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- 03 Nov 2016
- Op-Ed
Forget About Making College Affordable; Make it a Good Investment
Donald Trump has not issued an official platform on student debt, although he has referenced reducing college costs and lowering interest rates on student loans. Hillary Clinton has offered a variety of proposals. Echoing Bernie Sanders,... View Details
- 05 Jan 2022
- Blog Post
Student Conferences at HBS: The 2021 Climate Symposium
climate impact space is endless right now. When I was graduating from college, I don’t think I would have had the same conclusion but at this conference, this message was loud and clear. Our speakers were hiring across the board and making strides in their respective... View Details
- 27 May 2020
- Blog Post
Creating Unity and Belonging through Food and Dance: ‘EKTA’ at HBS
exceeding all my expectations – it had 21 dance and musical performances with 250+ student performers from 10 different sections. Countless others in the audience cheered and danced to the reverberating tunes in Klarman Hall. I can still hear the beats View Details
- 01 Aug 2002
- News
For Alumni Only: Breakthrough Insights Program Debuts
echoing the sentiments of Giles Bateman (MBA '71), who said, “I'll be learning from this for the next six months.” Vietor told the enthusiastic group that a similar alumni seminar will be held next year, incorporating feedback from this... View Details
Keywords: Laura Singleton
- 12 Aug 2013
- Research & Ideas
‘Hybrid’ Organizations a Difficult Bet for Entrepreneurs
background. "Knowing these social ventures are diverging from the more traditional commercial or nonprofit ventures, we wanted to understand what made their founders diverge," says Battilana. In order to gain that understanding, the researchers partnered with View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 11 Sep 2015
- Blog Post
What is the JD/MBA Program at HBS?
engages individual students in their answers. Our fellow students can also be very different; it's fascinating debating the same questions in the two schools. Zach: To echo Tian, the two schools attract bright, ambitious, personable... View Details
- 18 Oct 2016
- Op-Ed
Why Business Should Invest in Community Health
million grant to scale a successful medical knowledge sharing and collaborative practice platform pioneered by Project Echo in 2003 to expand specialty care access and quality at the centers. Long involved in community initiatives, IBM... View Details
- 10 Nov 2008
- What Do You Think?
How Much Can You Ask of Your Customers?
the biggest challenges for organizations are to have the necessary competencies and resources to act upon inputs." Sowmia Gopinathan echoed this comment: " (the) downside is only where expectations of the customers are made high... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 10 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Entrepreneurship in Europe
enough of a part of the education system." The third issue, said Kuemmerle, is that "red tape is alive and well." Reconstructing For The New Economy Echoing his concern on this last point was panelist Klause Krone, CEO of... View Details
Keywords: by Kenneth Liss
- 16 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
How to Compete Like a Judo Strategist
frontal assaults against armies that are ten times your size. Those are suicide missions," echoes David Peterschmidt, Inktomi's CEO. Rule Three: Plan And Be Prepared To Pivot It is a common fallacy that fast-moving companies like the... View Details
Keywords: by David B. Yoffie & Mary Kwak
- 03 Feb 2016
- What Do You Think?
How Do You Hire an 'Impostor'?
that, “‘imposters’ could well bring in the balancing element in the teams of today where more people are the exact opposite in terms of work output to ‘talk’ ratio!” Cathy Lee speculated about whether imposters “are more loyal.” A comment by jhsmd probably View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
HBS Fund Helps Fuel Faculty Research and New Learning Experiences
the student had interviewed industry leaders to better understand the barriers to growth that Indian private equity firms face — his analysis echoing findings from Sadun’s own research. “It built on intuitions that I already had, but... View Details
- 23 May 2018
- News
John A. Paulson, MBA 1980
history to the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS). “SEAS is an integral part of the future of Harvard. I think the value creation that will come out of Harvard will be a thousand times what I gave,” says Paulson, for whom SEAS is now named. View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 31 Oct 2004
- What Do You Think?
Should the Wisdom of Crowds Influence Our Thinking About Leadership?
take away the need for strong leadership. Without leadership there would be no questions to answer and no problems to solve." John Dmohowski echoed this view in his comment:"I don't believe groups would be as useful in... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 02 Jun 2003
- What Do You Think?
What Can Aspiring Leaders Be Taught?
ethics and values in isolation from the functional areas of study needed for business success." While suggesting at times that a stand-alone course in ethics and values might have some use alongside such an approach, many others View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Private Sector and Public Interest Meet at Global Leadership Forum
with a call to the business community that other speakers would echo as well: get involved. “Traditionally the business community in America has been the most powerful consistent voice in favor of openness toward the world, including... View Details
- 02 Oct 2008
- What Do You Think?
Workout vs. Bailout: Should Government Take Advantage of the Buffett Effect?
party." This sparked a side discussion about regulation. As Wilson Kimutai put it, "If we bring in Government to bail out, more regulation should be brought to stabilize the market." David Moore echoed this thought and went further,... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 26 Mar 2020
- Blog Post
Make Work from Home Work For You (And Your Team)
reminders set to get up from her desk at regular intervals and to make sure she’s drinking enough water. Stephan echoes this point and emphasizes how important little breaks can be for your day so that you aren’t at your computer from the... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 18 Mar 2020
- Blog Post
Make Work from Home Work For You (And Your Team)
this, Fong has reminders set to get up from her desk at regular intervals and to make sure she’s drinking enough water. Stephan echoes this point and emphasizes how important little breaks can be for your day so that you aren’t at your... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
The Taxi Wars of Jakarta
less like a game of Russian roulette; high prices and grumpy drivers were all too common. “People didn’t trust the Malaysian taxi system,” says Anthony Tan, echoing criticisms of Jakartan taxis and ojek. Tan recalls the early days of the... View Details