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- 28 May 2019
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A More Perfect Union
like a venture philanthropy investor group, where members invest time and money to support organizations and candidates that align with its principles. Those include protecting and renewing democracy, promoting fact- and evidence-based... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
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David “Bull” Gurfein: Bronze Star citation
After supervising and confirming the successful breaching of a preponderance of the obstacles, Major Gurfein was directed to drastically modify the systematic schedule of obstacle reduction in order to support I MEF’s accelerated time... View Details
- 16 Nov 2017
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The Business of Social Justice
a tax of 4 percent to annual income above $1 million in order to raise approximately $1.9 billion in new revenue for public education funding. The foundation’s efforts do not stop with providing grant funding to support organizations and... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 01 Dec 2004
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The Future of Stem Cells
River.) In August 2001, President George W. Bush (MBA ’75) announced a ban on federal funding for research on any human embryonic stem-cell lines created after that date. The decision reflected opposition to the use and destruction of... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Sep 2014
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Faculty Q&A: Cents and Sensibilities
is a good case study. A few years ago, California was in complete crisis, fiscally. One option was to become a more “competitive” state—lower taxes, lower spending, “lean and mean.” The other perspective was, “No, that’s not who California is.” They decided to raise... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
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Extraordinary People
team. At the time, it was the highest price paid for a sports franchise, in any sport, anywhere in the world. In time, what appeared to be a very risky decision proved to be a winning business move. Kraft’s bold bets over the years have... View Details
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- 11 Aug 2020
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Find Your Allies
for Educational Opportunity changed her mind. The program, which offers educational and career support to students from underserved communities, helped Harris realize something: she loved finance. “I was 19 years old and there I was,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
$how Me the Money
country, could very well be a felony offense under U.S. law. Yet this is something that goes on in the majority of U.S. corporations all the time. Think what this says to the thousands of people involved in these kinds of decisions every... View Details
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- 13 Nov 2020
- News
A Passion for Education
parents. The Robert L. Ryan Fellowship has supported 18 students since Ryan launched the fellowship in 2004. Providing funding for future generations of MBA students is a fitting way for Ryan to recognize the value of education that his... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
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Lesson from the Fall
breakdown was hastened by Enron’s turbocharged incentives, which offered executives enormous bonuses tied to estimated future profits and a very generous stock-option plan that paid out richly as Enron’s stock became increasingly overvalued. Creating an environment... View Details
- 27 Oct 2017
- News
The Best Business Advice I’ve Ever Received
and I was trying to make a decision whether to leave this particular company or not. And he just blurted that out, sort of. And it has always stayed with me and helped me make a lot of decisions in my... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Find Your Maximum Sustainable Goodness
the mail unannounced. “People make wiser decisions when they are deliberative, rather than when they are following their gut instincts,” he says. Instead, to ensure the greatest impact, Bazerman and his spouse put a date on the calendar... View Details
- 01 Mar 2015
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Clubs Hopping
computing changes the way people use data to make decisions. “We’re seeing more of analytics and big data as a means not just to support the decision a person wants to make, but also as a way to provide... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Profiles from the Class of 2006
girl” from the hills of Jamaica, Sacasha Brown moved with her parents and two younger brothers to Delray Beach, Florida, when she was 10. “My parents made many sacrifices to educate and support us, and they always told me I could be... View Details
- 23 Aug 2018
- News
Healthcare Alumni Keep Learning Through Virtual Programming
“Those first six have had over 550 members attend the live events, and all of our HBSHAA members have access to the recordings after the events,” she says. Recent VRT topics have included a panel discussion with leaders from CVS, talking about their strategic View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
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Q&A: Wrestling with the Unthinkable
future. If terrorism continues in America, it will take longer for consumer confidence to come back and will delay the return to a robust economic cycle. In terms of what economic decisions ordinary citizens can make to View Details
- 01 Jan 2003
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Lillian Lincoln Lambert, MBA 1969
Lambert sold Centennial One, the building services company she started in her Maryland garage 25 years earlier had twelve hundred employees and annual revenues of $20 million. Although her family and friends had initially been surprised by her View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
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One-on-One with Thomas Riley
so. Whenever I have to make a key decision, it reminds me of a case: Here’s the info, the background, do we support this, how do we communicate this, from what angle, what’s critical here, and so on. There are no “answers,” and you must... View Details
- 19 Mar 2015
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Walter Salmon Remembered
campus even after his retirement, Salmon was highly regarded for his tough but humorous approach in the classroom and an unfailing generosity in advising and supporting students. A collection of remembrances follows; add your own in the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
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Ideas in Action
conflict-of-interest) third party, and then decide. Ideally, put any decisions on hold until you read Gino’s book, Sidetracked: Why Our Decisions Get Derailed and How We Can Stick to the Plan, forthcoming in... View Details