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- 15 Jun 2020
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2020
brings to light the often invisible reality and irreparable damage of childhood poverty in America. Madrick examines the roots of the problem, including the toothless remnants of our social welfare system, entrenched racism, and a View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Books
Buy, Lie, and Sell High by D. Quinn Mills Prentice Hall Any investor or person involved in America's financial-services industry will be interested in Buy, Lie, and Sell High: How Investors Lost Out on Enron and the Internet Bubble. In...
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Nancy O. Perry
- 24 Apr 2020
- News
Spreading the Love
Government Manufacturing Emergency Response Team (M-ERT) to determine what Lovepop could produce from among the list of PPE needed—N95 respirators, surgical masks, face shields, gowns, hoods, coveralls, and hospital beds—and to assist...
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- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Inside the Partnership
Weinberg this was an opportunity to go the other way and reach out to be helpful to the president, and he took it. In 1933 the president had him organizing the Business Advisory and Planning Council, through which corporate executives could present their views to the...
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Garry Emmons
- 26 Jan 2021
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Clubs See Wealth in FemTech; Health Care Alumni Look at COVID Response
FemTech, the segment of the health care and life sciences industry focused on women’s health. A combined 175 alumni attended the discussions which featured alumni panelists who are investing in, or leading, companies in the FemTech space....
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Margie Kelley
- 14 Feb 2019
- News
Plotting a Path Forward on Climate Change
Boston Green Ribbon Commission, a group of business, institutional, and civic leaders developing strategies to fight climate change and meet Mayor Marty Walsh’s 2050 carbon-neutrality goal. However, McCarthy added, “the city is slow to respond, and it takes View Details
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
Four Professors to Retire
that became industry leaders because of their innovative use of information technology, including Bank of America, American Airlines, and Frito-Lay. "All the stories in the book begin with CEOs who have a problem they think information...
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Elaine Gottlieb and John Prestage
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Of Value and Values
economic development, and corporate governance in a rigorous, bottom-up approach employing analysts who integrate sustainability research into fundamental equity analysis. But what happens when an appealing investment opportunity also...
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- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Alumni Books
the Economy Is Wrong by Edward Conard (MBA 1982) (Portfolio/Penguin) To explain the causes of the US financial crisis, conventional wisdom blames Wall Street and the mortgage industry for using predatory tactics to seduce homeowners into...
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- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Tax and Grow
spending that cash, the economy could benefit from a significant stimulus that, unlike stimulus measures relating to government spending, would stem from decentralized actors responding to private information and incentives. Consider the...
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- 01 Dec 1998
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Year 2000 Computer Problem and You: Disaster for Some, Lessons for All
mix-ups. The situation has given birth to a burgeoning industry of Y2K debuggers, along with articles, books, and Web sites proposing likely scenarios and possible safeguards. Government and corporate...
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- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Trade Off
protectionist Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930 led to retaliation all over the world, and trade fell into a downward spiral that exacerbated the crisis. After World War II, the world looked for a solution to the lack of multilateral institutions to View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Ask the Expert: Human Intelligence
(super)human performance levels across domains. Yes, artificial intelligence is a technology layer that will have meaningful ramifications, so we must be incredibly thoughtful about the standards we establish to govern it. There is a need...
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April White
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Alumni Books
industry’s growth from a small base in the U.S. North-east in the 1960s to today’s highly visible role in economies all over the world. Brooke lays out his vision for the industry as an essential element of economic growth and...
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- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Broad Range of Interests Among Nine New Faculty
years, that’s an enormous technological transition. So the questions of how firms can organize themselves to do it, and what kinds of governance mechanisms will support and encourage them to do that, seem to me a natural extension of what...
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Margie Kelley
- 02 Jun 2011
- News
Serious Fun
moderate-income consumers, D2D develops and supports innovative new products and policies that make it easier for people to save. Among its many initiatives, D2D offers individuals and organizations (private employers, the military, community colleges, nonprofits,...
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- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Venture Capital’s Comeback
2003. But the road ahead remains uncertain for many, especially those not in the top ranks in terms of size and investment track record, say industry veterans. For all but the leading firms, raising money remains difficult. And deciding...
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- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Sustaining Business And Society For The Long Term
MBA elective Reimagining Capitalism: Business and Big Problems. Joining Henderson and Serafeim for the HBX course are several faculty members from across Harvard who are experts in law, government, and fi nance. Among the topics explored are alternative View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
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Up Against The Firewall
for security,” Lipner explains, “we believe that, for us, it’s an industry leadership issue. Over a year ago, Bill Gates put a stake in the ground and said we’re going to focus the company on trustworthy computing around the principles of...
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- 17 Nov 2022
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Alumni Leaders on Decarbonization Strategies for Combating Climate Change
We are in a unique moment in time, where the United States’ chance to make a difference on climate is greater – and more necessary – than ever. With the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in August, business leaders have a nearly $370 billion opportunity to...
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