Budgets and Budgeting - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2011
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Making the Case for Leadership

programming vision, to recruiting and motivating a growing team of employees (some of whom, like Swan, were commuting from other cities at the time). Also in play: managing a tight, closely watched budget... View Details

01 Dec 2002
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Serving through TechnoServe

Paul and Susan Tierney in Ghana. With a mission to create economic value in Latin America and Africa by supporting local entrepreneurs, TechnoServe uses its $15 million budget... View Details

13 Sep 2019
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Hollywood Ending

Laurence Fishburne. Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro (The Shape of Water), Jason Blum (Get Out), Lena Waithe (Master of None), and Sam Raimi (Spider-Man) have also signed on to headline “lighthouse” shows, with View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; photo by Christina Gandolfo

01 Oct 1999
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A Constructive Summer at HBS

Two highly visible projects took shape on campus this past summer - one forward looking and one aimed at preserving a historic campus landmark. The first is the Spangler Center, the new campus center that is rapidly rising from its... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

01 Jun 2015
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Higher Ground

Video Embed Eight months after the levees broke, the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra returned to New Orleans to play a concert. They weren’t home yet, though. Their usual venue, the 87-year-old Orpheum Theater downtown, was in ruins, still covered in mud View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries

23 Oct 2019
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Training Principals to Build Great Schools

an HBS senior lecturer who took the program reins from Grossman when he retired in June. “Even when they do, their budgets are limited. This program gives principals an accessible and affordable tool kit.”... View Details

Keywords: University Collaborations

01 Jun 2015
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Research Brief: If State Pensions Clean Up Their Books, Who Pays?

When the financial crisis hit in 2008, it became apparent that many states had played fast and loose with their pension funding. Some states slashed benefits, others contemplated bankruptcy. You might think state governments, burned badly... View Details

Keywords: Erin Peterson

01 Dec 1999
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Q & A: Herb Kohl

they don't contribute. My support for young people cuts across a broad spectrum - from supporting a balanced budget amendment so we won't pass our debt on to them, to things more traditionally thought of as kids' issues: Head Start,... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Jun 2025
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Navigating Uncertainty: Dean Datar on HBS’s Path Forward

With Harvard navigating an array of pressures, Jana Kierstead, Executive Director of the MBA and Doctoral Programs and External Relations, spoke with Dean Srikant Datar about how HBS is responding to new challenges while maintaining its focus on strategic priorities.... View Details

01 Dec 2010
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Additional alumni books for your consideration.

as money-market funds. Islands of Profit in a Sea of Red Ink: Why 40% of Your Business Is Unprofitable, and How to Fix It by Jonathan L.S. Byrnes (DBA ’80) (Penguin Portfolio) Given the uncomfortable truth that it’s possible, even easy,... View Details

Keywords: Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles

01 Apr 1996
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Technology for Learning's Sake

Intel executives discussing company strategy. "The assignment is to select one or two television commercials for Intel's Pentium microprocessor launch in the U.K. market and to develop supporting arguments for their selections," he notes.... View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg; photo by David Zadig

01 Dec 2016
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Alumni Leading Change

classrooms. “Our annual budget is equivalent to the budget of a medium-sized high school, and we’re reaching 10 million students a month,” says Khan. Khan Academy also partners... View Details

01 Jun 2022
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Turning Point: Sparking Change

confidence I had gained by growing up in Detroit and going to Howard University to say, “I would raise that ad budget by $5 million.” Professor Starr said, “You would?” After I’d explained my reasoning, he... View Details

01 Sep 2012
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Alumni Books

that can greatly improve local governmental services without costing taxpayers more. They discuss incorporating outcome indicators into strategic planning and budgeting; building a local government’s budget... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

01 Dec 2006
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MBA vs. MBA

classes.” But Taylor’s lack of experience in Washington may be his biggest handicap. After sixteen years in Congress, Edwards wields political clout. He’s one of only five House members sitting on both the powerful Budget View Details

Keywords: Kathryn Jones; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support

01 Jun 2014
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Book Review: Hooray for the Huddled Masses

book, Becoming American: Why Immigration Is Good for Our Nation's Future, weaves in stories of successful immigrant economists, entrepreneurs, and government advisers while debunking myths that surround immigration. For example, according... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

01 Sep 2005
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Get Ready for Saudi Oil Shock

could reorder the way a lot of corporations work today. Instead of having 1,000 people in the same office, create localized offices or give people a budget to create an office at home. In doing so, you would significantly improve the... View Details

Keywords: Lewis I. Rice; Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing; Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing; Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing; Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing

01 Oct 2002
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Sam Hayes

increasing its budget and the resources for its enforcement arm and making surprise “inspections” much more frequent. Those who violate the law or SEC rules should be punished... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

02 Mar 2010
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Alumna Appointed to National Fiscal Committee

Keywords: Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services; Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services; Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services; Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services; Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services; Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services

12 Jun 2014
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The First Five Years: Minal Mehta (MBA 2011)

meet incredibly talented fitness instructors, dancers, and entrepreneurs who are making a real difference in people's lives by encouraging and embodying healthy living themselves. "The most challenging part... View Details

Keywords: fitness; Arts, Entertainment

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