(General) Management - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 1996
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An Entrepreneurial Journey

ventures they began, from the 1950s through the 1970s. Of those, take one area for closer inspection in search of the HBS imprint - broadcast and cable television. In the mid-1950s, Thomas S. Murphy (MBA '49) found himself managing an... View Details

01 Mar 2017
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The Middle Way

“This process can be repeated,” he says. The lessons of the agreement will have to be carried out by the next generation, Eamer says. He’s been pulling away from Nanwakolas, eager to let the younger generation of First Nations leaders... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; photos by Kamil Bialous

01 Dec 2018
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Hard Choices

sometimes be skirted, frauds sometimes perpetrated, society’s resources misallocated, and the environment sometimes damaged. Managements are sometimes tolerated or even embraced who should not be—managements preoccupied with... View Details

Keywords: Seth Klarman (MBA 1982)

01 Jun 2011
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A Growing Drumbeat

activity among HBS graduates and connects alumni with faculty, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and angel investors. This year, Privahini Bradoo won the $25,000 cash prize for BioMine, a novel solution to the millions of tons of e-waste View Details

Keywords: Contests

01 Jun 1997
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Ronald P. Mitchell

notes that HBS Ventures generated more than $80,000 for the SA this academic year. "By subsidizing items like yearbooks, as well as social events and intramurals, those funds cut students' costs dramatically." During his tenure, Mitchell... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

01 Oct 2013
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Banking on Africa's Future

Tope Lawani Tope Lawani (MBA 1995) is a man on a mission—make that two missions, actually. The cofounder and managing partner of London-based Helios Investments, Lawani says his firm aims to reward investors with "attractive,... View Details

01 Mar 2004
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Leadership Project Codifies Elusive Traits

have an impact on business managers on an everyday basis. In essence, we want to bridge the gap between theory and practice,” says Mayo. Mayo, who spearheaded the legacy project along with HBS professor Nitin Nohria, notes that the... View Details

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services

03 Apr 2012
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Just Compensation

interested in the issue of governance generally.” Farient’s research indicates that investors are generally accepting of high compensation levels as long as performance is good. But not surprisingly, it’s a different story when... View Details

Keywords: executives; executive compensation; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Oct 2001
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A Janus-Faced Reflection

The former managing editor of Fortune magazine,Walter Kiechel (MBA '76, JD '77) once said,"I hope that if you woke up a sleeping Fortune writer in the middle of the night and asked,'What is the mission of the magazine?' the answer would... View Details

Keywords: Walter Kiechel; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

27 Mar 2023
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A Sporting Chance

in fall 1994. Coming from an engineering background, he found the School's approach of building broad general management and leadership skills a bit foreign at first but has come to rely on those practices... View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli

01 Jun 1997
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Sorting Myth from Reality at Hong Kong Conference

history. The excitement traditionally generated by these annual events was further heightened this year as participants gathered in Hong Kong, the gateway city to China, which on July 1 will revert from British rule to Chinese... View Details

Keywords: Alejandro Reyes

01 Mar 2009
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Model Patient

as a national blueprint. Near-universal coverage, a pipe dream anywhere in the United States a few short years ago, is the chief reason that the state’s model has generated so much excitement. And the Bay State’s example has arguably put... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Health, Social Assistance

15 Jun 2021
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Diversifying HBS's Case Collection

better understand the challenges various groups face and appreciate what each person brings to the table. “A core general management skill today and tomorrow is the ability to make the most out of human... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

06 Jan 2021
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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 former CEO of American Express and... View Details

01 Dec 1999
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The Message and the Media: Advertising's Brave New World

generates more than $1 billion annually in ad revenues. That puts the Internet ahead of two long-established media sectors, network radio and billboards. In a new working paper titled "Restructuring in the U.S. Advertising Media Industry"... View Details

Keywords: Peter K. Jacobs

08 Oct 2013
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The Green Giant

international conservation organizations in 2004. "It goes way beyond the stock price of the companies they lead. It means solving the biggest problems that the world faces. And the new generation is impatient; they don't want to wait to... View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli; World Wildlife Fund

01 Oct 2002
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HBS Association of Ireland: Connecting at Home and Abroad

London after leaving Soldiers Field. Then, in the late '90s, Barry came home — for good, he says — as a manager for National Toll Roads in Dublin. The company, which focuses on road infrastructure, waste management, and renewable energy... View Details

01 Apr 2001
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Beyond the Rim: New Paths to Success in Asia

same as what American and European managers face. The case method allows them to look at a generic kind of problem and then take that problem into their own situation and engage other View Details

Keywords: Alejandro Reyes and Deborah Blagg; David Lane; Educational Services

07 Sep 2021
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Increasing Access and Expanding Opportunity

considered. In the following conversation, Chad Losee (MBA 2013), managing director of MBA Admissions and Financial Aid, and Susan Gilbert, director of MBA Financial Aid, discuss the “MBAid Journey”—the financial assistance given to those... View Details