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Ricardo De Armas

my former supervisors and friends about my MBA options, they all said, 'HBS.' " "The case study is not something I ever had in college," Ricardo explains, "so at first, I was a little reticent. HBS challenges me to communicate more View Details

05 Jun 2013
Op-Ed

Corporate Leaders Need to Step Up on Climate Change

Green initiatives are ubiquitous these days, implemented with zeal at companies like Dupont, IBM, Walmart, and Walt Disney. The programs being rolled out—lighting retrofits, zero-waste factories, and carpool incentives—save money and provide a green glow. Most large... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Toffel & Auden Schendler

06 Sep 2016
News

The Solution That Doesn’t Get Discussed About How to Get More Women On Corporate Boards

By Beth Stewart (MBA 1982), CEO Trewstar Corporate Board Services and Ilene H. Lang (MBA 1973), retired CEO, Catalyst and senior advisor to Trewstar We take as given that modern, well-run boards recognize myriad reasons to include diverse... View Details

04 Dec 2012
First Look

First Look: December 4

undermines creative thinking in tasks that draw on knowledge from multiple cultures. Three studies (a network survey and two experiments) found that ambient cultural disharmony decreased individuals' effectiveness at connecting ideas from... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

24 Oct 2005
Research & Ideas

Building an IT Governance Committee

IT-savvy business executive—either a CEO or a top manager who has overseen the use of IT to gain strategic advantage in another organization. The expert's job is to challenge entrenched in-house thinking. In any case, at least one person... View Details

Keywords: by Richard Nolan & Warren McFarlan

10 Apr 2012
First Look

First Look: April 10

absent from the largest retail markets. Moreover, every retailer that has ventured overseas has failed as often as it has succeeded. On average, the extent of internationalization doesn't have a significant effect on either retailers'... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

20 Aug 2014
News

With No Time to Lose

business students to turn the tide on a deadly disease. “[Avi’s] ultimate dream was to become a CEO of a company that was doing something meaningful,” says Prize4Life cofounder Nate Boaz (MBA 2006). “The fact that he’s living out his... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

25 Oct 2006
Op-Ed

Fixing Executive Options: The Veil of Ignorance

maximize value for their shareholders as a whole in the most effective way. Drawing on theories of distributive justice to inform CEO compensation will surely be met with skepticism. From an accounting... View Details

Keywords: by Mihir Desai & Joshua Margolis

01 Sep 2005
News

Trouble in Mouse Land

to consider the relationship between the CEO and the board. “The board is supposed to simultaneously advise and evaluate the CEO,” observes Beaulieu. “The Disney case brings out the challenges board members face in fulfilling this dual... View Details

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

01 Sep 2004
News

HBS Clubs and Associations

concepts to improve organizational effectiveness. Richardson attended a more targeted program titled Performance Measurement for Effective Management of Nonprofit Organizations, which is designed to boost organizational accountability and... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

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Marketing - HBS Online

Certificate Courses (3) Multiple Formats Digital Marketing Strategy Professor Sunil Gupta Craft data-driven digital marketing strategies that effectively reach, convert, and retain customers in a dynamic online environment. 7 weeks, 6-7... View Details

06 Jan 2021
News

A Message from Dean Srikant Datar

leadership of Professor Jim Cash in whose honor we named Cash House on the campus. And Jim has helped us assemble a phenomenal advisory board. And the board consists of individuals like Ken Frazier, the CEO of Merck, Ken Chenault, the... View Details

01 Jun 2010
News

M.I.A. Boards

art-auction company executive; the former CEO of a Spanish-language television company; a retired rear admiral who had headed the Girl Scouts and served on the board of Weight Watchers International; a theatrical producer; and, until two... View Details

Keywords: John Gillespie;David Zweig; Finance

20 Mar 2007
First Look

First Look: March 20, 2007

model to establish these interrelationships at a firm level. Using publicly available financial data we estimate the six causal effects among sales, inventory, and gross margin. Our results show that sales, inventory, and gross margin are... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

20 Jan 2015
First Look

First Look: January 20

hand in a clear manner. It offers recommendations for both those seeking and giving advice to make the process as effective as possible. Publisher's link: https://hbr.org/2015/01/the-art-of-giving-and-receiving-advice January 2015 Journal... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

13 Mar 2014
Research & Ideas

Can We Get To Where We Need To Go?

states count on to pay for those projects. "We have tended to live with a lot of short-term bills. You want long-term bills," Gallagher said. General Electric Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Immelt (HBS MBA '82) said infrastructure... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Transportation; Air Transportation; Auto

15 Feb 2000
Lessons from the Classroom

Delivering Information Services: A 30-Year Perspective

be able to respond effectively to the competition. EE: Is there a "typical" participant in this course? Nolan: The typical participant in DIS is the individual with major responsibility for information technology investments in... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

01 Jun 2018
News

June 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books

Off Your Shoes: One Man’s Journey from the Boardroom to Bali and Back by Ben Feder (MBA 1991) Radius Book Group A hard-charging CEO of a large enterprise, Feder discovers that he is losing the very things that sustained him over his years... View Details

13 Jan 2009
First Look

First Look: January 13, 2009

Author:Bettina Klaus Abstract We consider one-to-one matching markets in which agents can either be matched as pairs or remain single. In these so-called roommate markets, agents are consumers and resources at the same time. We investigate two new properties that... View Details