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01 Oct 2000
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Faculty Retirements

Wheelwright After 22 years of service at HBS, Steven Wheelwright, the Edsel Bryant Ford Professor of Business Administration, has accepted a full-time assignment as president of the England London Mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of... View Details

March 2021
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Founders Factory

By: Jeffrey F. Rayport and James Barnett

In January 2020, Founders Factory (FF) Executive Chairman Brent Hoberman and CEO Henry Lane Fox were considering FF’s expansion strategy. FF operated as a venture capital (VC) fund built around an accelerator and incubator, and organized around sectors within... View Details

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June 2008
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Kit Hinrichs at Pentagram (B)

By: Linda A. Hill and Emily Stecker

This case focuses on Kit Hindrichs, a 65 year-old partner at Pentagram, a privately-owned multidisciplinary design firm. One of the world's most prestigious design firms, Pentagram was founded by five designers from different disciplines in London in the 1970s. By... View Details

Keywords: Business Offices; Design; Managerial Roles; Private Ownership; Business and Shareholder Relations; Partners and Partnerships; Equality and Inequality; London; San Francisco; New York (state, US)

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23 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Historically Speaking: A Roundtable at HBS

the time that as far as the Internet was concerned, the government was not involved. That observation intrigued me. Later, I listened to a conversation between two FIBS historians regarding the enclosure movement in England between the... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner

01 Dec 2020
News

The Camel and the Unicorn

whaling industry. Morrell: In the early nineteenth century, it was the whaling ships of New England that offered the kinds of high-risk, high-reward stakes that attracted investors. Lazarow: At the time, 70% of the whaling industry was... View Details

01 Jun 2008
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The Prophet of Start-Ups

New England elites — Massachusetts Investors Trust chairman Merrill Griswold, MIT president Karl T. Compton, and Vermont Senator Ralph E. Flanders, the first Congressman to publicly upbraid Joseph McCarthy. Fresh from the U.S. victory in... View Details

Keywords: Spencer E. Ante; George Doriot; Charles F. Kettering; Lawrence Lowell; F. Warren Hellman; Finance; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

16 May 2018
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ALUMNI NVC Finals and Regional Roundup

Enterprise, and Student Business tracks — took the stage at Shad Hall to describe their business concepts in just 90 seconds. The Alumni winner, DynamiCare Health (New England region), rose to the top of a field of 164 original teams from... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

08 May 2019
News

Lessons from the Ashes

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on SoundCloud More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: After leaving England for Australia in late 1830s, John Fairfax began building a media empire. At its height, John Fairfax Limited held the Australian... View Details

20 Dec 2011
First Look

First Look: December 20

technological development offered by the Royal Agricultural Society of England at annual competitions between 1839 and 1939. We find that the effects of prizes on competitive entry are large, and we also detect an impact of the prizes on... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

01 Feb 1998
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Women at the Top

Professor of Business Administration, gave the second case presentation on First Direct, a "virtual" bank in England that has built tremendous market share by providing services via telephone. MBA Class of 1960 Professor of Business... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso and Susan Young

01 Dec 2012
News

Recognizing Volunteers and Donors

International Reach Class of 1992, Section G For its 20th Reunion, the Class of 1992 reached 74 percent participation, surpassing the previous record by 4 percentage points and raising more than $7 million. Among the fundraising volunteers responsible for this... View Details

25 Oct 2011
Research & Ideas

Chasing Stars: Why the Mighty Red Sox Struck Out

have," he says. "Can this person be a good fit based on the team dynamics created by the other players already?" He notes that the New England Patriots have a good reputation for recruiting players based on how they will... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Sports; Banking

04 Oct 2024
In Practice

Research-Based Advice for the Seasonally Overwhelmed and Schedule Challenged

culminating with the Tony Awards in June. ‘Clean slate’ September (or just say no to overbooking) Rather than wait until January, my family makes it a point to clear out the “clutter” in our schedules at the end of each summer and start a fresh year as the New View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

07 Feb 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research: February 7

case:https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/817019-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 815-082 Silicon Fen The region around Cambridge, England (known colloquially as Silicon Fen), is home to a cluster of high-tech startups and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 2014
News

Ready for Takeoff

still touched by something her father told her that day: "You're fulfilling a dream I never dared to have." The transition was not easy for Sender. Everything from the lack of sunlight in the long New England winters to the constant... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Air Transportation; Transportation

01 Dec 2001
News

Reaching Out

and given out grants — I wanted to add something new to my skill set," says the Texas native. As an intern at The Home for Little Wanderers (HLW), a New England agency that serves at-risk children, their families, and communities, Weenick... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons and Julia Hanna; Health, Social Assistance

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Art Nature Business

of convenience" that have "blanketed New England in malls and McDonald's" in his lifetime. Unlike Durand’s painting, where Cole and Bryant contemplate the kindred arts of painting and poetry while walking in nature, here,... View Details

23 Nov 2009
Research & Ideas

Management’s Role in Reforming Health Care

world. With Thomas H. Lee, MD, Bohmer authored the opinion piece "The Shifting Mission of Health Care Delivery Organizations," which appeared in the August 5, 2009, issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. Bohmer recently... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Health

01 Feb 1997
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Made, Not Born: HBS Courses and Entrepreneurial Management

the New England area. Some of the case protagonists are HBS graduates who will visit the class to discuss their companies' current issues. "The small company provides a perfect framework for integrating functional knowledge and... View Details

13 Mar 2018
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Leadership Lessons from the “Lone Survivor” Mission

operations center. To me, that was devastating. I like to say that's kind of like Tom Brady of New England Patriots getting ready to snap the ball on a crucial fourth down. And before he does that, Bill Belichick calling a time out,... View Details

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