Power And Politics - Publications - Faculty & Research

25 Mar 2016
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Putting Faith in a Good Education

(cofounder, Intuit) and Peter Wendell (cofounder, Sierra Ventures). “I’ve used the techniques I learned at HBS every day in the last 40 years.” His Christian faith has also been crucial in forming Edify’s mission, View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

19 Jan 2023
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Forged in Fire

crucibles in our lives. So what gifts are right in front of all of us if we can only open our hearts and our minds to receive them? And that to me really is the power in what... View Details

01 Jan 2012
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Andrew H. Tisch, MBA 1977

up to the ideals instilled in him by his forebears. Several months after their father died of cancer eight years ago, the Tisch brothers split his office into two, each taking half. “Sometimes when I’m struggling with an issue—whether it is business or personal,” he... View Details

07 Sep 2021
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September 2021 Alumni Books

people fighting the novel coronavirus on the front lines, Slavitt brings you into the room as fateful decisions are made. The story that emerges is one of a country in which—despite the heroics of many—bad leadership, political View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Jan 2004
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Minoru Makihara, 75th AMP, 1977

into Japan's most famous, prestigious, and powerful collection of companies (or keiretsu), offering a wide array of products and services, but in the early nineties, Mitsubishi... View Details

01 Jan 2005
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Nancy M. Barry, MBA 1975

Initiative Advisory Board, and in 2001 she received the HBS Women's Student Association award as the outstanding female graduate in finance and consulting. Named to Forbes magazine's list of the world's most... View Details

01 Apr 1997
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Manager's Notebook

customer information. But now, conveniences such as Web browsers and "smart cards" (which today are used to store electronic money in several European markets and, in the future, could record an individual's daily transaction information)... View Details

Keywords: Judith Ross

04 Nov 2020
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The Long View: Persevering Through Past Crises

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes “We are only as good as our experiences. I think of every setback as an experience to make me stronger, more marketable and a better executive or entrepreneur. While I... View Details

01 Apr 1998
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Student Conferences Inspire Campus Dialogue

Against Discrimination, led a town meeting on lessons learned from last year's revelations of racist attitudes among certain corporate executives at Texaco. Hugh B. Price, president and CEO of the National Urban League, concluded the... View Details

01 Feb 2001
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Books

Allen, argues that a timeless strategic principle — building market power in a well-defined core business — remains the key source of competitive advantage and the most viable platform for successful... View Details

Keywords: books; research; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Jan 2006
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Sir Ronald M. Cohen, MBA 1969

using entrepreneurship as a powerful weapon against poverty.” Three years ago, Cohen helped create and fund The Portland Trust to alleviate poverty and ease tensions in the... View Details

01 Dec 2009
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Up on the Green Roof

chief of Operations. “We have photovoltaic panels on a portion of the roof, and we run a cogeneration plant in the basement that uses natural gas to fire a generator to help power the building, with the... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Construction of Buildings; Construction

02 Aug 2018
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Can Marketing Help Halt the Heroin Epidemic?

destroying individuals and families. In recent years, as the opioid crisis swept the country, the organization shifted to a broader focus, re-branded as the Georgia Prevention Project. Now Langford wants to stem the spread of opioids with... View Details

12 Apr 2023
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Step Change

congressional committees and the general power structure in Washington," Harmon says. "Enan's ability to relate to people and explain opportunities in Egypt to members of... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; entrepreneurship; women; venture capital; Egypt; developing economies; Finance

11 Sep 2018
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Bringing Government Up to Code

things that are really broken about our current system. Luna: Food assistance and other government services are a hot button issue in politics. How do you stay out of that realm and focus on the mission... View Details

20 Jun 2019
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Reframing Modern Art

content of the work, the context in which I worked, the issues that I was dealing with, the unfolding of the global financial markets, as well as the political and economic situation that shaped especially... View Details

28 Sep 2021
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Alumni Connections Drive Career Opportunities for Students

tell our story so that people could grasp the power of what Facily was trying to do. Ultimately, we were able to put this in action in a number of meetings.” What Westphal accomplished in a short time as the company’s first intern was... View Details

Keywords: Becca Carnahan

17 Dec 2017
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How Music Forged a Fighter for Free Expression

funds, because obviously, we need to be able to speak truth to power and, you know, we can't be encumbered by any certain allegiance to administrations or governments that might be imprisoning artists. White: View Details

01 Jun 1997
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Sorting Myth from Reality at Hong Kong Conference

ahead in an increasingly competitive, global economy, the Business School has to continue its tradition of excellence, he said. That means ensuring that the faculty are close to practice, the School cultivates its powerful alumni network,... View Details

Keywords: Alejandro Reyes

20 Jul 2020
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Responding to Racism Amid a Pandemic; LGBT Alumni Take Pride Celebration Online

I was humbled by this conversation. It was very powerful and very well received.” Julia Rocco (PLDA 24), club copresident, added that conversation was encouraging for her, as many people expressed a lot of... View Details