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July 2002 (Revised April 2003)
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Computer Associates International, Inc.: Governance and Investor Communication Challenge

Sanjay Kumar, the CEO of Computer Associates, faces investor communication challenges following the company's implementation of a new business model and the accompanying change method used to recognize revenue. Despite management's confidence that the new business... View Details

Keywords: Business Earnings; Earnings Management; Stock Shares; Problems and Challenges; Communication Strategy; Accrual Accounting; Business Model; Budgets and Budgeting; Corporate Governance; Revenue; Information Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry

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01 Dec 1998
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Mandela in Triumph at Harvard

partnership between those of the North and the South in helping to shape a world order that answers to the shared and common needs of all peoples." Mandela, noting that many of his countrymen have benefited from Harvard and its programs,... View Details

06 Dec 2021
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December 2021 Alumni and Faculty Books

manage to be where their feet are will grow, stretch, and emerge stronger, smarter and more prepared as we find peace and gratitude in the pause. In Be Where Your Feet Are, the former CEO of the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Devils offers his own story of grief and... View Details

01 Dec 2005
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Connecting with Clubs

and update all club and association information on the HBS Alumni Web site: www.alumni.hbs.edu. Roundtable Agenda and Marketing. This subcommittee, chaired by Paul Hayre (MBA ’99), will develop recommendations to enhance the annual club... View Details

Keywords: Peter Cooper; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

01 Jun 2002
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Dinner Celebrates Professorships

Roy D Shapiro, the Philip Caldwell Professor of Business Administration (at right), shares a laugh with Philip Caldwell (MBA '42), former chairman and CEO of Ford Motor Company. Photo: Thomas J. Fitzsimmons Linda A. Hill, the Wallace... View Details

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

25 Feb 2020
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Why Layoffs are a Losing Strategy

produce high-quality products and services,” she says. Sucher has found that companies that endeavor to prevent or alleviate the pain of layoffs share a wider worldview. “The companies that do these things well care not just about their... View Details

Keywords: April White; Information; Information

01 Dec 2020
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New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books

that left him depressed and despairing that he might never find inner peace. In this book, he shares the spiritual practices that transformed his life. In straightforward language, he provides a set of tools and techniques that everyone... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

04 Sep 2019
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From Das’s Desk

session too is a new spin on our reunion model, giving attendees a chance to learn from one of their own and share ideas and perspectives with each other, while we recorded the classroom session for broadcast as a podcast available to all... View Details

Keywords: Das Narayandas

16 Sep 2015
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Rethink pricing to create shared—and expanded—value

John T. Gourville, the Albert J. Weatherhead Jr. Professor of Business Administration, advocates that value be shared by a firm and its customers. “Without a willing customer, there is no value,” he says. “When companies view customers as... View Details

01 Dec 2018
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Alumni Are Integral to HBS

Engaging with Students to Share Insights About Africa On the final day of Africa Rising, a course about business in Africa taught by Professor Caroline Elkins, Hakeem Belo-Osagie’s (MBA 1980) emotions were running high. “I had that sense... View Details

04 Sep 2019
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Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2019

College, the authors argue that rankings, metrics, analytics, college visits, and advice that we use today to help make college decisions are out of step with the progress individual students are trying to make. They don't give students and families the View Details

01 Jun 2008
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Alumni Clubs Put Skills to Work

forum for networking and sharing best practices. Following in their footsteps, several clubs this year are organizing their first-ever nonprofit conferences, including those in Atlanta, Charlotte, and New York. This past winter, the HBS... View Details

Keywords: alumni clubs; Centennial; Educational Services

17 Dec 2015
News

A Bridge to the Future

(MBA 1993) during the opening session. She and fellow senior lecturer Stephen P. Kaufman (MBA 1965) serve as faculty cochairs of the program, which was supported by about 65 faculty members and 55 staff from the HBS community. Over the course of three days, students... View Details

01 Dec 2000
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The Rites of Autumn

Leader executive program. William E. Pike (MBA 1960) took in the fabulous fall weather. In a Saturday session, members of the Class of 1955 enjoyed sharing stories about what they have done since retirement. HBS associate professor... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

01 Sep 2011
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Alumni Book Briefs

loyalty) into a full-fledged management system that results in extraordinary financial and competitive results. They define the fundamental concept of Net Promoter; explain its connection to a company’s growth and sustained success; demonstrate the power of the... View Details

Keywords: Information; Information; Information; Information

01 Jun 2015
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Alumni Take Action to Improve US Competitiveness

shared their latest research on US competitiveness and issued calls to action urging alumni to get involved in helping solve the country’s or their communities’ competitiveness challenges. “Hundreds of alumni attended these events, and... View Details

Keywords: Erin Peterson; Walmart; Health, Social Assistance; Retail Trade

30 May 2018
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HBS Fellowship Program Puts an MBA Within Reach

American women about her time as an MBA student. “Without this fellowship, I wouldn’t be able to be here and to share my story so that others who look like me could see what it’s like to attend HBS,” she explains. “I’m so appreciative of... View Details

26 Nov 2018
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New York Alumni Explore Risks and Opportunities in Climate Change

of 8 to 10 people who meet regularly to share both professional and personal challenges and discuss the questions in their lives. HBS Club of Dallas / Taste of Forum event, held at the home of Club President Phil Migicovsky. “It’s an... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; clubs; alumni clubs

01 Mar 2007
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Pursuing a passion

Michelle Crames and Jeff Norton (both MBA ’ 03) of a company called Lean Forward Media. “Michelle and Jeff discovered they shared a childhood passion for a series of books called Choose Your Own Adventure, which allowed readers to select... View Details