by William Kerr - Publications - Faculty & Research

15 Sep 2015
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Easing the Costs of Saving a Child

When Kerr Taylor (OPM 39, 2010) and his wife, Jill, returned from Russia in 1998 with his adopted baby girl, Christina, another child remained in his thoughts: a blue-eyed little boy named Andrew left behind in the orphanage. “He’s in my... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

01 Sep 2020
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Reinvigorating Democracy: A Vote for Change

Politics Industry, How Political Innovation Can Break Partisan Gridlock and Save Our Democracy, the authors apply Porter’s renowned “Five Forces” business framework to the realm of politics. Gehl, the former CEO of Gehl Foods, and Porter, the Bishop View Details

Keywords: Young, Susan

11 May 2020
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Covid-19 Dispatch: Karen Mills

01 Sep 2017
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HBS Fund Supports Core Priorities Including Financial Aid

“I want to help put others in a position to choose careers based on impact and enrich ment, not just a paycheck.” —Monne Williams (MBA 2012) “I want to help put others in a position to choose careers based on impact and enrich ment, not... View Details

01 Jun 2017
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The Evolving HBS Campus

Pictured, from left: Cliff Gayley and architect William Rawn of William Rawn Associates; Dean Nitin Nohria; Beth Klarman; Seth Klarman; and Richard Walsh, president and CEO of Walsh Brothers, the project... View Details

01 Dec 2012
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HBS Alumni in Harvard Leadership Roles

With new and continuing appointments, HBS alumni are playing key roles in the governance structure of Harvard University. In September, Theodore Wells (MBA 1974/JD 1976) was elected to the Harvard Corporation by members of the Corporation... View Details

01 Dec 2013
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Innovation as Antidote

inspiration typically comes from a very human place. DART Therapeutics CEO Gene Williams (MBA 1987) ("Your Own Medicine"), for instance, told us about a revelation he had during a 2002 trip to Rotterdam to observe clinical trials for the... View Details

Keywords: Health, Social Assistance

01 Dec 2022
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Turning Point: Soul Cycle

Karyn Kerr Pettigrew (MBA 1990) (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) Karyn Kerr Pettigrew (MBA 1990) (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) We all have... View Details

Keywords: transitions; life experience; career change; entrepreneurship

09 Sep 2015
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Here's why Germany is welcoming migrants with open arms

02 May 2024
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Why Is Everyone Moving to Canada?

04 Jul 2023
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How Unilever Is Preparing for the Future of Work

19 Feb 2019
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Global Migration and Offshore Outsourcing

03 Oct 2016
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Immigrant Entrepreneurs

Keywords: entrepreneurship; immigration; economic growth; jobs creation; government policy

02 Nov 2015
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Making Higher Ed Accessible to Africans

work, in particular the relationship between investors and management. It was that dynamic that propelled him to HBS three years later. “HBS kicked my butt,” he recalls, recalling his experiences with professors Michael Porter, Jeffry Timmins, View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

01 Dec 2013
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Your Own Medicine

WILLIAMS CHARLEY SECKLER in the midst of the first-ever trial for a DMD treatment at Johns Hopkins University. Photo courtesy the Seckler Family by Dan Morrell There's this picture of Charley Seckler from... View Details

Keywords: Morrell, Daniel; biomedicine; biopharmaceutical company; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

01 Apr 1996
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New Releases

preference curves. A Critical Guide to Management Training Videos and Selected Multimedia, 1996 edited by William Ellet and Laura Winig (HBS Press) Looking for a training video? A Critical Guide to... View Details

01 Dec 2019
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From Das’s Desk

written and the insights and lessons they offer. The Disruptive Voice – A series that looks at examples of disruptive innovation being explored by academics, researchers, and practitioners who were inspired View Details

Keywords: podcasts; lifelong learning; alumni; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Sep 2003
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Alumni Bookshelf

Authentic Leadership by William W. (“Bill”) George (MBA ’66) (Jossey-Bass) Drawing from a decade of experience as CEO and chairman of medical technology company Medtronic, George analyzes the causes of the... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Sep 2005
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Will He or Won’t He?

There’s another guessing game going on in Washington, and it doesn’t involve the direction of the Supreme Court. Give up? It’s all about how Christopher Cox (MBA ’76), chosen by President George W. Bush (MBA ’75) to head the SEC, will... View Details

Keywords: Government

04 Dec 2018
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