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- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Rowing Upstream
marketing person. But sometimes, as in business, crew coaches find it’s preferable to pick someone whose greatest strength is contributing to the all-important ‘chemistry’ that helps teams win.” Chemistry seems to be the difference... View Details
- 04 Jan 2016
- News
Taking Time Out for a Challenge
hit the small African nation in 2014. “Having watched Sierra Leone and its neighbors make great strides over the last decade to consolidate peace, grow their economies, and invest in public services, I knew... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Zanzibar: Something for Everyone
and spice market, and the former slave market. Here we saw the dungeon-like quarters where slaves were kept, chained together, for up to three weeks. Many of them died; those who lived proved their View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Make Plans for Washington GLF
extraordinary for the access it provided alumni to senior HBS faculty as well as to European business and government leaders. It’s one of the School’s great strengths that it can assemble so many of the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Celebrations in LA, Florida, London
relevance and to the strength of European alumni interest in broadening and deepening the School’s efforts to that end. The campaign, which runs through December 2005 View Details
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Classmates Rally to Help Family Stricken with Rare Disease
breathing with a respirator and under 24-hour nursing care. “It's hard to imagine a more agonizing situation for a parent, but somehow, John and Aileen have found the strength... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Harvard MBAs Rule?
“Harvard Business School graduates are literally ruling the world,” gushed an article in Fortune (January 8, 2001). The magazine observed that in the last year alone, a whopping number of HBS alumni had taken over the corner office at some of the country’s largest... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Lunch with Jack: Student Dines with GE's Welch
sponsored by Section NG that was held on campus last April to benefit Summer Search Boston (SSB). A nonprofit organization, SSB provides scholarships for summer programs to high-school students who demonstrate strength of character View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
New Chairman Updates Development in MBA Program
self-assessments. They can measure their accounting, quantitative reasoning, and writing skills to determine their strengths and weaknesses in... View Details
- 01 Jan 2006
- News
William H. Donaldson, MBA 1958
from something more thorough than the brief statistical reports that were then the typical product available. “We wanted to do research that added value by analyzing a company’s strengths and View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Dean Jay Light Takes Charge at HBS
strength and shared mission of the HBS community. Within a few minutes of the announcement of my appointment, alumni, faculty, students, and staff were e-mailing View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Ink
around your personal anchor. These were not well-rounded executives, but each played to their own strengths and hired to fill their weaknesses. Jobs, for example, was passionate about product design, so that... View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Point, Click, Give: Internet Fuels Philanthropic Fundraising Revolution
confront several hurdles besides raising money. To channel donations, many need to create links to nonprofits and often face mistrust. Some dot-com CEOs said they were perceived as Internet “robber barons,” out to take advantage of the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Sharon Patrick
Patrick acknowledges the challenges of the last sixteen months due to the federal investigation and indictment of Stewart for a personal stock sale unrelated to MSO. However, she remains upbeat. “The View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Case Study: Your Data, Your Health
Ridhi Tariyal (MBA 2009) was in her early 30s when she grew curious about her chances of having children one day. “I didn’t want to wake up and learn that my opportunity had passed,” says Tariyal, then a genomics researcher with a... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 20 Nov 2014
- News
Strengthening America's Public Education System
educators, to strengthen education, rather than simply alleviating the symptoms of a weak system. “That’s really needed if America is going to lead in public education and business competitiveness,” says... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
A U.S. Turnaround?
objective was met. Our space research gave rise to Silicon Valley, and U.S. industrial strength was enhanced by technology innovation derived from products created for our satellite program. By 1980,... View Details
Keywords: Byron Wien; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Tracking a Turnaround
comments Roberto. “You can’t do that in a written case.” The fact that the case is limited to Levy’s point of view is its greatest strength and its greatest weakness, Garvin remarks. Students enjoy an... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
$how Me the Money
business, government, and the global economy. It saps the strength of people and institutions, especially in developing countries. Everyone’s against corruption, or so they... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Corruption 101
Corruption doesn't announce itself with a capital C. It is subtler and thornier than that—as one HBS student learned the hard way during a recent summer internship in Tanzania. In a new case detailing his experience, the student struggles... View Details