Management Challenges - Publications - Faculty & Research

26 Nov 2019
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The Ritual Effect

savoring a meal to coping with grief, his research shows that rituals produce a truly astonishing array of psychological and emotional responses that are specific to—and often specifically helpful for—whatever challenge we face. When... View Details

Keywords: rituals

01 Aug 1998
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High Honors

of the Boston area who graduated from West Point in 1943, McDermott became a fighter-bomber pilot in World War II. He then served on General Dwight D. Eisenhower's staff before being sent to HBS to learn the management skills needed to... View Details

01 Jun 2023
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An Engine of Innovation

Innovation Labs. Previously, Joseph Lassiter, the Senator John Heinz Professor of Management Practice in Environmental Management, Retired, and Srikant Datar, the George F. Baker Professor of Administration and Dean of the Faculty, served... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

01 Sep 2023
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Alumni and Faculty Books

the job done. Shaich offers clear-headed lessons for the entire life cycle of an enterprise, from bootstrapping a startup to going public to managing large companies to selling a business. And the relevance of his message doesn’t end in... View Details

01 Jun 1999
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Ikenna Okezie

So far my life has been filled with exciting challenges along with God's blessings," says Ikenna Okezie. Indeed, "challenge" seems to be the operative word for the soft-spoken Okezie, who is about to become one of the first two people... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

03 Nov 2023
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Global Networking Night; Sweden Club Holds Climate Forum

of International Management Rawi Abdelal, titled “Dignity, the Populist Backlash, and the War in Ukraine: How to Imagine the Next Global Economy.” According to the club’s president, Raj Patil (OPM 42, 2012), approximately 60 people... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Dec 2022
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Future Vision

seashells washing up on the shore—all of which would also require time and attention, be they challenges or opportunities. You can’t ignore them; but you also can’t let them consume you, because you still have to View Details

Keywords: Brian Kenny; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

01 Jan 2011
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Karen Gordon Mills, MBA 1977

to work developing new jobs to soften the economic impact of a local Navy base closure. While she had no idea that entree would lead to working for the president and representing small business on Capitol Hill, saying yes to the challenge... View Details

23 Jun 2023
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Highlights from the Spring 2023 Alumni Board Meeting

the HBS MBA program have seen a similar trajectory, although there have been periods of plateaus, including the time we are in right now. As the world is rapidly changing, HBS is asking challenging questions about how the MBA can remain... View Details

01 Jun 2022
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In My Humble Opinion: Home Base

equipped to answer. The query typically came at the end of a session, after a productive conversation about delegating, managing a packed calendar, or presenting effectively in meetings. “But I’ve got six-month-old twins at home, and... View Details

Keywords: April White

19 Apr 2024
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Alumni Host Energy CEO Summit in Houston; Austin Club Co-Hosts SXSW Reception

Clubs News Clubs News Houston Alumni Host Annual Energy CEO Summit The HBS Club of Houston presented its fourth annual Energy CEO Summit on April 3, which featured four of the industry’s top CEOs discussing trends and challenges around... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

05 Feb 2019
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The First Five Years: Karan Shah (MBA 2016)

I cherish and enjoy! My job involves bringing in new customers, retaining and growing business with current customers, leading new projects, developing new products, spearheading new technology drives, meeting investors and stakeholders, building a strong View Details

01 Oct 2001
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Guy de Chazal: Changing Focus

Guy de Chazal has arrived a bit behind schedule for his 25th Reunion interview. Trim and elegantly attired, he apologizes for being detained at an off-site meeting for Morgan Stanley & Co., where he is a managing director and president of... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

22 Sep 2022
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The Beauty Guide

Courtesy Michelle Freyre Courtesy Michelle Freyre When Michelle Freyre (MBA 1997) was a brand manager at Neutrogena, Michael McNamara, global president of the beauty brand at the time, asked what she wanted to do with her career. She... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

01 Feb 2002
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It's academic. (Not!)

on shaping and influencing the way tomorrow's leaders will change the world. The need for management faculty has never been greater; in recent years, a wave of faculty retirements, combined with a shortage of graduates with advanced... View Details

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

20 Apr 2023
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How Joe Hinrichs is Getting CSX Back on Track

Photo via LinkedIn In a recent Q&A with the Wall Street Journal, new CSX CEO Joe Hinrichs (MBA 1994) discussed the steps he's taken to address challenges at the rail company since becoming CEO in September. First up, the paper notes, was... View Details

Keywords: Rail Transportation; Transportation

25 Aug 2014
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Jonathan M. Nelson, MBA 1983

Partners 1999 Begins office expansion to EU and Asia 2008 Providence expands into credit business 2014 Providence has 275 employees and $40 billion under management Founder and CEO, Providence Equity Partners, LLC As a partner at... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

04 Sep 2019
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From Retail to Real Estate

family business was making the initial steps of what would become a decade-long transition from operator to investor. “I completely shifted my curriculum,” he says, turning his focus to finance. “Suddenly, as a family, we had this big View Details

01 Oct 1997
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High Fives

a senior portfolio manager for the firm, a position she had held since 1984. Fedak is also a member of the Small-Cap, International, and Global Equity Investment Policy Groups. From 1972 to 1983 she was a portfolio View Details

22 Feb 2022
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New Urban Order

trucking routes that offer faster point-to-point service, a reduced carbon footprint, and useful analytics. “The long haul is the most challenging for drivers and has the largest shortage of drivers,” explains Lu. “If you can help... View Details

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