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02 Jan 2019
What Do You Think?

SUMMING UP: Do We Need an Artificial Intelligence Czar?

AI. It not only requires technological expertise but an even more complex challenge of creating standards and universal formats for organizing and coordinating data and its collection from various sources in a View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Technology

22 Feb 2022
Blog Post

Lessons Learned from My HBS Career Journey in Environmental Sustainability

application process. If organizations are able to forego the long forms on company websites, students appreciate when job postings are available on 12twenty as it allows students to apply through a platform... View Details

Keywords: Energy / Cleantech

04 Oct 2007
What Do You Think?

Has Managerial Capitalism Peaked?

Summing Up The clear consensus of those responding to this month's column is that managerial capitalism, as John Bogle terms it, has peaked. But what will follow it is less clear. Many doubt that the form of owners' capitalism represented... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

02 Nov 2009
Research & Ideas

Shareholders Need a Say on Pay

generally in organizations with excess CEO pay, suggesting that some companies acted in advance of the annual meeting to avoid a confrontation with shareholders. These findings suggest that say-on-pay legislation can be a useful tool for... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Financial Services

07 Nov 2017
Blog Post

Women and the MBA: 6 Important Aspects of the HBS Program

they’ll make sure to call on you (even if you’re hand isn’t raised – we call this a “cold call”) to draw you into the discussion. The school also offers tutoring and workshops on class participation. What worked best for me was more View Details

01 Jan 2005
News

Judith R. Haberkorn, 111th AMP, 1992

seven regional "Baby Bells"), she remained with the New England Telephone Company, which later merged with the New York Telephone Company to form NYNEX Corporation. Gaining a broad understanding of the business through a multitude of jobs... View Details

28 Mar 2018
Blog Post

Event Planning for Recruiting Success - Part 1

Company Conversations are particularly successful for organizations that have not previously recruited at HBS or are attracting a very targeted group of students. A classroom presentation directed at a small group of students may feel... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

14 Dec 2016
Blog Post

Career Paths: From Finance to Social Enterprise

nothing to do with finance in any shape or form and 2) I wanted to find a career with meaning that would combine my aforementioned interests. I was less sure about what function I wanted, but I was intrigued by international strategy... View Details

7 PM – 9 PM EDT, 29 Sep 2016

Alumnae Circles Open House: Washington D.C.

Women's groups are launching- are you interested? Register for this upcoming open house to learn more. View Details

19 Jan 2022
In Practice

7 Trends to Watch in 2022

people of color rising in executive ranks (finally), communities will look to them to represent the needs of vulnerable populations. 2022 could be the year of the coalition. The leadership skill most in demand will be the ability to work across divides to align... View Details

Keywords: by HBS News

03 Dec 2012
HBS Case

HBS Cases: Against the Grain

What should Jim do? The array of ethical choices forms the basis of discussion in the MBA required course Leadership and Corporate Accountability. Supply And Demand "Corruption can be defined as paying for a good or service in... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Food & Beverage

03 Mar 2008
First Look

First Look: March 4, 2008

forbid the most popular form of life insurance (tontine insurance), limit the growth of life insurers (which included several of the nation's largest financial institutions at the time), and prevent insurance firms from owning the stock... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

03 May 2011
First Look

First Look: May 3

technologies, demographic shifts, and consumption trends. They can't develop truly global organizations that operate effortlessly across borders. And they find it tough to ensure that their people adhere to values and ethics. The world... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 1997
News

MBA Program:Rapid Innovation in '96

require three or four years of work experience," says Wheelwright. "In fact, we don't. We're interested in having more students consider coming to HBS directly from college; many of our alumni who did so say the experience helped them View Details

07 Nov 2016
Research & Ideas

Corporate Tax Strategies Mirror Personal Returns of Top Execs

were tax-minded based on their personal actions before the 8.8 percent increase took effect. Pérez Cavazos and Silva used the Execucomp database and SEC Form 4 filings to examine the positions and behavior of the top five executives of... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland

Web

Timeline - Race, Gender & Equity

Alexander Graham Bell patents telephone with the help of Thomas A. Watson 1877 Thomas Edison and a team of engineers create the phonograph 1879 Edison perfects the incandescent lightbulb 1882 Federation of Organized Trades and Labor... View Details

20 Nov 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, November 20, 2018

organizations is based on value, on average. While three-quarters of their revenue remains fee-for-service, we see a remarkable change to a reimbursement system that was static for decades. In particular, survey respondents’ View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

02 Oct 2000
Research & Ideas

Networked Incubators: Hothouses of the New Economy

Business incubators are a booming industry. Offering office space, funding, and basic services to start-ups, these organizations have become the hottest way to nurture and grow fledgling businesses. But are incubators a fleeting... View Details

Keywords: by Morten T. Hansen, Henry W. Chesbrough, Nitin Nohria & Donald N. Sull

09 Nov 2017
News

Paving the Way for Veterans to Serve in Congress

create a $30 million fund to provide strategic national support to a surge of younger veterans running for Congress in the 2018 elections. The organization focuses on what Barcott calls “next-generation” veterans—military personnel who... View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli

01 Feb 2000
News

Q & A: Laura Liswood and the Council of Women World Leaders

Laura A. Liswood (MBA '76) is cofounder and secretary-general of the Council of Women World Leaders (CWWL), an independent, international organization based at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government. Made up of many of the world's... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

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