personal priorities - Publications - Faculty & Research

08 Nov 2010
Research & Ideas

How to Fix a Broken Marketplace

be able to give a kidney to the person you want to give to," Roth says. Historically, those incompatible donors would be sent home, and their sick loved ones would wait for a deceased donor. But a few years ago Roth started studying... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Health

01 Dec 2020
News

HBS Fund Chairs Reflect on the Past Five Years

What have been the high points of your tenure? JONES: First, the opportunity to work with Dean Nitin Nohria. He is an exemplary leader and an amazing person who made growing the HBS Fund a priority over the... View Details

Portrait Project

Matias Ruiz

Growing up in Argentina with loving parents and finding the love of my life were the strongest things that shaped the person I am today. Early on when I started this fantastic experience I promised myself that I would gather some of the... View Details

18 Jun 2014
News

Robert (MBA 1964) and Lynn Burt

value of loyalty,” he continues. “The Marines taught me to judge people by a simple rule: If you’re running up a hill under fire, will the person at your side stand by you? This value has determined how I’ve hired and worked with people.”... View Details

01 Jun 2009
News

IXP 2009

and post-IXP surveys indicate that students are more than satisfied with the program. “Getting global exposure was a top priority for my time in B-School,” wrote one participant. “HBS’s investment in these programs is a truly outstanding... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Sep 2011
News

Now You Can Choose

areas at HBS. When you respond to an appeal in the mail, or give online, you can choose where your gift goes: student financial aid, innovation in educational programs, global understanding, pathbreaking research, or the Dean’s Fund, which supports all these View Details

Keywords: Paul Finnegan; Personal Services; Personal Services; Personal Services; Personal Services

01 Sep 2013
News

High-Level Impact

addition to advancing educational innovation, gifts to the HBS Fund fuel a more flexible economic model for the School and have an immediate impact on enduring priorities such as student financial aid, pathbreaking research, and global... View Details

Keywords: Personal Services; Personal Services; Personal Services; Personal Services

Portrait Project

Sara Alsadi

Two months into my MBA, life suddenly happened: my partner passed away. I struggled and isolated myself. I even considered dropping out of HBS. I lost my main support and guidance; a selfless and loving person who– above everything–... View Details

11 Jun 2021
News

The Power of Resilience

what my priorities are. I actually didn't know what that mission-driven work would be at the time. But I came across a company whose mission it was to democratize access to genetic testing for hereditary cancers. It was that power of... View Details

18 Sep 2000
Research & Ideas

Getting It Done: Improving Nonprofit Performance

sector tends to be mired in a process that often results in various degrees of chaos. Supported by a broad mix of foundations, corporations, and individuals, the philanthropic capital markets depend mostly on a hodgepodge of personal... View Details

Keywords: by James E. Aisner

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Problems Unsolved and a Nation Divided

Five years of research from Harvard Business School's US Competitiveness Project, as well as the findings from the 2016 surveys on US competitiveness, present a sobering picture of the deep structural challenges facing the United States. The US needs a national... View Details

14 Jun 2024
News

Highlights from the Spring 2024 Alumni Board Meeting

Managing Director, Alumni Relations, facilitated “Alumni Dialogues,” a participant-led session where members propose and engage with each other on topics of interest spanning professional and personal lives. The Board also experienced a... View Details

30 Jun 2016
Blog Post

4 Ways I've Changed at HBS

destination. When I think about my professional path, I realize that being in an industry or performing a job role is just a piece of the puzzle. I have started to factor in many other variables like impact, personal growth, or ability... View Details

01 Dec 2002
News

The Campaign for Harvard Business School

other priorities. At $475 million (as of June 30), the campaign is close to its initial dollar goal, but definitely not over. Several campaign initiatives have not reached their target numbers, including fellowship funds for HBS students. Results by Campaign View Details

Keywords: Personal Services; Personal Services; Personal Services; Personal Services

Profile

Cristiana Torres

to be as a person, not just as a leader. You have to have a plan for who you want to be before you can become an effective leader. The curriculum makes you balance personal and business ambitions." As she completes her first HBS... View Details

Keywords: Tech; Nonprofit/Government/Education

01 Feb 1998
News

Innovative Course Brings Students and Alumni Together

clips of alumni interviews. As a result, Garvin says, "The conversations began on a higher plane. Students asked more detailed and personal questions about how to determine if this career trajectory was right for them. Alumni were quite... View Details

Keywords: Meg Gardner; photo by Joshua Lavine

Web

About IT: IT Planning and Service Delivery Team Profile | Information Technology

average of 533,000 work hours annually and 100 in-flight projects at any given time. They manage resource allocation for IT, not a simple feat as there are so many competing priorities with varying levels of demand and capacity. A vast... View Details

01 Sep 2011
News

HBS Moves Ahead with Curriculum Innovations

entrepreneurial ventures. A year into this job, what stands out as most surprising? I always knew how much HBS meant to me in terms of my own personal and professional development. What has struck me is seeing that same deep connection... View Details