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- 01 Sep 2017
- News
History’s Lessons
acted when the stakes were high; from his growing depth as a moral actor; and from his sheer will to get up each morning and do what he could in service to his mission. In early September, Union forces scored a critical military victory.... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
A More Perfect Union
the end, that’s what an effective government does: It provides services to citizens and gives them the basics to do better. Today’s system creates fewer and fewer of those opportunities to move up,” says Ballou-Aares, who was selected as... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Michael Depatie
General Services Administration. The ballroom was once the Postmaster General’s library, and a cupola lets in natural light. During the Civil War it was used as a hospital operating room where amputations were performed. Now we have... View Details
- 12 Jul 2021
- News
Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis
service especially needed given the isolation caused by the pandemic. After two decades in the senior housing industry, which included overseeing a multibillion-dollar portfolio for a REIT, Oppenheim developed a vitality framework built... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
The Joy of Spending
Mike Norton In their early years as cash-strapped grad students, Mike Norton and Elizabeth Dunn never worried about the luxury of disposable income. When they each finally started making a salary, though, they faced a quandary. "We realized there was very little... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
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Faculty Research
How to Avoid a Price Increase Manufacturers usually pass on any cost increases in their materials to consumers. The result is often a price increase (gasoline) or, less often, a smaller amount of product at the same price (potato chips). Which option is more likely to... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Alumni Book Briefs
Raising Eyebrows: A Failed Entrepreneur Finally Gets It Right by Dal LaMagna (MBA ’70) (Wiley) When LaMagna graduated from HBS, his entrepreneurial activities — including operating discos in drive-in theaters and working with the 1960s musical teen sensations the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Books
to new product and service failure rates of 80 percent or more, Zaltman urges market researchers to challenge the status quo. “The sinking of the Titanic resulted from a failure to question two-and-a-half decades of practice,” he notes.... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
More than a Game
Serious fun: Old Boys returned from around the world for their annual match with the HBS Rugby Club Photography by Ben Staples It is said that soccer is a game for gentlemen played by barbarians, whereas rugby — a grueling physical contest that puts its unpadded... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Marriage, Inc.
The census figures tell the story: In the 35-plus age bracket, there are 28 million single women but only 18 million single men. For today’s mature single woman looking to get hitched, the approach must be proactive, methodical, and targeted — not unlike a marketing... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Pamela Thomas Graham
financial news network, the Web site was being relaunched as a separate entity with its own services and special features. "It was an amazing opportunity to come out of the consulting world and lead a business unit," she says. On the Case... View Details
- 08 Sep 2016
- News
How We Make It Work
family-friendly. Here’s the sequence: Large firm consulting. An interesting professional experience which gave me exposure to a wide range of industries; however, the demands of the clients, and the firm itself, did not leave time for family and personal life. The fact... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
For NFL Players, 3rd Down at HBS
Twenty-eight National Football Leagueplayers representing teams from across the league were recently on campus for an Executive Education program that addresses the unique business opportunities and challenges that players face during and after their professional... View Details
- 11 Aug 2011
- News
Heard on the Street and the She-E-Os
After its first a cappella group, The Tycoons, disbanded ca. 1970-71, HBS had to wait almost 20 years before two new a cappella groups, Heard on the Street (HOTS) and the She-E-Os, were founded in the late 1980s: HOTS in 1987 by Bill Gaden (MBA ’89) and the She-E-Os in... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
City of Dreams
operators, in addition to government-run vehicles. The result: an unregulated, competitive chaos on roads already choked with cars, motorcycles, and three-wheeled tuk tuks. If all goes to plan, bus service will be consolidated on clean,... View Details
- 13 Dec 2010
- News
MarketWatch Founder on Media's Future
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Alumni News | Book Briefs
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Food Rights: The Escalating Battle over Who Decides What We Eat by David E. Gumpert (OPM 5, 1981) (Chelsea Green Publishing) Do Americans have the right to get their food from farmers, neighbors, and local producers? Yes, say Gumpert... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
From Where We Stand
my goals. The financial services industry was just opening up to women, and I was on a mission to be one of the first to participate. I loved being a pioneer. I had my goals and was determined to achieve... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Faculty Books
International Finance A Casebook by Mihir A. Desai (John Wiley & Sons) These case studies, by Associate Professor Desai, consider how major financial and investment decisions must adapt to the opportunities and obstacles in a rapidly globalizing world. The book begins... View Details