Promises - Publications - Faculty & Research

07 Aug 2015
Research & Ideas

Obama’s Clean Power Plan: Can Nuclear Power Beat the Global Threat of Coal?

evolution, he analogizes them to mainframes, minicomputers, and microprocessor-based systems, respectively. Lassiter talks about the promise of next-generation nuclear power, and introduces some of the key players in the field. "If you... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Energy; Utilities

13 Nov 2020
News

Realizing a Dream

way.” Upon graduation, he fulfilled the promise he’d made to his father and brothers and returned to the family business to apply what he’d learned and take the company to the next level. “I came out of HBS with a much deeper and broader... View Details

01 Sep 2016
News

Advancing the Vision for HBS

Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences] is the next frontier for Harvard, and its expanding campus in Allston promises to become the next center of Harvard innovation.” John A. Paulson (MBA 1980) Creating... View Details

23 Jul 2013
News

Building Great Schools around Great Teachers

boarding school seemed too limiting if he wanted to make a genuine impact. Turning his sights to improving public education, he met with then-HBS Senior Lecturer Stacey Childress (MBA 2000). She presented him with a challenge. Why, she asked, does the US military... View Details

Keywords: Linda Kush; Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services

01 Oct 2002
News

John R. Davis

He calls the hood of a rusty Chevy truck his “conference area” and the passenger seat his “desk.” His part-time help is his fiancée, whom he first recruited to his 1,400-acre Achille, Oklahoma, ranch with the promise of fresh... View Details

16 Nov 2011
News

Are Humans Cost-Effective?

patient’s ailments. For now, Watson’s increasing prowess at fun and games is foreshadowing a seriously different future, one that looks bright and promising but, as always, may include technology-driven jeopardy as well. View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

03 Jun 2014
First Look

First Look: June 3

investors in the infrastructure funding system and shows that there are creative tools that can be used. It focuses on five major areas: the problematic state of fuel taxes; the increasing promise of user fees; innovations in debt... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

Profile

Alex Slusky

As a young undergraduate, Alex Slusky did things a promising professional was not supposed to do. When he was an economics student at Harvard, an ad in The Crimson caught his eye: Microsoft was looking for summer interns – from the... View Details

01 Dec 2018
News

Research Is the Foundation

divisiveness in their geographically dispersed colleagues. Yet she couldn’t find a single article of the hidden-in-plain-sight impact of language on the promise of global collaboration. “In my view,” says Neeley, now a full professor in... View Details

01 Dec 1998
News

HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

be held in Cape Town, March 2123, 1999. This promises to be an extraordinary gathering of political, civic, and business leaders (see article on page 24). Hurry to sign up, as space is limited. I look forward to seeing you there! Charles... View Details

10 Feb 2014
News

King of His Castle

world of consulting. The move coincided with a promise Appling made to himself as he approached midlife. "I just couldn't let go of this idea that, once I hit 40, I wanted to make sure I was spending my time on something I loved." In that... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken; Arts, Entertainment

09 Aug 2004
Research & Ideas

A Diagnostic for Disruptive Innovation

the draw anymore. By conducting a series of diagnostics, companies in any industry can quickly identify the most promising opportunities. This article shows how to conduct customer, portfolio, and competitor diagnostics to pinpoint the... View Details

Keywords: by Scott D. Anthony, Mark W. Johnson & Matt Eyring

02 Mar 2016
News

On Credit

future historians, as few of those reports survive. In 1933, the firm merged with its closest competitor, J.M. Bradstreet & Co., to become Dun & Bradstreet. Dun & Bradstreet donated the credit volumes to Baker in 1962. “They say they will never drink again. They... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

Web

Who Are We Looking For? | MBA

Who Are We Looking For? The mission of Harvard Business School is to educate leaders who make a difference in the world. In each MBA class, we create a dynamic environment that mirrors the breadth and depth of our world economy. Our View Details

01 Jun 2017
News

Developing Insight that Has Power in Practice

senior associate dean for research. “That’s the promise of HBS. The world’s problems are becoming increasingly complex and don’t lend themselves to one type of research. Our faculty employ constantly evolving methodologies to address... View Details

11 Dec 2017
Blog Post

3 Ways Financial Aid is Unique at HBS

for promising students regardless of their economic backgrounds—but also to enhance the learning environment for everyone, because understanding different perspectives is truly essential for today's leaders. We want HBS to be accessible... View Details

01 Apr 1997
News

An Orchestral Startup

"masterful" and "worthy of any great ensemble in the world.") As for his future, Lim says, "This marriage of my corporate and music lives is deeply fulfilling; I plan to continue accordingly." For Lim, then, Metamorphosen's success is likely just the first movement in... View Details

Keywords: Linda Goodspeed

01 Dec 2016
News

How DC is Taxing the Country

reason for optimism, too. Business leaders as well as state and local policymakers have a major role to play in restoring competitiveness—and there are promising signs of change at the local and state level. The issue is the role of the... View Details

Keywords: Francis Storrs

15 Jan 2025
Blog Post

Building Bridges to Sustainable Infrastructure with Allied Climate Partners

around shaping its investment strategy, and my role reflected this dynamic environment. My responsibilities spanned two main areas: supporting fund strategy by conducting deep dives into new markets and verticals that might offer View Details

14 Nov 2016
Op-Ed

5 Lessons I Hope Marketers Don’t Learn from Donald Trump

who’ve succumbed to the lure of guilty pleasures, to the point of being coy about acknowledging them to pollsters, will face bigger coming-out problems down the road. Sell dreams even if you have no plan to deliver. If you’ve been View Details

Keywords: by John A. Deighton

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