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- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Can Business Smarts Save the Charter School Revolution?
things," says Greg Thompson (MBA 2005), CEO of the Tennessee Charter School Incubator, which provides managerial training and school launch support for charter school leaders. "Now we need systems to make sure high-quality people have the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
alumni who are working to make a successful transition. The second program, Strengthening Your Role as a Nonprofit Board Leader, was available to all returning classes, and we believe it could become de rigueur for our graduates who are... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
GE's Jeff Immelt
Immelt Photo courtesy General Electric Just a year after taking the helm of General Electric, Chairman and CEO Jeffrey R. Immelt (MBA '82) addressed a capacity crowd in Burden Auditorium on topics that ranged from the state of the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
NYC Club Hosts Nonprofits
STRATEGIC ADVICE: HBS professor Michael Porter took a question before his presentation. What happens when you bring over 450 CEOs and presidents of New York City’s leading nonprofits together for a daylong educational summit? Answer: a... View Details
- 28 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 28
principles, and skills of three of the most successful and influential figures in business-Bill Gates, Andy Grove, and Steve Jobs-offering lessons for all managers and entrepreneurs on leadership, strategy, and execution. In less than a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Feb 2004
- What Do You Think?
Leadership: A Matter of Sustaining or Eliminating Groupthink?
rejection of the term "groupthink" in favor of "consensus." As Charles Cullinane put it, "Consensus ensures everybody is going in the same direction, but I feel groupthink ensures everybody is going in the same circle." Sharika Kaul... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Rethinking Housing in the Motor City
thinking ‘where is the best opportunity going to be for me professionally?—I couldn’t move back to Detroit,” Rhea says. Instead, he went into finance in New York. After the financial collapse he left banking for a position as chairman and View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Extraordinary People
getting the job done. Over the years he transformed Joh. A. Benckiser SE (JAB) from a small, privately held German company into a successful global powerhouse. In addition to serving as chairman and CEO of... View Details
Keywords: Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Finance; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
- 28 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 28
by examining the association between top executive turnovers and guidance. Although firm and industry characteristics are important determinants of guidance, we conclude that CEOs participate in firm-level policy decisions, whereas CFOs... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Sep 2015
- News
Funding Progress Back Home
“Harvard gives you powerful tools for getting things done in the world,” observes Eric-Vincent Guichard (MBA 1990). “Over time, you more fully appreciate the responsibility that goes with that education.” Guichard, who grew up in rural Guinea, is founder and View Details
- 22 Jul 2021
- News
Mentoring Fashion Startups in Singapore; Rising Star Accolades for Mid-Career Women
winner is Amy Kadomatsu (MBA 1998), CEO of ComplySci, a leading RegTech company providing compliance solutions to more than 1,200 financial services and professional services companies globally. For the entrepreneur sector, the winner is... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
June 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
And his afterlife: “When three-headed Cerberus greeted him / Socrates replied: ‘I won’t need / an attack dog, thank you. I married one.’” Mergers and Acquisitions: Integration and Transformation Management as the Gateway to Success by... View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
HBS Honored for Addressing Business and Societal Issues
a statement urging more business schools to focus on those areas. "The ability to integrate these considerations into business activities is a competitive advantage," the CEOs wrote. "Critical to success in... View Details
- 02 Oct 2007
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First Look: October 2, 2007
firms where the proposal was approved experienced a decrease in the level of CEO compensation relative to the control sample of S&P 500 firms; (ii) within targeted firms, the degree of voting support for the proposal was associated... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 16 Mar 2017
- News
Making Rapid Progress in the Fight Against Cancer
Sir Harpal Kumar (MBA 1991) is CEO of Cancer Research UK, which is the world’s second largest cancer research organization. In this video, he talks about the challenges facing cancer researchers and doctors around world and offers an... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Alumni Books
most innovative, successful biotech firm ever, Amgen led its industry in revenue and sales growth in 2007. Binder, the firm’s CEO during 1988–2000, describes Amgen’s climb to success, revealing the highs and... View Details
- 16 Sep 2013
- News
Canada’s Native Son
owned by the aboriginals in Canada and has since distributed $750 million to First Nations). As the CEO of One Earth Oil and Gas, Favel has worked with aboriginal Canadians to access and develop Canada's oil sands—the second-largest oil... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Screen Tested
A seasoned media executive, Sarah Harden (MBA 1999) was serving as interim CEO of the media company Hello Sunshine when she was brought up short by an early conversation with company founder Reese Witherspoon. “Reese told me that before... View Details
- 09 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
Come Fly with Me: A History of Airline Leadership
the early years of the 20th century, as much as any business in America, is marked by dramatic changes in the context in which CEOs had the opportunity to forge their identity and the fortunes of their companies," the authors write... View Details
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
What It Takes: Minorities in the Executive Suite
Express; Solomon Trujillo, president and CEO of U S West Communications; and Ann Fudge, president of Maxwell House Coffee Company and Post Cereals? How did these people of color overcome the odds and break through the glass ceiling that... View Details
Keywords: by Judith A. Ross