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- 01 Dec 2002
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
It's been a busy autumn at HBS. In September, the School successfully launched its first-ever capital campaign (see coverage). A few weeks later, the fall reunions were very well attended. The Alumni Board then held a productive meeting on October 18 and 19, and a... View Details
- 11 Jul 2012
- News
A Man, and a Plan, in Africa
continent with about one billion people and over 50 countries with radically different natural resources, cultures, and histories. Some countries will likely remain poor but a number are poised to grow dynamically. The growth... View Details
- 05 Sep 2017
- News
Living the Quantitative Life
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on SoundCloud More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Paul Grana (MBA 2009) has always been a numbers guy. He was cracking video codes at 13, he was really into math in high school. And that attraction to numbers,... View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Chasing the Silver Tsunami
The United States is about to witness a tectonic demographic shift. By 2034, as the baby boomers age en masse, the number of people over 65 will be greater than the number of children for the first time,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Check In
boutique style hotel—in other words, a design-forward property with a chef-driven restaurant and often a rooftop bar. Quite often we also change management firms and brand affiliations. And what’s happened over the past ten years is that there are now a View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
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Rethinking the MBA
David Garvin and research associate Patrick Cullen. The title isn’t just a rhetorical flourish. Deans and executives alike take issue with what and how students are taught, revealing a number of shortcomings that the authors argue point... View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Meal Plan
wage. We all want great benefits. But even with reduced numbers of employees, how much can a restaurant afford to pay if it wants to stay in business? It’s going to take some time before we know how this is going to sort itself out.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Mission Possible
value in the nonprofit, private, and public sectors. Over the years, interest among faculty and students has steadily grown, says Childress, who served as SEI’s executive director for four years before joining the faculty. Since the initiative’s inception, the View Details
- 14 Apr 2021
- News
The First Five Years: Mike Gandy Auzenne (MBA 2016)
best part was the support that I received from my classmates. I was truly surprised at the turnout that we had and the number of my sectionmates that signed up to be a Big Brother or Big Sister after the event.” What advice do you have... View Details
- 09 Mar 2021
- News
Addressing Education Inequities Exacerbated by the Pandemic
making the budgets available. Then, beyond that, the private sector can play a really important role. There are a number of companies in India where there’s a mandate to set aside 2 percent of profits for corporate social responsibility.... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Feb 2018
- News
HBS Professor Emeritus Hugo Uyterhoeven Dies at 86
revamping the class reunion format, and establishing corporate relations and public relations efforts at the School. Subsequently, Uyterhoeven took charge of all the School’s Executive Education activities and spearheaded the renovation of a View Details
- 11 May 2017
- News
Going with the Flow
interests have spanned a number of industries but Fisher says a common emotional thread runs through them all. “I am passionately engaged in mission-driven enterprises that make a significant difference in people’s lives,” she says.... View Details
Keywords: Robert S. Benchley
- 19 Sep 2012
- News
On a Sound Track
Skullcandy products are currently distributed in over 70 countries, a number that expands every month. So a major challenge for us is how to establish our brand in each local market. Good brands are globally consistent, but they’re... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
The Camel and the Unicorn
unquenchable appetite for growth and capital. You might remember this scene from 2010’s The Social Network: Movie clip That was a fictionalized telling of Facebook’s rise, but those numbers are real. Silicon Valley produced 32 unicorns in... View Details
- 30 Mar 2017
- News
Negotiating Peace in Canada's Largest Rainforest
taught me, or reinforced for me, was the importance of clarity, of simplicity; the importance of faith in the best sense, that we will continue on even though we're not sure there's an answer at the end of this-- maybe it all will blow up. A View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
What Industrial Policy?
"Taxation, meet Representation." Following up on his pledge to provide greater support for manufacturing, President Obama has announced a proposal to cut the effective tax rate for manufacturers to 25 percent. A number of economists... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Eyes in the Skies
aircrafts, vessels, and buildings; and translate a visual image (e.g., a pile of black rocks) into a number on a spreadsheet (e.g., tons of coal ready for shipment). And because they run not only on BlackSky’s terrestrial computers but... View Details
Keywords: Alexander Gelfand
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
A Message from Dean Clark
The new academic year brings a sense of heightened expectation to the HBS campus. In the last twelve months we have realized extraordinary progress in a number of areas. As we look to the future, our central mission - to educate leaders -... View Details
- 01 Jan 2012
- News
Franklin P. “Pitch” Johnson Jr., MBA 1952
While a number of people consider Pitch Johnson a pioneer, he doesn’t see it that way. When he began his venture career, he says, he was “just trying to feed the kids and form some capital.” The man who helped launch some 250 businesses,... View Details
- 25 Feb 2021
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Building Hope
Courtesy Mike Zapolin In the United States, military veterans—especially those with PTSD symptoms—are among the most at-risk populations for suicide. The numbers are bleak and getting worse: According to data collected by the Veterans... View Details
Keywords: Daniel Morrell