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Lehman Brothers Family Partners | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Lehman Robert Lehman, also known as Bobbie, led Lehman Brothers from 1925 until his death in 1969, guiding the firm through the Great Depression into the postwar economic growth of the 1950s and 60s. Robert’s great passion was art. After... View Details
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Curriculum - Business & Environment
In 2018, Swedish furniture maker IKEA was undergoing a significant transformation. Challenged by the rise of online shopping and changing consumer behavior, and mourning the death of its founder, the Company's top executives knew they had... View Details
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News - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Millions to Boost Baltimore Economy Businesses Pledge Millions to Boost Baltimore Economy by Michael E. Porter Mar 15, 2016 Media Mention The costs of inequality: Faster lives, quicker deaths The costs of inequality: Faster lives, quicker... View Details
- 19 Jan 2015
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Is Wikipedia More Biased Than Encyclopædia Britannica?
Democrats (e.g., tax breaks, minimum wage, fuel efficiency) and Republicans (e.g., death tax, border security, war on terror), rating each according to political slant. Zhu and Greenstein then identified some 4,000 articles that appeared... View Details
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Teacher Profiles - Case Method Project
York, NY MA Holly Troiano Monument Mountain Regional High School Great Barrington, MA Subjects: AP U.S. History, College Prep/Honors U.S. History, Politics, Current Issues, Life & Death MN Laura Tucci Fairview Alternative High School... View Details
- 02 Nov 2021
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Why COVID-19 Probably Killed More People Than We Realize
As the number of casualties from COVID-19 ballooned at an alarming rate last year, some feared that government officials were failing to report several coronavirus-related losses and the actual death toll was much higher worldwide. While... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 09 Mar 2003
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Six Keys to Building New Markets by Unleashing Disruptive Innovation
A business plan predicated upon asking customers to adopt new priorities and behave differently from how they have in the past is an uphill death march through knee-deep mud. Instead of designing products and services that dictate... View Details
- 28 Mar 2023
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The FDA’s Speedy Drug Approvals Are Safe: A Win-Win for Patients and Pharma Innovation
reasons. To evaluate the BTD program, the research team looked at the time spent in late-stage clinical testing, as well as data collected from the FDA’s Adverse Event Reporting System, which relies on reports of negative side effects ranging from headaches and nausea... View Details
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Morgan Hall | About
States. Two years later, Morgan was able to underwrite federal bonds to help finance Civil War debt. The firm was reorganized after Drexel’s death and renamed J.P. Morgan & Company in 1895. By 1900, Morgan’s firm was one of the most... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
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Who Was George F. Baker?
banking and finance. Remembering George F. Baker: After his death in 1931, the boards of many of the dozens of companies and philanthropies Baker had served on wrote tributes that are stored in a finely crafted chest, now part of the... View Details
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Investing in Emerging Industries | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Philip Lehman, took over leadership from his father in 1925. Robert’s uncle, Arthur Lehman served as a senior partner of Lehman Brothers until his death in 1936. In 1928, Lehman Brothers moved to One William Street, an eleven-story... View Details
- 20 Dec 2010
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Panama Canal: Troubled History, Astounding Turnaround
soon became the electoral kiss of death for Panamanian politicians. Q: What has happened since the transfer of control? A: After the United States removed Noriega, the Panama Canal underwent a management revolution. Once the political... View Details
- 13 Jul 2020
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Merck CEO Ken Frazier Discusses a COVID Cure, Racism, and Why Leaders Need to Walk the Talk
a GED, but no college and no job, we would make a big impact on this. We have to have the psychological armor to defend ourselves against the racism that's all around us. Neeley: George Floyd's death has reawakened corporate America to... View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
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The War Within
Great Famine, it is believed to have led to the deaths of nearly 4 million Ukrainians. “There were people who were carrying profound mental illness burdens from 50 years before,” Ames says. “Through the intensity of the experience, I... View Details
- 11 Mar 2019
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Branding Sells Cereal, Handbags, and Vacations. Can It Sell a Country?
secularization after the death of dictator Francisco Franco. Relevant. Governments can’t sway the opinion of a disinterested audience. The imagery and associations of the place need to matter to the targeted audience. A branding campaign... View Details
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Leadership Transitions | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
William Street Fund. Lehmans from subsequent generations also served as partners. The death of Robert Lehman in 1969, however, left a void in the company, as he was the last family member to lead the firm. "Ready for the New Era in... View Details
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Loeb House | About
along with his wife, Frances Lehman Loeb. Loeb’s deep devotion to Harvard was noted at the time of his death by Harvard University President Neil L. Rudenstine, who said, “Harvard University has lost the friend of a lifetime.” Loeb’s... View Details
- 21 Jul 2022
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Did Pandemic Stimulus Funds Spur the Rise of 'Meme Stocks'?
policy makers.” You Might Also Like: Who Pays For Wildfire and Hurricane Damage? Everyone. Bankruptcy Spells Death for Too Many Businesses Keep or Cut Workers? How Companies Reacted to the COVID-19 Crisis Feedback or ideas to share? Email... View Details
- 30 Jul 2007
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Repugnant Markets and How They Get That Way
there already is a market for kidney sales, but it is illegal and dangerous. A lot of abuses happen in the illegal kidney markets. For example, in China they get organs from executed prisoners. They defend it. They say, "You Americans have a View Details
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Doing Business in a Divided World - Alumni
as dozens of observers looked on. As outrage about his death rips across the city, General Mills’ CEO Jeff Harmening must decide what to say and do about this wrenching event in his company’s hometown. By exploring with Jeff how he... View Details