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- 01 Mar 2016
- News
HBS Fund Helps Fuel Faculty Research and New Learning Experiences
opportunity to meet some of the most brilliant people who are contributing to the life of the city...” Arthur Segel, the Poorvu Family Professor of Management Practice During the week in early January when the Dow dropped more than 1,000... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
Opening Doors
MBA 1992) recently contributed $12 million to support fellowships at HBS, the largest single gift for financial aid the School has ever received, and also donated $500,000 to the HBS Fund for Leadership and Innovation. Their generous gift... View Details
- 06 Jan 2012
- Op-Ed
Where Green Corporate Ratings Fail
News Corporation—a multinational media conglomerate that includes BSKYB, Dow Jones, Fox News, 20th Century Fox and Star, among other units—announced earlier this year that it has become climate neutral, meaning that its operations have no net impact on global climate... View Details
- 15 Nov 2016
- News
Transferring Skills From The Military to the Private Sector
she was 18 she’s mostly been surrounded by people in the military. “The case method challenges me to speak up; it forces me to be a contributing member of the class,” she says. “I’ve been extremely impressed by my fellow classmates, and I... View Details
- 01 Apr 2024
- News
Generosity Multiplied
There’s little doubt that James Reed (MBA 1990) loves his job. After all, he’s the chairman and CEO of Reed, the United Kingdom’s first and largest jobs website, and he takes the company’s slogan—“Love Mondays”—to heart. Even so, he admits he has a side hustle. When... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
The Father of Modern Advertising
Don Draper and the rest of the Mad Men crew can thank Albert D. Lasker for their fame. A new biography convincingly nominates Lasker as the “father of modern advertising,” noted for creating brilliant ad campaigns selling everything from... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Commitment to Leadership
experience and informed perspectives to the study and practice of leadership at HBS. Through ongoing financial support and engagement, alumni are contributing to our shared ambition to make this world one in which people can improve their... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Chao Family Donates $40 Million to HBS
university community," Dr. Chao, an industrialist, said of his late wife, a scholar in Asian history and literature. "I would like to dedicate this contribution to memorialize and honor my beloved wife and soul mate." The Honorable Elaine... View Details
- 25 Jul 2018
- News
HBS Alumni Leader, Benefactor Dies at 86
Reunion gift committee and chaired the Capital Campaign the School held from 2002 to 2005, an effort that raised some $600 million. From 1998 to 2004, he was a member of Harvard’s Board of Overseers and served as the Board’s president... View Details
- 12 Dec 2012
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: Strength in Numbers
individuals invested, the returns to the group pool were then divided among all members of the group. Given the theorized impact of group size on cooperation, the authors expected larger groups to have fewer students contributing their... View Details
Keywords: Re: Gunnar Trumbull
- 12 May 2008
- Research & Ideas
Accounting Information as Political Currency
Corporate donations to political campaigns reveal a lot about mutual back-scratching in the political and business arenas. Now new research from Harvard Business School reveals that corporate giving may consist of more than monetary... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 11 Jun 2015
- News
Making connections at Harvard and beyond
require leadership in technology, negotiation, finance, and a host of other areas where our MBAs are having a significant impact.” Following his strong belief in the power of “one Harvard,” James contributes support and guidance to... View Details
- 16 Aug 2024
- In Practice
Election 2024: What's at Stake for Business and the Workplace?
volunteer as poll workers. Facilitate political engagement. Look to online platforms that have simplified small contributions to political campaigns and increased the diversity of donors, as well as efforts... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
MBA vs. MBA
seat. Campaign spending on both sides has flowed freely. As of mid-October, Edwards had raised about $2.8 million to Taylor’s $1.9 million, according to the New York Times. About half of Edwards’s View Details
- 07 Jun 2016
- Op-Ed
Can Brand Trump Win a Presidency?
than prospective, divisive rather than inclusive. It works mostly for older white men who are no longer enjoying the inside track in a more equal society. The Trump campaign m.o. is reminiscent of the description of Ed King's successful... View Details
- Web
Labor Practices | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Skip to Main Content Exhibition Homepage Exhibition Introduction The Founding of U.S. Steel and the Power of Public Opinion The Intersection of Public Relations and Photography Documenting the Wartime Effort Labor Practices Post-war PR View Details
- 15 Feb 2016
- Research & Ideas
Want Your Employees to Plan Better for Retirement? Don't Do This
employee 401(k) contributions responded to savings information provided by their employers. The study was conducted to understand what kind of influence company-offered information can have. “We’ve uncovered a phenomenon that is probably... View Details
- 04 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: January 4
firms to make certain enhancements public, creating an incentive for firms to free ride on the contributions of others. This practice raises a number of puzzling issues. First, why should a firm further develop a product if competitors... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Competitiveness at Risk
our alumni. We hope we can contribute to America and the world through this project. And we think it’s going to have a positive influence on the School. How are you tapping HBS alumni for ideas about competitiveness? Rivkin: HBS has about... View Details
- 11 Mar 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #2: Sam Steyer, Greenwork
construction and manufacturing with companies in dire need of this workforce. “Happy First Birthday, Greenwork!!” It’s been a bumpy two years for Sam Steyer. In February, 2020, Sam’s career as a campaign surrogate ended when his father,... View Details