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- 01 Mar 2007
- News
In Brief
Q&A with Daniel Vasella. Initially regarded by critics as too inexperienced to lead a major pharmaceutical company, Daniel Vasella (PMD 57, 1989) has set a new standard for innovation as CEO of Novartis. The Winning Season. Last year, St.... View Details
- 18 Sep 2017
- News
Chronicling a Legacy of Alumni Social Impact
Howard Stevenson (photo by Stuart Cahill) Howard Stevenson (photo by Stuart Cahill) [Editor's note: This article was updated November 25, 2019] As former dean of External Relations, longtime faculty member Howard Stevenson met individually with more than 1,000 alumni... View Details
- January 1996 (Revised March 2000)
- Case
R.R. Donnelley & Sons: The Digital Division
By: David A. Garvin and Artemis March
In June 1995, Barbara Schetter, VP and general manager of R.R. Donnelley's Digital Division, is struggling to gain acceptance from other groups and divisions at the printing giant. The Digital Division employs radically new technology--digital printing presses and... View Details
Keywords: Business Divisions; Business Model; Business Plan; Leading Change; Problems and Challenges; Groups and Teams; Technology Adoption; Value Creation
Garvin, David A., and Artemis March. "R.R. Donnelley & Sons: The Digital Division." Harvard Business School Case 396-154, January 1996. (Revised March 2000.)
- 14 May 2013
- Blog Post
Alumni: Where are they now? Featuring Matt…
Mayor Thomas M. Menino (the first as an HBS Leadership Fellow), I’ve spent the last year and a half on the Government Innovation team at Bloomberg Philanthropies, Michael R. Bloomberg’s charitable foundation. I View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Next Normal
leads both Jennifer and the team member to an understanding of how the individual’s interests, skills, and goals connect to the team’s overall goals. Reimert finds this personal touch crucial for creating... View Details
- 15 Jan 2018
- Research & Ideas
A Better Business Model for Fighting Cancer
makeup. While oncology currently leads the way in precision medicine, therapies are also available to treat cystic fibrosis, for example; and the field has the potential to impact treatment of all diseases, including crippling... View Details
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Diversity on Teams: Our Own Harvest - Race, Gender & Equity
interviewing, vetting, and onboarding candidates, when and how do we collect insight/feedback so we can improve upon our methods? How does an environment become conducive to a range of human experiences in an increasingly complex world? In short, how inclined and... View Details
- 01 Oct 2009
- What Do You Think?
Can the “Masks of Command” Coexist with Authentic Leadership?
Richard Neff offered the opinion that "The(re) is no right or one way to lead It should, however, always be authentic. Otherwise it's not leadership at all." Kamal Gupta pointed out that "Speaking the truth with your View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Class of 1997 Graduates with Distinction
Social Sciences 47% Other 4% (All data as of Summer 1997) Members of the Class of 1997 participated in a three-day graduation celebration last spring leading up to the School's 86th Commencement exercises on June 5, when 883 new MBAs and... View Details
- March 2005 (Revised August 2006)
- Case
Siebel Systems: The Role of the CFO
By: Malcolm P. Baker and Lauren Barley
Mike Lawrie, the newly appointed CEO of Siebel Systems, considers a combination of growth and spending cuts to turn around the struggling software company. Focuses on the role of the chief financial officer, Ken Goldman, in corporate governance and compliance under... View Details
Keywords: Financial Management; Leading Change; Entrepreneurship; Job Design and Levels; Corporate Governance; Financial Strategy; Management Teams; Corporate Finance; Business and Shareholder Relations; Information Technology Industry
Baker, Malcolm P., and Lauren Barley. "Siebel Systems: The Role of the CFO." Harvard Business School Case 205-068, March 2005. (Revised August 2006.)
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Summer Venture in Management | MBA
or club Volunteering in the community Working as a Residential Advisor (RA) Being a team captain or other forms of athletic leadership Contributing to a nonprofit organization Spearheading a new initiative related to the community or... View Details
- November 2002 (Revised May 2003)
- Case
ConAgra Foods
By: Ray A. Goldberg and Ingrid Vargas
In 2002, ConAgra Foods CEO Bruce Rohde was deliberating the next steps in the process of transforming the company from an agribusiness giant to a value-added food processor. ConAgra had become the second largest food company and number one food service supplier in the... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Strategy; Leading Change; Change Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Food; Agribusiness; Product; Business Processes; Management Teams; Expansion; Brands and Branding; Food and Beverage Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; United States
Goldberg, Ray A., and Ingrid Vargas. "ConAgra Foods." Harvard Business School Case 903-412, November 2002. (Revised May 2003.)
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
What I Do: Philippe Hellich (MBA 1996)
colleagues to become risk-aware entrepreneurs.” “To support the business, I have a team of 45 direct reports leading 1,200 people around the world who work to identify and mitigate risks throughout the... View Details
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Credential of Digital Innovation and Strategy | HBS Online
Introduction to Credential of Digital Innovation and Strategy This Credential Includes Leading in the Digital World, Design Thinking and Innovation, Digital Marketing Strategy, and Winning with Digital Platforms + View Details
- 21 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 21
renewal. This change process involves disciplined conversations, actions, and associated learning by the senior team, diffusing these learning capabilities to the extended senior leadership team and, over time, to the larger leadership... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
Committed To HBS’s Success
Keeping HBS Competitive Mel Tukman (MBA 1966), a longtime supporter of Harvard Business School, recognizes the far-reaching impact of the School’s mission. He is committed to helping HBS continue to attract and cultivate the best minds—from the professors who View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
In Brief
courses as they worked in small teams to build viable microbusinesses. More Attention, HBS Entrepreneurs! Venture capitalists Patrick Chung (MBA 2004) and Harry Weller (MBA 1998) are prime movers behind the Experiment Fund, launched to... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Faculty Research Symposium
powerful and beneficial incentive effects, Hall discussed the challenges and tradeoffs involved in designing equity-based pay plans. For example, option pay is sometimes falsely viewed as “costless” to the company and therefore leads to... View Details
- 30 Sep 2020
- Blog Post
Reflecting on my service
$4,000,000 of equipment and challenged to become fluent in Pashto. By twenty-two, I was part of a small team leading hundreds of men on the battlefield, conducting dozens of raids and capturing Taliban... View Details
- 20 May 2019
- Blog Post
Makeup: How Kenya Hunt Transformed Her Career Through Cosmetics
of job that could lead to.” Her parents suggested chemical engineering. “I thought it would be a good way to get through college and become self-sufficient.” At first, the plan seemed sound. An undergraduate internship with Chevron became... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail