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- 01 Jun 2015
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Faculty Q&A: Reemerging Technologies
to the product, as well as the identity of the organizations and community that produce and sell them. For example, the Swiss redefined mechanical watches as luxury goods infused with craftsmanship and beauty. Something I’ve studied... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
The Potential of Business to Improve Lives
related story). The Institute is currently focused on two key questions: how to respond to climate change and how to build a more inclusive economy. “BiGS was created to expand the research that our faculty are doing on these issues and... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Strategy is About People
mission of the School. And John had a masterful way of both keeping the interests of the individual foremost in his mind while managing a whole assemblage of individuals in a way that worked toward strategic objectives. “That was an incredible lesson I learned from... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
50 Years & Counting
The Power of Women Related Links The Accidental Pioneers From Where We Stand Celebrating the Women of HBS W50 Summit Registration A Daring Experiment exhibit Women's Student Association 2013 Dynamic Women in Business Conference Kathleen... View Details
- 18 Sep 2017
- News
Chronicling a Legacy of Alumni Social Impact
commitment to social impact. He also wanted to know what motivated it, as well of its ultimate impact. In March 2016, Stevenson and a team of researchers launched a project to better understand and communicate that impact. To date, the... View Details
- 03 Jun 2016
- News
Again in a Great City
making big real estate bets that could shape the city’s future. He’s all in on Detroit. You could say Cummings married into Detroit: His father-in-law was Max Fisher, a pillar of the business and philanthropic communities known as “Mr.... View Details
Keywords: April White; photographed by Brian Kelly
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Harvest Time
Victoria Ransom (MBA 2008) Victoria Ransom (MBA 2008) grew up on an asparagus farm in Scotts Ferry, New Zealand, a village of 65 people. The only girl in her high-school class, she went on to attend Macalester College in Minnesota, becoming the first college graduate... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Head Games
The football season is about to begin, a familiar signal that summer is over. The game is a huge money-maker on one level and a powerful societal binding agent at another — think Friday Night Lights. But increasing revelations about brain damage and disease resulting... View Details
- 30 Mar 2015
- News
Giving back to the city that he calls home
One of the proudest moments for Howard R. Leibowitz (AMP 106, 1990) when he served as director of intergovernmental relations for the City of Boston was to create a computer access center for residents of public housing in Brighton.... View Details
- 03 Oct 2012
- News
J&J's CEO During Tylenol Crisis Dies at 87
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
‘Green’ Trailblazers
1984) The Nature Conservancy Worldwide locations A charitable environmental organization that works to preserve the plants, animals, and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Ask the Expert: Gimme Shelter
come with moving. Do we need comprehensive reform to address issues related to land values? —Dick Carlson (MBA 1961) OAKES: It’s essential. “Exclusionary” zoning policies result in segregated communities... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Diversifying HBS's Case Collection
Latinx/Hispanic, Asian or Asian American/Pacific Islander, or Native American or other Indigenous people [see related story]. Partnering with the HBS African-American Alumni Association was key to generating many case leads and cases. In... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 04 Oct 2018
- News
“A Shout Through Time”
literally boarding a flight to Portugal. I texted my family immediately and said, "You're never gonna believe this. I think that somebody found something related to Uncle Dickie; and it looked like it fell from the plane." There was a mix... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Cyberposium: Pros and Cons of Outsourcing
Sheeroy Desai, EVP and COO for Sapient, noted that his company saves 30 to 40 percent by offshoring IT — but the move has involved a significant investment in training. “Most IT organizations tend to underestimate the costs of management overhead, costs View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
An Investment in Tomorrow's Leaders
Understanding that for many prospective students the greatest barriers to attending graduate school are financial, HBS is taking proactive steps to make the MBA Program more affordable. The School has held tuition flat for the past five years, and in August 2022... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 25 Apr 2016
- News
Trail Blazer
finds such gratification in the 47-mile bike and pedestrian route soon to connect the six-city region. It will be a legacy enjoyed by generations. “It’s very psychically rewarding,” he says. “It’s so much fun to be involved in something the entire View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Growing Together
and what was once considered the province of nonprofit organizations are becoming increasingly blurred." Businesses, says Austin, are finding they can benefit in many ways by working to strengthen the communities in which they operate.... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso and Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Reaching Out
fellow Dan Katzir (MBA '91), director of The Broad Foundation, a Los Angeles–based venture philanthropy organization that funds innovative efforts to improve governance, management, and labor relations in large urban school systems. Both... View Details
- 02 Dec 2016
- News
The Story Behind the Stories
downturn. And I thought, wow, no one thinks of Afghanistan as a place that inspires and creates hope. White: How do you communicate to your reader, both this idea that we are talking about people who are very similar to us in a lot of... View Details