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- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Going For The Summit
made or destroyed is incredible," she says. "If you don't like taking risks, you won't really like this sort of thing. The only reward is getting to the top. Being able to build value quickly is unbelievably exciting." View Details
Keywords: Caroline Chauncey
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Bill Dunaway (MBA 1964)
located in a Greek Revival plantation home. He now serves as mayor of Marietta, a job he describes as both rewarding and frustrating. His reason for running? “Payback. It’s a trite but true answer. This town has been good to me.” My... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Commemorating a Milestone
printed pages (page 24) —and more than double that amount here on the alumni website. Be sure to see both the printed and online formats; they're a rich and rewarding read. One final note, about this issue's unique cover. Our goal was to... View Details
Keywords: Meta
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Books
searches and appropriately rewards their efforts." The result of this dynamic has been one of history's great technology success stories. In a second volume of Design Rules, the authors will examine how the interrelated processes of... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
The Giving Tree
that legacy, one branch of which is shown below. William H. Draper III (MBA 1954) Founding Cochair, Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation “The case method was a brand-new concept to me. I was on a very steep learning curve, but it was ultimately a View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Curb Your Smartphone Habit
raised to succeed on our own and rewarded for that. Taking time off—and worse yet, asking for help to make that possible—often is seen as a sign of weakness. So people get stressed out when the goal requires acknowledging that you can’t... View Details
- 01 Jan 2003
- News
Daniel L. Vasella, M.D.
marketing group, hammering out goals and determining resources, work assignments, measures of success, and even rewards and recognition for a job well done. "It is the only method that works if you want to move in parallel paths and not... View Details
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
New Releases
measuring and evaluating performance in the firm; and a system for rewarding and punishing individuals for their performance. The theory presented in this work, Jensen believes, promises a major competitive advantage to managers who are... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Q&A: Suzy Wetlaufer
worked at Bain long enough to get that “business is war” mindset — don’t turn your back too long or else.... What’s the most rewarding aspect of your job? Seeing the impact of HBR. I recently gave a speech to a group of CEOs, and one of... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
New Economy Notables: Eileen M. Rudden
in my household is Ginger, a Jack Russell terrier. Three boys, a husband, no daughters — I'm the only woman here. Proudest moments Professionally, seeing Lotus Notes reach more than fifty million users. On the personal side, I am extraordinarily proud of my family —... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Invest in the New Abnormal
need to adjust to the new reality that customers prefer not to come into their stores. B2C firms must enhance their delivery and pickup options and provide incentives [such as rewards points for using a mobile app] to customers to... View Details
- 27 Apr 2018
- News
Placing Nurses Where They Are Needed
Alejandro Moreno (MBA 1988) is CEO of Nightingale Nurses, a service that provides traveling nurses to hospitals and health care facilities across the United States. In this interview, he talks about the advantages of flexibility and the View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
A Binary Formula
similarly demands new kinds of management leadership, organizational forms, and institutional arrangements. Once again, HBS is in a position to prepare its students for the challenges and rewards of leading companies whose products can... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Improving the service experience requires excellence—but not in everything
involves making strategic tradeoffs: choosing to overperform in highly valued services means underperforming in others. But the rewards are great, “So we work on helping organizations identify the net positives of tradeoffs and on making... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Playing to Win
advertising and promotion are properly representing the Adidas "brand." The rest of his time is spent traveling to country units. In an age of videoconferencing, Louis-Dreyfus still prefers in-person visits. "I enjoy spending a day with colleagues, having dinner, and... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Faculty Opinion: Making It Better
health-care innovations that offer good value for the money. It was in Africa that we first saw sensible, low-cost health-insurance plans that protect people against financially catastrophic expenses and offer policies that reward the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
How to Take a Stand On UBS and Climate Change
if an NGO or activist organization like Greenpeace wants to reward the companies that contribute to the greater good, it won’t know how to ‘read’ this company,” he observes. “To send credible signals to the public, you need to do things... View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Lighting It Up
used to be a one-season event,” Wilkins noted. “Now most customers want to leave lighting up year-round because it signifies a special event.” Wilkins is excited by the prospect that more American cities may come to look like Hong Kong and thrilled to be involved in... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Hit Radio Show and HBS Alumni Help Young Classical Musicians
Hunnewell is focusing on matters of finance, organizational structure, governance, and development. Asked why he took on his new position, Hunnewell says, “I really enjoy working with young people in the arts. It’s very rewarding to help... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Making a Difference
alumni donors, the program aims to expose students to the rewards and challenges of the public and nonprofit world, while providing the communities and organizations they serve with the benefits of their HBS training. It attracted more... View Details