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- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Richard J. Stillman (MBA 1940)
finance, along with many others (including two in progress) on the subject of General Patton. An athlete and exercise enthusiast, Stillman won six gold medals and one silver in track and swimming events in Louisiana’s 2002 Senior...
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- 26 Jul 2018
- News
Running the Numbers
acclaim as Harvard Female Athlete of the Year. Yet, despite all that, when the talented point guard was approached to play professionally in Europe at the end of her senior year, she recalls, “It had never occurred to me that I could play...
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Deborah Blagg
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
NFL Players Tackle Cases at HBS
spring. Its goal was to help athletes near the end of their football careers learn how to own, operate, or build their own businesses. The program, a first for pro football players, offered two three-day modules delivered a month apart....
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- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Running Up the Score
and suddenly, there's no doubt it's the 1990s: "Mr. Davis, how much money do you make? What kind of car do you drive? How many houses do you own?" It's a fact of life these days that when kids, or fans of any age, look upon a professional View Details
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Garry Emmons
- 03 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
Jeff Surette and Mike Peters: A Winning Team at TB12
and wellness company dedicated to helping people do what they love – better and for longer. Now they both are key leaders in the growing company that is making a positive impact on athletes around the world. Building a Winning Strategy...
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Consumer Products / Retail
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George F. Baker - A Concrete Symbol: The Building of Harvard Business School 1908-1927 – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
industries. George F. Baker and “Peggy.” Baker’s philanthropic activities included support for the construction of Dartmouth College’s Baker Library, dormitories and a chemical laboratory at Cornell University, and the purchase of land and construction of View Details
- 12 Apr 2018
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: The Trouble with Tariffs
force them to move production destined for China to somewhere else. Such unintended consequences make businesses uneasy. Firms conduct business under a set of accepted rules, just like athletes want to compete on a level playing field....
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by Willy C. Shih;
Manufacturing;
Auto;
Steel;
Air Transportation;
Technology;
Telecommunications
- 18 Mar 2021
- News
Authentically Leading with Blind Ambition
and his first book, Blind Ambition: How to Go from Victim to Visionary, is available for order through various online retailers. Today, Chad speaks to corporate audiences and professional athletes to help them develop resilience in the...
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- 01 Jun 2015
- News
The Military and the MBA: Maura Corby Sullivan (MBA/MPA 2009)
counselor in Evanston, Illinois, suggested I apply for a ROTC scholarship, I thought she was crazy. I was raised with the ideal of service to others, but I was a woman. I had blond hair. I lived in the suburbs. I was also a three-sport View Details
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4.4 Harvard University Identification Cards Policy - MBA
that may be open only to the Harvard community, including Spring Fest, Head of the Charles events, university athletic competitions, and certain speaking events. With a community of more than 20,000 students and 30,000 faculty and staff,...
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- 16 Feb 2021
- Blog Post
The Rise of The Sixes: Interview with CEO and Founder Franci Girard
so it took time for me to feel confident in my appearance,” Girard explained. “I found my place and my confidence after I became an athlete.” Girard was not just any athlete either, her athletic ability and...
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- 21 Mar 2012
- Op-Ed
Finding the Right Jeremy Lin Storyline
had a similar high school athletic record and were black, he would have been recruited by a basketball powerhouse instead of Harvard," the questions we ignore are to what extent we implicitly believe that African-Americans have a...
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- 13 May 2013
- Blog Post
3 Projects, 1 Priceless Picture
Foot View: My second project was with the Nike women’s business, called Women’s Training. My work with this team brought me one step closer to the product and the Nike consumer, allowing me to see Nike’s intense passion for meeting ‘her’ needs. Assessing the women’s...
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Consumer Products / Retail
- 25 Jun 2018
- Blog Post
The Internship Search: “Is this just a personal interest, or is there a real professional opportunity here?”
effectiveness – I will essentially be a general athlete supporting the management team and a number of other functional areas.” Aaron’s internship began on June 11 in Los Angeles. He’s confident it will be a productive one. “I am hopeful...
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Consumer Products / Retail
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Sara Roedner
Throughout college, Sara Roedner spent her summers working at Steiner Sports Marketing, where she saw, "the power of sports to motivate people." Companies came to Steiner asking for athletes who could serve as spokespersons or...
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- 14 Dec 1999
- Research & Ideas
From Spare Change to Real Change: The Social Sector as a Beta Site for Business Innovation
charity can't reach the root of the problems; it just treats the symptoms. Most business partnerships with schools, for example, are limited in scope: they usually provide local resources to augment a school program, such as scholarship funds, career days, sponsorship...
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by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Stephen M. Moret: A Campaign for Positive Change
resulted in a variety of positive changes, including extending hours at the Shad athletic facility, improving the recruiting process, redesigning Admit Day, and cutting down on junk e-mail. Longer-term issues like course selection in the...
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- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Faculty Q&A: The Cup Runneth Over
fans were forced by FIFA to remove their pants before entering the stadium. As a result, hundreds of fans watched the game in their underwear. Needless to say, the Dutch brewery reaped a marketing bonanza. For the big athletic equipment...
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Garry Emmons
- 01 Aug 2005
- What Do You Think?
Is There an “Efficient Market” in CEO Compensation?
companies have seen their companies' CEOs rewarded with bonuses, stock option megagrants, retroactive monetary awards for past performance, pensions, and other compensation that makes the annual income of even media personalities and the best professional View Details
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by James Heskett
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Action Plan: Just Breathe
relatable, open, and nonjudgmental are critical for a leader.” Be a “corporate athlete.” “In the business world, we push ourselves until we break, but athletes push themselves, pause to recover, and then push more. We recommend that...
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April White