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- 18 Nov 2013
- News
Diving into the 'Shark Tank'
Donna Khalife (MBA 2011, at left) and sister, Rosy, make their pitch on ABC-TV's Shark Tank. Donna Khalife (MBA 2011) and her sister, Rosy, were taking a lunch break from work on their startup Surprise Ride—which delivers a box of curated... View Details
- 22 Jul 2014
- News
Hungry for Change
first to handle perishable goods in supermarkets that are approaching their expiration dates, and now to work even further upstream with growers," explains Zeaske, who never suspected how much his first-year TOM course would come in... View Details
Keywords: Agriculture
- 09 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 9, 2010
excel in small firms, where they can set a goal and then empower others to work toward it. Navy and Air Force officers, who operate expensive, complex systems, such as submarines and aircraft carriers, are trained to follow processes to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Building a Better MBA
wrote case studies on MBA programs at Chicago, INSEAD, Stanford, Yale, and HBS, plus a case on the Center for Creative Leadership (all are available from Harvard Business Publishing); collected data on aggregate trends in MBA enrollments... View Details
- 01 Apr 1997
- News
Manager's Notebook
one time, consumers readily shared personal information. Recently, however, many customers have begun to bristle when asked personal questions. They wonder: Who else is privy to this information? What's in it for me? In their 1996 working... View Details
Keywords: Judith Ross
- 05 Apr 2018
- News
A Philanthropic Eye Reframes African American Abstract Art
When Pamela Joyner (MBA 1984) looks at the work of artists of African descent that hang on her walls, in part, she sees her own story. “I’m interested in ensuring that artists of color are not erased from the narrative,” says the longtime... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Competition and Strategy Unit at HBS Sets Pace In Its Field
it's Professor Michael E. Porter's seminal work on the competitive advantage of nations or Professor Cynthia A. Montgomery's recent book on corporate strategy, HBS C&S faculty are a leading voice in the strategic management arena. Most of... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
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Equip our students to become leaders for racial equity. - Advancing Racial Equity
help our students become leaders who can make the most out of differences—that is, take differences in race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, politics, class, and other dimensions and turn those differences into sources of View Details
- 31 Mar 2022
- News
A Community Hunger Solution with Global Ambitions
partnerships. There is only one cardinal rule: No money should ever change hands. “Outside of that, folks are free to be innovative,” Ghose says. “And that’s where the creativity really shines.” Because the organization is so... View Details
- 10 Sep 2008
- Research & Ideas
Long-Tail Economics? Give Me Blockbusters!
Editor's Note: Harvard Business School professor John Quelch writes a blog on marketing issues, called Marketing Know: How, for Harvard Business Online. It is reprinted on HBS Working Knowledge. The importance of blockbusters has been... View Details
- 22 Nov 2017
- News
How to Build a Winning Culture on a Losing Team
complex. Which is literally the best training complex in the world. Which we just opened last year. So speaking specifically of Philadelphia, we decided to create an environment that was going to be fun, uplifting and an incredible place to View Details
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Dean Srikant Datar’s 2022 Commencement Remarks | About
friendships you forged. As I reflect on this past year, I will remember you for the undiminished passion and exceptional creativity you brought to your HBS experience, as well as your humor, kindness, and generosity of spirit. And my... View Details
- 03 Mar 2014
- News
A Life Transformed
four qualities—hope, optimism, determination, and self-motivation—that have carried him far from his roots. After leaving home, earning two degrees at universities in India, and working as an international banker for nearly three decades,... View Details
- 04 Feb 2020
- News
In Harmony
One spring day in 1983, Mark Weinstein (MBA 1981) sat down in his Watergate Tower office at Strategic Planning Associates in Washington, DC, looked out at the Kennedy Center, and worked out a strategic plan for his life. He had landed a... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 03 Nov 2003
- What Do You Think?
Can Investors Have Too Much Accounting Transparency?
who wrote, "... legislative and regulatory response treats the symptoms (means) rather than the disease (motivation). Transparency is only as successful as the least creative obscurantist." He recommends, among other things,... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 21 Jun 2021
- Blog Post
Celebrating the Past, Crafting the Future Part 1: HBS/HKS Faculty Reflections
with the HKS Center for Public Leadership (CPL) accessible to the best and brightest students. The leadership of former CPL director David Gergen enabled the Joint Degree Program to work seamlessly with CPL’s activities. What has powered... View Details
- 27 Aug 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
Learning From Japan’s Remarkable Disaster Recovery
example, begins with a store manager's shifting of work schedules to increase profitability. The manager is quickly pulled aside by his regional manager and told, "UNIQLO's mission in Kesennuma is to create jobs. It is not about... View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
Charlotte, North Carolina, make it possible for our graduates to gather together, network, and exchange ideas all over the world. Our creative and diligent reunion chairs — from Ashley Gordon Jacobs for this year’s 5th Reunion class to... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
The Producers
don’t read the script or look at the director’s work when they’re deciding whether or not to fund a film,” says Mankoff. “We’ll do those things. If a project makes sense from a creative point of view, we can... View Details
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Dean Srikant Datar’s 2023 Commencement Remarks | About
meant when he said, “ He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that. ” In an increasingly polarized world, open-minded listening can be challenging. When everyone’s beliefs seem set in stone, you can feel reluctant to engage. As leaders, you must... View Details