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04 Oct 2016
Blog Post

The Peek Weekend Stem Cohort Experience

The energy was very intellectually stimulating, invigorating, and dynamic. The environment was highly supportive and collaborative. Classmates built off of each other’s comments and in the early mornings, bright and early at 8am, we had study groups to View Details

01 Mar 2011
News

Faculty Books

authors show that open source and proprietary software interact in sometimes unexpected ways and discuss the policy implications of these findings. In such chapters as “Software and Growth,” “The History of Open Source,” and “The Supply... View Details

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

28 Apr 2023
Blog Post

How Employers Can Support LGBTQ+ Employees

is by actions and words from senior leadership of the companies I've worked for.” Examples included the CEO of one company attending a retreat for the Pride Employee Resource Group (ERG) and the CEO of another company participating in a... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

Profile

Mark Gundersen

of about two-hundred case discussions so far and have been able to see trends: what makes a good management team; what distinguishes wise decisions; which type of strategies tend to succeed." "I've learned as much or more from... View Details

15 Sep 2003
Lessons from the Classroom

HBS Cases: Developing the Courage to Act

vast number of published decisions, the thorough classification of the subject [by instructors], published case books, the elements in the typical law case, and the development of general principles from the discussion of individual... View Details

Keywords: by David A. Garvin

01 Apr 1999
News

WSA Conference Focuses on Reaching Goals

"There is today a great need for leaders who live their lives with integrity, courage, and commitment," declared Dean Kim B. Clark in his welcoming comments at the Women's Student Association's (WSA) eighth annual business leadership... View Details

Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey

01 Jun 1997
News

Sorting Myth from Reality at Hong Kong Conference

spent the better part of the last two years planning and preparing for the early April event. Held in the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center and the adjacent Grand Hyatt Hotel, the meeting included two days of intense discussion... View Details

Keywords: Alejandro Reyes

27 Dec 2015
Research & Ideas

The Most Popular Stories and Research Papers of 2015

actually hinder the most important part of problem-solving: actually solving the problem. Research by Ethan Bernstein and colleagues. The 5 Strategy Rules of Bill Gates, Andy Grove, and Steve Jobs (34,436) David Yoffie and Michael Cusumano find common View Details

Blog

Reinventing the GMP Experience

Attending a program at Harvard Business School Executive Education requires stepping away from responsibilities—both in the office and at home—to fully immerse yourself in the learning experience. Recognizing that this can be particularly challenging for our longer... View Details

01 Mar 2005
News

A Dog’s Best Friend: Jim Hawes’s Charles River Rescue

offices in Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Singapore. Our successes have included bringing to Asia in a joint venture: McDonald's (Hong Kong, Singapore, South China), IKEA, Stanford Dialysis clinics in eight Asian countries, etc. Failures we don't View Details

Keywords: Jim Hawes; heroism; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

22 Apr 2002
Research & Ideas

Profits and Prophets: The Role of Values in Investment

Domini, who runs a fund specializing in socially responsible investments, was posed a similar, although theoretical, problem. Would she invest in a company doing great works for society, but whose board was all male? Hayes and Domini took center stage, and often... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

26 Apr 2022
News

Leading on Climate Change

of business and government in confronting climate change. The January event was part of the club’s Harvard ThinkTank panel discussion series on leading transformation, which features high-profile leaders from across the GCC as guest... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

26 Jan 2021
News

Clubs See Wealth in FemTech; Health Care Alumni Look at COVID Response

manufactured at scale.” The unique circumstances of the vaccine effort, and the need to apply leadership and management skills from the private sector to public service made for an engaging conversation between the guests and the... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

Web

Leadership, Culture, and Transition at lululemon | Information Technology

Featured Case Leadership, Culture, and Transition at lululemon This multimedia case study delves into the leadership transition at lululemon, focusing on new CEO Christine Day's challenge to sustain the fitness retailer's growth amidst... View Details

01 Jun 2016
News

Fellowships Have Impact

fellowships discuss the impact of that support as they strive to make a difference in the world. (8 min. video) Investing in Fellowships Gifts in any amount to the HBS Fund for Leadership and Innovation help... View Details

21 Sep 2009
Research & Ideas

Excessive Executive Pay: What’s the Solution?

majority of votes cast to be elected; mandates the creation of a board risk committee; and forces companies to split the CEO and board chairman positions. "The leadership at some of the nation's most renowned companies took too many... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson

01 Jan 2002
News

Raymond V. Gilmartin (MBA '68)

the business world has an important leadership role to play in terms of closing the gap in health and other vital social issues," he says. When Ray Gilmartin joined Merck in June 1994 as president and CEO (he became chairman several... View Details

25 Feb 2020
News

From Das’s Desk

nature of these sessions—incorporating reflective exercises, workshops, and increased audience interaction—will be seen in a number of other sessions this spring. Most notable among these will be a presentation and discussion on happiness... View Details

Keywords: Das Narayandas

05 Dec 2013
What Do You Think?

Is Walmart Defying Economic Gravity?

Walmart "family"—employees, their families, and guests like me. Every effort was made to recognize individual effort. New products were introduced. Decisions under consideration were even discussed from the stage. The biggest... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Retail

01 Jun 1999
News

New Releases

behavior on the job and how that behavior propels change within the organization are the primary determinants of success. In his introduction, Kotter discusses the difference between leadership and... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

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