The entire faculty at HBS is truly exceptional but each graduating class only gets to recognize two outstanding professors for the RC year and two for the EC year. The Class Day Committee is pleased to announce that the 2009 Faculty Award Winners are: -Joseph Lassiter RC Professor of The Entrepreneurial Manager-Jan Rivkin RC Professor… Continue reading Class Day 2009 Faculty Award Winners
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The Lighter Side of HBS – HBS Students Torn between Those Who Love Obama and Those Who Really Love Obama
The HBS campus has been torn by an increasingly bitter feud between those students and faculty members who love President Barack Obama, and those students and faculty members who really love President Barack Obama. According to EC student Nadia Veronga, “If he wasn’t married and I wasn’t already sort of dating this guy in New… Continue reading The Lighter Side of HBS – HBS Students Torn between Those Who Love Obama and Those Who Really Love Obama
All You Ever Wanted to Know About HBS Graduation Week
Together with the SA Social Committee and the EC Section Officers, the 2009 Class Day Committee will be busy working to make the Class of 2009’s last week at HBS a memorable one. Following a month-long break after final exams, ECs will return to school for Graduation Week 2009 spanning June 1-4. Graduation Week events… Continue reading All You Ever Wanted to Know About HBS Graduation Week
The Curious Case of the Asian Harvard Annual Conference
More than 600 students, faculty, and invited business leaders from around the world attended the 2009 Harvard Asia Business Conference, the largest annual conference Harvard University has to offer. With large delegations flying over from all across Asia and especially entire student delegations and faculty from Chinese universities, this is a conference that embodies much… Continue reading The Curious Case of the Asian Harvard Annual Conference
Getting Academic Support at HBS
For some students, HBS can be a somewhat overwhelming experience and juggling academics with other obligations can be at times a bit much. However, there are several channels of support available and resources to help out in the educational process. Your Ed Rep is a naturally contact to first hash out educational issues and determine… Continue reading Getting Academic Support at HBS
The Satyam Scandal Explained
The global corporate community was flabbergasted and scandalized when the Chairman of Satyam, Mr. Ramalinga Raju resigned on 7th January, 2009 and confessed that he had manipulated the accounts by $1.47-billion. Background “The truth is as old as the hills” opined Mahatma Gandhi, christened the Father of the Nation by Indians. So a company named… Continue reading The Satyam Scandal Explained
Winter Immersion Experience Program
The Immersion Experience Program (IXP) maximizes participant-centered learning experiences by combining the School’s distinctive case method of teaching with field-based learning activities that integrate first- and second-year students. The IXP model offers MBA students an opportunity to develop deeper relationships with faculty in a more personal, small-group learning environment. The cornerstone of the IXP is… Continue reading Winter Immersion Experience Program
Business Summit: Students Not Welcome?
Student Letter October 20, 2008 A letter to the HBS Administration: As a second-year MBA student, I am a deep believer in the values that the Harvard Business School embodies. One of these values is the notion that all MBA students are awarded the same opportunities and are treated in the same way by the… Continue reading Business Summit: Students Not Welcome?
Interview with Professor McFarlan
Friday afternoon. The end of a short week for RCs, but the end of something larger for Professor McFarlan and the HBS community at large: the end of Centennial Celebrations. HBS turned one hundred this year, and the year-long series of events had as its capstone moment the Global Business Summit. Professor McFarlan was the… Continue reading Interview with Professor McFarlan
First Year, First Week
The Class of 2010 enjoys its first week at HBS. 908 students get acquainted with each other, the faculty and the case method. A week of sunshine in Cambridge lent itself to the daily inner struggle: formal attire to make that first impression, or sandals and short sleeves to celebrate the weather and radical life… Continue reading First Year, First Week
Message from the Dean
Welcome, and welcome back, to Harvard Business School. It’s an exciting time to be here; 2008 has marked the one hundredth anniversary of the School’s founding, and we have been using the occasion as an opportunity to engage the community in a dialogue around who we are, what we do, and how we should be… Continue reading Message from the Dean
Class Day Essay Finalists – Richard Pole
Whakarongo mai, whakarongo mai.Te mihi tuatahi ki ti atua.Te mihi tuarua ki a matou kaiwhakahaere.Te mihi tuatoru ki a tatou.Tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou e hoa ma. My greeting hails, as I do, from deep in the South Pacific – a small, and some would say insignificant nation called New Zealand. A place that… Continue reading Class Day Essay Finalists – Richard Pole
Notable Alumni-John C. Whitehead, MBA '47
John C. Whitehead, HBS 1947, retired as co-chairman of Goldman Sachs in 1984, then served as United States Deputy Secretary of State under President Ronald Reagan. In 1985 he was awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal. Mr. Whitehead is a former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Board of Directors and a former… Continue reading Notable Alumni-John C. Whitehead, MBA '47
Faculty Profile
Bill Sahlman, MBA Class of 1975, is the Dimitri V. d’Arbeloff – Class of 1955 Professor of Business Administration at HBS. He also received his PhD in Business Economics at Harvard. Professor Sahlman’s research focuses on the investment and financing decisions made in entrepreneurial ventures at all stages in their development. He has written numerous… Continue reading Faculty Profile
Student Perspective – Avni Patel (OI)
Happy Birthday Harvard Business School. On this, your 100th birthday, I wish for you the audacity of youth, the confidence of experience and the humility of age. Your 100 years have seen many changes – enterprises grown and faded, technologies come and gone, theories built, torn down and rebuilt again. But one thing has remained… Continue reading Student Perspective – Avni Patel (OI)
Faculty Perspective – Professor Bruce Scott
Professor Bruce Scott teaches a highly popular second year course Economic Strategies of Nations where he pushes students to question current trends in capitalism and identify national strategies to reduce inequality while promoting development. Prof. Scott graduated from HBS with an MBA in 1958. Although Prof. Scott had initially planned to join Exxon upon graduation,… Continue reading Faculty Perspective – Professor Bruce Scott
2008 HBS Service Immersion to New Orleans
Not long ago Harry Anderson said, “The biggest challenge in New Orleans has been to find workers who can climb a ladder after lunch.” The group of 40 HBS students, faculty, and staff who traveled to The Big Easy this January certainly encountered its fair share of challenges – not the least of which involved… Continue reading 2008 HBS Service Immersion to New Orleans
Poll Questions and Responses
One hundred and fifty-five RC students, constituting a representational mix of students (by gender and age: 67% male, 33% female; mean age of 27), responded to our poll. Scenario 1. You and your friends are going to an off-campus HBS dance sponsored by the Students Association. You board a bus at HBS to head to… Continue reading Poll Questions and Responses
Into the Future
On Tuesday, January 29th, I wrote the following to select members of the faculty: “Given the famed preference of HBS graduates for the hot industries of yesterday instead of the emerging industries of tomorrow, and the growing realization that the world’s economic system and political climate are undergoing pronounced shifts, The Harbus would like our… Continue reading Into the Future
All You Ever Wanted to Know About HBS Graduation Week
Together with the SA Social Committee and the EC section officers, the 2008 Class Day Committee has been busy working to make the Class of 2008’s last week at HBS a memorable one. Following a month-long break after final exams, ECs will return to school for Graduation Week 2008 spanning June 2nd-6th. Graduation Week events… Continue reading All You Ever Wanted to Know About HBS Graduation Week
NEW INTERACTIVE WEBSITE OFFERS BALANCED VIEW OF INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE
Joint effort by professors at Harvard, Fuqua, and Tuck Business Schools offers tool for locating industrial pollution and environmental protection activities of over 20,000 facilities across the US Have you ever wanted to see a picture of the largest polluter in the United States, find out what’s in that smoke from the company down the… Continue reading NEW INTERACTIVE WEBSITE OFFERS BALANCED VIEW OF INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE
Sky Falls As Tom Midterm Approaches
The RC year is spiraling into a state of fear and nerves as the dreaded TOM mid-term approaches. However, this season has seen the hysteria arrive on campus sooner than anticipated, and at greater heights than before. Many first years have been seen wandering about Spangler Dining Hall, lost in a state of deranged madness… Continue reading Sky Falls As Tom Midterm Approaches
HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL ANNOUNCES FIRST EXECUTIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM IN INDIA
New Program Uses 10 years of Harvard’s Research in India to Build Tailored Curriculum BOSTON – September 18, 2007 – Harvard Business School (HBS) in conjunction with the Harvard Business School India Research Center (IRC) today announced plans to offer its first executive education program in India in February 2008. The first-of-its-kind, Building a Global… Continue reading HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL ANNOUNCES FIRST EXECUTIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM IN INDIA
Sustainability and HBS: Leader or Follower?
So you thought Green Week was over, but the issue of sustainability is an ongoing concern-one that requires a collaborative effort by business, government, the social sector, and individuals. Although we often hear the word “sustainability” tossed around, the formal definition on Wikipedia describes it as “an attempt to provide the best outcomes for the… Continue reading Sustainability and HBS: Leader or Follower?
50 Reasons why HBS is like High School
(Disclaimer – I am British, so my view of American High School Life is pretty much formed by American Pie, Beverly Hills 90210 and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. However, my American friends assure me that the comparisons still work) 1. Having a car on campus elevates your status immeasurably.2. At least 50% of your conversations… Continue reading 50 Reasons why HBS is like High School
Press Release
Introducing 5 Cowperthwaite Street Harvard Real Estate Services is pleased to announce our newest property – 5 Cowperthwaite Street. Conveniently located near Harvard Square and the Charles River, this is an ideal housing option for full-time Harvard graduate students, faculty members, and employees. Occupancy is slated for August 2007. 5 Cowperthwaite Street contains 85 studios… Continue reading Press Release
A Burden To Us All
The norm of making decisions without consulting students needs to change, but only if the SA gets some teeth I wrote several articles last term with one very common theme: complete and utter risk aversion. In fact, almost shameless cowardice. In every single piece, I totally hedged my bets-a discussion on Finance could not be… Continue reading A Burden To Us All
Do you want to have a party?
I am not saying that everyone here is a boring, stay-at-home, early-to-bed party pooper, but there does seem to be a lot of party fatigue going around. Why is it so hard to have a party at HBS? Well, actually throwing a normal party is fairly easy-you pick a day, e-mail your friends, buy a… Continue reading Do you want to have a party?
All You Ever Wanted to Know About HBS Graduation Week
Together with the SA Social Committee and the EC section officers, the 2007 Class Day Committee has been busy working to make the Class of 2007’s last week at HBS a memorable one. Following a month-long break after final exams, ECs will return to school for Graduation Week 2007. Graduation Week events will begin Monday,… Continue reading All You Ever Wanted to Know About HBS Graduation Week
Rediscovering Latin America at HBS
Two former Presidents, three former finance ministers, 12 chief executive officers and more than 30 managing directors, senior managers and faculty members will get together early next year at the HBS campus to participate in the 2007 HBS Latin American Conference. With the objective of inspiring participants to reflect and act on the fundamental business… Continue reading Rediscovering Latin America at HBS
