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- 01 Sep 2011
- News
The City Solution
International Energy Agency’s chief economist announce that 2010 saw the largest annual rise in carbon emissions in history. So just how hot is it? Climate change, Bloomberg says, is “the greatest challenge that humanity has ever created... View Details
- 03 May 2013
- News
Looking Through Glass, Historically
large internal market and easy access to raw materials and fuel. But America's real edge lay in its genius for mass production and not labor-intensive work, which could be done more cheaply overseas. Since imported glass was typically... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Building a Better MBA
management careers and management problems were carved up by function,” he continues. “A typical manager would spend his entire career within one function — say marketing, finance, or accounting — and he would be given only a piece of a... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
September 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
shelter–these were the everyday realities of a boyhood spent in the outskirts of London during the early 1940s. In this personal and meticulously detailed account of growing up under the stresses, daily dangers, and constant movement of... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
A Matter of Opinion
muckraker Lincoln Steffens as a personal hero and who confesses that his heart still quickens when he hears the songs of the International Brigade. At OPM, Navasky wrote later, “My Nation self still tended to regard the profit motive as... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
One-on-One with Robert McNamara
war’s progress? In matters of the human spirit, numbers could be deceiving. After teaching accounting and control for three years at HBS, McNamara became a War Department consultant and later was inducted into the U.S. Army Air Corps. In... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
M.I.A. Boards
accounting developments, as well as techniques for improving group process — like a Six Sigma Black Belt for directors. A fee of one one-hundredth of one cent per share on the current volume of the U.S. stock exchanges would yield about... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
City of Dreams
While the more autocratic Rajapaksa ended the war, he did so with intense and indiscriminate air, sea, and ground assaults, resulting in an international outcry over human rights violations; some estimates put the number of Tamil civilian... View Details
- 08 Nov 2024
- News
Latino Alumni Banquet Marks 20th Year, Atlanta Club Celebrates 90 Years of Connection
HBS Latino Alumni Association Banquet Marks 20 Years The HBS Latino Alumni Association (HBSLAA) held its 20th Annual Banquet on October 5, bringing together 80 alumni, guests, and current HBS students for dinner and a panel discussion at the New England Aquarium in... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
To The Rescue
associate dean for International Development at HBS, and a member of Satyam’s board. Palepu recalls that he was intrigued by the idea, but skeptical that it would work. But where Palepu saw potential obstacles, Raju simply saw management... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
News in the News Biz
turns down,” he wrote. But such layoffs, he warned, should take into account the paper's unique contribution to its readers. Bower advised most local papers to save money by not sending reporters into the field to cover national and View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Made in the USA
that today accounts for more than 70 percent of Riverdale’s sales. When Knott launched Riverdale in 1980, virtually all US and foreign lobster traps were made from wood. Today, nearly 90 percent are Aquamesh traps, which are far more... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Light Years Ahead
more direct international experiences for our students, and for our faculty. One idea might be short study trips that would combine immersion in key regions around the world with individual preparation beforehand and class work or field... View Details
- 20 Jun 2019
- News
Reframing Modern Art
was said about the black woman off to the side. Murrell would later discover the model who posed for the painting had a name, Laure, as noted in Manet's journal. In that moment, Murrell found the topic of what would become her dissertation and later an View Details
- 17 Feb 2015
- News
The First Five Years: Justin Pasquariello (MBA 2010)
translate for us, willingness to donate isn’t so different—and so my strategy class has also been very helpful. I use accounting to evaluate finances and develop budget documents both here and in my role on the board of the organization I... View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Who Are We?
international general manager. "After the earthquake, I was asked to serve on the government commission charged with improving Japan's IT and telecom emergency preparedness and responsiveness," he says. "Over 500 central and local... View Details
- 29 Apr 2025
- News
Challenge Accepted
Farrington worked all over the world in investment banking and a decade into her career, she hit a major speed bump. Deborah Farrington: Probably one of the biggest earliest challenges I faced in my career was being fired from Merrill Lynch after 10 years. I had worked... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2016
two full-length practice exams at the end of the book as well as a glossary. It compares and contrasts generally accepted accounting principles in the US and international financial reporting standards for... View Details
- 29 Mar 2023
- News
Supporting Earthquake Victims in Turkey and Syria
impacted the most vulnerable, especially children, and how to deliver the most effective aid. The event will feature firsthand accounts from HBS and Harvard community, with a focus on emergency survival, safety, health/medicine, shelter,... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Getting the Message
asserts Barry M. Salzman (MBA '89), president of the international division of New York-based DoubleClick, Inc. In just five years, DoubleClick has become the industry leader in a new business spawned by the Internet -- ad serving. The... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young