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- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Vive la Madeleine!
executive with 25 years of experience, Viana (PGL 4, 2001) was tired of implementing strategies focused on short-term profit. He had been looking for a small technology company to purchase and run on his own terms. Curiosity had brought... View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books, Podcasts
market rarely rewarded his efforts, and GE struggled. In Hot Seat, Immelt offers an introspection of his tenure. The most crucial component of leadership, he writes, is the willingness to make decisions. But knowing what to do is a... View Details
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Going For The Summit
their strategy in response to the unexpected influx of women to the Web - an audience estimated to reach seventy million by the year 2000. "Women tend to browse less randomly than men, don't like to compartmentalize home, work, and... View Details
Keywords: Caroline Chauncey
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Jeffrey Dunn (MBA 1981)
Anybody who knows me well knows that I am a total Cookie Monster, right down to the homemade chocolate chip cookies that have always been my weakness. From Baker Library | Bloomberg Center: Do you want to learn more about how you can set... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
Alumni on the Best Business Advice They’ve Ever Received
connect with people, trying to get them to trust you. And the more authentic that bond is, the better leader you become. And it’s that simple—you don’t have to come up with any other fancy formula. As soon as I internalized that, it View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Rival Visions
hardest assignments. He drafted plans to institute new military regulations, to reform the inspector general's office, and—most remarkably—to reorganize the entire army . Despite his emotional insecurities, he had total confidence in his... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Connecting with Clubs
provide IT and Web site support. This year, for the first time, we have created a standing committee that will spend the next several months developing recommendations to make clubs stronger, enhance the links with HBS, and make the club experience even more View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
sector to help you eschew the cult of ambition and experience the freedom of building the flexible, fulfilling, and sustainable life you want. Drawing on research, case studies, and her own experience, she walks you step-by-step through the process of designing a View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Faculty Q&A: Playing the Hits
entertainment executives do is spend a large chunk of all their production and advertising budgets on a small portion of their total output. It can lead to big failures, of course, but it's the best strategy... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Banishing Balkan Ghosts
take,” Djelic observes, “our government has more support now than when it took office.” International community assistance for reconstruction will total about $4 billion, Djelic believes. As for the private-sector side, “We need to... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Business Answers the Call
graduates have shown increasing interest in carving out careers in these areas, while other alumni often look to make contributions following rewarding private-sector careers. Innovative Leadership One such individual is Donald P. Nielsen... View Details
- 08 Jun 2018
- News
My First Job: Selling Shoes, Surviving Black Monday, and Shaped by Chicken Lenses
started reflecting. The first thing I was concerned about, where am I going to find a manager to replace him? This was a difficult department to find just anyone. And then I started wondering, was the problem really all him or could it be me as well? So I came up with... View Details
- 01 Oct 2013
- News
Banking on Africa's Future
Tope Lawani Tope Lawani (MBA 1995) is a man on a mission—make that two missions, actually. The cofounder and managing partner of London-based Helios Investments, Lawani says his firm aims to reward investors with "attractive,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Faculty Q&A: Reemerging Technologies
totally new directions, but they also seek out “guardians” whose goal is to protect and make sure that the core—what’s authentic—remains true. Both types of individuals are important during periods of reinvention. They force you to answer... View Details
- 26 Nov 2018
- News
New York Alumni Explore Risks and Opportunities in Climate Change
strategies prompted by a changing climate with the help of a panel of four HBS alumni with expertise in finance and energy, including Hui Wen Chan (MBA 2010), Vice President, Corporate Sustainability, Citigroup; Michael Ellis (MBA 2008),... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Screen Grab
Aksel Lund Svindal in the movie Streif—One Hell of a Ride. But no mention is ever made of the beverage’s restorative properties. Does Svindal drink Red Bull? We don’t know, and it doesn’t matter—he is too busy flying by at 80 mph, being View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; HBO; Netflix; Hulu; Vimeo; YouTube; Telecommunications; Information; Arts, Entertainment
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Making History, Starting Over
economic reforms. Guided by Cohen, the firm has emerged over the past three decades as one of the world’s dominant private-equity investment groups, raising or advising funds totaling more than $20 billion. At the peak of his game, Cohen... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
The Levitt Brand
Business Administration, Emeritus, Levitt has published a total of 25 articles in HBR, in addition to authoring or coauthoring eight books and numerous other writings. He retired from the HBS faculty in 1990. View Details
- 06 Dec 2018
- News
Cold Call Horror Stories
pretty funny. It was pretty funny. Katherine Randolph, 1993, Section H. My cold call story was being cold called by Michael Porter, the day that we did the Five Forces. Now as backstory, I got into Harvard Business School as the total... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Blissful Thinking
professional French-horn player, Brooks came to the subject of happiness by way of art. His early research focused on why people produce and consume art and beauty as well as the motives behind human generosity. He discovered that happiness was the common View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; illustration by Dan Winters