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01 Dec 2016
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Managing Change

from HBP and now HBX as well—Das has shepherded a process through which Executive Education has enhanced its reputation as a premier provider of executive development to leading firms and institutions around the world, while engaging more... View Details

01 Apr 2001
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Professor Thomas Kennedy Remembered

Professor of Business Administration, Kennedy established a reputation as an exceptional teacher. Dean Kim B. Clark commented, “During his two decades on the faculty, Tom Kennedy played an influential role in an institution that prides... View Details

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

01 Dec 2000
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Core Values Keep Airline Flying High

procedures, boost innovation, and keep costs down while retaining a high degree of teamwork, communication, and coordination across functions. While its top-ranked customer service ratings have established its reputation as the "nice"... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Air Transportation; Transportation

01 Dec 2002
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HBSAAA Conference Addresses Pathways to Power

no national reputation — was appointed,” Ferguson recalled. “But he listens to everyone, judges ideas on their quality rather than on their source, and makes better decisions because of that.” Financial consultant Andrew Brimmer, the... View Details

01 Dec 2012
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Corruption 101

crisis is identifying a real issue or just seeking a payoff (it has a reputation for the latter). It's clearly a quandary for Jim's employer, but withdrawing investment at the 11th hour would also put many poor farmers' livelihoods in... View Details

Keywords: Crop Production; Agriculture; Credit Intermediation and Related Activities; Finance

01 Mar 2011
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The Rankings Game

their school high marks. Critics also note that the ratings deans and MBA program administrators give to competitors for the U.S. News survey may be based more on reputation than actual knowledge of the other schools’ MBA programs. The... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; rankings; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

05 Nov 2013
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Start-Ups Get a Start in New Orleans

schools in Boston, for example, because it's an established system, because there's a process and it's working. Here they're willing to try anything—as long as it makes sense, as long as these new ideas are tested." Wilkins says the city's biggest challenge right now... View Details

Keywords: New Orleans; Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services; Professional Services

01 Jan 2005
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Louis V. Gerstner, Jr., MBA 1965

influence has become increasingly international, with approximately 329,000 employees working in 75 countries. Now the world's largest information technology company, it recorded revenues of more than $96 billion in 2004. While IBM's View Details

01 Sep 2012
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An Intellectual Capital: Some Influential HBS Ideas, at a Glance

which profiles four Americans from different eras who sought to define and implement regulation, wins a Pulitzer Prize. 1987 C. Roland Christensen’s book Teaching and the Case Method solidifies his reputation as the world’s foremost... View Details

Keywords: Professor Elton Mayo: Professor Fritz Roethlisberger; George M. Moffett Professor of Agriculture and Business, Professor Emeritus Ray A. Goldberg; Professor Abraham Zaleznik; Professor Alfred Chandler; Professor Michael Porter; Professor Robert S. Kaplan; Professor Michael C. Jensen; Professor C. Roland Christensen; Professor Robert Menton; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Jan 2012
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Franklin P. “Pitch” Johnson Jr., MBA 1952

After three years, the pair sold their portfolio to Sutter Hill Ventures, and Johnson looked for a company to buy. Instead, he ended up back in the venture business, founding Asset Management Company in 1967. Over the ensuing decades, Johnson has earned a View Details

23 May 2018
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Christopher B. Howard, MBA 2003

expectations of RMU, and he’s broadening our reputation and reach,” says Harshman. Clearly, Chris Howard is proving himself a strong choice to lead the almost 100-year-old university. Howard, too, sees it as a good fit. “The Pittsburgh... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Feb 2001
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In Dot-Calm Era, Conference Examines Options for Entrepreneurs

StorageNetworks, urged the audience not to let success go to their heads. "Egos kill companies because the companies get fat, dumb, and happy," Bell stated, reeling off the names of several now-defunct organizations whose outsized View Details

Keywords: Information

01 Apr 1997
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Guitar Hero

when engaged in artistic soul-searching, they looked to their roots - Gibson's reputation for quality. Today, attention to quality is evident in the Nashville plant's assembly area, where workers equipped with precision chisels and gauges... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

01 Oct 1999
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Eight Among Many: Robert F. Diromualdo

however, DiRomualdo has carefully maintained the original company's reputation for selection, service, and ambience - including in-store espresso cafés. "People come to our stores not because they have to but because they want to," says... View Details

Keywords: James E. Aisner

01 Sep 2003
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Neil MacKenna on Effective Job Search Strategies

only time you get an offer is when you have literally helped the decision maker feel you are a safe person to hire, and you will help his or her reputation by being there,” says MacKenna, who has made a video of his teachings, which is... View Details

01 Dec 2017
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Case Study: The Doctor Deficit

rapid as possible. Step on the gas! —Randy Shayler (MBA 2012) Iron out the model first, then roll it out. Build national demand and reputation by executing flawlessly locally—solve a complex and broad problem well enough, and your View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Jun 2011
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Where Conservation Means Business

reputed to be one of the richest men of his era, donated $5 million to Harvard University in 1924 to fund the construction of the new HBS campus. Among the artifacts is a finely crafted cherry wood “Resolutions” chest containing... View Details

Keywords: Roger thompson

01 Dec 2008
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Where Are They Now?

serve on the board of the NASD, and in 2001 he became chairman and CEO. Despite his inexperience in running a private-public enterprise, Glauber excelled, and earned high praise upon his 2006 departure from NASD (now FINRA) for “leaving it with an unchallenged View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Administration of Economic Programs; Government

01 Jun 1997
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Thomas C. Høegh

Northwestern University, he returned home, cofounded a production company, and, as artistic director, gained a reputation for cutting-edge performances of both new and traditional material for radio, television, and the stage. In 1994, he... View Details