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- 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... View Details
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Short Takes
research, Thomke and Reinertsen suggest that many managers need to think much more precisely about product development flexibility. The authors note that flexibility is not some vague, general property but rather the View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons and Caroline Chauncey
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
Faculty Retirements
Executive Education, he has taught in the Advanced Management Program (AMP) and the International Senior Managers Program and currently teaches in The General View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
One-on-One with William H. Donaldson
called upon Wall Street and corporate executives “to create a new environment of integrity and accountability.” He seemed uniquely suited to lead that effort. Donaldson was cofounder, with two HBS colleagues, chairman and CEO of the... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Turning Point: Makeover
After HBS, I went to Starbucks where I loved the company and it showed. My work was featured in the press and Howard Schultz had me present to his board. Yet my male manager gave me a “meets expectations” review for weakness in... View Details
- 01 Oct 2021
- News
No Time Like the Present
providing unrestricted HBS Fund support can have. “The deeper I got into the Harvard ecosystem, the more I saw the power of flexible funding,” he says, citing the School’s ability to develop hybrid classrooms in response to COVID-19 as an... View Details
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
Case Study: The Speed of Light
requires some handholding and has historically been populated with would-be national players that lack both specialized knowledge and the ability to respond quickly, this hands-on, engineering-heavy style has been a key differentiator for... View Details
- 01 Jan 2003
- News
James E. Burke, MBA 1949
"When I asked people what they thought of it, I got vague answers," he says. But during a series of "challenge" meetings he arranged, executives debated the credo in the context of the company's history and mission. "It became clear that... View Details
- 09 Mar 2021
- News
Empowering School Leaders to Meet Today's Challenges
other was elevating her students’ achievement scores. To move the needle on both, she took Leading Change, Leading Schools, and Leading People, three of four online courses included in the Certificate of School Management and Leadership... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Women at the Top
women's issues, seized the opportunity. A cofounder of Staples, the office supply giant, Hart is a director of the School's field studies program, teaches Entrepreneurial Management and Starting New Ventures, and is a member of several... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso and Susan Young
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Eight Among Many: Nancy J. Karch
years later, it's clear that she made the right choice. As a director of the Atlanta office of McKinsey & Company and managing partner of McKinsey Southeast United States, Karch has become an expert on numerous business topics, such as... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Leadership in the Digital Age
Administration and faculty chair of the Leadership Initiative. That’s because the challenges that executives face today aren’t issues of technology but a question of “how to create an organization that can actually utilize digital tools... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Dean Clark Reflects on the School’s Key Initiatives
and academia on issues including executive compensation, limits to board effectiveness, capital market intermediaries, and the role of management education. These highly informative sessions stimulated new... View Details
- 01 Feb 2017
- News
New Regional Offices Broaden HBS’s Intellectual Reach
members, to understand management issues in these growing economies,” says Victoria Winston, executive director of the Global Initiative. She oversees the centers, offices, and the staff of more than 60 with... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
CGLV Plenary Session
academia and focused on executive compensation, limits to board effectiveness, capital market intermediaries, and management education. A principal goal of CGLV is to encourage specific actions that will... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
South Florida and Minnesota Launch Community Programs
Management Assistance Program (MAP), a local nonprofit, to match volunteers with projects. In addition to consulting work, volunteers can mentor a nonprofit executive or serve as a board member. Both Levy... View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Banking on HBS
Executive Development Program (EDP), a special executive training course for the Bank's upper-level managers. "I felt that the World Bank's top people should have an intensive exposure to the latest ideas... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Class of 1975 Endows Chair in Entrepreneurship
of the Entrepreneurial and Service Management Unit and Chris Darwall, executive director of the HBS California Research Center, have led the tremendous growth of entrepreneurial studies and activities at the... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 06 Nov 2020
- News
Signal Boost
In her role as executive director of the Lakeshore Ethnic Diversity Alliance (LEDA), Gloria Lara (MBA 1983) focuses on a big question: Once a community, business, or organization becomes more diverse, what happens next? LEDA, a nonprofit... View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Investigation Leads to Sanctions, Recommendations
classmates at section events. "These behaviors seriously interfered with the ability of other students to learn," the report stated. "The HBS classroom is a unique place where students exchange ideas and are encouraged to take risks as... View Details