Filter Results:
(1,549)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(1,549)
- People (22)
- News (563)
- Research (501)
- Events (4)
- Multimedia (10)
- Faculty Publications (162)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(1,549)
- People (22)
- News (563)
- Research (501)
- Events (4)
- Multimedia (10)
- Faculty Publications (162)
- 26 May 2016
- News
Thomas J. Tierney, MBA 1980
make a dramatic shift. “I wanted to put my experience to work being of service to the world,” he says. With a desire to build bridges between philanthropists and the social sector and to bring business skills to nonprofits, Tierney... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
A Message from Dean Clark
requires continuing innovation in all of our educational programs. What we see ahead is a need for leaders with strong general management skills - people who know how to get things done and are able to inspire others. These qualities have... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
View from the Top
recently in terms of public perception. We need to restore confidence through effective and proactive communications, through openness and candor, and through accuracy and conservatism in financial reporting. What are some of the important View Details
- Profile
Abhay Saboo
Attending business school has long been one of Abhay Saboo's ambitions. With his interest in technology, however, he wanted to use his undergraduate education to build a credible foundation for the future. "I did engineering to develop an analytical View Details
- 25 Aug 2021
- News
Reimagining Chicago’s Schools
she says, and knows education is one of the primary ways to improve it. “I was very much drawn to working in education. It’s been incredibly gratifying to be able to bring the leadership and management skills I learned at HBS to help grow... View Details
- March 2022 (Revised March 2024)
- Case
DaVita Responds to COVID
By: Susanna Gallani and David Lane
Early in August 2021, DaVita CEO Javier Rodriguez was assessing the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on his firm, which provided life-sustaining kidney dialysis to roughly 240,000 people. Effective infection control practices and information sharing had ensured... View Details
Keywords: COVID-19 Pandemic; Change Management; Communication; Talent and Talent Management; Fairness; Values and Beliefs; Corporate Accountability; Health Care and Treatment; Health Pandemics; Human Resources; Employee Relationship Management; Retention; Wages; Working Conditions; Leadership Style; Crisis Management; Organizational Culture; Health Industry; United States
Gallani, Susanna, and David Lane. "DaVita Responds to COVID." Harvard Business School Case 122-007, March 2022. (Revised March 2024.)
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Campaign Ends, Exceeds Expectations
also key to the Christensen Center for Teaching and Learning, which helps new and experienced faculty improve their teaching skills through one-on-one coaching sessions, seminars, and workshops. A Diversity of Voices About 75 percent of... View Details
- 13 May 2021
- Blog Post
Zhalisa Clarke’s Sabbatical Story: Tech leader turned healer
challenges they face in the workplace. Without the extended time away from work, Zhalisa wouldn’t have been able to learn the skills needed to bring such timely and important tools to the black and brown View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Leading in business and in public education
As cochairman of the board of Loews Corporation, Andrew Tisch (MBA 1977) has played a leadership role in one of the largest diversified companies in the United States. He is also using his skills to help improve inner-city education,... View Details
- 20 Apr 2022
- Blog Post
How HBS Prepared Me to Lead a Company on Day One
to Connect and Build Community The composition of an HBS class exposes us to different viewpoints. HBS stands out because it pulls people from all over the world at a point in life when they have amassed different experiences but remain... View Details
- Web
Social Entrepreneurship and Systems Change (SESC) - Course Catalog
problems that lie beyond the capacity of any single social enterprise or organization. Gain insights into how different sectors can work together towards common goals, understanding the roles of policy, business, and non-profit organizations in driving systemic... View Details
- Profile
Mallika Ahluwalia
At Princeton, Mallika Ahluwalia realized she wanted a career in international development. "Having an impact on communities and the world motivates me to go to work every day," she says. After a one-year stint at Catalyst... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Fellowship Campaign Approaching Goal
Wien, advisory board member Laurene Sperling (MBA ’82) views fellowships as a way to ensure that students with broad interests come to the School. Having served on several nonprofit boards, she sees the need for leadership skills in a... View Details
- Web
Global Activities 2020-2021 - Global Activities 2021
for good in society. This report features a selection of stories that highlight the School’s influence and impact around the world during fiscal year 2021 (July 1, 2020–June 30, 2021). Africa Developing the Skills to Drive Change in... View Details
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
Greater Than the Sum of its Parts
example of what results when people from throughout the Harvard community come together to pursue their ideas. "Five years ago people weren’t really talking about an interdisciplinary curriculum," says Joseph J. O’Donnell (AB 1967, MBA... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Pens Down
changes mark the end of an era for the traditional essay. To honor that era, we asked alumni in our Facebook and LinkedIn communities what they remembered about penning their pitches to MBA Admissions. "I recently found my application... View Details
- 25 Aug 2014
- News
Wendell P. Weeks, MBA 1987
Download Wendell Weeks profile Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page TIMELINE 1959 Born, Reno, Nevada 1981 Earns BS, Accounting, Lehigh University 1983 Joins Corning 1987 Earns MBA 2001 Named President, Corning Optical View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 15 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
REFLECTIONS ON MY TIME AS BEI DIRECTOR
advocacy organizations with skills in strategy, ways to partner with private sector firms, and innovative financial tools. With costs covered by the Robert W. Wilson Trust, 78 people joined the inaugural class, an important new... View Details
- Web
Launching leaders: HBS's new initiative fuels first-generation and low-income student success - Recruiting
dad in the most beautiful spot in the world," he says. Looking back now, he recognizes it was poverty—but at the time, "it was just life." Arriving at Harvard Business School in 2023, Bedford encountered some of the same challenges he faced at Harvard College years... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Speak English, Please!
aware that workers often underestimate their language capabilities. In many cases, testing and offering benchmarks can help calm anxieties, as could limiting meetings for low-confidence English speakers until their language skills... View Details