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- 10 May 2022
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards 2022
the most important thing is to listen; the other is to be decisive. You’re not the only one with a brain, so it’s very important to get input. And you can’t waffle.” Back to top Salman A. Khan (MBA 2003)... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Urban Evolution - HBS Research on the Inner City
Administration, chairs the School's Initiative on Social Enterprise, teaches the MBA elective Entrepreneurship in the Social Sector, and is the author of numerous articles and cases on the subject. Stressing the power and importance of a... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books
most important academy of all: parenting. When Wray returned to entrepreneurial work after six years as a full-time mom, she worried. What relevant skills could she bring to the corporate table? Yet her career took off as her... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 15 Sep 2020
- News
How To Make Diversity a Reality
shot because we thought it was very important for people who look like us to just get some exposure. Well, big private equity firms can do that. They just got to create the infrastructure to do it. They got to create the culture so that... View Details
- 28 Sep 2021
- News
Alumni Connections Drive Career Opportunities for Students
network. HBS’s 87,000-plus alumni serve as change makers and an important resource for students. Early in the pandemic, the CPD team made an appeal to alumni and recruiting partners that resulted in nearly 1,000 new full-time and... View Details
Keywords: Becca Carnahan
- 23 Aug 2018
- News
Healthcare Alumni Keep Learning Through Virtual Programming
students from Singapore mingled with a dozen alumni to learn more about life at HBS, including the best classes, section dynamics, and “not-to-miss social events.” HBS Club of Singapore President, Stan Furman (MBA 2005) shared a few words about the club and also... View Details
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
A Vibrant Brand
rock scene, and last summer's launch of Blaze, a monthly that covers hip hop and caters to 12-to 24-year-olds, Vibe/Spin Ventures now reaches 1.5 million readers. Martha as Mentor As important as circulation figures are, Clinkscales... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Leadership on a Global Stage
wanted to prepare myself to be a leader in both public and private sector organizations,” Jefferson says, “so I felt it was important to learn about leadership from both sides of the Charles River.” His next stop was HBS, and he calls his... View Details
Keywords: Robert S. Benchley
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
City of Dreams
efforts. After HBS, Embuldeniya spent six years working at McKinsey’s Dubai office; in 2010, he began to consider coming back to Sri Lanka. Seeing his friend put down roots was a draw. “Who I was doing something with was always more View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
HBS Fund Council
“The impact of annual giving through the HBS Fund cannot be overstated, such as providing need-based fellowships to attract a diverse group of talented students to the MBA Program. With the increasing importance of flexible funding for... View Details
- 11 May 2018
- News
Nigerian Tech Startup has Local—and Global—Impact
recently visited Andela headquarters, which Sulyman recounts as an inspiration: "When you have someone who is probably considered the most important person in tech physically standing in your office telling you about how he believes in... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Porter's Paradox
In his pathbreaking 1990 book The Competitive Advantage of Nations, HBS professor Michael E. Porter emphasized the strategic importance of clusters, which he defined as "geographic concentrations of interconnected companies, specialized... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Health Care a Top Priority at HBS
Berkeley, and who has worked in the health-care industry for fifteen years, explains why health care is important to HBS. “It’s 17 percent of the U.S. economy and growing. As an industry, it’s underperforming so it requires new thinking... View Details
- 26 Mar 2014
- News
The Power of Education
happen only if there are funds available for use at the Dean’s discretion,” he observes. “If you believe in the Dean’s vision for the School— which I do—then it’s important to do your part to give HBS the flexibility to pursue... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
What HBS Learned from West Point
“Knowing—competence—is obviously important if you want to lead,” says Snook, who came to HBS in 2002 after over 22 years in the military. “No matter what your occupation, you can always improve your knowledge. But with leadership, we know... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Looking back; looking forward
working with our HBS clubs to develop and deliver an unprecedented Global Outreach Program that will send faculty to some fifty clubs around the world. Alumni clubs play a vital role in sustaining the HBS community while also enriching their own; many sponsor View Details
- 19 Feb 2020
- News
Capitol Ideas to Combat Climate Change
sustainability risks and opportunities, has heard from a major technology company that they are considering the availability of renewable energy resources in site selection. “It has moved from being tenth on the list of siting criteria to being about third,” she said.... View Details
Keywords: April White; photos by Jack Conroy
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Trade Off
at how much of that has gone to the new middle class in Asia, India, and China, and not to the working middle class in the already developed world—that’s where you see the revolt. Given the importance of stability to the project of... View Details
- 20 Jun 2016
- News
Having an Impact on Development and Poverty Issues
limited ability to scale up and have broad-based impact. Vikram Gandhi (MBA 1989) is working to change that by creating investments that can be self-sustaining. “India has 400 million people within the poverty line,” says Gandhi. “While the government and private... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
A Message from Dean Clark
resources, energy, and creativity. In closing, I want to return to the topic that began this message: the importance of developing in our students a dedication to leadership, values, and responsibility. In my travels as Dean, I have been... View Details