Place Making - Publications - Faculty & Research

13 Aug 2024
Blog Post

Leading With Curiosity: Mayowa Kuyoro (MBA 2015)

2015 as an Associate. Since that time, she has been recognized for her exceptional work with promotions to Engagement Manager and Associate Partner, and in 2021, she became the first Business Analyst to make Partner at the firm. As a... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

17 Sep 2020
Blog Post

HBS Grads Launch Cybersecurity Nonprofit to Fight Infodemic

volunteers to join the organization. We also scheduled frequent mentoring sessions with Entrepreneurs-in-Residence at the i-lab where industry leaders come on campus and mentor founders. The i-lab has been the nest for the humanID team because it’s the center View Details

01 Dec 1996
News

Organizations and Markets: A Challenging View of the World

The following article is the seventh in a series on the activities and research taking place in each academic unit at HBS. Professor Michael C. Jensen has a simple explanation for why people sometimes don't listen when they are angry and... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Oct 1998
News

A Message from Dean Clark

graduates in the future to the many activities under way at HBS - not only at Soldiers Field, but around the world. In addition to these three initiatives, I would like to tell you about our progress on a fourth area of profound significance: community standards. Our... View Details

23 Jan 2019
Blog Post

The First Five Years: '30 under 30' Edition

it is an award that belongs to my wife, my parents, and my broader friends and family, who collectively deserve the credit for getting me to this point in my life and career. Professionally, it is a team award for the various folks I work with at TPG Capital, who View Details

17 Jan 2019
News

The First Five Years: ‘30 Under 30’ Edition

broader friends and family, who collectively deserve the credit for getting me to this point in my life and career. Professionally, it is a team award for the various folks I work with at TPG Capital, who make showing up to work every day... View Details

10 Jan 2007
HBS Case

The Challenge of Managing National Security

private sector that, in highly turbulent environments, overly centralized organizations get overwhelmed by the informational burdens placed on them. So while it makes good political theater to give... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Service

16 May 2011
Research & Ideas

What Loyalty? High-End Customers are First to Flee

service quality are more or less immune from the high-end challenger. These findings suggest that before mounting a counterattack on a competitor's incursion, it's important to understand your customer priorities and your business's place... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

04 Dec 2020
Blog Post

Heard on the Street (HOTS) - bringing the HBS community together through harmony

Heard on the Street (HOTS) is the one and only a cappella group at HBS. During this period of disconnection due to COVID-19, we have embraced music’s power to bring people together. The first concert of the season took place last night on... View Details

19 Apr 2016
Blog Post

First Minutes are Critical in New-Employee Orientation

than half of its call center employees quit only a few months after training. "Wipro presented us with the problem of figuring out whether there was anything we could do to reduce turnover," Gino says. "We thought it was the perfect environment to test... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

Profile

Alex Roth

list," says Alex. "It's the standard bearer, the place where the case method was conceived. And its reputation is known all over the world. As a European, I want that extra seal of approval to make... View Details

15 Jan 2025
Blog Post

Building Bridges to Sustainable Infrastructure with Allied Climate Partners

operates with a mission to deploy hundreds of millions of dollars across regions like Africa, India, the Caribbean, and Southeast Asia—essentially targeting places where sustainable infrastructure is often most needed yet underfunded.... View Details

01 Jun 2001
News

Leng Lim: The Spiritual Face of Business

As an MBA student, Leng Lim (MBA 2001) found his motives and goals were questioned more than most. “People say, ‘You’re a priest? You’ve abandoned God for money?’ My response is, ‘Why is it OK for you to make money, but not OK for me to... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

26 Feb 2018
Research & Ideas

The Airbnb Effect: Cheaper Rooms for Travelers, Less Revenue for Hotels

FangXiaNuo Airbnb is revolutionizing the lodging market by keeping hotel rates in check and making additional rooms available in the country's hottest travel spots during peak periods when hotel rooms often sell out and rates skyrocket, a... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Travel

Profile

Matthew Mariner

emphasized general management. "I realized there would come a time when what really matters is management leadership. I've found that to be the toughest part about business: That's what makes or breaks success." From then on,... View Details

Profile

Chris Wilson-Byrne

and that there were numerous incentives, such as fee waivers and deferred admissions, to make applying easier. "The moment I stepped on campus," Chris says, "I felt that this was a place full... View Details

01 Oct 1999
News

Eight Among Many: Nancy J. Karch

apprenticeship." On the client side, Karch appreciates McKinsey's focus on helping clients make constructive changes. "This place is driven by values," she notes. "Our decisions to work with clients are... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Oct 2021
Blog Post

Alumni Spotlight: Career Advice from Alums Working in Climate

into catalyzing and scaling sustainable solutions. Moreover, the nature of environmental challenges requires problem solving that is no longer strictly in a public or private domain, which makes public service and nonprofits a really... View Details

Keywords: Energy / Cleantech

01 Feb 1997
News

Merton Discusses Risk Management at Dean's Seminar

increasingly must make sophisticated financial decisions. Last November, Robert C. Merton, the George Fisher Baker Professor of Business Administration at HBS, discussed this problem and elaborated on the importance of risk management in... View Details

Keywords: Elizabeth McNair

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Donaldson Room | About

MBA, Doctoral, and Executive Education Programs. His involvement in executive education included two stints in the School’s middle management programs, a year as head of a program for senior managers that then took place in Switzerland,... View Details

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