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the Name Beth & Seth Klarman Seth Klarman (MBA 1982) is the CEO and portfolio manager of the Boston-based Baupost Group, one of the most successful investment partnerships in the world. Beth Klarman is President of the Klarman View Details

October 2023 (Revised January 2025)
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Ӧzyeğin Social Investments: A Legacy of Giving

By: Christina R. Wing, Zeshan Gondal and Brittany L. Logan

This case explores the work of Özyeğin Social Investments, founded by Hüsnü Özyeğin, one of Turkey's most successful entrepreneurs. With a focus on education, health, gender equality, rural development, and disaster relief in Turkey, Özyeğin Social Investments and the... View Details

Keywords: Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Family Business; Business Model; Social Entrepreneurship; Social Enterprise; Turkey

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07 Nov 2022
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Victoria’s Secret Buys Alumni-Founded Adore Me

garment industry in France, so I frequently heard friends and family complain about the options for buying lingerie in the United States,” he said in a 2014 article from the... View Details

Keywords: Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores; Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores

15 Aug 2022
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University of the Future: Finding the Next World Leaders in Higher Ed

T.M. Chang Professor of China Studies at Harvard University and the Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration at HBS—explores the many ways the three countries have made their mark in higher... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Education

20 Oct 2015
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What to Expect Your First Year at HBS

friends use is “overwhelming”. I agree with this - you can expect your RC year to be very intense both from academic and social perspectives. Firstly, the academic schedule is packed. The discussion group... View Details

25 May 2011
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QuikTrip’s Investment in Retail Employees Pays Off

It's a much believed assumption in the retail world: If you're going to compete on the basis of low cost, then you can't afford to invest in your employees. Extensive training—who has the time to give? Regularly scheduled hours?—way too inflexible. Benefits?—forget it!... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Retail

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Faculty & Research | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Rebecca M. Henderson John and Natty McArthur University Professor Nien-he Hsieh Kim B. Clark Professor of Business Administration Reshmaan N. Hussam Ogunlesi Family Associate Professor of Business... View Details

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Human Behavior & Decision-Making - Faculty & Research

nationality, and family role(s) and that these multiple identities shape people's actions in organizations. The current organizational literature on multiple identities,... View Details

04 Jun 2020
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It’s Not About You: Why Leaders Need to Look Outward

many more dimensions of difference now. It's health status, it's family status. When we talk about inclusion, it's not OK if I make you feel more included at the expense of someone else feeling excluded. That's a cheap way to do it, View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

23 May 2019
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Tracy P. Palandjian, MBA 1997

shepherding them into boarding school and monitoring their development through daily calls and weekend visits. “That was a tough time, but my Harvard ‘family’ made it bearable,” she says. That View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

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Healthy Outcomes - Managing the Future of Work

outcomes such as higher retention and better engagement. Read the Report Featured Videos Joseph Fuller Why Employers Should Care About the Care Economy Why Employers Should Care About the Care Economy Joseph Fuller Joseph Fuller Measuring... View Details

28 Sep 2011
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The Profit Power of Corporate Culture

families as well. Q: How can a CEO spot a dysfunctional or at least disintegrating culture? What should be the first steps to fixing the problem? A: A CEO in this situation should be tracking and managing by... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

11 Apr 2022
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A World of Difference: What Keeps Companies from Becoming More Inclusive

Frances Frei, the UPS Foundation Professor of Service Management, is an expert in the intersection of leadership and inclusion. Francesca Gino, the Tandon Family Professor of Business Administration, studies... View Details

Keywords: by Jen McFarland Flint

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Faculty & Research - Leadership

leadership team have made inroads to this end, including adjusting the... April 2025 Case Pouring Oil on Troubled Waters: Vickers Oils and Resolving Family Conflict over Generations By: Lauren Cohen ,... View Details

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Investment Banking & Securities Underwriting | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

son Philip joined the firm as a partner in 1885 and directed Lehman Brothers from 1901 to 1925. While Lehman Brothers increased its number of employees, until the 1920s only male members of the Lehman family... View Details

04 May 2021
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Best Buy: How Human Connection Saved a Failing Retailer

asked to think of an inspiring friend in their lives. “For me, it’s my brother Philippe,” Joly says. “He is such a generous soul and a great life coach, always focused on finding the best in you View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Retail

24 Jun 2002
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Four Keys of Enduring Success: How High Achievers Win

going to do all four all the time,' you never accomplish anything. "Would your family and friends fill out your profile in the same way you do? ... In organizations, yes,... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

04 Feb 2002
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How a Juicy Brand Came Back to Life

unfolds. An Endearing Artlessness Some brands just want to have fun, and from birth Snapple was one of them. Operating from the back of his parents' pickle store in Queens, Arnie Greenberg and his View Details

Keywords: by John Deighton; Food & Beverage

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About - Race, Gender & Equity

gender, work, and family limit both men’s and women’s ability to thrive personally and professionally. Her work is published in academic... View Details

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The Forgotten Real Estate Boom - Bubbles, Panics & Crashes – Historical Collections – Harvard Business School

whose causes and consequences remain unclear. 23 The housing price downturn in 1926 led to a rise in the foreclosure rate. Foreclosures were the cause of considerable hardship in the 1920s, but public attention focused on the plight of... View Details

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