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- 23 Feb 2011
- News
A Capitalist in China
became the first American to acquire commercial hydroelectric generating equipment from China. Today he is chairman and CEO of China Hydroelectric Corporation, the country’s largest owner of small hydroelectric projects. In fact, he may... View Details
- 20 Mar 2013
- Research & Ideas
How CEOs Sustain Higher-Ambition Goals
At a recent Harvard Business School conference, dozens of CEOs committed to the idea of working toward "higher-ambition" goals that go beyond just short-term shareholder value. Inspired by the book Higher Ambition: How Great Leaders... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 12 Nov 2024
- HBS Case
Inside One Startup's Journey to Break Down Hiring (and Funding) Barriers
leverage their backgrounds to build their businesses and generate funding. “Harley’s business is one that really no one else would have started because it’s his past experience that created this. Tech startups are so concentrated in a... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
HBS to Release 2004 Annual Report
to support the School’s mission. “Our strategic mission and our financial performance are closely linked,” explains Melnick. “HBS faculty continually generate important new ideas and insights, then translate... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- What Do You Think?
Will Information Technology Really Turn Organizations Upside Down This Time?
already determined that there's some truly fundamental reason to do so." Some question whether the "upside down" organization is an idea whose time has come. David Koltermann warns, "The potential revolution to turn... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- Web
Leading Race Work in Business Schools - Race, Gender & Equity
schools could lead the work of racial equity and inclusion through engagement with various learning modes. Best practices were captured for learning about and from racial differences, and innovative ideas View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Start Me Up
would help create multiple startups at the same time?" That's the idea behind MassChallenge, the startup accelerator and competition—now the world's largest—that Nigam cofounded in 2009 after leaving his job as a Bain consultant. Based in... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Recognizing Volunteers and Donors
particularly grateful to alumni who invest annually in HBS leadership and innovation through the Dean's Fund. Jeanette and Herb Evert have demonstrated their passion for the mission of HBS by making significant contributions for more than 34 consecutive years. They... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
2nd HBS Survey on US Competitiveness
A second survey of nearly 7,000 HBS alumni and just over 1,000 members of the general public found ongoing concern regarding America's ability to compete in the global economy but wide agreement between liberals and conservatives on the... View Details
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Conversing in Cyberspace: Students and Alumni Talk Management
Does a new general manager who delegates decisions run the risk of appearing indecisive? Is an "open-door" policy a good way for a general manager to get information, or a terrible waste of time? What... View Details
Keywords: Daniel Penrice
- 10 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 10
market's growth that is the primary driver of profit margins and sales growth. A few retailers have succeeded in going global by developing strategies that apply four retail-specific rules for globalization. Rule 1: The home market is the linchpin. Retailers can View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 28 May 2019
- News
Cure All
RS: Absolutely. And hopefully these new models will dispel the idea that there is a trade-off between providing excellent care and actually making money. There may be a sense that it has to be one or the other, but that is not always... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
What We’re Reading
learn; it is something to live. And our greatest joy is lived in deep, loving, and generous relationships with others.” —Isabelle Colin-Hau (MBA 2004) is an impact-education funder who invests in change-makers, as well as solutions and... View Details
- 20 Jul 2020
- Op-Ed
It's Time for a Bipartisan Health Plan for Employers and Employees
The recent twin economic and pandemic calamities should cause us to rethink the status quo for health insurance compensation. Must General Motors be a benefits company that happens to make cars? Is it in the best interest of employees if... View Details
Business of Emerging Markets
of the palm oil cluster in Malaysia and Indonesia and its global implications for corporations, governments, and individual actors, especially in emerging economies. I’ve also reframed key ideas and theoretical contributions underlying my... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Accelerating Therapies
scientific community, we will empower the next generation of life science entrepreneurs and provide a further catalyst for innovation and research development," observed Mr. Blavatnik. The Blavatnik Biomedical Accelerator is designed to... View Details
- 04 Apr 2019
- Cold Call Podcast
Can Mark Zuckerberg Rebuild Trust in Facebook?
month. It’s video streamed all around the world. He sent his deputy general counsel. I thought these things were odd. Why would you respond that way? Why would you go into hiding just at the time when everyone wants to hear from you? And... View Details
Keywords: Re: Liangzong Ma
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Not Your Typical Business Conference
conference organizer Karen A. Page (MBA '89) put it, to "tell their stories, discover they're not so different from one another, and learn some useful ideas for making their lives and careers more successful and satisfying." It was a... View Details
- 16 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 16, 2019
forthcoming The Creativity Reader The Art of (Creative) Thought: Graham Wallas on the Creative Process By: Amabile, Teresa M. Abstract—The Creativity Reader is a necessary companion for anyone interested in the historical roots of contemporary View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 22 Apr 2002
- Lessons from the Classroom
Entrepreneurship: It Can Be Taught
the Sarofim-Rock Professor of Business Administration, Paul W. Marshall, the MBA Class of 1960 Professor of Management Practice and course head for The Entrepreneurial Manager, and Richard G. Hamermesh, senior lecturer and instructor for the course, to discuss the... View Details
Keywords: by Staff