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June 2002 (Revised November 2004)
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John Maynard Keynes: His Life, Times, and Writings

By: Huw Pill and Ingrid Vogel

Discusses the life, times, and writings of John Maynard Keynes. Consists of three parts. First, it summarizes Keynes' life by reproducing his 1946 obituary from The Times of London. Second, it recalls the dramatic economic events of the times in which he lived by... View Details

Keywords: History; Personal Development and Career; Economics; Theory; Macroeconomics

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25 Jun 2007
Research & Ideas

HBS Cases: Beauty Entrepreneur Madam Walker

and the Caribbean were using Walker beauty products. The New York Times marked the day of her death with an obituary titled "Wealthiest Negress Dead." Koehn says "Madam C.J. Walker" was deeply satisfying to teach as... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Beauty & Cosmetics

30 Jan 2019
What Do You Think?

Who Will Measure up to These Two Remarkable Leaders?

often without the human element. My point is not that they don’t make ‘em like these two anymore. Their equals (not many) are in action among us now. But in reading the glowing obituaries for Bogle and Kelleher, both as leaders and as... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Air Transportation; Financial Services

13 Jun 2016
Lessons from the Classroom

That's Classic: Modern-Day Business Lessons from Ancient Rome

Sandberg’s [MBA 1995] chapter in Lean In about her husband, Dave Goldberg, then his obituary and Sheryl’s reflections on his unexpected death. That comes close to Marcus Aurelius thinking about his own mortality in Meditations;... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

06 Aug 2014
What Do You Think?

What Is Warren Bennis’s Legacy?

Summing Up Was Warren Bennis's Optimism Regarding the Future of Leadership Warranted? In a recent obituary for Warren Bennis in the New York Times, former executive and HBS Professor Bill George was quoted as writing that "I look at... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Education

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