On the occasion of the Class of 1978’s 25th Reunion, classmate Ann Moore, CEO of Time Inc., chronicles some of the major business trends of the last-quarter century, which are reflected in the careers and lives of sixteen members of the class profiled here in These Are the Good Old Days.

In his 1983 groundbreaking article “The Globalization of Markets,” HBS professor Ted Levitt established a vision and a language for an onrushing business revolution. Twenty years later, academics and practitioners gathered at HBS to review his predictions and assess the state of the art in Globalization Revisited.

Q&A

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Patrick Moreton (MBA ’91), an expert on the FCC and deregulation, discusses the furor over the relaxation of media-ownership rules.


Profile

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Thanks to the entrepreneurial vision of Andrea Silbert (MBA/MPA ’92), the Center for Women & Enterprise helps women develop their innate talents, run successful businesses, and change lives.


Letter from the Editor

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Update

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Report from Dean Clark; Class Day and Commencement; Dean’s Award and Service Leadership Fellows; Baker Library’s transformation; Spring reunions; The Kids are Alright; Business Plan Contest; One Western Avenue; Spangler Elected President of Harvard Overseers; Alumni Navigator Takes Off; CGLV Plenary Session; Dedication of Rock Center


Newsmakers

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Alumni in the News:
Cataldo, Duda, Garamendi, Moore, Sander


R&D

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From the 2003 Faculty Research Symposium: Incentives and Operational Excellence; The Power of National Identity; Lessons from Everest; Books: Experimentation Matters; Becoming a Manager; What Really Works; The Innovator’s Solution


Network

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Save the Dates; Alumni Association President’s report; Neil MacKenna on Effective Job Search Strategies; Alumni bookshelf; Club news from Atlanta, Dallas, and New York