by Rob Austin - Publications - Faculty & Research

19 Jan 2016
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Electric Avenues

Illustration by Mario Wagner RELATED Learn about how HBS students and alumni are helping transform Boston Watch alumni discuss innovation inside City Hall Once viewed as an oxymoron, civic innovation has become a hot field, with cities... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

01 Oct 1996
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Sherman Baldwin: Leadership under Fire

Baldwin (known by the radio call sign "Tank") was on the aircraft carrier USS Midway in the Persian Gulf, flying 45 combat missions over Iraq in Operations Desert Storm and Southern Watch. As the pilot of an EA-6B Prowler, he led a crew... View Details

Keywords: James E. Aisner

13 Nov 2020
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Faculty Focus Their Research on COVID-19 Issues

recognized the opportunity—and necessity—to use their research to help leaders, companies, organizations, and governments navigate the challenges posed by the pandemic. This meant not only extending and reframing their research, but also... View Details

01 Jan 2006
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Philip L. Yeo, MBA 1976

STUDENTS "Enjoy whatever you are doing or move on." CURRENT READING Genes in Conflict: The Biology of Selfish Genetic Elements, by Austin Burt and Robert Trivers As the overseer of Singapore's economic... View Details

11 Dec 2019
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A Righteous Path

University of Texas at Austin before arriving at HBS. “My early career experiences really convinced me that so much of success in the social sector requires not only understanding problems at the grassroots level, but also having really... View Details

Keywords: April White; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

01 Jun 2005
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One-on-One with Grover Norquist

Norquist Illustration by Rob Barber Grover G. Norquist (MBA ’81) may not be a household name, but he’s definitely a Washington institution. As president of Americans for Tax Reform, which he founded in 1985,... View Details

Keywords: Government

01 Jun 2008
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Kash Rangan

Rangan Illustration by Randy Glass Professor Kash Rangan is one of the pioneers of the School’s Social Enterprise Initiative, now fifteen years old. Back in 1993, most people took a “spray and pray” approach to philanthropy — writing... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Finance

01 Dec 2012
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Alumni Book Briefs

1981), John L. Orcutt, and Paul C. Remus (Wiley Financial) Year Zero: A Novel by Rob Reid (MBA 1994) (Del Rey) Vanished in the Dunes (A Hamptons Mystery) by Allan Retzky (MBA... View Details

Keywords: Broadcasting (except Internet); Information

01 Mar 2018
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‘We were just doing what needed to be done’

Edited by Jennifer Gillespie FOUR FOUNDERS From left: Clifford Darden, Lillian Lincoln Lambert, Theodore Lewis, and Leroy Willis (photos courtesy of HBS Archives) Just over 50 years ago, at the end of a summer that saw race riots across... View Details

01 Sep 2020
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In My Humble Opinion: Screen Tested

Unlocking Us. “I also love This American Life and The Daily from the New York Times—although there are some days when I really try to control my news consumption.” Buy the book: I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; women in business; COVID-19; film; media; television; Arts, Entertainment

01 Jun 2014
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What’s Next

forward. Rob Kasameyer (MBA 1976), Woburn, Massachusetts NN: I always find it helpful to return to our mission statement: Harvard Business School educates leaders who make a difference in the world. What has made HBS distinctive, since... View Details

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

01 Sep 2010
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Letters to the Editor

observer at all corporation board meetings. However, in order to be effective, the guidance provided by law should be more detailed than it is at present. In addition, the SEC ought to give guidance on remuneration of executives. Monroe... View Details

Keywords: Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

01 Mar 2019
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The One That Got Away

edited by Julia Hanna; illustrations by Peter Arkle Venture capitalist. Spoken aloud, those two words have a ring of authority that seems to lift the profession above the realm of mere mortals. Headlines can... View Details

01 Sep 2013
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Leading the Way

Photos by Russ Campbell “An investment in the School is ultimately an investment in a better world—one led by alumni.” —John Hess “HBS graduates are in every part of the economy, in every industry, and in... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

20 Aug 2014
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With No Time to Lose

Education Elements in San Francisco. “We created a pot of money—a prize—to get people to focus on what we thought was important.” This unique approach was the result of a meeting with drug companies and top researchers convened by Kremer... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

27 May 2014
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Crowdsourcing the Capitalist's Dilemma

discussion of "The Capitalist's Dilemma"—the challenges of innovating for long-term growth and job creation—in the Harvard Business Review. The team of more than 150 people (see below) collaborated using the OI Engine platform developed View Details

Keywords: April White; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

02 Sep 2021
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Back to School

legislative bills and trying to pass a budget; we are now in an emergency-management situation,” he recalls. Difficult as that time was, it set Simmons up as the perfect candidate for his next role. In April 2021, after Cardona was appointed View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

07 Sep 2021
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September 2021 Alumni Books

investors to create a supportive environment in which African entrepreneurs can thrive. Why Muslims Lagged Behind and Others Progressed New translation by Nadeem M. Qureshi (MBA 1982) Austin Macauley In the... View Details