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- 19 Sep 2016
- News
The Real Meaning of Love
people’s awareness of the warning signs of abusive and controlling relationships. “The One Love Foundation in Honor of Yeardley Love was started in 2010 after Yeardley, who was a University of Virginia fourth year, was beaten to death by... View Details
- 19 Nov 2020
- News
How Panera’s CEO Learned to Go Against the Grain
complicated,’ he says. For instance, Mr. Gulati has taught him that company leaders can’t innovate their way out of a proverbial death spiral. ‘His lesson was that if you’re in trouble and you over-innovate, you accelerate the View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Turning Point: Ready or Not
Mansoor Basha (GMP 13, 2012) (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) Mansoor Basha (GMP 13, 2012) (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) At the start of the pandemic, I hunkered down like everyone else. But as time went on and the death toll rose, I... View Details
- 15 Jan 2019
- News
Working to Improve the End of Life
Laurie Leonard (MBA 1977) is executive director of End of Life Choices New York, a nonprofit advocacy, counseling, and educational organization. In the following interview, she discusses the group’s mission and her reasons for serving. “When I got to be in my 40s, I... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Booth Gardner’s Night at the Oscars
leaving office. Although his own condition is not considered life-threatening, in 2006 he took on what has become known as the Death with Dignity campaign, believing that terminally ill people should have the right to make the choice of... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
A Woman in the House
Boston native Kathy Davis (MBA 1982) never intended to go into politics, or to get her name in the Hoosier history books. But on October 20, 2003, she did both when she was confirmed as the first woman lieutenant governor of Indiana — a vacancy created by the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Faculty Research Online
globalization of medical services? Q&A with Professor Tarun Khanna. Visit http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5814.html. When Your Product Becomes a Commodity Like death and taxes, commoditization of your products is a given. Professor John Quelch... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Interpreting the Gipper
Beschloss Photo Courtesy of The Newshour with Jim Lehrer Following the death of former President Ronald Reagan in June, presidential historian and author Michael Beschloss (MBA 1980) was frequently quoted in the media on his assessment of... View Details
- 10 Nov 2017
- News
Girl’s Pendant Found at Nazi Camp Site Reunites a Family
Chaim Motzen (MBA 2006) More than 70 years ago, the record of a Nazi death camp in Sobibor, Poland, was nearly lost to history. But archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority have been excavating the site, uncovering mass... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Faculty Q&A: That’s Classic
leader in question is experiencing a life-and-death dilemma—if he doesn’t get it right, he’d be killed. It’s very, very exaggerated. We’d ask, “How is this speaking to you?” Everyone would start by acknowledging that death was not a... View Details
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- 20 Nov 2017
- News
Finding Common Ground
their numbers have been in precipitous and alarming decline in recent years. One environmentalist told Crespin he initially feared the meeting was “like going to the Death Star”; but, by finding common ground, they are working together as... View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
New York Club Asks for Donations to September 11 Relief Fund
complex. The New York Police & Fire Widows' & Children's Benefit Fund assists the families of fallen New York City firefighters and police officers. It provides funds to families at the time of a death to assist with immediate expenses.... View Details
- 01 Aug 2013
- News
A Cure for Cold Storage
million people die every year from vaccine-preventable diseases," says Schrader, who led Vaxess to another win at HBS's 2013 New Venture Competition this spring. Compare that number to the 1.8 million annual global deaths from HIV and the... View Details
- 28 May 2021
- News
Unspent Love
Kingston’s father carried them up to the children’s rooms. Kingston opened the first gift on her 12th birthday, 10 days after her mother’s death at the age of 48. “When I was a child, opening the next package felt like a treasure hunt. As... View Details
- 15 May 2018
- News
Spreading the Safety Net
paid sick leave and the flexibility to work from home, or even abroad. Our hourly employees, working in Rent the Runway’s warehouse, on the customer service team and in our retail stores, had to face life events like caring for a newborn, grieving after the View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
On the National Stage
for personal reasons. Heinz’s father, John Heinz (MBA 1963), a Republican senator from Pennsylvania, was killed in a plane crash in 1991. It was Kerry, Heinz says, who helped his grieving mother, Teresa Heinz, regain her interest in life. “My dad’s View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Faculty Books
Questions of Character by Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. (HBS Press) Professor Badaracco argues that serious fiction provides us with memorable characters facing challenges similar to those that confront business leaders. Through analysis of the main characters in View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
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HBS Press Books in Brief
line managers and CEOs will find compelling. The Death of Distance: How the Communications Revolution Is Changing Our Lives, a completely new edition of the best-selling book by journalist Frances Cairncross of the Economist, explains how... View Details
- 22 Jan 2019
- News
Remembering Walter Shipley
endorsing employee well-being and diversity long before those topics became fashionable. Beginning in 1996, the Financial Times reports, he asked business units to submit plans on diversity, including the advancement of women. When JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon (MBA 1982)... View Details
- 25 Jun 2020
- News
Covering All Corners
shores. The true danger of COVID-19 lies in its ability to spread aggressively while taking a heavy toll on a significant portion of those who contract it. Consequently, it places severe stress on hospitals, which only exacerbates the problem and ultimately leads to... View Details