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- 22 Mar 2010
- Research & Ideas
One Strategy: Aligning Planning and Execution
Steven wrote over 1,000 pages of blogs to communicate with his team. This provided an incredible wealth of information from which to draw and synthesize what we now believe are some pretty interesting insights. The book combines a... View Details
- Profile
Brett Laffel
Why was getting a business education important to you? Obtaining a business education was important to me because my past work experience involved learning a very narrow and specific skill set and I wanted to obtain a more general View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Life Lessons
Photography by Webb Chappell HBS students are already exceptionally skilled and accomplished people when they arrive at Soldiers Field. But perhaps their education here truly begins when they first understand — and are humbled by — what a... View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
"Economists are puzzle solvers..."
introduced himself and said, "I have some interesting news for you." Bulletin: Were you surprised? Merton: I certainly was surprised, overwhelmed, and very happy. There are many people who have done remarkable work in this field. I am... View Details
- 22 Aug 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Hedge Fund as Activist
institutional investors as a whole have been effective activists, from the perspective of being able to institute changes that increase shareholder value. Often the reason can be traced to conflicts of interest between institutions and... View Details
- 05 May 2011
- Research & Ideas
How ‘Political Voice’ Empowers the Powerless
findings suggest that women (or other minorities) might be better able to maximize their voice by increasing their representation more broadly, rather than targeting a few high-level positions. Informal ways of influence are of great View Details
Keywords: by Maggie Starvish
- 03 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Basics of Consumer Marketing in Asia
professor of international business at the Ming Hsin University of Science and Technology in Taiwan, per-capita income varies from $380 to $5,000 annually in different regions. "You have to realize that China is very, very heterogeneous," he said. Failure to... View Details
Keywords: by Julie Jette
- 11 Feb 2021
- Blog Post
2+2 Where Are They Now Spotlight: Ali Evans (MBA 2019)
admitted students incredible flexibility to explore their interests and talents between undergraduate and business school. I decided to explore multiple jobs between undergraduate and business school to gain a breadth of experience across... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Alumni Are Integral to HBS
be interesting if there was an HBS course that could give students an understanding about the political, economic, and business dynamics in Africa,” recalls Belo-Osagie. However, a semester-long course would... View Details
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Ben Steiner
Raised by academically-minded physician parents, Ben Steiner always valued “the vigorous debate of politics and current affairs.” In high school, Ben was actively involved in debating clubs. At Princeton, Ben’s interests took a more... View Details
- 28 Nov 2022
- Blog Post
College Students, Take a Sneak Peek at the HBS MBA
understand the benefits of a business education. Students already interested in an MBA may apply directly to the 2+2 Program during their final year of study. Does this program help me to get into 2+2? This... View Details
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
are committed to making progress both in working sessions and between meetings. Here is a status report on each committee. Global Alumni Issues This committee is looking at the results of a survey of international alumni, trying to View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Porter Course Goes Abroad
Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) located in Riga, Latvia. For 2003, the list of potential partner universities has expanded to include more than fifteen schools in Asia, Europe, Latin America, and Africa. “There is a tremendous need around the world to View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
HBS Seeks Deeper Ties with China
to give them an overview of the School’s growing initiative in China. “There has been an explosion of interest in China’s economic development,” said McFarlan after returning to campus. “Whether it’s faculty doing research or students... View Details
- 28 Sep 2009
- Research & Ideas
Improving Accountability at the World Bank
public involvement in different types of lending operations (i.e., project level participation) The participation policies/standards should include, for example: A predictable basis for including all parties that have a right or an View Details
Keywords: by Alnoor Ebrahim
- 19 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
Business Research that Makes for Smarter Public Policy
says. “In addition to government and large companies, there is at least a third interest in entrepreneurs. My job is to understand all the parties’ arguments, both pro and con. Lawyers aren’t trained to do... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 08 May 2015
- News
An alternative view of the role of the corporation in society
world’s largest corporations has created an opportunity for managers to consider the interests of a broader set of stakeholders. The role of the corporation in society can be a function of the larger economic, social, and political... View Details
- 06 Mar 2013
- What Do You Think?
Who Should Manage Our Work Time?
of the cornerstones of motivation is that managers should not dictate people's methods " Tony Murphy issued an interesting challenge when he said, "Folk remedies based on a cookie-cutter, one size fits all diktat just... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 05 May 2010
- What Do You Think?
Is Denial Endemic to Management?
looking for new ways to solve it" and suggested that the phenomenon applies to organizations as well as individuals. In Steve Sheinkopf's opinion, "Denial is only part of the problem; not understanding your capabilities and... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 19 Jun 2018
- News
Pittsburgh Alumni Annual Meeting Features PPG’s McGarry
Community Partners program is open to volunteer consultants “from HBS and other top business schools. It’s a way to build a network across our business community here,” Chussil says. Consultants typically help clients with challenges of limited resources, effectively... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley