News
IT Alert: HBS Network Outage 8/19–8/21
In order to upgrade network hardware, the HBS network will be completely offline beginning at 9pm on Friday August 19 through 6am on Sunday August 21, 2005. During this scheduled outage, all HBS Applications (including the Alumni Navigator, the Alumni Job Bank and the HBS Video Showcase) and HBS services (including LEFA email forwarding) will be unavailable. The HBS Web site will remain online. Any LEFA email will be collected and delivered after the outage.
Register for Fall Reunions
Fall Reunion weekend, September 29–October 2, is only weeks away for the MBA classes of 1980, 1975, 1970, 1965, 1960, 1950, and 1940; MOC; select AMP and PMD classes; and the 1908 Society. Nearly 1,500 alumni and guests have already signed up for terrific weekend of learning and fun. Register online today! For more information, visit:
http://www.alumni.hbs.edu/reunions/
Kim Clark on PBS
Before taking up new responsibilities as president of BYU-Idaho, Kim Clark sat down with PBS's Charlie Rose to reflect on his years at HBS, management education, and his thoughts for the future. Watch the streaming video:
http://video.hbs.edu/videotools/portal/showcase
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Lifelong Learning
Explore New Zealand with HBS
Join fellow HBS alumni for a New Year's Alumni Travel excursion to the New Zealand Fiordland, December 28, 2005–January 8, 2006. Trip highlights include sailing on an America's Cup yacht and a visit to a traditional Maori village. For more information on this and other HBS Alumni Travel programs, visit:
http://www.alumni.hbs.edu/travel/
Executive Education: Corporate Social Responsibility: Strategies to
Create Business and Social Value
October 23–26, 2005:
This new program will help senior corporate executives gain the knowledge, practical tools, and frameworks needed to integrate social responsibility into corporate strategy. Participants will learn how to effectively manage risks and to constructively interact with external constituencies, while exploring how corporate social responsibility can significantly improve the bottom line.
http://www.exed.hbs.edu/redirects/csrwn/
For more information about HBS Executive Education programs and the exclusive 30-percent alumni discount, visit:
http://www.alumni.hbs.edu/lifelong_learning/execed_calendar.html
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Faculty News
Faculty in the News
In The Financial Times, Professor Clark Gilbert advises established companies to try to generate "disruptive" ideas on a regular basis.
http://intranet.hbs.edu/community/hbsnews/
072505_ft.html
Professor Pankaj Ghemawat argues in The New York Times that in the midst of all the negative issues facing Wal-Mart, there is something positive to report about the retailer's impact on consumers.
http://intranet.hbs.edu/community/hbsnews/080305_nyt2.html
In this week's Working Knowledge: Should You Outsource Your Marketing?
Professor Gail McGovern believes few companies have the necessary left-brain, analytic brainpower demanded by today's marketing programs. The solution? Farm it out.
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=4883&t=marketing
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