哈佛商学院2009年年报- 2009 POSITIONING FOR TH EFUTURE.pdf

PRE SE RVI N G CORE ACTIVITI ES 2009 POSITIONING FOR THE FUTURE ANNUAL REPORT contents A Conversation with Dean Jay Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Five-Year Financial Data Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 From the Chief Financial Officer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Statement of Activity Cash Flows . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Consolidated Balance Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Supplemental Financial Information . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 “ I believe we have been successful in preserving the integrity of the learning experience, our commitment to financial aid for students, and our investments in faculty research. We’re staying true to our mission.” dea njay light A Conversation with Dean Jay Light Can you talk about how the School responded to the The financial crisis prompted criticism of business global economic crisis and what you’ve learned as a leaders and raised questions about the relevance of result? the MBA. What are the implications for HBS? It was a pretty remarkable time to be on campus. One The financial crisis shined a light on leadership—good of the benefits of having a curriculum based on case and bad. Clearly there are areas where business schools— studies is our ability to respond in real-time, so each HBS included—need to be doing more.At the same week I’d hear new examples of how faculty were in- time, the crisis revealed just how deeply important corporating elements of the evolving crisis into their the MBA and management education are in preparing courses. One f