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- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2018
(MBA 1980) Crown This book is a fresh, intimate look at a series of American Presidents who took the nation into war and mobilized the country for victory. It brings us into the room as they make the most difficult View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
An Action Plan for Economic Recovery
large, interconnected financial institution is likely to lead to the failure of many other large institutions. Most of the 600 institutions recapitalized by the federal government over the last year do not satisfy either criterion. A lot of bailout View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
All in Good Time
of her female classmates are now stay-at-home moms. “It’s great if that’s their goal and choice,” she comments. “But I believe many make that decision because they think there are no other options. It’s... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Faculty Books
Assistant Professor Mukunda examines the forces involved when leaders really make a difference. He explains which leaders matter and what lessons can be learned from them. The book’s profiles of leaders, from Abraham Lincoln to Judah... View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Latin America's Decade
accordingly. But despite this favorable trend in the business climate, further improvements are urgently needed. HBS professor Pankaj Ghemawat, whose research focuses on cross-border competition, notes, "It's hard to make generalizations... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
A Safer—and Speedier—Way to Name Your Startup
image by Edmon de Haro So you have an idea for a new business, product, or service. What are you going to call it? As any cash-strapped entrepreneur, product manager, or “creative” will tell you, that decision can be critical when it... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 24 Oct 2013
- News
Engineering a More Secure World
Shell and American Can Company. "All the guys who were making the decisions in the corner offices had advanced degrees," he recalls. "I wanted to call the shots." At HBS, Harris learned about leadership and... View Details
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
Organizations and Markets: A Challenging View of the World
emotional reaction that leaves the conscious brain incapable of making a rational response. Understanding the irrationality of human behavior is essential for understanding how people relate - or do not relate - to each other, which is... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
History’s Lessons
success.” This certainly makes for compelling reading in our time, and it is conceivable that Shackleton placed the notice. He was searching for men with a specific outlook and orientation, and this ad would have appealed to such... View Details
- 04 Feb 2020
- News
In Harmony
to go to a good college (Carleton); you get a good job (General Mills); you go to a great MBA program (HBS); you take the highest-paying job you can get in the ‘hot’ field (consulting). That was the first time I actually thought about what made me happy. It was the... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 16 Nov 2017
- News
The Business of Social Justice
leadership role and I was never going to run a bank,” Brooks says of her decision to join the Schott Foundation. “Long-term, intangible work was new to me,” Brooks says, adding the work of the foundation—partnering with teachers’ unions... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 14 Feb 2023
- News
Dean Datar Meets with Alumni in San Francisco
also made note of ways the School is making the MBA Program more accessible and affordable to the most qualified students without regard for their financial status. This includes the decision last summer to... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Frank Blethen (PMD 35, 1978)
shouldn't be that way. THERE IS ONLY ONE decision I would change. In 2007, when we knew the economy was starting to go south, we talked about selling our papers in Maine. Every rational thought I had said, "Sell them, or you'll be sorry."... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
moving forward while others wait for certainty, or make impetuous and foolish bets. These strategic mindsets for solving tough problems in uncertain times help you fight decision biases and give you the data... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
HBS Student Battles ALS
brave decision to stand and fight this disease, which, if unchecked, will allow him only a few more years of life. With humility and courage, he has shown his classmates and the world that one doesn’t have to wait to View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Lasting Impressions
the School had made a strategic decision to become more diverse. There were also a number of international students and people from West Point and the Navy Nuclear Sub program. I had a lot of respect for the military people and shared... View Details
Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
The Transformers
idea was to take the best thinking of the for-profit sector and customize it in ways that would actually make it useful for nonprofits,” recalls Bradach. “We really were in uncharted territory and learning as much as we were teaching,”... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Tried and Tested
lab and fieldwork. How do you settle on a particular research question to investigate? Katherine Coffman: I’m looking for two things. The most important one is whether it has the potential to really make a difference for outcomes. It has... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Michael Depatie
be a great place to work. Last year, we were selected as one of Fortune magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For.” We try to create an environment where our people are empowered to make creative decisions... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
One-on-One with William H. Donaldson
chief regulator of America’s securities markets. To make matters worse, Donaldson hardly had time to settle into his new job before revelations surfaced of wrongdoing in the mutual-fund industry, triggering a new round of regulatory... View Details