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Offers a photograph essay profiling several graduates in the class of 2000 at Harvard Business School. Description of the commencement address by Dean Kim B. Clark, which encouraged students to invest at home first; Demographics of the class of 2000, including the largest percentage of women graduates to date; Median salaries that the graduates will earn.

Presents a chart listing the 800 top paid CEOs (chief executive officers) of United States companies and at what schools they completed their higher education. Percentage of CEOs who went to Harvard Business school; Average annual return of a company's stock during the CEOs tenure; Comparison of the company's total return with the Standard and Poor 500.

Focuses on women who graduated from Harvard Business School in 1983. Occupations and accomplishments; Susan Schooner; Gloria Lara; Bonita Coleman; Laura Martin; Others. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Focuses on the lives and careers of the first eight women admitted to the two-year M.B.A. program at Harvard Business School. The choice between a traditional woman's role and a career; Fewer job offers for these female graduates; Elaine Luthy; Real estate manager Elizabeth Trotman; How many of these women stayed with full-time business careers.

Profiles Kim B. Clark, the dean of the Harvard business school. How he's using technology to remake the world's most influential business school; Efforts to establish the school as a leader in information technology; Critical alterations he is making to the MBA curriculum and in the way the school screens applicants; Clark's background and professional accomplishments.

Asserts that Harvard University's business school is an institution in need of reform. Comparisons of the school's management to the corporate philosophy of IBM before restructuring took place; Pointed criticisms that have been directed at the facility. INSET: Teaching a Harvard spin-off some new tricks..

The article presents a lecture by L. J. Henderson, delivered in the course Business Policy I at Harvard Business School on November 14, 1933. Henderson talks about what happens when two or more people carry on a conversation. He says that people need an adequate conceptual scheme as well as an adequate method for conversing about anything in a logical manner. He states that there are two forms of reasoning and action, logical and nonlogical, and presents several examples of each. He also discusses the effects of protectionist tariffs and free trade.

The article presents a speech by Wallace B. Donham delivered on June 4, 1927 at the dedication of several new buildings comprising the George F. Baker Foundation at the Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He discusses some emerging aspects of business such as a code of ethics and business research.

The article presents a speech given by Edwin F. Gay on June 4, 1927, at the dedication of several new buildings comprising the George F. Baker Foundation at the Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He discusses the founding of Harvard Business School and its importance in the world of business.

The article presents the principal address given by Owen D. Young, delivered on June 4, 1927, at the dedication of a new group of buildings comprising the George F. Baker Foundation of the Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration. He discusses the changing face of business and the role of the Graduate School of Business Administration in the business world.

Covers the way in which Harvard Business School students quiz themselves to determine a career. The ways in which career decisions are made; The common mistakes; Samplings of a the Harvard quiz; How the quiz works.

Reports on 12 Chinese students from the Harvard Business School Class of 1999 and on their decisions of returning to China or remaining in the United States. Why China is in desperate need of elite managers and business people; Details regarding Chinese culture and government, the trends that made Chinese citizens leave, and the promises that encourage them to return; How returning citizens can help the Chinese economy.

Deals with the struggle of Harvard Business School (B-school) to maintain its value. How the B-school was established; Description of the offices and facilities of B-school; Features and explanation of the B-school curriculum.

Recalls women master of business administration degree holders at the Harvard University in 1965. Changing moment for women who applied for the Radcliffe Program; Features of the Radcliffe Program for female students; Benefits of the program for the career development of female students in Harvard.

Discusses why successful executives are heading back to business school. The author attends Harvard Business School's Owner/President Management Program to find out what a professor can teach successful businessmen about managing a growing company. INSET: College catalog..

Focuses on Harvard Business school, highlighting its gender imbalance. Information on the 24 percent of women who will graduate for 1998; Description of the different sexual harassment incidents; Contents of notes sent to female students; Discipline which six male students were given for passing sexually explicit notes; Impact of the actions of the male students on the reputation of the school.

An article is presented by Victor Navasky, the editor of "The Nation," which is the oldest weekly magazine in the United States. Navasky describes how he was turned the magazine's finances over to a class at the Harvard Business School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, for chief executive officers and presidents of business enterprises in the United States. The author joined the class and learned about business finance, which further developed his appreciation for the value of reputation and brand recognition.

Reports on the decline in the number of Masters in Business Administration (MBA) graduates entering the management consulting and investment banking firms. Harvard University MBA Statisics; Lure of Internet start-up companies; Profiles of recent MBA graduates. INSET: Options envy by Carleen Hawn.

Profiles two top professors from Harvard Business School, chosen as the top business school in `U.S. News' magazine's fourth annual edition `America's Best Graduate Schools.' Joseph Badaracco Jr. and William Sahlman; Backgrounds; Education; Their philosophy on teaching; How M.B.A. programs have changed; Trade secret.

Description of four semesters spent by writer as a student at Harvard Business School. Class composition and seating; Learning the ropes; Need for humor; Students' varied goals; October 1987 Stock Market crash; Self-doubt not encouraged; Secret hopes; Final outing as an apt metaphor for the business school experience.

The article presents information on various workshops offered at Harvard Business School, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the 1995 school year which are designed to improve business performance. Events include "Achieving Breakthrough Service," on January 22-February 3, "Leadership in Professional Service Firms," on May 7-12, and "Competition and Strategy," on June 4-10.

The article profiles Michael C. Jensen, an economist and professor at the Harvard Business School. Jensen is a firm believer in laissez-faire principle. He is also known for his tendency to express his perspective. He took up economics at Macalester College and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) at the University of Chicago. He is also the founding editor of the "Journal of Financial Economics."

The article presents a speech given by William Lawrence on June 4, 1927 at the dedication of a new group of buildings comprising the George F. Baker Foundation at the Havard University Graduate School of Business Administration in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The speech expresses kind words about George F. Baker, and gives thanks for the new buildings.

Looks at potential candidates for the position of dean of the Harvard Business School (HBS) following the departure of Kim B. Clark. Review of how the position as head of a century old program with a billion dollar endowment is one of the biggest in management educations; Question of whether the HBS of the future will be a professional school or a purely academic institution; Suggestion that the next dean will come from the school's faculty or alumni; Comments on the selection process from Jay W. Lorsh, a professor of human relations at HBS; Review of potential candidates, including Srikant Datar, Debora Spar, Rebecca Henderson, and Peter Tufano.

Ranks the top graduate business schools in the U.S. Data including peer assessment, recruiter assessment, GPA scores, starting salaries, number of graduates employed at graduation; Top schools including Harvard University, Stanford University, University of Pennsylvania, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Northwestern University.

List several Harvard Business School graduates who have been accused of unethical business and their consequential prison terms. Adrian Antoniu, convicted of misusing confidential information; Marsha Allen-Collins, convicted of forging documents to get bank loans; L. Wynn Johnson, president of Utah's fraud-ridden Bonneville Pacific Corp.; Alan B. Bond, convicted of taking $6 million in kickbacks as a money manager; Others.

Reports on a proposed plan to combine the executive education arms of business school operations at Harvard University and Stanford University. Plan to design and deliver face-to-face and online programs to companies around the globe; Survival strategy for an increasingly competitive market in nondegree executive training; Use of the combined brand to launch an executive MBA program.

Reports on the employment of Harvard Business School graduates. Discussion of businessmen who went to Harvard, including the chief executive officer of General Electric, Jeffrey Immelt; How the Business School's case-study curriculum produces superior managers and delegators; Recruitment of students at Harvard by businesses.

Offers an analysis of United States presidential candidate George W. Bush's campaign, as of October 2000. His decision not attend his reunion at Harvard Business School; Opinion that debates will be crucial in deciding the winner; Statement that Bush has had difficulty reaching female voters, which is partly due to Bush's pro-life stance.

Mentions United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) reconsideration of its Mars exploration strategy, and other items in the US news as of mid-December 1999. Harvard Business School's decision to bar faculty from consulting, advising, or joining the board of a student-run business; Supreme Court plan to review its 1966 Miranda decision; US support for research by former Soviet weapons scientists; Other items.

The article discusses the significance of the addition of economist Michael C. Jensen to the Business School of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Observers claim that hiring Jensen is a sign of the implementation of the plan of Dean John H. McArthur to reform the business school. However, other professors express their opposition to Jensen's addition because of his stance on laissez-faire.

The article discusses one of the most popular elective courses at the Harvard's Business School titled "Power and Influence" aimed at teaching the use of power. It is suggested that teaching business management students how to wield power is like over enhancing their skills or stretching them too far. The article suggests it can inculcate an insensitive approach which disrespects human values. The course is meant to better equip students for their future role as corporate junior executives.

States that Harvard Business school is investing in Internet-based courses. How Pensare Inc. will develop online business courses with the school's publishing arm, Harvard Business School Publishing.

Focuses on six male students at Harvard business school who were disciplined for offensive behavior toward women in the classroom. Criticism of how Harvard business school handled the issue; Allegations that sexist traditions are passed on to incoming students at the school; The relatively small numbers of women attending Harvard business school compared to Columbia Business School and Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.

Discusses Harvard Business School's rating compared to others according to a `Business Week' survey of top-business schools as of December 1, 1997. 1997 business-school applications.

The article focuses on the problem concerning the declining number of female students at Harvard Business School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The fraternity-style atmosphere of some first-year sections and insufficient day care facilities are the reasons why the enrollment of women has declined. Dean Kim Clark has conducted a meeting with a task force of the school to recommend changes aimed at improving the atmosphere of the campus to make it more appealing to women.

Reports on the search for a dean at Harvard University's Business School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Resignation of John H. McArthur from the position; List of candidates; Job responsibilities.

Assesses the administration of Dean John H. McArthur of the Harvard Business School. Amount raised for the school's endowments; Investment for buildings and infrastructure; Loss of market share in the executive education business; Publishing operations; Possible replacements.

Reports that the Harvard Business School (HBS) plans to offer year-round classes to students to give them the option to finish a degree in 16 months instead of two years. Announcement of the plan in the `Harbus News'; Release of the plan to the faculty on October 14, 1994.

Report on the plans of the Harvard Business School to remake its Master of Business Administration program. Announcement of proposals on November 8, 1993; Result of an 18-month-long review of business education by faculty and administrators; Absence of comment from administration officials on the reason for the revision.

Editorial. States that Harvard University's business school has not kept apace of the changes in the international economic community, and consequently is in need of institutional reform. The school's grading system; Why a failure to make needed changes would be a great loss for American business.

Interviews Michael Porter, professor of the Harvard Business School in the U.S. Stand on national competitiveness; Changes on the roles of governments, businesses and universities; Observation on the economic condition of various industries in Australia. INSET: A wealth of notions..

The article features the architectural design of the athletics and fitness center for Harvard's Graduate School of Business Administration. The section examines the structural design of the area, which was commissioned to architects Kallmann McKinnell & Wood. It also includes photograph of the structure.

Offers brief descriptions of two Internet web sites created by academic libraries as of September 2000. The Baker Library at Harvard Business School, which links records for new books to the records at Fatbrain.com; The Academic Libraries of the 21st Century, a virtual learning community created by Texas A&M University Libraries.

The article discusses researcher Toby E. Stuart's study of the disproportionate number of women in the life sciences that started back in the 1970s. He and two colleagues from Harvard Business School in Cambridge, Massachusetts began studying the gender gap in the science field. They found that the number of women who held patents was a mere 5.65 percent in comparison with the 13 percent of male patent holders despite their department being 40 percent female.