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- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Too Much of a Good Thing?
everything else in business, grown more complex in the age of the global economy. In fact, according to some observers, the implied balance between its two component parts may be tilting increasingly askew, even as the world's economy and... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Future Vision
create an exceptional environment for teaching, learning, and research, and the alumni offer their time, talent, and treasure to propel us forward. I draw great inspiration from this. What did you find to be most challenging about the transition? The sheer View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Mastering the Competition — Michael E. Porter (MBA 1971)
simultaneously. I carry a part of each one in my bag." "I'm currently dealing with five projects simultaneously. I carry a part of each one in my bag." "I like to take on large, complex problems and establish frameworks that help people... View Details
Keywords: James E. Aisner
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
An Engine of Innovation
stage ideas. Teams competing in the Challenge are specifically working to develop solutions to some of the world’s most complex problems. What prompted the creation of the labs for alumni and life sciences ventures? During the i-lab’s... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Growth Investor
Genesee & Wyoming, a railroad holding company. “It was a complex deal, and our thesis generated some uncertainty, but when we sold our assets a year later we had almost doubled our money.” Favorite PD investment: An eight-unit apartment... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 15 Dec 2023
- News
Exploring Business Opportunities in Africa; Alumni Grapple with Plastic Waste Problem
conversations on business in Africa, and could include organizing an exploratory trip to the continent. Roundtable Discussion Tackles Complexities of Plastic Waste Plastic pollution is a global problem. Plastics and their byproducts are... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 08 Nov 2021
- News
New Director Named for Mid-US Research Office
in shaping a more inclusive capitalism, tackling complex challenges such as climate change and racial equity, or building and leading a more diverse workforce,” said Professor Spar. “I look forward to working with the new Mid-US Research... View Details
- 07 Apr 2015
- News
Warrior Spirit
martial arts for the last 5,000 years, and MMA is a sport that is intuitively grasped, like hockey is for Canadians. But until now, no one here has tried to commercialize martial arts for the masses.” As a catchall Cui adds, “Asia” doesn’t really capture the diversity... View Details
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Leveraging Generative AI
and generating human-like text. HBS is equipping students with the skills and information needed to use AI-powered platforms such as ChatGPT for case preparation—to clarify complex concepts or analyze data—and to reflect more deeply on... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Pet Project
dropped altogether. Furthermore, it’s not obvious how Maev’s superior products could sell themselves in a crowded frozen pet food aisle. With DTC, a website can tell the brand’s story; in a retail store, product packaging must do that work. That’s a tall order with a... View Details
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
quantum gravity. Overall, the author introduces complex concepts of quantum mechanics in an accessible and fun-to-read style while laying the groundwork for mastering an advanced level of treatment in standard quantum mechanics textbooks... View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
Advisory Boards Help HBS Assess and Attain Its Goals
an important set of eyes and ears to our external constituency." Their ideas and perspectives "help us think about the direction the School should take in a very complex and ever-changing social and economic environment." Through these... View Details
- 10 Apr 2023
- News
Leading the Way
complexities of the financial aid process. “There's so much talent that you can unlock when you start to believe in people. They go in all these wonderful directions, and it changes their lives. I just want to spread that around.”... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Working the Street
invoking “probable cause” (choosing from a variety of vehicular infractions) to pull over suspicious, and possibly stolen, cars to check occupants for drugs, guns, or gang-related activity; and driving by the budget motels and low-rent apartment View Details
- 28 Feb 2019
- News
New Program Will Develop Leaders of Innovative Ventures
Thomas S. Roberts (MBA 1989) and his wife Kristen (photo by Russ Campbell) Thomas S. Roberts (MBA 1989) and his wife Kristen (photo by Russ Campbell) Believing that today’s complex problems require interdisciplinary solutions and... View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Donald J. Chiofaro
In 1981, one year after starting his own real-estate development company, Don Chiofaro undertook to build the largest office complex in Boston. "I knew just enough about the business to be dangerous," he recalls. "I quickly got into more... View Details
Keywords: Daniel Penrice
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
One Man Crime Wave
of excreted pollutants wither the leaves on the trees and sicken the livestock. We hate our cars, Detroit .They are expensive, murderous junk, and they manage to look glassily contemptuous of the people who own them.” (Pale Gray for Guilt, 1968) “This is a View Details
- 26 May 2016
- News
Mary Callahan Erdoes, MBA 1993
woman on Wall Street, Erdoes leads a hugely complex global business “with an iron fist in a velvet glove,” as her boss, Jamie Dimon (MBA 1982), puts it. The eldest of four and the only daughter, Erdoes grew up in Wilmette, Illinois, where... View Details
- 20 Jan 2023
- News
Free Spirits
colada, the standard offerings for non-drinkers—even at special occasions—can feel like real kids’ table fare. Royle and Wood saw a demand for adult beverages as interesting and complex as a satisfying cocktail, just without the alcohol.... View Details
- 01 Oct 2021
- News
From Scholarship to Life-Saving Impact
just five years old when her family emigrated to the United States from Syria. “Growing up, I remember we avoided doctors because we weren’t citizens and didn’t understand how to navigate this country’s complex health care system,”... View Details