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- 01 Dec 2003
- News
An Authentic Leader
highly successful CEOs basked in near celebrity status conferred by the media, George dodged the limelight and steadfastly insisted that he didn’t create anything. He just made it possible for others to do so. George also believed in... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Kid at Heart — John H. Eyler (MBA 1971)
What New York City attraction brings in more tourists each year than the Empire State Building or the Statue of Liberty? Why, it's FAO Schwarz, the famous toy store, of course. It's not hard to understand the draw. The flagship emporium... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Reforming Company Boards
are ostracized by directors enjoying the status quo, so there’s a social aspect inhibiting progress. That said, the culture will change. If directors do not raise self-standards of performance, shareholders, regulators, and the courts... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Services
- 28 May 2019
- News
Cure All
measures, and they require a lot of work. You can see why people are, in my view, overly content with the status quo. When the next recession hits, I expect to see the employers that are purchasing health plans start to demand something... View Details
- 28 Mar 2018
- News
Fueling the Future
recalls. “At the end of the two-week program, all of the students had to present a business plan on their idea and that particular girl shined in her presentation. She had dedicated herself, and it was very fulfilling to see someone who didn’t seem engaged, but found... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Action Plan: Come as You Are
stop of the blockbuster exhibition, Treasures of Tutankhamun, was at Washington, DC’s National Gallery of Art, where Basseches, then age 14, was dazzled by the gold statue of the boy king, the carved alabaster lions, and the elaborate... View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
BOOK: Ruling the Waves
cryptology, satellite television, and computers and describes how, before they became a routine part of everyday life, they seemingly threatened to overturn the status quo. "During the innovation and commercialization phases, the very... View Details
- 15 Dec 2024
- News
After Ozempic
Suddenly everyone everywhere was talking about the smallish Danish company, as its story migrated from medical journals into mainstream and social media. Once Jimmy Kimmel opened the 2023 Academy Awards with a joke about Ozempic, the drug’s household-name View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Q&A - Mark Fields
no word for “privacy” in Japanese. Indeed, the language is often opaque, even for those who are fluent, but at the same time it’s very precise when it comes to technical and logistical details. Hierarchy and equality coexist. It’s important that people be recognized... View Details
- 25 Aug 2014
- News
The First Five Years: Raymond Hwang (MBA 2010)
medical director of the KishHealth Spine Center? “It’s remarkable how often I use HBS-derived knowledge, particularly since medicine is not a traditional MBA career track. From assessing the financial status of a medical practice to... View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Executives Convene to Discuss Consumer-Driven Health Care
students in Herzlinger's health-care course. Participants began the first morning of the conference by discussing the current status of consumer empowerment, followed by a look at possible models for the future. While the consumer-driven... View Details
- 18 Aug 2021
- News
Alumni on the Black Lives Matter Movement
on the status quo.” The podcast, which Silber hosts, was titled “How to Succeed in Business When You’re a Black Harvard MBA.” Whitlow talked about his time at IBM, where people often dismissed him. “They underestimated me and that didn’t... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Faculty Q&A: The Future of Foreign Aid
technocrats, I found plenty of talent and resolve to do things better. But the status quo has many allies, and the culture of management is inherently conservative. Liberia is making enormous progress, but it will need two generations of... View Details
- 26 Sep 2018
- News
Funding the Earth’s Natural Infrastructure
personal effort has been to seek out innovation in the environmental finance arena. Too often, if you want to conserve any type of land, you have to have substantial funding to accomplish protected status and provide for long-term... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 05 Nov 2013
- News
Start-Ups Get a Start in New Orleans
they are past the start-up phase but still haven't generated significant growth and sales. Wilkins says the emergence of a number of organizations like his, which are dedicated to supporting entrepreneurs, is proof of New Orleans' status... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Bright Future for Green Business
any type is a thorny problem at every stage — innovation, funding, product development, and distribution. “Big companies are not particularly good at innovating, and incumbents are very good at protecting the status quo,” said Dave Prend... View Details
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
club operations, development of continuing education, and the marketing of programs and services to alumni. Three committees have been formed to focus on these issues, and they are presently hard at work assessing the current status of... View Details
- 01 Aug 2001
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
and the creation of small events to inform students of the School's financial status and current initiatives. The committee believes that the future of HBS lies in a strong relationship with its alumni and that this connection must be... View Details
Keywords: John Hoffman
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
The US Patent System’s Uncertain Fate
understand that this is a bipartisan issue. JL: But given the gridlock in Washington, you can see the status quo continuing. If that happens—and if the efforts on the part of the Supreme Court to try to reform the system are... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
What Industrial Policy?
include: Agriculture, which receives massive government subsidies. Universities, which enjoy tax-exempt status and direct subsidies through government research grants. Health care, which receives a huge tax break (employer-sponsored... View Details