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- 13 Jan 2021
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Stress Test
you can learn a lot from those examples. What lessons can we take from the myriad supply-chain challenges of 2020? The resilience-versus-cost trade-off is going to be heavily scrutinized. A resilient supply chain has redundant systems but... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Ask the Expert: Capital Architect
the GDP. Are there any lessons from other countries that have gone through this? How can Nigeria revive its economy through agriculture? —Suleiman Yakasai (PLDA 22, 2016) BRUNELL: Nigeria typifies the problem of the “resource curse”—with seemingly intractable View Details
- 05 Nov 2013
- News
Start-Ups Get a Start in New Orleans
schools in Boston, for example, because it's an established system, because there's a process and it's working. Here they're willing to try anything—as long as it makes sense, as long as these new ideas are tested." Wilkins says the city's biggest View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
the unique impact of the School in the world. As in past years, the Alumni Board's working committees will continue to focus on three areas of particular interest to alumni. Over the course of the year, the board will seek to address the View Details
- 11 Jul 2012
- News
A Man, and a Plan, in Africa
smiling these days. Despite Washington’s contentious political environment, he’s employed at a US government foreign-aid organization, the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), that actually enjoys broad bipartisan support. Everybody,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
How Business Schools Lost Their Way
chorus of criticism directed at business schools from within their own ranks; and the implicit challenge represented by the rise of for-profit, online, and other alternatives to the traditional MBA. Biddle’s implicit question is as... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Lighten Up
Kim and Coup, summiting Green Mountain is an easy 3.3-mile hike that they can do before work. The couple have climbed some of the world’s most beautiful and challenging peaks, including legendary Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest mountain,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Toy Story
aspects that the company tries to incorporate into all of its products are “hands-on, minds-on” and ensuring that toys are appropriately challenging — not so hard that they alienate newcomers but not so simple that kids get bored with... View Details
- 01 Oct 2021
- News
Marking 10-Year Connection with Japanese Earthquake Region
Takeuchi’s decision to embark on the inaugural Japan trip involved a realistic assessment of both the logistical challenges and educational opportunities of the experience. But taking students to a disaster area entailed unprecedented... View Details
- 01 Oct 2021
- News
No Time Like the Present
and cofounder of Cleanacwa, a nonprofit that works on water and sanitation in his homeland. Consistent with his focus on helping Africa manage its challenges and capitalize on its strengths, Delle is also supporting HBS’s Global... View Details
- 23 Aug 2017
- News
Developing Leaders Behind Bars
them. If we don’t help them, they will likely not break the cycle of recidivism. And the cost will be much more than dollars – it will be the lives of them and their families. What were the most challenging parts of the visit? How did you... View Details
Keywords: Robert Bochnak
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Long-Term Interest: Bill Crozier, a Banker Pegged to the Customer
the boundaries in financial services, the two giants have challenged more conventional banking mergers in which organizations merely seek to grow larger while remaining banking concerns." Crozier also sees the current merger trend as... View Details
Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Debbie Cohen Scales Her Mountain
successfully battled the disease, as well as an inspiration for those who are confronting it. Cohen is looking forward to that challenge and plans on tackling it the same way she did breast cancer -- one step at a time. For more... View Details
Keywords: Morgan Baker
- 25 Aug 2015
- News
Sunset in the East?
markets? —Timothy O'Sullivan (MBA 2001) KIRBY: I agree completely. The challenge is huge, however, since good health care (anywhere) is costly, and at present it is largely only available in quality in larger cities. The basic insurance... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
School Ties
When Jan Rivkin talks about what the US educational system must deliver, he lays out the challenge in stark terms. "For young Americans to succeed in today's workforce, they must out-innovate and out-produce the world's best," declares... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Fellowship Campaign Approaching Goal
that his illness dramatically altered his MBA experience by showing him the compassion of the HBS community. “I hope the challenges and experiences of the last two years have made me a better friend, father, husband, and person,” he said,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Drug Imports a Hot Topic at Alumni Health-Care Conference
differences between consumers in the United States and Europe was just one of the topics covered at the fourth annual European Business Conference, presented November 21 and 22 by students of the HBS European Club. Other panels considered the particular View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
To Educate Leaders Who Make a Difference in the World
concerns facing 21st century business, including the impact of technological innovation on society, the complexities of globalization, and the challenges of leadership as corporate America tries to regain public confidence. A midday... View Details
- 16 Aug 2022
- News
HBS Club of Japan Event Highlights HBS Fellowship
was accepted by HBS, I decided to encourage other Japanese to take on big challenges abroad to change this situation,” he says. “I will never forget when I found out I had been awarded the fellowship. At that time, the funding concern was... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Case Study: Declawing the Competition
events where cat owners can meet and share their experiences with your products and their cats. — Katina Stefanova (MBA 2005) Got a case? To take part in a future "Case Study," send an outline of your company's challenge to... View Details