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who make a difference in the world. Situated on a beautiful, 40-acre campus in Boston, the School attracts faculty, staff, and learners from all over the world to share ideas and invent the future of business. We have evolved to meet the... View Details

01 Sep 2012
News

First Pitch

Ario Keshani (MBA 2011) took his turn during his class’s One-Year Reunion to make a 30-second elevator pitch for souschef meals, a Maryland-based start-up that delivers ready-to-cook meals to customers’ doorsteps. Keshani was one of 20... View Details

Keywords: Food Services and Drinking Places; Food Services and Drinking Places; Food Services and Drinking Places; Food Services and Drinking Places

Profile

Juliane Schwetz

Juliane. “I knew HBS was the place for me,” she says. “I’m in the leadership business, and HBS is the icon for leaders overall in America. The mission of HBS was already aligned with what I wanted to do with my life.” Magic, fashion, and... View Details

28 Oct 2013
Research & Ideas

Responsible Leadership in an Unforgiving World

values statements of vague promises to make the world a better place that most companies proffer. "You've got to get beyond the values laundry list, which for most companies comes down to them being... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

01 Feb 2000
News

Spangler Center in Top Form

microphone and thanked all of those who had "used their hands and their brains to put this building together perfectly." Spangler, who together with his wife and two daughters made the building possible, praised the new structure's "noble purpose to View Details

19 Jan 2022
In Practice

7 Trends to Watch in 2022

While some find the idea of exchanging digital tokens puzzling, in many ways it’s nothing new—through the same type of technology that powers cryptocurrency, NFTs provide a sort of “digital deed” that we can use to establish ownership of a variety of goods. They View Details

Keywords: by HBS News

11 Aug 2016
Cold Call Podcast

Why College Rankings Keep Deans Awake at Night

scientists and with labs and who have a close working relationship with their faculty. Brian: Does that show up in the rankings? Does that somehow make itself apparent? Bill: No, because usually Williams, Middlebury these View Details

Keywords: Re: William C. Kirby; Education

5 PM – 10:15 PM EST, 12 Nov 2014
Campaign

A Vision for the 21st Century - HBS in New York

All alumni are encouraged to attend one (or more) of the regional events taking place around the world over the next couple of years. Dean Nitin Nohria, along with select faculty and senior HBS leaders, will join local alumni and their... View Details

01 Dec 2018
News

An Emphasis on Teamwork

HBS and most recently directed his support to the HBS Fund in support of program innovation. “The School’s consistent focus on making leadership the fundamental tenet of the curriculum sets it apart,” he observes. “It’s critical to View Details

22 Mar 2017
News

Don’t give up your power

thought of it, personally, as an opportunity to impact and in some cases to educate. “You should remember that if you’ve gotten the opportunity to be in that environment, they have chosen you because they think that you can, in fact, make... View Details

19 May 2003
Research & Ideas

Expensing Options Won’t Hurt High Tech

and income statement will have no market effect. But to argue that proper costing of stock options would have a significant adverse impact on companies that make extensive use of them is to admit that the economics of stock options, as... View Details

Keywords: by Zvi Bodie, Robert S. Kaplan & Robert C. Merton

01 Dec 2007
News

Faculty Books

communication and collaboration between the FDA and the private sector. The editors place the perspectives of agency leaders and industry representatives within the context of the FDA’s regulatory history and provide newer, more realistic... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

01 Jun 2015
News

The Military and the MBA

that time had to quickly become confident with making life-and-death decisions in the absence of complete information,” she says. Each moment of hesitation or indecision could place Marines’ lives in danger.... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; National Security and International Affairs; Government

01 Dec 2012
News

Alumni Book Briefs

today's global economy, knowledge and other resources critical to innovation may lie far outside a company's home territory. This distance makes it harder to obtain and integrate these resources, eating away at a firm's competitive edge.... View Details

Keywords: Broadcasting (except Internet); Information

Portrait Project

Tedde Tsang

to make the buses run faster. Trundling up, down, and around the city's iconic hills from downtown to hipster mecca to beachfront village, I saw that the freedom of movement enjoyed by San Franciscans, no matter their age, race, income,... View Details

02 Nov 2021
News

Row On

Thousands of rowers descend on Cambridge for the Head of the Charles Regatta; this year, the event took place October 23 and 24 after a one-year hiatus due to the pandemic. For a trio of 70-something men, the return was a bittersweet... View Details

Keywords: rowing; obituary; sports; retirement; Alzheimer's Disease; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

09 Aug 2017
Blog Post

"A Balance Between Autonomy and Resources to Help Me Learn."

interests.” By the early winter, Jon had moved to a second phase in which he “narrowed my personal funnel to project development” prospects. Most of the companies he investigated, given their modest scale and early stage of growth, “didn’t have an internship position... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing

Portrait Project

Noah Brodsky

Make people smile. And laugh and play, and have wonderful vacations they never forget. I am going to build resorts that bring people together. Places that strengthen the love in families and the bonds of... View Details

01 Dec 2014
News

Forecasting ’15

once it is in there, it is my belief that it will give back to the health care system. Patients, doctors, hospitals, government, insurance companies, and researchers will all make better decisions in health care with better information.”... View Details