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- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Accelerating Scientific Discovery
will also strengthen collaboration by helping managers and scientists understand each other’s perspectives—especially regarding language, goals, expectations, and timelines—so that they can reconcile the needs of commerce and science. Chandra’s View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
The Road Taken: One Family's Worldly Adventure
chanting at a nearby monastery. Following their love of travel, their desire to spend meaningful family time together, and the belief that a trip around the world would offer their kids an education they couldn't possibly get in a... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 06 Mar 2021
- News
Elevated Economics
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
What’s the Big Idea?
earlier research: Star performers flame out when they change firms. “This goes against the popular belief that we control our own destiny,” says Groysberg, who credits Dean Nitin Nohria and HLS professor Ashish Nanda (PhDBE 1993) as... View Details
- 26 Apr 2011
- News
Do You See What I See?
In the second-year elective The Moral Leader, students read and discuss a wide selection of literary sources, confronting complex moral challenges and developing the analytical skills and judgment that will be required of them as business leaders. In the course of... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Greed, Gullibility, and Optimism
call “extreme extrapolation comfort,” which is the belief that if something happens for a little while, it will happen forever. There were times when we should have known we were approaching the subprime debacle, but when, exactly, the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
One-on-One with William H. Donaldson
to stop well short of that line. I believe it’s the company’s board that must establish that spirit, and I believe the board must pick a CEO who shares those beliefs and will implement them and make them part of everybody’s fiber and... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
HBS Reverses Policy On Grade Disclosure
overall student experience at HBS.” The students maintained that grade disclosure would lead to decreased cooperation and collaboration and less willingness to take risks in second-year course selection. In his letter to students, Light took note of these objections... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Letters to the Editor
knowing where the CEO and his executives were taking the corporation. We all understood our fiduciary duties and our responsibilities to the shareholders as well as to the long-term health and viability of the enterprise. The exception I took to the article was the... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Ellen Pao (MBA 1998)
Tech has real social and ethical responsibilities, but we’ve seen that the current leadership of these platforms is not willing to make changes to promote a healthier ecosystem. When I was at Reddit, its culture needed a lot of work, and I found myself wishing for a... View Details
Keywords: April White; photo by Eric Millette
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Authentic Leadership
Scott Snook "ALD helped me grow both roots and wings. I grew roots that firmly planted me in a worldview and a leadership view, but I also grew wings—the confidence to go out into the world and act with purpose." —Neda Navab (MBA 2013) MBA students enrolled in the... View Details
- 24 Oct 2013
- News
Searching for a Better Society
is where his belief in using search to make the world a better place comes in. "I feel very strongly about my work having meaning," Dumon says. "When I join a company, I ask whether my work will have an impact on society. At Elsevier, I'm... View Details
- 29 May 2019
- News
Bloomberg: Restoring Our Faith in Business and Government
In his address to HBS graduates at this year’s Class Day, Michael Bloomberg (MBA 1966) spoke about the degeneration of American political culture and the challenge it poses. “Now, the good news is: There is a solution,” he told the crowd, as reported by the Boston... View Details
- 10 Aug 2021
- News
Moving Education Within Reach
children’s families sometimes needed medical assistance, and it certainly could get noisy in the house while Ramalingam and Scheel were also raising their own two children. But Scheel says her husband was motivated by a belief that... View Details
- 09 Mar 2021
- News
Empowering School Leaders to Meet Today's Challenges
because of the belief that strong leaders with the right training can have an impact on those around them. “We want to build a high-quality, professional learning opportunity that’s accessible and compelling ” —MONIQUE BURNS THOMPSON “We... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 23 May 2019
- News
Michael R. Bloomberg, MBA 1966
belief that something can’t be done. In 2001, then with two daughters in college, Bloomberg decided—against very long odds—to take his no-nonsense, data-centric approach and his lifelong dedication to public service and apply himself to... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
A lifetime investment in the entrepreneurial spirit
Microsystems. As head of the San Francisco–based William K. Bowes Jr. Foundation, he supported nonprofits committed to medical research, the arts, and higher education. Bowes led USVP with the belief that venture capitalists should guide... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
The New Rules of E-Commerce
Mikitani (MBA 1993) is not shy about pursuing the big idea, in this case a belief that English is the lingua franca of business and learning it would give his organization a competitive edge. Rakuten, founded in 1997, operates an online... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Three Profs Win McKinsey Award
Hal Gregersen of INSEAD, for “The Innovator’s DNA” in the December 2009 issue. In their article, Pisano and Shih argue against U.S. companies’ decision to outsource manufacturing in the mistaken belief that American manufacturing holds no... View Details