enjoyed by Turtle Island Resort's fourteen guest couples. Fourteen couples, fourteen private beaches, each with its own cottage, or bure, designed and constructed according to the standards of traditional Fijian craftsmanship... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna and Garry Emmons
- 30 Apr 2019
- News
Leading Schools That Change Lives
Kennealey, who embraces the school’s emphasis on spiritual awareness, social responsibility, and academic excellence (98 percent of graduates are college-bound). He accepted the post at a challenging time. Salesianum had experienced... View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
June 2021 Books and Podcasts
jet-powered airliners. The growing requirement for more factory space was fueled by new models and a surging worldwide demand for air travel. Massive construction projects were launched, including a new factory on 760 acres at Paine Field... View Details