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27 Oct 2020
News

HBS Votes

Ballou-Aares told the Financial Times. HBS Professor Michael Porter, an advisor to Leadership Now who also signed the letter, noted that “business leaders need to throw their support [behind] democratic processes at a time when public... View Details

17 Aug 2015
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The Play Alchemist

each day I was able to take what I’d learned from class and apply it to real situations,” she says. “It was beyond the Socratic method---like learning how to fight in the ring with your opponent in there with you.” Running a company in... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman

10 Jan 2005
Research & Ideas

The Knowledge Coach

expertise can easily slip out the door when an employee leaves or retires. You need to capture and transfer that knowledge. One way to do that is through coaching, and the following book excerpt discusses the identification and development of knowledge coaches.Many... View Details

Keywords: by Dorothy Leonard & Walter Swap

01 Oct 2002
News

View from the Top

entire companies and the driving force behind the turnaround of the American economy, is suddenly under siege,” the New York Times declared in June. In the months since, the chorus of voices questioning today's business leaders has only... View Details

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Paul Lenehan

"I had spent enough time listening to lectures," Paul says. "At first, I wasn't sure how we'd be able to debate issues with ninety-four people in a classroom. But when you study with the same people every day, you develop a... View Details

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Linda Leung

Lucas’ science-fiction epics. “In real life, ion propulsion would never work for fighters,” Linda explains. “It just doesn’t create enough acceleration. But it might be perfect for deep space travel in which efficiency is more important... View Details

01 Dec 2017
News

Flight Path

engineers devoted a good chunk of 2015 and most of 2016 to developing a drone that could be piloted in real time through a complex, three-dimensional course of gates and obstacles. That meant creating a... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Sep 2017
News

Turning Point: Getting to Giving

classes I teach at our church. Now I talk to people about money all the time. At HBS, Professor Malcolm Salter gave us this advice in our last class together: “Live beneath your means.” At the time it struck me as an almost... View Details

Keywords: Amalya “Ami” Campbell (MBA 1997); Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

01 Mar 2017
News

The Big Ambition Behind Educational Innovation

Innovation has been in the School’s DNA since it introduced the case method for management education almost a century ago. Sometimes innovation is about creating bold, new ideas, as happened when the field method was introduced to provide students more hands-on... View Details

01 Mar 2004
News

Reforming Company Boards

Senior executives have taken most of the heat for the headline-grabbing scandals that have rocked corporate America over the past few years. Scott C. Newquist (MBA ’75), president of Board Governance Services, wants to shift some of that scrutiny to company boards.... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Services

Profile

Matt Oppenheimer

for Youth. "My initial plan was to spend more time in business directly out of college," Matt says. "But I decided to get my MBA earlier to help me fulfill my nonprofit commitments more effectively." Engaged, energized... View Details

25 Jun 2001
Lessons from the Classroom

Machiavelli, Morals, and You

they sort of coordinate their 'To Do' lists for the next day. There's a certain amount of bickering, but they do care about each other." At the end of the story, though, Stevens emerges as someone who poured everything into his career: he made that choice, and at... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

23 Dec 2008
First Look

First Look: December 23, 2008

StarNight Hotel Construction Bid: Real Time Competition on Schedule, Scope, and Cost Harvard Business School Case 209-067 The case is intended for use with the HBS Educational Technology Group... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Mar 2018
News

Ink: Alumni Books and Recommendations

“Real estate chatter is the most popular sport in Manhattan,” says Kirk Henckels (MBA 1976), who has made a career buying and selling some of New York City’s most luxurious apartments. In his new book with Annie Walker, Life at the Top, Henckels—vice chairman of New... View Details

Keywords: April White

02 Aug 2006
Research & Ideas

Investor Protection: The Czech Experience

entitled We Shall Not Surrender this Television Station. As Tom Wolfe says, who needs fiction with reality like this! Writing and teaching a case with material like this is a real pleasure. Q: Can you identify the key miscalculations made... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Media & Broadcasting; Entertainment & Recreation

01 Aug 2014
News

The Secret Sauce

Email communication was key to achieving a class best of 53 percent participation. When asked to lead his class’s 30th Reunion Gift participation efforts, Atlanta-based real estate developer Scott Hawkins was up for the challenge.... View Details

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01 Jun 2022
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Ink: Start Small, Rise Above

degree in aerospace engineering and several years at a real estate development and investment firm. But they collaborated on multiple ventures over the last 17 years. The most recent is NowAccount, a fintech startup that helps small... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

08 Sep 2015
Blog Post

On the Road: HBS Midwest Tour

went to summer camp in Michigan, and spent time in Minneapolis as a child while my father was doing his medical training. It was good to be home. The All-Star Game/HomeRun Derby in Cincinnati brought a real... View Details

01 Jun 2016
News

Ink

would slowly migrate to the small and medium-sized businesses. Suddenly, Apple comes in with Apple Pay, and you have all these new players that are blocking Square from moving up. And it is only a matter of time before Apple comes up with... View Details

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