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01 Jun 2018
News

June 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books

an Earth-shattering cataclysm changes the world forever, foretold by a prophecy from the beginning of time. Dante in China by John Barr (MBA 1972) Red Hen Press In John Barr’s poems, the ancient masters encounter the modern world. Dante on a beach in China beholds the... View Details

30 Mar 2015
News

Leveraging the power of yes

programs as well as its efforts to distill and disseminate best practices by understanding the true social impact of investing in early-stage companies that provide affordable access to agricultural inputs, high-quality education, clean... View Details

24 Apr 2014
News

A founding father of Silicon Valley venture capital guides entrepreneurs

their companies, they would usually invite us in.” Johnson later founded Asset Management Company in 1967, investing primarily in computer and health care concerns. His advice and counsel also have benefited his philanthropic endeavors,... View Details

22 Feb 2022
News

Finance and the Economic Recovery

Illustration by Michael Austin A pandemic that has caused public health and economic crises also has afforded business leaders the opportunity to better understand and lead through disruptions affecting countless lives, companies, and... View Details

14 Aug 2019
News

Leading from Within

and, at the time, CEO for Unilever in eastern Europe, as well as a theologian—at a Spirituality in Business conference in 2003, he says it was “like meeting a brother.” The two kept in touch and spent the next several years working... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

Mar 2012
Article

How to Make Finance Work

and generated new ones. The rest of the economy, however, has not been well served by the financial sector's boom. First, the shift from deposit-based banking to a market-based "shadow banking" system, without adequate... View Details

12 Jan 2016
First Look

January 12, 2016

link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50304 October 2015 Health Affairs Exposure to Harmful Workplace Practices Could Account for Inequality in Life Spans Across Different Demographic Groups By: Goh, Joel, Jeffrey Pfeffer,... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

25 Feb 2020
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2020

drawn from studies in Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Everglades National Park, and Chesapeake Bay. This book will be of great interest to professionals and students in environmental economics, land management, and... View Details

06 Dec 2021
News

Monaco's Digital Transformation

Genta manages 5 percent of the state budget and a staff of 270. His ministry oversees the telecom industry and digital improvements in smart city initiatives, education, and health care, as well as programs... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

20 May 2020
News

Keeping Families Connected

through activity and play,” explains Tuchman. “And until Caribu, there really was no great way to do that virtually.” Families can choose from more than 1,000 book titles in eight different languages, as well as games, puzzles, and other... View Details

27 Aug 2008
Research & Ideas

Creating Leaders for Science-Based Businesses

what the School teaches, and to whom. How can HBS best complement and contribute to the work of the University's world-renowned laboratories as well as to cutting-edge, science-based firms in Boston and beyond? Can the School itself learn... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Health; Health

01 Apr 1998
News

HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

groups in discussions focusing on how new competitive dynamics are playing out in retailing, health care, and several rapidly consolidating industries. Alumni who lead small, entrepreneurial companies will have a chance to discuss... View Details

20 Jul 2020
News

Responding to Racism Amid a Pandemic; LGBT Alumni Take Pride Celebration Online

but was glad she was able to curb the infection rate.” The city, she added, also received $30 million in federal loans for small business as well as food and rent assistance. Under her leadership, the homeless have been tested and moved... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

19 Jun 2019
News

Connecting Patients and Providers

make global specialized healthcare accessible to anyone, anywhere. Trustedoctor “focuses on the first half mile of the patient and provider journey, before customers become in-patients of a provider” explains Jarzabek, who remembers well... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Sep 2014
News

Alumni Achievement Awards 2014

on the next big thing, Dahod marries technological understanding with management expertise to solve high-tech problems and build cutting-edge companies. With five advanced degrees and five successful startups under his belt, Dahod channels his energy into transforming... View Details

01 Mar 2010
News

Noted & Quoted

afford to pay their mortgages but walk away from the property instead. (Boston Globe, December 22, 2009) “How predictable was it five years ago that probably well over 90 percent of pictures are taken off smartphones?” — Jim Balsillie... View Details

Keywords: Educational Services; Information

10 Aug 2020
Research & Ideas

COVID's Surprising Toll on Careers of Women Scientists

reopening plans of institutions,” they write. Leadership could consider childcare infrastructure at each university or institution when crafting reopening plans, both as the pandemic drags on and well into the recovery period, Myers and... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Health; Health; Health

17 Jul 2017
Op-Ed

Op-Ed: As America Recedes from Global Leadership, Its CEOs are Stepping Up

outspokenness of business leaders, marks a sharp break with the past 15 years when CEOs kept their heads down to concentrate on running their own businesses. In part, they were reacting to the challenges of the Great Recession as well as... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

02 Sep 2021
News

Back to School

had entered an extraordinary public health challenge that would affect all aspects of our society. Information about how the virus worked was key. There were so many competing beliefs. One fundamental part of the equation was trying to... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

25 Oct 2016
First Look

October 25, 2016

Bonitas to innovate, grow, and compete with market leader Discovery as well as providers of alternative insurance products. Bonitas must also plan ahead for the rollout of national health insurance—a deeply... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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