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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...
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- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Lasting Impressions
A third child, Joey, died ten years ago after battling cystic fibrosis, which led O'Donnell and his wife to start The Joey Fund to support research on the disease. It is one of many significant charitable View Details
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Deborah E. Blagg
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Pearson Hunt
During my time as editor of the Bulletin, the Alumni Office was staffed by one secretary whose principal job was to obtain news of alumni and prepare the notes for the next issue. The Bulletin was published quarterly with a 6-by-9 1/2...
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Pearson Hunt
- 19 May 2008
- Research & Ideas
Connecting School Ties and Stock Recommendations
haven't tested if it is stronger for schools with more active alumni groups, but that is certainly a viable hypothesis. We should test it! Q: What do you foresee as some implications of your investigation,...
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- 14 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Andy Grove on the Confident Leader
its trek through that? Grove: Our last-generation growth has been fueled by a fairly major structural transformation of the computing industry from mainframe, centralized computing to distributed computing, PCs. And that defined the structure View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Ask the Expert: Barreling Ahead
side or the support side (equipment suppliers, startup consultants, etc.)? Over history, some of the most successful ventures were launched on the support side. (Some people who made the most money during...
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- 01 Mar 2010
- News
How to Spur Prosperity
whether it makes sense for their particular region. What would be a wiser strategy? States and countries, for that matter, because this also happens internationally, should look at clusters of...
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- 01 Jun 1999
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
this service is available on the Alumni Web site - another good reason to check it out! Thanks so much for all you do to keep our alumni network alive and thriving. Communication is key to this equation, and I encourage you to stay in...
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- 01 Dec 2000
- News
In War-Torn Liberia, Student Gains a Wealth of Experience
"I wanted to work in international development," says Ballou, whose fellowship through the HBS Initiative on Social Enterprise supplemented her summer income. "I also had a wonderful opportunity at the World Bank, but the IRC gave me a chance to work directly with...
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- 23 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Historically Speaking: A Roundtable at HBS
World War I, it was allowed to share patents with AT&T, Westinghouse, and United Fruit, which used radio to communicate across its infrastructure of plantations and transportation links throughout Latin America. LR: What lies ahead...
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by Jim Aisner
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Rebooting Europe
how to reignite that flame. The former Goldman Sachs banker and Portuguese secretary of state has his work cut out for him. The EU’s 2012 Community Innovation Survey found that while nearly half of European companies claimed innovation...
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- 14 Jun 2024
- News
Highlights from the Spring 2024 Alumni Board Meeting
other. The HBS Alumni Board, whose members are selected from a pool of active and committed volunteer leaders, represents the global HBS alumni community. Members serve as a resources for the Dean, faculty,...
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- 09 Sep 2016
- News
MaiTai Global and Kiteboarding
your 10th anniversary with MaiTai Global this year. Tell me how MaiTai got started. Bill Tai: So MaiTai, first of all, it's a very unusual group. It's a collection of athletes, and entrepreneurs, and innovators. And we have active...
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Growing Together - Annual Report 2014
Center. Scheduled for completion in 2016, the building will be a welcoming gateway to Executive Education for participants, containing meeting rooms, classrooms, offices, and dining facilities, as well as a...
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- 02 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Success of Persistent Entrepreneurs
likely to be successful in their next venture-backed firm. “There is support for the view that some component of performance persistence stems from 'success breeding success.'” These effects are large and...
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by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- Profile
Margarita de la Piedra Carrillo
Margarita de la Piedra Carrillo was attracted to industrial engineering (her undergraduate major) for one of the same reasons she was ultimately attracted to business: "to optimize processes, not just in manufacturing, but in any...
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- 01 Dec 2018
- News
What a Difference a Community Can Make
our efforts, HBS is much stronger today. Thank you for your support and for all that you do to make a positive impact in the world. “The best business leaders take seriously...
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Making Difficult Decisions: The General Manager’s Job (MDD) - Course Catalog
manager’s job. Making Difficult Decisions: The General Manager’s Role (MDD) explores the kinds of decisions made by general managers (GMs) and how context influences both the nature of the choices to be made and the effectiveness of the decisions taken. The course...
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- 06 Mar 2013
- What Do You Think?
Who Should Manage Our Work Time?
individuals routinely measure and manage their time" by providing high-quality administrative support for the effort. How do we account for the renewed interest in these...
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by James Heskett
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Corporate Governance Conference Addresses Global Challenges
discussing their findings, Shleifer and Johnson combined business and economic statistics from these nations to illustrate the levels of investor protection achieved by the disparate models. Establishing appropriate legal support View Details