Corporate Site Visits - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2008
News

The Next Chapter

OLSON: After publishing, turning over a new leaf. Former Random House chairman and CEO Peter Olson (MBA ’76) has donned a new hat and will begin teaching corporate strategy at HBS next month. Olson is no stranger to Harvard, having... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information; Management; Retail Trade

01 Oct 2002
News

View from the Top

Art by Digital Vision Corporate leadership is a much-discussed topic these days. With financial scandals making headlines daily, the CEO hero worship that was common during the late 1990s is out and increased skepticism is in. “The... View Details

01 Dec 2006
News

Entrepreneurial Unit Travels to China

changes in the Chinese economic and social system, and to see how entrepreneurship is being facilitated to play a role in this,” said Senior Lecturer Dan Isenberg, who helped organize the visits to Beijing, Hangzhou, and Shanghai. The... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

24 Apr 2014
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Helping India’s energy crisis, one bulb at a time

When Raghu Yarlagadda (MBA 2014) visited his native India in 2009, signs of a persistent energy crisis were everywhere: villages going dark to conserve energy, youngsters inhaling fumes while studying by kerosene lamp, and candles posing... View Details

01 Dec 2003
News

Studying Japan from the Inside

quite a few companies face this issue. Another challenge is corporate governance. Historically, banks acted as monitors for Japanese companies, and the boards of Japanese companies were dominated by insiders. Last April, however, the... View Details

Keywords: Cynthia Churchwell; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Feb 1998
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Running Up the Score

this seemed timeless and unchanging - until recently. A Whole New Ball Game At first glance, the scene suggests classic Americana, straight out of a Norman Rockwell painting: a football star, larger than life, visiting a classroom of rapt... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

01 Mar 2010
News

Money Matters

typically visit the office at least once a day, prepare client proposals. Varma sets up an iTrust poster in the cafeteria of a corporate partner. Building a company from scratch can be a lonely endeavor, but... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Finance

05 Aug 2015
News

Bringing New Life to an Iconic Magazine

ship. Many of those changes centered on driving readers to an online presence that would go on to win a National Magazine Award in 2013; today, TheAtlantic.com and associated Atlantic Media sites (such as Quartz, its award-winning... View Details

14 Nov 2024
News

How the Insurance Industry Can Weather the Storms

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Liberty Mutual CEO Tim Sweeney (MBA 1991) says that 2012 was the year that climate change started really showing up on the balance sheet. “This is a horrible... View Details

01 Dec 2010
News

The Transformers

thinking in philanthropy. Bridgespan’s Web site already offers a rich library of cases, working papers, and articles free of charge and attracts more than 1 million visitors a year. Building on that accomplishment, “we are trying to... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Mar 2011
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HBS Alumni Now on Facebook

Here’s something you’ll “like” — HBS Alumni’s new Facebook page. Search Facebook for Harvard Business School Alumni, or visit facebook.com/HBSAlumni to receive updates on classmates, faculty, and the School; view reunion and event photos;... View Details

Keywords: online social networks; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

01 Jun 2000
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New York Club Focuses on Entrepreneurship

April, the club hosted "Untethered New York: Strategies for Success in the Mobile Internet World," in cooperation with the New York Times and angelbeat.com. Carl Yankowski, CEO of Palm, Inc., and Microsoft's SVP Craig Mundie were featured speakers. For information on... View Details

01 Dec 2018
News

Averting Crisis

website can see the probability that a given sector within a certain country is currently experiencing a bubble. For users seeking a longer-term perspective, the site also includes a historical database of banking, stock market, and... View Details

10 May 2022
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Alumni Achievement Awards 2022

Photographed by Susan Young and Alice Carfrae Edited by Julia Hanna MORE ON THE RECIPIENTS Read more about the 2022 recipients, listen to podcasts detailing their impact, and learn about past recipients. ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS SITE... View Details

01 Feb 1997
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Mexico on the Brink: A Conversation with Juan Enriquez-Cabot (MBA '86)

Minister but resigned to serve on the Peace Commission negotiating a settlement to the 1994 Zapatista peasant rebellion in the southern state of Chiapas. Enriquez-Cabot is currently a Visiting Fellow at Harvard's Center for International... View Details

15 Aug 2021
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You’ve Never Heard of the Biggest Digital Media Company in America

more than $11 billion, and more readers, as measured by Comscore, than any media brand you’ve ever heard of—an average of 751 million visits a month.” The article details how Elias built the company with his cofounder in the 2000s around... View Details

11 Jun 2021
News

The Power of Resilience

and more treatable stage. And so when I came across this company it just so personally resonated with me. And I pivoted my corporate career into the health care space and into genomic space, all inspired by this very personal journey. I... View Details

01 Oct 2001
News

Porter Directs New Institute at HBS

and the relationship between competition and society. In addition to Porter, the core ISC team will consist of eight research and administrative staff members; the ISC will also host visiting scholars and researchers. Nonresident scholars... View Details