George F. Baker - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2023
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Engaging Students More Deeply

Students at Success Academy stay more focused on the dot rug. Photo courtesy HBS Multimedia Development To tell the compelling stories of a developer working to revitalize Miami Beach, a Maine lobsterman confronting the economic risks of climate change, and a charter... View Details

Keywords: April White

16 Jan 2013
Research & Ideas

The Messy Link Between Slave Owners and Modern Management

Mississippi planter priced his 48-year-old foreman, Hercules, at $500; recorded the worth of Middleton, a 26-year-old top-producing field hand, at $1,500; and gave 9-month-old George Washington a value of $150. At the end of the year, he... View Details

Keywords: by Katie Johnston

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Teacher Profiles - Case Method Project

Adams Caldwell High School Caldwell, ID Subjects: American Government VA Hope Adams George Washington High School (VA) Danville, VA WI Nick Adams East High School Madison, WI OR Tara Adams Reedsport Community Charter School Reedsport, OR... View Details

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Partners - Case Method Project

2 of 5 Suzanne Bailey Virgil Grissom High School Huntsville, AL AL 3 of 5 Marcee Hinds Baker High School Mobile, AL AL 4 of 5 Michele Olejnik Huntsville High School Huntsville, AL AL 5 of 5 Mark Tenhundfeld McGill-Toolen Catholic High... View Details

01 Sep 2023
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History Matters

The stunning collapse of three high-profile banks in recent months—Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank, and First Republic Bank—churned up a host of headlines and fears: Are these signs of major instability? The first dominos to fall? In the second edition of their... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

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Finance Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Vissing-Jorgensen. Victoria Ivashina : Received the 2019 Apgar Award for Innovation in Teaching. Ishita Sen : Winner of the 2019 European Finance Association (EFA) Best Conference Paper Prize for "Regulatory Limits to Risk Management." 2018 Malcolm P. View Details

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Entrepreneurial Management Curriculum - Faculty & Research

Mitchell Weiss Fall 2024 Q1Q2 3.0 Risks, Opportunities, And Investments In The Era Of Climate Change (ROICC) (also listed under Accounting & Management and General Management) George Serafeim Spring 2025 Q3Q4 3.0 Road to the White House... View Details

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Connell House | About

White as part of the original 1920s campus plan, but its construction was delayed until 1940. Unnamed for many years, the administrative office building was renovated in the late 1960s under Dean George P. View Details

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Human Behavior & Decision-Making - Faculty & Research

organization and how you have created solutions to such problems. 2014 Article Time, Money, and Morality By: F. Gino and C. Mogilner Money, a resource that absorbs much daily attention, seems to be present in much unethical behavior... View Details

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Recognizing Our Donors - Alumni

regardless of their financial means, and helping them pursue a wider range of career paths A Campus Built on Philanthropy Beginning with a founding gift from financier George F. Baker, philanthropy has... View Details

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HBS Entrepreneurship Summit - Alumni

Jr. Professor of Business Administration Fireside Chat: Pathways to Profitability Thomas R. Eisenmann (MBA 1983, DBA 1998), Howard H. Stevenson Professor of Business Administration Jenn Hyman (MBA 2009), Rent the Runway 5:45–9:00 p.m. Reception and Dinner Welcoming... View Details

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A Chronicle of the China Trade. The Papers of Augustine Heard & Co., 1840-1877

Alumni Recruiting MBA Recruiting Recruiting Resources Alumni Bulletin Baker Library | Bloomberg Center Business History Review Harvard Business Publishing Harvard Business Review HBS Working Knowledge Close Harvard Business School About... View Details

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Past Issues - Alumni

Baker Library collection tracks the historical evolution of American commerce, one debtor at a time Complete Table of Contents December 2015 The Year in Ideas 2015 Dozens of new, useful (and sometimes surprising) business insights from... View Details

15 Sep 2017
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Christopher Harland (MBA 1984)

argument and present my ideas are powerful skills to have,” says Harland. After graduating a George F. Baker scholar, Harland went on to a 32-year career at Morgan Stanley,... View Details

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Diversity and Equity - Alumni

commitment to combat racism to create meaningful and enduring change that will enable every member of our community to be their best self. ” Srikant Datar Dean, Harvard Business School George F. View Details

19 Apr 2004
Research & Ideas

Birth of the American Salesman

Scott. The book looks at the changing image of the salesman, represented by the likes of George Babbitt and Willy Loman. In the end, says Friedman, salesmen not only fed America's thirst for consumerism, they also shaped it. Laura Linard:... View Details

Keywords: by Laura Linard

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Faculty & Researchers - Managing the Future of Work

Economic Association (forthcoming). (Pre-published online May 11, 2023.) With Alfaro, Laura, Nick Bloom, Paola Conconi, Harald Fadinger, Patrick Legros, Andrew F. Newman, Raffaella Sadun, and John Van Reenen. The World Management Survey... View Details

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Outdoor Spaces | About

people and creating a sense of community. Many of these spaces play host to memorable gatherings and dedications, such as commencement, when students gather on the Baker Library lawn for an unforgettable ceremony that marks their... View Details

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After the Opium War: Treaty Ports and Compradors - A Chronicle of the China Trade