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- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Time to Vote in University Elections
Harvard Business School alumni are invited to participate in Harvard University's elections for both the Board of Overseers and the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA). Ballots will be mailed during the first week of April, and completed... View Details
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
Four Professors to Retire
years at the School. He has produced over one hundred articles and ten books on corporate governance, energy, and international business. Stobaugh's current work focuses on how boards of directors can... View Details
Keywords: Elaine Gottlieb and John Prestage
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Faculty Debates Lessons from Enron's Collapse
unprecedented session brought together faculty with expertise in all aspects of business for a far-reaching discussion of the fallen corporate giant. Palepu opened the discussion by stating the afternoon's objectives. “Together, we will... View Details
- 07 Jul 2016
- News
Creating a Viable Future in Rural Africa
agriculture, poultry production, and savings and lending services. In December 2015, it “graduated” its first three villages in Senegal. “They reached self-sufficiency, which is the holy grail of this work,” says Ruhr, a former corporate... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
To the Rescue
organized the event. The Robin Hood Foundation, whose board members fund all of the organization's overhead costs, annually provides $140 million in grants to some 200 New York City antipoverty efforts. Thanks to Bruce Springsteen and... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Letters to the Editor
observer at all corporation board meetings. However, in order to be effective, the guidance provided by law should be more detailed than it is at present. In addition, the SEC ought to give guidance on... View Details
- 30 Jul 2010
- News
Notes from a Hammock
whelps like rock stars” and fail “to scrutinize company boards with the same merciless zeal” that reporters apply to politicians. Notably, Mikael rails against bankers “who blow millions on foolhardy speculations.” Sound familiar? It got... View Details
- 14 Dec 2015
- News
A Leader’s Call to Action
industry. That’s why I stayed— and why I came back!” In 2000, Nick took a role as assistant to the CEO at WPS Resources (formerly Integrys Energy Group, now WEC Energy Group) and that’s where she learned the ins and outs of corporate... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 02 Jun 2021
- News
The NBA's African Expansion
The National Basketball Association recently announced the creation of NBA Africa, a new entity that will operate the Basketball Africa League (BAL), build corporate partnerships, expand content and media rights, and support local efforts... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Shareholders' Value?
will be—because they are less rooted in the fundamental value of the corporations whose shares are being traded. Sure, some volatility is good because it gives people a reason to trade, thus keeping markets liquid. But too much volatility... View Details
- 01 May 2013
- News
George H. Strong, MBA 1951
not just a business school, it is the business school,” he says, citing the School’s history, size, reputation, and international connections as elements that set it apart. When he arrived at HBS, Strong says, “I had no appreciation for how a CEO plans, organizes, and... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Class of 1942 Chair Honors Paul Lawrence, Promotes Leadership
and the management of R&D laboratories. At HBS, he teaches courses in managing organizations, innovation, and international competitiveness. He is a consultant and an instructor in corporate executive education programs around the world.... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
New York Club Honors Goldman Sachs CEO
International Dinner on May 29. The black-tie event brought together more than four hundred HBS alumni and other business leaders at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel. In his speech, Paulson emphasized the need for corporations and Wall Street to... View Details
- 08 Jun 2023
- News
Three Alumni Clubs Celebrate Leadership, Community, and History over Dinner
to excellence and lifelong learning in their careers and contributions to the community. The dinner was the first large-scale gathering for the Club since the end of the pandemic and attracted 400 alumni and guests to the Glasshouse in Manhattan. Through View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Jan 2009
- News
Jorge Paulo Lemann, A.B. 1961; Carlos A. Sicupira, OPM 9, 1984; Marcel H. Telles, OPM 10, 1985
those at home. Jorge Paulo Lemann, A.B. 1961 Board Member, Fundação Estudar Chairman, Lemann Foundation Jorge Paulo Lemann is the leading force behind Banco Garantia, Brazil’s most prestigious investment bank. His own commitment to hard... View Details
- 16 Nov 2017
- News
The Business of Social Justice
It was a great way to end my tenure as board chair,” she observes. In all, Brooks has lived in, worked in, or visited 85 countries; and she is not done yet. “My goal is to hit 100; I would really like to go to Antarctica,” she says. In... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 22 Jul 2015
- News
Supporting a Return to Work for Women Execs
address the disproportionally male makeup of corporate boards. The code allows boards to implement their own gender-diversity policies and explicitly identifies merit as a consideration. Companies are not... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
A Life by Design
revitalize product lines produced by some of America’s most recognizable retailers. More recently, Ross, a self-styled corporate maverick, has branched out from products to explore process in pursuit of View Details
- 08 May 2014
- News
The Sky's the Limit
did. While in college, Eaton studied electrical engineering, and a tuition reimbursement program from United Technologies Corporation enabled her to get dual master's degrees in operations management at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute... View Details
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Former HBS Dean Fouraker Dies at 74
also the recipient of several honorary degrees from institutions in this country and abroad and served on the boards of many major corporations throughout his professional life. Fouraker is survived by his... View Details