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- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Online Entrepreneur
In September, the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce announced that its 2009 Entrepreneur of the Year is Diane Hessan (MBA ’77), president and CEO of Communispace Corporation, a firm that helps companies generate customer insights via... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Attention, HBS Entrepreneurs!
President Drew Faust announced a University-funded initiative, the President’s Challenge, that backs student entrepreneurs solving urgent global social problems. View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Search in Progress
Twelve senior HBS faculty are working with Harvard President Drew Faust and several other faculty members from across the University as part of an advisory search group to consider the opportunities and challenges facing HBS as it selects a new dean. The group’s work... View Details
Lido (Lee) A. Iacocca
loan was granted and a year later, Iacocca announced Chrysler’s first profit in many years. During his turnaround of Chrysler, he brought the convertible back into fashion and introduced the minivan. View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
HBS Faculty Teach in New Education Leadership Program
Faculty from HBS will teach in a new program announced by the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE). In the fall of 2010, HGSE will launch a three-year, tuition-free course of study initially for 25 students resulting in a Doctorate... View Details
- December 2003
- Case
Manville Corporation Fiber Glass Group (C) (Abridged)
By: Lynn S. Paine
Manville Corp.'s senior managers are surprised when Japanese government officials advise them not to go forward with their plan to add a cancer warning label to diatomaceous earth (DE) products sold in Japan. The International Agency for Research on Cancer has ruled... View Details
Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Moral Sensibility; Safety; Government Administration; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Decision Choices and Conditions; Ethics; Announcements; Industrial Products Industry; Japan
Paine, Lynn S. "Manville Corporation Fiber Glass Group (C) (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 304-078, December 2003.
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
WSA Endows Fellowship
MBA student who embodies the characteristics of integrity, leadership, and excellence and has contributed to the development of the women's community at HBS. The announcement was made, appropriately, during the School's W50 Summit in... View Details
- 13 Dec 2011
- News
Harvard Business School Launches US Competitiveness Project
Competitiveness home page HBS Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness The Path to Economic Revival Made in America — Making Their Way How Boeing Competes — James McNerney Jr. Today Dean Nitin Nohria announced the launch of the US... View Details
Henry Ford
cars per day. Ford was the first auto manufacturer to focus on a single model with a standardized chassis made of interchangeable parts. Ford became a national celebrity when, in 1914, he announced a basic wage of $5 per day for an 8-hour... View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
- 01 May 2013
- News
Ratan Tata, AMP 71, 1975
“HBS is the preeminent place to learn about the world’s most innovative companies and to be exposed to the world’s best thinking on management and leadership,” declared Ratan Tata (AMP 71, 1975), chairman of Tata Sons Ltd., when Dean Nitin Nohria View Details
- Fast Answer
Tax news and analysis
Multimedia Center platforms, and Statements and Announcements of the IRS. Tax Policy Center (TPC): News and analysis from this joint venture of the Urban Institute and Brookings Institution. The Center is made up of nationally... View Details
- Web
Blog | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Reimers Brumme 30 Mar 2017 In early February, HBS co-hosted the second Transformative Impact Summit, in partnership with Bri... New Venture Competition Announces Social Enterprise Track Semifinalists Margot Dushin 23 Mar 2017 On March 20,... View Details
- 25 Oct 2019
- News
Jane Fraser Named President of Citigroup
interview—conducted by Chitra Newblatt (GMP 6, 2009) —Fraser said the role required “setting a context, courage, and curiosity.” Corbat noted that “(i)n many ways, Jane helped shape the company we are today” in a company email announcing... View Details
- 16 Dec 2019
- News
Jeff Shell to Become CEO of NBCUniversal
take the helm at NBCUniversal. I have worked closely with Jeff for many years and he is an extraordinary leader who inspires loyalty, delivers strong results and cares deeply about our company, its employees and partners.” An article in Variety View Details
- 18 May 2020
- News
Joe O’Donnell Named Harvard Medal Recipient
Joe O’Donnell (MBA 1971) Joe O’Donnell (MBA 1971) The Harvard Alumni Association announced last week that Joe O’Donnell (MBA 1971) is one of three recipients of the 2020 Harvard Medal. As noted in the Gazette, the Harvard Medal... View Details
- 16 Jul 2016
- News
Angie’s List Introduces 'Freemium' Model
Angie’s List CEO Scott Durchslag (MBA 1991) has made many changes to the venerable home-service review website since taking the helm in September 2015, including the creation of a new technology platform for the site. He announced the... View Details
- 27 Oct 2017
- News
Two HBS Alumni to Lead Carlyle Group
will become co-executive chairmen. “We are fully committed to and confident in the firm’s future and will continue to be substantial investors in Carlyle funds for years to come,” the founders of the 30-year-old private equity firm said in a statement View Details
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
High Yields
100,000 jobs and $82 billion worth of value. Amazon famously entered the space in 2013, announcing plans to use drones for its 30-minute delivery service, but there’s plenty of startup activity, too. Hawk Aerial, launched last year by CEO... View Details
Keywords: Francis Storrs
- 25 Mar 2016
- News
New Head of MBA Admissions Is 2013 Grad
Chad Losee Chad Losee Harvard Business School has announced that it has chosen Chad Losee (MBA 2013) to be its next managing director of MBA Admissions and Financial Aid. Losee will succeed Dee Leopold (MBA 1980), who has headed the... View Details
- 26 Feb 2020
- News
Alumni-Led Biotech Developing Vaccine to Combat Coronavirus
prominent local scientists and biotech leaders—Bancel included—met this week at Harvard Medical School to brainstorm new approaches. That meeting is part of a recently announced $115 million collaboration between scientists at Harvard... View Details