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Ahmed Eldemerdash

Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? I think it is a great opportunity for both learning and personal development and also to boost my career aspirations. The people here at HBS, the case method and the different ways to... View Details

Keywords: Technology

02 Dec 2018
News

An Emphasis on Teamwork

Dan Krebs (MBA 2005) Dan Krebs majored in engineering at MIT, but he was drawn to consulting and private equity after earning his undergraduate degree. “When I applied to HBS,” he notes, “my goal was to get an integrated view of the many... View Details

01 Dec 2017
News

Alumni Salute Bill Sahlman

alumni and friends.” Sahlman arrived at Soldiers Field in 1973, earned his MBA in 1975, and received his PhD in business economics in 1982. He then joined the faculty full-time. Sahlman’s impact includes developing the School’s... View Details

01 Oct 1997
News

William K.L. Fung

open-minded about what I could do," says Fung. "He was a visionary." So William took on the challenge and went to work. Six months later, he presented a plan to professionalize Li & Fung's management by severing ties between the View Details

Keywords: Alejandro Reyes

25 Nov 2008
First Look

First Look: November 25, 2008

Earnings Announcements Authors: Malcolm Baker, Lubomir Litov, Jessica A. Wachter, and Jeffrey Wurgler Publication: Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis (forthcoming) Abstract We consider measures of stock-picking skill of mutual... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Oct 1998
News

Merton Named University Professor

Harvard's most distinguished professorial posts. "Bob Merton has done seminal work in enlarging our theoretical and practical understanding of financial markets and how to manage risk," said Harvard President Neil L. Rudenstine in... View Details

29 Sep 2011
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Leveraging Intellectual Property

file-sharing remains largely unexplored in academic research. Are There Established Practices For Preventing Ip Theft In Other Countries? Protecting against the Pirates of Bollywood Hollywood's earnings in India have largely been... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty

02 Jul 2012
Research & Ideas

Why Good Deeds Invite Bad Publicity

same period to see how often companies received negative publicity for those spills, or whether, indeed, they earned brownie points for their superior environmental record when the inevitable accidents occurred. To get a handle on where... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Energy

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2022 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

pedagogical practice. He has been recognized for his commitment to pedagogy, twice earning the Charles M. Williams Award for Excellence in Teaching. “From Higher Aims to Hired Hands: The Social Transformation of American Business Schools... View Details

01 Jan 2004
News

A. G. Lafley, MBA 1977

P&G recently reported the strongest earnings in its long history, and its stock price has doubled since 2000. Key ingredients in the company's resurgence include innovation, micromarketing, and an emphasis on nurturing talent. Notes... View Details

31 May 2011
First Look

First Look: May 31

election years. These results describe how failures in electoral accountability can lead to suboptimal policy outcomes. Read the paper: http://www.cgdev.org/doc/events/MADS/Shawn_Cole.pdf Earnings and Ratings at Google Answers... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

January 2025
Supplement

Hippo: Weathering the Storm of the Home Insurance Crisis (B)

By: Lauren Cohen, Grace Headinger and Sophia Pan

Rick McCathron, CEO of Hippo, was optimistic about the InsurTech's path to profitability after navigating the financial uncertainties of 2022. By bundling their home insurance services with third-parties and established insurance incumbents, Hippo was adopting a... View Details

Citation

01 Jun 2011
News

Perception versus Reality

foundation for the Entrepreneurial Management Unit, now home to 35 faculty members whose intellectual output over the past decade notably includes 102 books and 1,231 cases. (For more HBS entrepreneurship facts, see article) No issue on... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; contests; awards; meta

27 Jul 2017
News

Seeing a Way Forward

Leger’s manager at the World Bank encouraged her to apply to Harvard Business School and earn her MBA. “I found my time at HBS to be incredibly fulfilling—academically, intellectually, and socially,” she... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers

01 Sep 2008
News

Where Are They Now?

entrepreneurial business leaders in the Owner/President Management Program (OPM) that he also headed for many years, is inspired enough by what he has experienced at the Meadows to consider starting a company dedicated to building and... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

02 Apr 2010
What Do You Think?

Why Are Fewer and Fewer U.S. Employees Satisfied With Their Jobs?

focus on employees and more on business and profitability." Phil Clark posited that knowledge work that deals with intangible results and hard-to-pinpoint accomplishments "just isn't as satisfying" as work used to be. John Alexander said, "When... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

21 Jul 2006
Op-Ed

Enron Jury Sent the Right Message

at the end of the day, we are a principles-based society rather than a rules-based society, even though rules and referees are important. Enron's senior management straddled many gradations of ethical and legal behavior. At one end of the... View Details

Keywords: by Malcolm S. Salter

27 Aug 2007
Op-Ed

Mattel: Getting a Toy Recall Right

should survive. The CEO knows that Mattel's brand trust—built up over 62 years—is at stake, just ahead of the holiday selling season. And with 80 percent of U.S. toys sourced from China, other U.S. toy marketers are under equal scrutiny; if similar problems surface at... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch; Consumer Products

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Danny Cho

Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? Three years ago, I made the difficult decision to leave the US Army and enter the private sector. An MBA was a natural next step because I needed the business skills and credibility, but... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

02 Apr 2015
Research & Ideas

Digital Initiative Summit: The Business of Crowdsourcing

return, many of Tongal's members have done quite well. In addition to a vast array of marketing videos, Tongal had seven films in the Sundance Film Festival this year, and 41 of its people earned more than six figures last year. "We have... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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