News
From Executive Education
Senior Executive Program for China
August 12–23, 2007: Module 1 (Tsinghua-SEM, Beijing, China)
October 14–25, 2007: Module 2 (CEIBS, Shanghai, China)
December 2–13, 2007: Module 3 (HBS, Boston, MA, USA)
HBS has partnered with leading Chinese business schools to offer this intensive program designed for senior executives from Chinese state-owned and private companies and also for leaders of multi-national companies with operations in China. Taught in a Chinese and English bi-lingual format, the curriculum is presented in three two-week modules, and focuses on recent trends in China and the world. For more information or to refer the program to others, visit:
http://www.exed.hbs.edu/redirects/sepc_wn/
HBS Alumni receive an exclusive 30-percent discount on open-enrollment Executive Education Programs. For more information, visit:
http://www.alumni.hbs.edu/lifelong_learning/execed_calendar.html
Announcing the HBS Leadership Fellows from the MBA Class of 2007
The MBA Program and Social Enterprise Initiative proudly announce the HBS Leadership Fellows from the Class of 2007. These newly graduated MBA students will spend a year on staff at leading nonprofit and public sector organizations with support from the Fellows program.
Annie Bertrand — Mercy Corps
Laura Dicker — Hospital for Special Surgery
Jared Henderson — Teach for America
Heather McLetchie-Leader — Citizen Schools
Kara Medoff — Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Roshini Moodley Naidoo — Oxfam America
Andy Murphy — World Wildlife Fund
Lauren Scopaz — Harlem Children's Zone
Cindy Song — Habitat for Humanity International
Matt Thomas — ACCION International
To learn more and see a sampling of fellowship profiles, go to:
http://intranet.hbs.edu/leadershipfellows/
|
|
Lifelong Learning
Alumni Travel: China, Asia's Economic Engine
This 16-day trip is an opportunity to explore centuries-old culture and get an insider's perspective on China's dynamic economy and political climate from local HBS alumni. Visit the dramatic urban landscapes of Shanghai, the awe-inspiring expanses of the Great Wall, and Beijing's mysterious Forbidden City. Trace the roots of Buddhism and Islam on an optional 8-day post-trip extension along China's fabled Silk Road.
Check the complete schedule of upcoming alumni travel programs including this winter's trip to Botswana, Zambia, and Victoria Falls at:
http://www.alumni.hbs.edu/travel/
Alumnae: Chart the Course of Your Career with HBS!
Return to the HBS campus May 30 – 31, 2007, for Charting Your Course, a two-day program designed to help alumnae develop a strategy for blending career and personal life. Participate in case studies, team exercises, and lectures that will help you realize your personal vision of success. This program is also offered to partners of HBS alumni. For more information and to register, go to:
http://www.alumni.hbs.edu/careers/cyc.html
Nonprofit Board Leadership
Join HBS professors Dutch Leonard and Warren McFarlan for a new half-day program exclusively designed for HBS alumni and spouses who serve on nonprofit boards. Address issues of critical concern including creating productive working relationships between the board and CEO, and understanding the differences between for-profit and nonprofit board membership. Course dates are May 22, 2007, in San Francisco and June 8, 2007, in Boston.
Commercializing Science and High Technology
On April 26, 2007, 19 student teams from HBS and Harvard's schools of Medicine, Law, Engineering, Government, Public Health, and Arts and Sciences will present commercialization projects for scientific discoveries made predominantly in research labs and Harvard affiliated hospitals and local businesses. The program is open to alumni and takes place on the HBS campus from 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm in Spangler Center's Williams Room.
|
|
Faculty
This Week in Working Knowledge: Handicapping the Best Countries for Business
India? South Africa? Russia? Which are the best countries for a firm to invest in? In his new book, How Countries Compete: Strategy, Structure, and Government in the Global Economy, Professor Richard Vietor looks at the economic, political, and structural strengths and weaknesses of ten countries and tells readers how to analyze the development of these areas in the future. Read the Working Knowledge interview with Professor Vietor and an excerpt from his book at:
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5547.html
Register for HBS Working Knowledge Updates
HBS Working Knowledge is an online forum for innovation in business practice, offering a first look at new thinking from HBS faculty. Register to receive Working Knowledge's daily RSS feed or weekly email:
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/
Faculty in the News
The United States is the world's richest country, yet has to borrow from poorer, developing countries to maintain its consumption and investment. So why does HBS Lecturer Mohamed El-Erian, president of the Harvard Management Company, believe this imbalance in capital flow will actually result in a more normal relationship between global assets, income returns, and savings? Read the editorial in the Wall Street Journal:
http://intranet.hbs.edu/community/hbsnews/032407_wsj.html.
|
|
In This Issue
|
|
Quick Links
|
|
