Lifelong Learning

HBS Alumni Travel: Mayan Adventure, March 5–12, 2006

Immerse yourself in Mayan history and the culture of Belize and Guatemala on a tour designed exclusively for HBS alumni. Options include horseback riding through the jungle and exploring the Mayan ruins of Tikal before spending three days relaxing on spectacular Amberbris Caye. For registration information and more details about the tour, visit:
http://www.alumni.hbs.edu/travel/

New from Executive Education for Alumni: The Corporate Leader

March 26–31, 2006: The Corporate Leader enables participants to explore the management challenges beyond those of the business unit, and the value-adding role of corporate management. Whether you are an experienced corporate leader, a new or potential corporate executive, or a business-unit manager working with corporate, you will be inspired to think innovatively about how corporate management in your company can create business value. This program is only open to HBS alumni.
http://www.exed.hbs.edu/redirects/tcl_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

Watch HBS Faculty Presentations Online

The HBS Video Showcase gives you access to streaming video presentations of faculty presentations and campus events. Now available are presentations from fall Reunions, including an address from Dean Jay Light, presentations from over 20 different faculty members, including Professors Monica Higgins, Michael Tushman, and Krishna Palepu, about their recent research and areas of interest, and a panel discussion about career change with the Alumni Career Services office. Visit:
http://video.hbs.edu/videotools/portal/reunions

News

HBS Healthcare Initiative Website

The HBS Healthcare Initiative, a multidisciplinary program dedicated to innovative thinking in the healthcare industry, brings together the extensive research, thought leadership, and interest in the business of health care that exists at HBS. The Initiative strives to create a community for business and healthcare leaders, faculty, students, and alumni and covers all segments of the industry. For more information, visit:
http://www.hbs.edu/healthcare/

Read the latest HBS faculty research in Working Knowledge

Working Knowledge keeps you on top of the latest HBS faculty research and thinking. Each week, the Working Knowledge website brings you new faculty interviews, columns, and book reviews brimming with practical, powerful information about important and timely business topics. New this week:

Secrets on the Factory Floor
"Homers" are the things factory workers make for personal use while on company time. HBS Professor Michel Anteby is studying the little-discussed practice, and examines why some companies willingly look the other way.
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=5035&t=bizhistory

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Faculty in the News

In an interview with the Financial Times, Professor Leslie Perlow describes her goal of having an impact on the search for work-life balance.
http://intranet.hbs.edu/community/hbsnews/092505_ft.html

Professor Michael Tushman tells the Wall Street Journal that he sees a problem in quality-imoprovement programs.
http://intranet.hbs.edu/community/hbsnews/091905_wsj.html

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