by William Schmidt - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2020
News

Effective Communication in the Age of Zoom

meeting can be boring and repetitive, just sitting at your computer. So the necessary task is to what I call DBB—don't be boring. So you might need to start with playing a high-energy song as people are arriving into the Zoom room. You know, you could play “Happy”... View Details

Keywords: Zoom

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2018 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

Professor Rogers worked at Bain and Company Consulting firm, Cummins Engine Company and UNC Ventures, a venture capital firm. He received the ‘Bicentennial Medal for Distinguished Achievement’ by an alum from View Details

04 Oct 2016
First Look

October 4, 2016

information and instead message to shareholders and analysts something of opposite sign. The data suggest they may be motivated in part by subsequent personal stock-trading opportunities. Publisher's link:... View Details

02 Mar 2016
News

On Credit

also be a bank cashier, postmaster, sheriff, or even another businessperson. Each was known by a number or initials. While no key exists to their identities, it’s believed that Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, Grover Cleveland, and... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Sep 2011
News

‘Green’ Trailblazers

commercial solar power systems William Rogers (MBA 1985) The Trust for Public Land Multiple US locations Land conservation nonprofit organization Roger Sant (MBA 1960) Sant Associates Co-founder and chairman Emeritus of AES Corporation;... View Details

Keywords: Health, Social Assistance; Management; Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services; Professional Services

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Online Entrepreneurial Marketing Course | HBS Online

organizations. 4 weeks, 5-6 hrs/week Pay by July 10 $1,850 Certificate Entrepreneurship Essentials Professor William Sahlman Master a proven framework for building and financing new ventures, and make your... View Details

19 Oct 2022
News

If I Were You

that we will get, is the most important. And then obviously, above all, build that lifelong relationship with fellow students, classmates, alumni, faculty, and you know, just maintain that network of community. That’s, I think, the biggest value of the HBS education.... View Details

01 Jun 2010
News

M.I.A. Boards

Illustration by Dan Page In a company as large, complex, and prestigious as Lehman Brothers, one would expect to have found seasoned, astute, well-informed directors to oversee the managers and the risks the firm undertook with... View Details

Keywords: John Gillespie;David Zweig; Finance

05 Nov 2020
Blog Post

12 Weeks of VC Summer: Remote Edition

While it wasn’t 100% perfect, there were a lot more offline conversations and learnings that took place over email than expected. We shared: Book recommendations (including The Innovators by Walter Isaacson, the Psychology of Intelligence... View Details

21 May 2019
News

Confronting the Future of Climate Change in the Midwest

New weather patterns brought on by climate change will require updated farming practices, effective water management, and innovative pest and disease management in the Midwest and around the globe. Increasingly, the business community is... View Details

Keywords: Agriculture

01 Sep 2010
News

Five Honored for Missions Accomplished

The 2010 Alumni Achievement Award recipients have made their mark in a wide range of fields, from banking and investing to retailing, entrepreneurship, and space exploration. United by their leadership skills, each of these alumni is... View Details

Keywords: awards; Finance; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance; Space Research and Technology; Government; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores; Retail Trade

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Year in Review | Annual Report 2024

students, with an average fellowship of $43,949. Students Arrive Incoming MBA students moving in to the residence halls. During START, MBA students bond both with their section and their class as a whole. Incoming MBA students are seated View Details

15 Apr 2008
First Look

First Look: April 15, 2008

alternative definitions of market-type dispersion and to other determinants of franchising such as the stores' geographic distance from headquarters and geographic dispersion. Additional analyses also suggest that chains that do not franchise at all may cope with... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

04 Sep 2019
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2019

reference for anyone committed to understanding, studying, and acting on the challenges facing leaders who are building inclusive organizations. VC: An American History by Tom Nicholas, William J. Abernathy... View Details

01 Dec 2019
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2019

Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books Far as the Eye Can See: A History of Seeing by Susan M. Denham (MBA 1993) The History Press From the mastery of fire a million years ago, humans have repeatedly invented... View Details

01 Dec 2003
News

Can Manufacturing Keep Its Edge?

cheaper) to manufacture in China. So depending on one’s perspective, China can be seen as both a challenge and an opportunity for U.S. manufacturing. For Sharpe and Katz, it is competitor and partner. As a competitor, there’s broad agreement that China maintains an... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Manufacturing

01 Dec 2004
News

Retirement's Changing Face

(with varying degrees of success, by his own account). Lately, he’s been trying to scale back. “It’s an evolution that’s felt very normal and comfortable,” says Bemis. “There haven’t been any big differences because I’m a... View Details

Keywords: Personal Services

05 Apr 2018
News

A Philanthropic Eye Reframes African American Abstract Art

of African American artists,” she says. Over time, Joyner’s collecting has evolved to include pieces by mid-career American artists such as Mark Bradford, Glenn Ligon, Julie Mehretu, and Lorna Simpson. More recently, she has sought out... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

22 Sep 2009
First Look

First Look: September 22

Glaeser, William R. Kerr, and Giacomo A.M. Ponzetto Publication:Journal of Urban Economics (forthcoming) Abstract Employment growth is strongly predicted by smaller average establishment size, both across... View Details