August 2009

• 31 Aug 2009

  Harvard Business School Professor Emeritus Louis “By” Barnes Dies at 81

  Retired Harvard Business School Professor Louis B. "By" Barnes, an expert on organizational behavior, family-owned businesses, and teaching by the case method, died on August 22 at the Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor from complications from kidney failure. He was 81 years old. A member of the HBS faculty for more than 40 years, at the time of his death he was the School's John D. Black Professor Emeritus. Read more.

• 10 Aug 2009

  Executives Sharpen Their Nonprofit Strategy at HBS Executive Education Program

  More than 150 nonprofit leaders from 18 countries assembled at Harvard Business School in July for the week-long Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management (SPNM) program - one of the School's most popular Executive Education offerings. Launched in 1995, SPNM enables leaders in the nonprofit sector to take a step back from their day-to-day operations, reflect on their organization's mission, and develop new strategic frameworks and implementation plans. Read more.