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The Campus Emerges - A Concrete Symbol: The Building of Harvard Business School 1908-1927 – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
remaining facilities concluded the following year. The campus emerged rapidly from the formerly marshy area over a two year period. In order to keep within the budget some cost-cutting measures proved necessary, such as reducing the marble trim View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
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Social Investing Pioneers
the social impact bond, an innovative approach to marrying social purpose with financial returns for investors. Still in the pilot stage in the UK, social impact bonds already have enthusiastic supporters determined to bring them to the...
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- 01 Oct 1998
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Putting on the Wheels
the political and economic turmoil following the fall of the Berlin Wall, he urged GM's senior management to locate a new plant for the company's Opel line in the East German town of Eisenach. Eisenach seemed a long shot at best. Even...
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Mary Ellen Gardner
- 01 Jun 1999
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Short Takes
that will clearly define and equalize both private and social costs. In addition, he urges firms to take a hard look at their own operations and develop measures for pollution control and natural resource preservation as well as View Details
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Judith A. Ross
- 13 Jun 2017
- Research & Ideas
Why Global Investments Are Still a Good Bet
sense to be diversified than it used to in the past, since, at the end of the day, all markets are moving together,” says Luis Viceira, George E. Bates Professor and Senior Associate Dean for International Development at Harvard Business...
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for the current rates and membership information. Membership Refunds If for any reason it is necessary to cancel your membership or one of your services refunds can be View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
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The Middle Way
celebrate a new peace: After 20 years of negotiations, the four groups had agreed on a historic deal for land use in the Great Bear Rainforest, a 25,000-square-mile stretch of BC’s north and central coastlands—the largest intact coastal...
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Dan Morrell; photos by Kamil Bialous
- 01 Dec 2016
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Is Cash the Best Form of Charity?
(Illustration by Edmon de Haro) (Illustration by Edmon de Haro) When Michael Faye (PhDBE 2009) and his cofounders—including Harvard grad students Paul Niehaus and Rohit Wanchoo—first proposed the model for...
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April White
- 01 Oct 1997
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Patricia ("Tosh") Rapoport Barron
whose lives would become inextricably linked with her own: HBS classmate Thomas C. Barron, whom she would later marry, and a Tanzanian woman named Rukia Hamisi, who would become an important friend. Hired by McKinsey after graduation from HBS, Barron worked as a...
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Nancy O. Perry
- 08 Dec 2015
- Research & Ideas
You Won't Make It If You Fake It
consultant at McKinsey and for Treasury Secretary Larry Summers for six years before joining Google at 32. When she and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg began working together in 2007, Sandberg View Details
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by Bill George
- 16 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
HBS Center Focuses on Europe
The center approached Alessi, a medium-sized tableware company in Italy, at the request of professors Youngme Moon and Gail McGovern for a case in the Consumer Marketing MBA elective. Working through...
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by Cynthia Churchwell
- 18 May 2023
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Cultivating Can-Do Attitudes
Two days before Thanksgiving 2002, the 4th graders of Irving Primary in Peoria, Illinois, gathered in the school's gym for an assembly. The students were restless, Jen Wilfong (GMP 3, 2007) recalls. They were chatting and jostling one...
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April White
- 17 Oct 2022
- Blog Post
6 Things to Know About Sustainability at HBS
You’ll find beehives and rooftop gardens on campus Beehives have been on campus since 2015 as part of a project proposed by our SSAs. Our four hives act as a natural fertilizer, increasing biodiversity on campus. HBS also has nine green...
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- 01 Mar 2011
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Tax and Grow
begin to repatriate cash and use it productively at home. The combined revenue effect is likely to be relatively small. Ideally, firms would invest their excess cash funds in new projects in the United States and avoid the 2 percent tax. President Obama’s View Details
- 04 May 2016
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What Does Boaty McBoatface Tell Us About Brand Control on the Internet?
proposed a name, Boaty McBoatface. The name immediately zoomed into the lead on the Internet, perhaps supported by adolescents (and their parents) who had grown up playing with toys like Thomas, the friendly locomotive. (Hand later...
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- 01 Dec 2009
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Back to School
D.C., to work at a nonprofit education-reform group. Then, as now, I feel the future of any society depends on its ability to educate and prepare the next generation to take its turn at the wheel. For a time, I rejoined the for-profit...
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- 01 Oct 2001
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New Economy Notables: John Doerr
John Doerr Photo courtesy of John Doerr The summer after his first year at HBS, armed with a master's in electrical engineering from Rice University, John Doerr moved to California for two reasons. "I wanted to apprentice with a venture...
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- 01 Mar 2010
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Analyze This
Story ideas sometimes come from unexpected places. I would hazard to guess that this issue of the Bulletin offers a first in the magazine’s long history. Inspired by a copy of our international mailing list, Senior Associate Editor Garry Emmons View Details
- 17 Nov 2011
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Organizational Design
organization? What Are The Best Techniques For Fostering Innovation In Multicultural Teams? Innovating at the World's Crossroads: How Multicultural Networks Promote Creativity HBS professor Roy Y.J. Chua View Details
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- 01 Sep 2012
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A Silent Workplace Crisis
resources or employee assistance programs. One simple change, to have information and referral requests managed by experienced geriatric-care managers, would dramatically improve utilization of services. Corporate wellness programs and...
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