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- 14 Mar 2019
- News
The Merchant of Osaka
like what we call family medicine today. “We didn’t know about that concept at the time, but we thought people needed that kind of doctor,” Nomaguchi says. They named the company Platanus, after the tree under which Hippocrates taught the View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Who Are We?
familiar with the Midwest. But a weekend trip highlighted the city's charms: the zoo and art museum; beautiful, tree-lined neighborhoods; and a slower pace of life. In 2010 they moved into a 1919 brick Colonial, and Le Roy Moore gave... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Rescue & Recovery
Democratic Republic of Congo. “What do they need to do their jobs safely and effectively? It all starts with the communities we serve, what they need, and how they need us to be of service.” The Art of Redemption People tend to believe... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
The Long Run
urgency and need around the opioid crisis. In a world filled to bursting with urgency and need, that skill is an art and a science that relates directly to successful fundraising. “You don’t build a campfire by taking a huge pile of logs... View Details
- 12 Mar 2013
- News
New Thinking for China
run institution outside of Shanghai that is modeled after American liberal arts colleges, with classes taught by American professors. “We want students who have the courage to pursue their desires, to know what they really want; that’s... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Baker Library Photo Exhibit
with visual evidence of the interaction between worker and machine. The collection invites the viewer to reflect on art and industry and humanity and modernization. In the image above, titled “War work–Hudson” (circa 1944, photographer... View Details
- 25 Nov 2021
- News
An Aria for the Ambidextrous Organization
operating an arts nonprofit in a competitive environment to ensure its future growth and organizational health. Zvulun, the subject of an HBS case by Tushman, cites Tushman’s new book, Lead and Disrupt: How to Solve the Innovator’s... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
East Side Story
his wisdom, compassion, empathy, and commitment to public service, noting as well his sense of humor and legendary vocabulary. During his career, Goodman was a strong advocate for the arts and cultural institutions, and sponsored more... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Picture This
from wall art to puzzles to pillows. And its acquisition, last August, of Spoonflower—an artist marketplace for custom-designed fabric, wallpaper, and other home-decor items—puts Shutterfly in a prime position to leverage consumer... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
White knight in the rye
want them returned. He may want me to destroy them. He may not care at all." Norton, who paid $169,411.25 for the letters, has never met Salinger. The founder of Peter Norton Computing, makers of Norton Utilities software programs, Norton sold his business in 1990 and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Andrews, Raymond Remembered
trained generations of MBA students in the art of writing clearly and cogently. A graduate of HBS (MBA 11/’47) and of Harvard’s Graduate School of Education (Ed.D. ’57), Raymond taught MBA courses in arts-organization and small-business... View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
The World's Banker
Carnegie Hall, New York's financially troubled arts mecca that was then on the brink of collapse. A lover of the arts (and an accomplished cello player despite first taking up the instrument in his forties),... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Rock Gift to Support Entrepreneurial Studies
Rock Center for Entrepreneurship, in his honor.” “Harvard Business School has long been at the forefront in understanding the many facets of the entrepreneurial process — from the intricacies of finance to the art of leadership,” said... View Details
- 16 Dec 2020
- News
Our Favorite Stories of 2020
daughter of diplomats. Good Odds We loved this story because it reveals something hidden in plain sight: How less-than-perfect foods—from an airline’s unsold cheese trays to a weirdly-shaped carrot—can fill a need and drive a viable business. Gotta Dance All due credit... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Listen Up
All eyes are fixed on Jim Aisner, the maestro of HBS campus tours, as he spoke to a group of alumni and their families in Baker Library | Bloomberg Center on the opening day of the Centennial Global Business Summit, Sunday, October 12. Over the past 25 years, Aisner,... View Details
Keywords: campus tours
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
No Rain Delay for Graduation 2008
(Building and Sustaining a Successful Enterprise). At Commencement the following day, the clouds remained but no umbrellas were needed as 907 students from more than seventy countries received MBAs, and 4 earned DBAs. In conjunction with the Harvard Graduate School of... View Details
- 23 Aug 2011
- News
New Kid in School
trustees — to the institution’s continued success. Located on a 26-acre campus with state-of-the-art facilities, St. Johns is a pre-K through Grade 12 co-ed liberal arts private school with an enrollment of approximately 620 students.... View Details
- 10 Oct 2024
- News
Cultivating Can-Do Attitudes
Black students from lower-income families in struggling neighborhoods—hope for a successful future. Wilfong’s fundraising, through events like a children arts auction and a community walkathon, allowed the nonprofit to make the same... View Details
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Case Method Experts Share Their Wisdom
Professor Emeritus C. Roland Christensen (standing, right) offers some thoughts on "The Art and Craft of Discussion Leadership" at a November seminar that attracted 41 professors of business from seven New England colleges and... View Details
- 21 May 2016
- News
The Age of Consignment
article highlights the efforts of online fashion resellers Material Wrld, founded by Rie Yano and Jie Zheng (both MBA 2010), and thredUP, founded by Christopher Homer and James Reinhart (both MBA 2009) as well as gadget collector Gazelle, cofounded by Israel Ganot (MBA... View Details