News
HBS Dedicates Wyss House, Home for Doctoral Programs
HBS has officially opened a newly renovated home for its doctoral program. Sherman Hall has been renamed Wyss House in honor of Hansjoerg Wyss (MBA '65) whose $25 million gift has endowed the program which trains the teachers and researchers of tomorrow. To learn more about the gift and its impact on doctoral education at HBS, visit: http://www.hbs.edu/about/news/102504_wyss.html
MBA Class of 2008 Builds Teams for Learning
Launched last year, the learning team initiative is designed to help students benefit from the diversity in the MBA class, develop team skills, and start-up and energize RC study groups. This year, learning teams experienced their first team-building activities during orientation. The MBA Program partnered with Outward Bound Professional to offer the day-long program. See photos: http://www.hbs.edu/about/gallery/
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Lifelong Learning
Alumni Travel: India—Past, Present, and Future
February 10–24, 2007: Explore the rich history and vibrant culture of India with fellow HBS alumni and friends on this two-week tour. History will come to life on excursions to the temples at Mamallapuram, the palaces of the Meherangarh Fort, the ancient Jantar Mantar observatory in Jaipur, and the Taj Mahal. Look into the future of Indian business with Ajay Mookerjee (DBA '88), Executive Director of HBS's India Research Center, and meet local alumni. Visit the spectacular National Museum in Delhi, stroll through the lush Mandore Gardens, and enjoy high tea at the royal Rambagh Polo Grounds while watching an elephant polo match!
The Case for Corporate Social Responsibility
Join Professor Herman B. "Dutch" Leonard and a panel of practitioners from The Home Depot, National Grid, Nike, and Staples for a discussion of critical issues and emerging trends in corporate social responsibility. This event takes place Thursday, October 19, 2006 at 6pm in Spangler Auditorium on the HBS campus and is co-sponsored by the HBS Social Enterprise Initiative and the Harvard Business School Association of Boston.
From Executive Education
Corporate Governance Series
Gain new insights into the complex financial, legal, and strategic planning issues facing boards today, and develop skills and strategies critical to board governance through three complementary learning opportunities: Audit Committees in a New Era of Governance; Compensation Committees: Preparing for the Challenges Ahead; and Making Corporate Boards More Effective. For more information on these programs, visit:
http://www.exed.hbs.edu/redirects/cgswn/
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
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Faculty
This Week in Working Knowledge: Globalization in the Middle East
Professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter recently traveled to Cairo to study the impact of globalization on three international companies and their surrounding region. To read an interview with Professor Kanter and learn more about current business trends in Egypt, including the increasing privatization of state-run businesses, visit:
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5524.html
Register for HBS Working Knowledge Updates
HBS Working Knowledge is a forum for innovation in business practice, offering alumni a first look at cutting-edge thinking and the opportunity to both influence and use these concepts before they enter mainstream management practice. Register to receive Working Knowledge's daily RSS feed or weekly email.
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Faculty in the News
Are ethnic and religious hatred, economic volatility, and the decline of the American empire turning the Middle East into an incubator for a new global conflict? Read an interview with Professor Niall Ferguson on his new book "The War of the World: Twentieth-Century Conflict and the Descent of the West" in the Boston Globe:
http://www.boston.com/news/globe/ideas/articles/2006/09/24/qa_with_niall_ferguson/
VC is back, moving beyond Silicon Valley to new places like China, Eastern Europe, and Israel. Read HBS Senior Lecturer Robert Higgins' comments on venture capital's comeback in the New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/24/jobs/24advi.html
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