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Happy 100th Birthday HBS! More than 3,000 students, faculty, and staff came together on April 8 to celebrate the Centennial anniversary of Harvard Business School. The daylong series of festivities and special events—which included remarks from HBS Dean Jay Light and Harvard University President Drew Faust and a portfolio of student organized panels—featured a campus-wide case discussion on the future of the School.
The Conversation: Marketing and Democracy
Has marketing made for wiser voters and better leaders or has it simply made money the determinant of electoral success? Are markets more democratic than political institutions? Read the responses of your fellow alumni and join the conversation on Marketing and Democracy with Professor John Quelch and Research Associate Katherine Jocz.
Celebrate the Centennial with Your Local HBS Club HBS alumni clubs throughout the world are hosting Centennial events and celebrations that feature HBS faculty sharing their latest research. Events in May include Professor Regina Herzlinger speaking on consumer-driven solutions to the crisis in healthcare at the HBS Club of Michigan.
Visit the Global Outreach site to find out what's happening at a club near you.
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Puget Sound: April 26
Northeastern Ohio: April 29
Pakistan: April 29
Rochester, NY: May 1
Buffalo, NY: May 2
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Argentina: May 5
Atlanta: May 8
Mexico: May 14
Jacksonville, FL: May 21
Finland: May 27
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Visit the Centennial Web site for up to date information on events and activities.
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HBS Chosen for Goldman Sachs' 10,000 Women HBS has been named an initial partner for 10,000 Women, a global initiative launched by The Goldman Sachs Group to provide business education to thousands of underserved women around the world. The program will have a strong focus on improving the level of faculty training and expertise in developing countries, and will support the School's work to "teach the teachers" of leading business schools in India, a key element of the HBS Global Initiative. Learn more about 10,000 Women and the School's partnership with Goldman Sachs.
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2008 HBS Leadership Fellows Selected The MBA Program and Social Enterprise Initiative proudly announce this year's HBS Leadership Fellows from the Class of 2008. These newly graduated MBA students will spend a year working at leading nonprofit and public sector organizations with support from the Fellows program.
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This year's Fellows and organizations are:
- Leslie Albers — Rocky Mountain Institute
- Meredith Hamilton — Citizen Schools
- Tim Nicolette — City of Boston Mayor's Office
- Adrian Mucalov — Endeavor
- John Kim — Clinton Foundation HIV/AIDS Initiative
- Mikaela Boyd — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- Maura Marino — NewSchools Venture Fund
- Claire Farley — Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
- Nga Chiem — Year Up
Learn more about the Leadership Fellows.
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Alumni Career Services
Alumnae: Chart a Course to Work-Life Balance — May 28–29 Are you thinking about reducing your career commitment to focus on family needs? Discover what Charting Your Course can do for you. This two-day program is 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. The program is also open to partners of HBS alumni. For more information and to register, go to: http://www.alumni.hbs.edu/careers/cyc.html.
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New for Alumni: Get LinkedIn to HBS! HBS has established an official alumni group on LinkedIn, the online network that connects members to professional opportunities and colleagues. Find out more and join.
Alumni Community
Return to HBS for Spring Reunions: May 29–June 1 Reunions are a time to renew old friendships, make new ones, and reconnect with the intellectual life of HBS. Register today for your reunion or visit the MBA Reunions page to access your class's Web site and find details on events, attendees, and other important information.
Alumni Travel
Genghis Khan's Mongolia: June 12–24, 2008 HBS offers a unique opportunity to explore the ancient land of the Khans with fellow alumni and friends. Kayak through pristine Lake Hovsgol in the north, considered the cleanest freshwater lake left on the planet. Camel trek through the mysterious and untamed Gobi Desert in the south. In between, travel on horseback through the central grass steppe, blanketed by endless blue sky. Get more information and register online.
Check the complete schedule of upcoming programs at the Alumni Travel Web site.
From Executive Education
Building and Leading Customer-Centric Organizations: May 27–31 Learn to align your organization with the needs of your customers in this new course for leaders of product development, human resources, finance and marketing, and senior management teams. Develop strategies that address challenges specific to your company and help you to build an organization that is truly customer-centric and positioned for new growth. Learn more or register.
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JetBlue's Flight Plan Low cost carrier JetBlue seemed impervious to the problems affecting most major airlines. It had seen rapid growth since its founding in 1999 and frequently topped customer satisfaction surveys. Then came Valentine's Day, 2007. Bad weather and an operational breakdown trapped thousands of fliers on the runway at New York's JFK airport. So how did JetBlue learn from its mistakes and make things right with customers? Read this Working Knowledge discussion with Professor Robert S. Huckman to find out.
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HBS Working Knowledge
is an online forum that offers a first look at new thinking from HBS faculty. Browse stories by topic, industry, or faculty at http://hbswk.hbs.edu.
Is the Financial System too Complex?
Today's financial crisis is often blamed on a system that got too complex for even its practitioners to understand. But has the complexity really made the financial system more risky? In this interview with Technology Review, Professor Robert Merton says the global financial system actually manages risk better—and with greater transparency—than ever before.
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