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- 01 Dec 2020
- News
In the Zone
already have to high-performing organizations, we feel we can cultivate a pool of support that folks can tap into,” Owusu-Kesse explains. “There are core principles and accountability outcomes underlying this work, in addition to the... View Details
- 15 Oct 2019
- News
Engaging More Deeply with Business in Africa
discussed the global digital leader. If the metric for evaluating the immersion’s success is faculty enthusiasm, by all accounts it was a huge win. “This was a weeklong drink from a fire hose,” says Chandra of his experience. “I learned... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Book Review: The Old West
Pinto calls on his experience as a financial advisor to governments, corporations, and entrepreneurs in the East and the West to explain why. It's not a result of globalization, he says, or even the 2008 economic implosion. Instead, Pinto offers a simple observation to... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Lisa Churchville (MBA 1979)
A native of Aliceville, Alabama, Lisa Churchville attended HBS while on educational leave from IBM. Upon graduation, she changed paths and pursued her interest in broadcasting, working as an account executive for ABC before joining NBC in... View Details
- 19 Jan 2016
- News
The Three HBS Alumni “Defining the 2016 Campaign”
As anyone with a Twitter account can tell you, the marriage of tech and politics is growing ever tighter. The three HBS alumni who appear on WIRED’s recent “20 Tech Insiders Defining the 2016 Campaign” are good examples of how Washington... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Two Kinds of Green
Art by Jude Maceren/Corbis Related Links "Burt's Bee's Social and Environmental Report Fiscal Year 2010" - Yola Carlough, Director of Sustainability at Burt's Bees, describes how participating in the HBS multimedia case influenced the company's decision to go paperless... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
Read All About It: Journalism Can Be Profitable
Wirecutter, earlier this year—what’s next for media companies? Do you see hope for the local newspaper that is not the New York Times or the Wall Street Journal? Our country needs a healthy local news ecosystem, and we are losing local papers that engage in View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Case Study: Bionic Banking
(Thinkstock/Getty Images) Robo-advisors, like Betterment and Wealthfront, are built for millennials-automated asset management for those with lower account balances or an aversion to traditional financial advisors. Silicon Valley has... View Details
- 19 Jan 2017
- News
Finding Purpose in Profit
like a win-win for both parties. [An HBS Bulletin article in 2007 gave a detailed accounting of GoLite’s founding and eventual trademark sale to Timberland.] Yet it was not to be. The following year, as the Great Recession began to take... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Faculty Books for December 2016
Introduction to Financial Accounting: Review Quizzes and Practice Exams by V.G. Narayanan (Self-published) This book provides practice multiple choice questions on introductory accounting topics. It can be used to prepare for quizzes and... View Details
- 23 May 2019
- News
Michael G. Mullen, AMP 109, 1991
the power of his training and decided to pursue a career of service. After an initial setback—scraping a buoy when he commanded a ship—Mullen’s natural talents prevailed. “I loved the challenge of being held accountable for 350 sailors,”... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 03 Oct 2019
- News
Skydeck Live: Galactic Returns
rocket to space look easy, but it’s really tough. One thing to know is that with your mass budget, you could easily be off on the secondary structures of your vehicle, not because you forgot to account for anything, but because you're not... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Will He or Won’t He?
Cox will undo much of what his predecessor, William Donaldson (MBA ’58), accomplished during his two-year tenure; others aren’t so sure. Quoting unnamed “people familiar with his thinking,” the Financial Times (June 29, 2005) said of Cox that he had “no intention of... View Details
Keywords: Government
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
End of Campaign Celebrated
decisions “have made your businesses, your organizations, and your communities better,” said Spangler, who thanked those present on behalf of HBS for their contributions to society as well as to the School. Leadership and Corporate View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Q & A: A Conversation with IRS Chief Charles Rossotti
package-shipping outfits. They operate call centers and computer-tracking systems that can summon up your account immediately and give you the information you need right away. That's the level of service we'd like to provide for our... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Financial Services 24/7
about a week for it to clear will be equally unfathomable. Technology is transforming the banking industry so rapidly that anything less than around-the-clock electronic access to bank accounts seems unthinkable. While predictions vary... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
The Hard Way
years of training and placing job seekers. Why should she risk financial ruin on a big-ticket real estate purchase? The idea first surfaced when Russo’s accountant matter-of-factly suggested that she stop paying office rent — upwards of... View Details
- 25 Oct 2019
- News
Jane Fraser Named President of Citigroup
faces—the Wall Street Journal notes that Fraser “takes over a unit that accounts for roughly half of the bank’s total revenue but whose profit lags behind its investment-banking arm.” READ MORE View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Identifying why the path to the top for women and racial minorities remains elusive
While diversity in hiring has increased markedly among professional service organizations, the changes are not reflected at the senior-most levels. For example, in US law firms, women comprise 46 percent of associates but only 19 percent of partners, and racial... View Details