Conflict of Interests - Publications - Faculty & Research

16 Nov 2011
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Are Humans Cost-Effective?

On Halloween, before a raucous audience in Burden Hall, Watson, the IBM game-playing computer, took on student teams from HBS and MIT in a friendly game of Jeopardy! During the match, a slimmed-down, traveling version View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

01 Apr 1997
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A Conversation with Dean Clark

CLARK: John has been very supportive of what we've been doing over the past sixteen months, and he's been actively involved in a couple of our ongoing initiatives. We still meet pretty regularly to compare... View Details

01 Mar 2016
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Feedback

December 2015 Deconstructing Draper Re: Golden State of Mind I admire Tim Draper (MBA 1984) for his sustained interest in rebooting public education in California. Too few HBS alums are engaged with public... View Details

27 Jul 2017
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Seeing a Way Forward

for high school followed by a summer in Spain. By her senior year of high school, the family had moved again, this time to Vancouver, Canada. It was the fourteenth school of her youth. That nomadic spirit... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers

22 Jan 2018
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The First Five Years: ‘30 Under 30’ Edition

your field? Guram: “If you’re interested in health care, take all the HBS health care courses. There are, I think, two schools of thought on this: 1) Don’t take any health care classes because you’ll be in... View Details

Keywords: Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance; Nonstore Retailers; Retail Trade; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

01 Dec 1998
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New Releases

self-interest rather than in the interests of the whole. Thus, the decentralized organization must also develop new control systems. Jensen asserts that there are three main elements in an organization's... View Details

01 Jun 2000
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Long-Term Investor: Dick Jenrette

mansions and grandeur of a former era certainly made an indelible impression." His interest in architecture piqued, the young Jenrette discovered a natural talent for drawing elegant houses and for shaping... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

01 Jun 1998
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John (“Bo”) Kemp

For someone who considers himself an "idea guy," Bo Kemp distinguished himself as a man of action at HBS. Friendly, outgoing, and at ease with fellow students, faculty, and administrators alike, Kemp demonstrated a remarkable ability to... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry; photograph by Webb Chappell

25 Jul 2018
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HBS Alumni Leader, Benefactor Dies at 86

Gypsum, founded in Buffalo in 1925 and now one of the largest gypsum board producers in the world. With a lifelong interest in education, Spangler also oversaw the schooling of... View Details

01 Jun 2017
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In My Humble Opinion: Jen Wong (MBA 2004)

to the front of the line in VR.” Take the meeting: “I spend a fair amount of time talking to new early-stage companies that have interesting technologies we want to test. Some... View Details

Keywords: April White

21 Oct 2020
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Cold Calculations

could have a large impact on global climate. When Payne signed on for the project, he didn’t realize how important his volunteer effort would become. The Arctic Ice Project has sparked the interest of such... View Details

Keywords: April White

10 Mar 2021
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Action Plan: Brewing Awareness

speaking, people were more defensive and pessimistic, with a strong focus on income stability,” he says.“Now there’s a greater sense of the rewards that come from doing something interesting that you enjoy.”... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; beer; India; leadership; COVID-19; manufacturing; marketing; Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing

19 Feb 2020
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Running a Decathlon

Bill and Sandra Patton (photo by Tony LaBruno) While serving on the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee in 1979, William Patton Jr. (PMD 21, 1971) met Orange County superintendent of schools Robert Peterson, who was unsuccessfully... View Details

Keywords: Lisa Scanlon Mogolov

01 Jun 2020
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Lesson Plans

if you’re creating online content, some element of storytelling—real people working through real problems—makes it stick. It’s relatable, and thus, memorable. What role will online learning play in the recovery? PM: I think View Details

Keywords: Jen Mele

01 Dec 2015
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How Do I Get Your Job?

student-run Entertainment & Media Club, worked as an assistant to John Davis (MBA 1981) of Davis Entertainment and at Creative Artists Agency before coming to HBS. MB: What sparked your interest in the film... View Details

01 Jun 1996
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New Initiatives in MBA Recruiting

students who have expressed an interest in their field." "We moved interviewing forward this year in response to recruiters' requests and to align our recruiting calendar with those of other MBA programs."... View Details

01 Jun 2018
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Ask the Expert: Star Search

Above: photo by Getty/Bloomberg Nobody, says Kate Gulliver (MBA 2009), chooses to work somewhere just because they offer a free lunch. “I think people care far more about being excited about the content of the work they’re doing,” says... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

01 Feb 2001
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The Road Taken: One Family's Worldly Adventure

simple advice for interested peers. With a little effort, he says, it was possible to extricate himself gradually from direct responsibility on projects at work. Simon explains that it's a matter of... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

24 Mar 2021
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Clubs Reaffirm Equity in Community Partners Work; Alumni Angels Invest in Member Education

statistics told the full story, so we formed a Diversity Task Force to explore how we can expand the range of nonprofits we serve and to attract more diverse alumni volunteers for our projects and board.” Phillips says that while alumni... View Details