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AASU50 - Alumni

1969 Clifford E. Darden, MBA 1969, DBA 1982 A. Leroy Willis, MBA 1969 George Price, MBA 1970 AASU Presidents Five students founded the African American Student Union (AASU) in 1968. Their commitment became a driving force behind the... View Details

28 Feb 2019
News

New Program Will Develop Leaders of Innovative Ventures

committed $10 million from their family foundation to endow the new program. The gift is in honor of Tom’s 30th and 35th HBS Reunions. A collaboration between HBS and the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences... View Details

10 Nov 2015
Op-Ed

Authentic Leadership Rediscovered

authentic. Authentic Leadership was intended as a clarion call to the new generation to learn from negative examples like Enron, WorldCom and Tyco. In it, I defined authentic leaders as genuine, moral and character-based leaders: "People of the highest integrity,... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

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RGE Report - Race, Gender & Equity

split in how companies approach the workforce, with some reaffirming a commitment to diversity, while others are removing diversity considerations in their hiring and succession planning. These two aspects of today’s business landscape... View Details

09 Jun 2022
HBS Case

From Truck Driver to Manager: US Foods’ Novel Approach to Staff Shortages

warehouse workers eager to move up in some of its districts. The company then offered to train those workers to obtain a commercial driver’s license. In exchange for training, workers had to commit to driving for US Foods for two years.... View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

22 Oct 2021
Research & Ideas

Want Hybrid Work to Succeed? Trust, Don’t Track, Employees

households to their companies,” Neeley says. “The least you can do is care about how they are.” While people may have hesitated to talk about their responsibilities at home prior to the pandemic for fear that they may not appear fully View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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Negotiation Course Online | HBS Online

weekly calendar Enroll Now No documentation required All learners must be at least 18 years of age, proficient in English, and committed to learning and engaging with fellow participants throughout the course. Learn about bringing this... View Details

04 Nov 2009
What Do You Think?

What is the Role of Government Vis-à-Vis Capitalism?

commits itself to democratic capitalism . Our focus should be on sorting out these tensions rather than clinging to a notion that 'free markets' are efficient (good) and 'government' is inefficient (bad)." Several commented on the... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

24 May 2017
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John J. Brennan, MBA 1980

assumed that today was my last day here and that I had to earn the right to be invited back to work tomorrow.” While work has always been important to him, Brennan’s commitment to his family has guided his time outside of the office. “We... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

Portrait Project

Angel Gonzalez

know broke down in tears and when it dawned on me that maybe we were poor. These acts of kindness and the helplessness I felt that day have stuck with me and shaped who I am. I made a commitment to self-improvement through education,... View Details

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Philanthropy - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

must devise a strategy that commits to the goal of superior performance, develops a unique area of focus and approach, aligns operations to the strategy, and defines concrete goals in its chosen fields to serve as the basis of evaluation.... View Details

06 Aug 2021
Book

Steve Jobs and the Rise of the Celebrity CEO

commitment to writing software, specifically Office for the Mac. Microsoft Office was and still is the standard, and without it, the hole in the Apple boat Amelio described in his comic-opera way would have only grown larger. Jobs also... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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Leadership - Health Care

commitment to the healthcare sector. Her familiarity with the city's healthcare institutions is a testament to her knowledge and engagement in the industry. Outside of work, Lanika is a devoted volunteer, seizing opportunities to... View Details

30 Apr 2020
Book

Fighting Climate Change Requires a New Capitalism

Rebecca Henderson spent her young adult years living two lives. At work, she preached the risks of resisting change to MBA students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, drawing on lessons she learned while watching factories close as a management consultant.... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Energy

26 Nov 2019
News

The Ritual Effect

enhance feelings of control, which reduces grief; in business negotiations, enacting rituals like handshaking can increase feelings of trust, which enables better working relationships. And the list goes on: rituals can increase belonging over family holidays, and... View Details

Keywords: rituals

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Eligibility | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

loans at the time of application. If in doubt, please ask HBS MBA Financial Aid before committing to a loan. Debts not covered by the programs include: Debt used to replace student contributions as calculated by MBA Financial Aid... View Details

05 Oct 2020
Book

Want to Be Happier? Make More Free Time

rushing around,” Whillans says. “These fun things will start to feel like obligations, and you’ll get exhausted trying to keep up.” Instead, build slack time into your day—small buffers of 15 minutes or longer between work appointments or social View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

25 May 2011
HBS Case

QuikTrip’s Investment in Retail Employees Pays Off

classroom visit on the day the case was taught this year, the chief executive emphasized the obligation he feels to give back to QuikTrip's employees, as well as his commitment to avoiding operational or strategic changes that would... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Retail

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Cases & Teaching Notes - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Notes June 2019 HBS Case Collection Martini Klinik Prostate Cancer Care 2019 by Michael E. Porter, Jens Deerberg-Wittram, and Thomas W. Feeley Since its establishment in 2005, Hamburg's Martini Klinik had single-mindedly focused on prostate cancer care with a View Details

01 Mar 2024
News

Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts

Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books You Got This! A Straightforward, No-Nonsense Playbook for Crushing 130+ Workplace Challenges By Heidi Abelli (MBA 1993) Palmetto Publishing Stepping into the corporate world can feel like navigating a labyrinth, especially when... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

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