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- 01 Jun 1999
- News
Q & A: Pat Russo - Focused on the Future at Lucent Technologies
technology, or geographic market, an acquisition may present a strong option for closing that gap. Similarly we will consider partnerships, alliances, and other ways of supplementing existing capabilities when appropriate. Naturally we View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Alumni Books
entrepreneurs, he explores how to evaluate innovative ideas and the entrepreneurs behind them (drawing lessons from Yahoo!, Baidu, Tesla Motors, Measurex, and more). He also discusses the value of political leadership in creating... View Details
- 17 Jan 2019
- News
The First Five Years: ‘30 Under 30’ Edition
opportunities and risks when evaluating investments. The technology classes gave me some subject matter expertise on the industries in which North Island invests. The general management and negotiations classes gave me a toolkit to manage... View Details
- 05 Mar 2025
- News
Uncertain Terms
After Amar Bhidé (MBA 1979/DBA 1988) became an HBS assistant professor in 1988, then-dean John H. McArthur (MBA 1959/DBA 1963) gave him a copy of economist Frank Knight’s 1921 book Risk, Uncertainty and Profit. Knight’s idea that “uncertainty” must be distinguished... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Teachable Moments
building interpersonal relationships. I was the head of the compensation promotion committee at Morgan Stanley that had to evaluate and weigh his 360-degree performance reviews, so I know every breath in that case. I’ve taught it 500... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
The Levitt Brand
and brands. “I admit it’s written in a provocative way, and that’s one reason it gets assigned all the time.” While Levitt’s vision of a world where standardized products rule has not yet been borne out, the article is still read and discussed 25 years later. In a... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
M.I.A. Boards
company; evaluate the performance of senior managers; set executive compensation; approve key strategic and financial decisions; nominate candidates for shareholders to elect as directors; and ensure the company’s integrity,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Offshore Learning
and develop leadership and ambition for a career by practicing real science in an inspiring natural environment. Evaluations to date show that students who complete Connections modules have a better grasp of academic principles; and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Q&A: John Quelch
of the School. For instance, in MBA and Executive Education admissions, we are interested in applicants who will enrich our classroom discussions with a wide range of international perspectives. We are also evaluating the degree to which... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 13 Sep 2019
- News
Hollywood Ending
have to pivot from. This whole bet is unique,” he says. “Yet I don’t think anyone here could promise this will be a home run.” Nonetheless, Meg Whitman is putting all her chips on the table. Over her decades in Silicon Valley, she developed a checklist to View Details
- 02 Mar 2016
- News
The New Space Race
“Everything we consider precious on earth is available in limitless quantities in space.” More than 700 asteroids are estimated to be worth $100 trillion, according to Asterank, which tracks and evaluates 1 million of the largest... View Details
Keywords: Robert S. Benchley
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Educating, Connecting, and Mobilizing Around Climate Change
reports, the relationship between ESG disclosure and performance, and how green bonds provide institutional oversight that helps bring credibility to firms’ environmental commitments. Key takeaway: “Standardized and comparable measures are the starting point for... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
One-on-One with Peter Cuneo
person to lead a well-oiled machine. Typically I stay for three or four years and then move on. I was CEO at Marvel for three-and-a-half years, but I love the business and am still involved as vice chairman. My part-time role includes View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Taking Time to Make Time
results are the most important factor in evaluating performance, if someone leaves early or comes in late in order to take care of a family matter, it's a non-issue—as long as that person is getting their work done and achieving good... View Details
Keywords: Time management
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Executives Convene to Discuss Consumer-Driven Health Care
standardization of that information; evaluation of adjustments for the severity of illness of the patient; changes in the tax system to avoid discrimination against the uninsured; reform of state regulation, which one participant... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
One-on-One with William H. Donaldson
by the fact that management was loaded up with stock options. So you had this syndrome of short-term goals and lots of options, which was a perversion of what should be the long-term goals of corporate America — an evaluation of what is... View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
"Economists are puzzle solvers..."
empirical puzzles, where you work long hours evaluating data one step at a time, trying every permutation, and after years of this, you hope to find something. That can be really fascinating and rewarding. The research that I like best,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
From Where We Stand
have built a team with diverse life experiences and viewpoints, and when we evaluate a company for investment, we prefer managements that place value on diversity in their leadership teams. We believe that by actively embracing diverse... View Details
- 02 Nov 2020
- News
The First Five Years: Julianne White (MBA 2017)
and really evaluating every area of the operation to find efficiencies and ways to get more food to the communities we serve. “Knowing that our work could determine whether someone got a meal or not the next day certainly kept me up at... View Details
- 01 Jan 2003
- News
Greylock
companies and nurtured numerous leading-edge products in a wide range of areas, including information technology, health care, telecommunications, and software. In achieving all that, it has also set the standard for integrity in every phase of the venture capital... View Details