February 1997 Issue

Cover Story

HBS's Global Electronic Network
The latest developments in the ongoing technology initiatives at HBS are designed to greatly facilitate communication throughout the extended HBS community, enabling alumni to connect easily at many different levels with the School and each other.

Features

Entrepreneurship at HBS, Part II Beginning with the early 1980s, we resume the Bulletin's series on fifty years of entrepreneurship at HBS, examining the developments in research and teaching at the School. In addition, we profile some of the new breed of HBS entrepreneurs whose companies and concepts are changing the face of business worldwide.

Shaping the Future of Business
In the early 1980s, entrepreneurial studies and research underwent significant expansion at the School. A review of some of the individuals, events, and ideas that contributed to the evolution of entrepreneurship at HBS.

Made, Not Born
Central to entrepreneurial study at HBS is the concept that entrepreneurship develops from a set of learned management skills rather than particular personality traits. An overview of some of the content, professors, and recent students of the many HBS offerings in entrepreneurship.

Doing it Your Way
HBS professors discuss entrepreneurship in the 1990s and offer an insightful look at the contemporary dynamics, developments, and opportunities in the field.

Departments

Alumni Resources
HBSAA Board of Directors: President's Report
HBS at a Glance
Alumni Volunteer Conference

Update
Case Method Seminar
All-class OPM reunion at Disney World

Theory and Practice
New books by Herzlinger and Yoffie
Robert Merton assesses risk management

Q & A
Insider Juan Enriquez-Cabot explains Mexico's turmoil

Opinion
Joseph Hinsey on a "terrible perception" of corporate governance.