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- 01 Mar 2012
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Putting Ghosts to Rest
broad social transformation. Second, it is not always easy to see this idea of “social return,” nor is it easy to quantify. The risks of “social business” are high, and likely require some economic cost to capture the value of increased... View Details
- 03 Oct 2019
- News
Skydeck Live: Galactic Returns
of your vehicle. And it could mean that you’re not going to make it to orbit. Those are mistakes that can be done with very strong engineers. On the people side: It’s easy for engineers to fall prey to the “not made here” syndrome or “not invented here” syndrome- the... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Beyond the Rim: New Paths to Success in Asia
Research Center in Hong Kong, which has served as a jumping-off point for scholars who are involved in a fascinating exchange of ideas with many of the senior executives who are charting the future course of Asian business. “Asia has... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
The MBA Turns 100
an eye on all the details of our infant School,” wrote Edwin F. Gay, the first dean. The Big Idea took root and, over time, spread far and wide. One hundred years later, the MBA is the world’s most popular graduate degree, and HBS remains... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Africa Business Conference Creates Ongoing Forum for Change
Guaranty Trust Bank. “In addition to an information revolution, we need an ideological revolution that will change people's ideas about what is possible,” added Amadou Mahtar Ba, president of AllAfrica Global Media. Part of that change... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Faculty Q&A: The Future of Foreign Aid
Eric Werker You spent much of 2009 to 2011 in Liberia advising President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf while on leave from HBS. What did you learn from that experience? Good ideas and great strategies are cheap and easy; what's expensive and... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
The New Rules of E-Commerce
(Palgrave Macmillan), he has succeeded with a contrarian view about e-commerce. While other online markets focus on the end customer, Rakuten's mission is to support the vendors who sell to those customers. His rewrite of the rules of online business View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Action Plan: Whole Sale
values: “Gen Z consumers expect the brands they support to take a stand, especially on social justice issues.” Build a more inclusive team. The Gen Z audience expects inclusivity—in terms of race but also in terms of gender, sexual orientation, and age: “You need to... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
Planting the Seeds of Positive Growth
Mehta saw them everywhere, piled along the roadsides to dry—or rot—as prices for fresh tomatoes plummeted. She came to HBS with an idea for addressing the problem she had witnessed: Nigeria needed a functional tomato processing plant. A... View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Expanded Elective Curriculum Offers Students A Wealth of Choices
dozen course areas and a "bulletin board" where students may share ideas and form teams. The site also allows companies to post project descriptions. For more information about the Field Study Program, contact Nancy Traccarella, field... View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Taiwan Club President Thrives on Region's Entrepreneurial Energy
a good idea and be willing to work to make it happen." Over the last century, Taiwan's economy was built on the success of its small and medium-sized trading companies. "Competition has always been fierce here, with people setting up shop... View Details
- 10 Feb 2014
- News
King of His Castle
world of consulting. The move coincided with a promise Appling made to himself as he approached midlife. "I just couldn't let go of this idea that, once I hit 40, I wanted to make sure I was spending my time on something I loved." In that... View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Faculty Opinion: Making It Better
to our detriment. Americans and other Western health-care leaders are often unaware of the many advances in health-care management and delivery that are being made "under the radar" in diverse parts of the world. To further disseminate the exciting global best... View Details
- 26 Apr 2011
- News
Do You See What I See?
of the novel. “Two students chose a Picasso painting of a mother and child, but they had very different ideas of what the painting meant,” says Sucher. “The work of art is a metaphoric parallel to a complex situation that you might... View Details
- 22 Dec 2022
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LGBTQ+ Alumni Forums Expand; 2023 Alumni New Venture Competition Is Underway
11 HBS alumni clubs and associations currently offer forums. "I've been a member of a traditional forum here in L.A. and I think it's super powerful," says Paul Donaher (MBA 1981), copresident of the association. "One day in 2021, I was telling a friend about it, and... View Details
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- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Books
recap by the authors follows each account, noting the important principles it illustrates. Exercises are also included to spur creative thinking. The Heart of Change is a helpful package of fresh ideas for those looking to break new... View Details
- 09 Apr 2025
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The Working Parent Revolution
parents in the last decade. What are people reacting to? SK: Certainly this idea of managing both productivity at work and having a good family life has been something that's been really important forever. And the reality is there are... View Details
- 30 Sep 2024
- News
The Making of a Streaming Sensation
Harriet Manners. And I think the thing for me is Harriet is a very specific character, but she kind of represents everybody in a way because she comes across as an outsider. And that idea of feeling like an outsider, I think is incredibly... View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
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Financial Services 24/7
"What did people do before ATMs?" That's a question that causes most twentysomethings to draw a blank. They don't remember the days when people conducted their banking - face-to-face with a teller - between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. on weekdays. The View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
The Hard Way
years of training and placing job seekers. Why should she risk financial ruin on a big-ticket real estate purchase? The idea first surfaced when Russo’s accountant matter-of-factly suggested that she stop paying office rent — upwards of... View Details