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- 01 Dec 2002
- News
“Speed Trap” Can Snare Companies
Nelson Repenning of MIT draws on firsthand observations of the meteoric rise and ultimate bankruptcy of a disguised Web-based company referred to as Notes.com. Using information gathered at management meetings during the company's brief,... View Details
Keywords: Laura Singleton
- 22 Jun 2023
- News
Book Smart
issues across the nation were laid bare. “We’ve brought all of the tools we’ve built to underserved communities right here in our own backyards,” observes Risher. Thus far, Worldreader has reached 19 million readers in 48 countries. The... View Details
- 16 Mar 2018
- News
Douglas Spreng (MBA 1967)
sat back and observed before finally taking the leap and getting into the mix.” He grew to enjoy the classroom discussions and learning how to verbalize the analysis and arguments that he was comfortable making on paper. “HBS taught us... View Details
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
New Releases
technology is having on business practices. Drawing from papers presented at the 1995 HBS colloquium "Multimedia and the Boundaryless World," the 24 authors - many of whom are HBS faculty members - observe the effects new technologies are... View Details
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
The Protagonist Goes Prime Time
friends, a couple. Their conversation is interspersed with videos of a Cineplanet theater in a Lima mall and interviews with Cineplanet employees. “It looks a lot like the way we brainstorm around the dinner table,” observes one student... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Big Doings in Big Apple: New York Club Hosts Multiple Events
individual who has "positively changed the lives of millions of children" and who is an inspiring example "of how leadership transcends business and politics." The club's Business Statesman Award was presented to Chuck Lee by Rajat K. Gupta (MBA '73), who View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Building Capacity in the Social Sector
nonprofit sector. SPNM is a week-long program designed to strengthen the capacity of nonprofit CEOs to lead their organizations effectively. "Nonprofit executives often work 24/7 and have little chance to gain a broader management perspective," View Details
- 14 Jan 2021
- News
Better Than Cash
groups attract the necessary financial investments. “There is no blueprint, as every member is at a different place,” observes Goodwin-Groen. “Our role is to help create opportunities for investment in this sector.” One of the biggest... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
The Innovation Imperative
of a major research project that addresses whether rapidly growing Chinese universities will set the world standard for excellence in the 21st century. When I talked with Nohria recently about the year ahead for HBS, I asked him to assess Kirby’s View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Eight Among Many: Charles W. ("Bill") Cassell
example helped Cassell consider becoming a teacher himself. "It was fascinating to observe how Steve's channeling of the children's excitement about their ideas led students to 'discover' things such as drawing to scale and abstract... View Details
Keywords: Eileen McCluskey
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Immersion Program Digs Deep
part of it,” remarks Moshkovich, a native of Israel. “In less than two weeks I was able to upgrade my understanding of business, cultural, and political issues — not just in China and Vietnam but in other countries as well.” Despite her extensive experience with both... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Starting Off on the Right Foot
never be taken back. Talk less, listen more. “Corporate meetings are not first-year HBS classes,” observes Waldroop. “You won’t score any points by stealing ‘airtime’ from the person sitting next to you.” Waldroop acknowledges that the... View Details
Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg
- 15 Nov 2020
- News
Fostering Innovation in Social Enterprise Across Harvard
cofounded the Social Enterprise Track when she was a student, observes that the growth in cross-Harvard teams has only strengthened the NVC over the years. “The business plans have benefited tremendously from an increasingly impressive... View Details
- 19 Sep 2019
- News
Predicting Human Behaviors
car. The human observer was not surprised by the child in the street. Subtle behavioral cues had told him the boy was planning to cross to his mother. What was surprising was that the self-driving car simulator recognized those cues, too.... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Excellence At The Intersection Of Disciplines
certain level of excellence on their own, and keeping that tub on its own bottom was an important benefit. “However,” observes Datar, “over time it became clear that very good intellectual activity takes place at the intersection of... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
HBS Honors Four Alumni
saying that he hoped to elicit from the award winners some of their “accumulated knowledge and insight.” Then came his “wisdom” cold call, directed to Sir Ronald Cohen. After noting that he would be wise to avoid answering such a question, Cohen View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
INK: Out of Exile
someone who could be trusted, I suppose, to be special. It took decades for me to understand that listening made me a better observer of others and a happier human. Did writing become your escape? Is it your safety? It’s all of those... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
HBS Cyberposium Brings Online Future into Focus
Deighton, who moderated a panel titled "Online Media," observed at the Cyberposium's conclusion: "HBS is dedicated to preparing students for the information economy. Technology is being presented, and truly understood, in terms of its... View Details
Keywords: Meg Gardner
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
William Jones: Builder with a Mission
says that "wanting to make a positive difference drives me more than anything else." Observes one San Diego city official, "William Jones has the brains of a banker and the heart of a missionary." View Details
Keywords: Thomas Frick
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Book Review: My Lunch with Warren
investment research in the right order, starting with least-biased sources. He observes that “the order in which I read the materials matters greatly since whatever I take in first will affect me unduly.” But Spier’s biggest life’s... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne