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01 Jun 2003
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Dean Clark Addresses Journalists

Declaring himself “appalled” and “dismayed“ by recent acts of greed and wrongdoing in corporate America, Dean Kim B. Clark told a National Press Club audience in Washington last February that “we need solutions that are driven by a broader conception of what went wrong... View Details

Keywords: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Management

30 Jan 2009
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What’s It Worth to You?

How much is a CEO worth? What is appropriate compensation for the leader of a large and complex organization? One frequent reply has been “Let the market decide.” The “market” apparently decided that Lehman Brothers CEO Richard Fuld was worth nearly $500 million over... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

06 Oct 2020
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COVID-19 Is Rewriting the Rules of Corporate Governance

Keywords: COVID-19

01 Jun 2002
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Profile: The Invisible Hand - Robert Massie and God's Green Earth

Will the real Robert Kinloch Massie (DBA '89) please stand up? Priest. Politician. University lecturer. Medical marvel. Social activist. Prize-winning historian. Environmentalist. Executive. While Bob Massie is justified in rising to acknowledge any of these... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; management; ethics

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Islamic Capitalism and the Rise of Religious-Conservative Big Business

By: Kristin Fabbe, Űmit Őzlale and Efe Murat Balikçioğlu

This chapter argues that the rise of “Islamic capitalism” and the country’s so-called “conservative bourgeoisie” owes much to the pragmatism and agility of Islamic actors who are quick to seize upon new economic and political opportunities by leveraging religious... View Details

Keywords: Islamic Capitalism; Economic Systems; Religion; Values and Beliefs; Government and Politics; Power and Influence; Turkey

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22 Jul 2010
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New Jobs in Tourism

Keywords: Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

30 Jul 2010
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Notes from a Hammock

I’m just back from vacation and the usual summer fun: swimming, boating, murder and mayhem. Oh, that last part no worries, it got no further than my hammock. That’s where I finally got around to reading The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, the first in Swedish author Stieg... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

19 Aug 2011
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Starting Up America

Keywords: Administration of Economic Programs; Government

16 Dec 2014
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Getting Schooled

Keywords: Government

21 Nov 2013
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10 Predictions for China's Economy in 2014

Keywords: predictions; China; economic trends; social trends; politics

01 Oct 2001
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Ethics Fellowship Announced

The Harvard University Center for Ethics and the Professions invites applications for Faculty Fellowships in Ethics for the academic year 2002–2003. The center encourages teaching and research about ethical issues in the professions and public life. Its resident... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Jun 2007
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KPMG for Mayor!

Corporations could do a good job of running corrupt Third World governments. Corruption rules in too many of the world’s democratically elected governments. From Achocalla, Bolivia, to Mayuge, Uganda, voters pick their leaders through the ballot box, but an entrenched... View Details

Keywords: Eric Werker; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

15 Jun 2021
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HBS OnBoard with Professor Rangan

18 Mar 2020
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Leading Change

by Margie Kelley Alumni Tackle Climate Change Policy in Washington In a joint effort to foster a meaningful conversation on the role of business in shaping climate policy, the HBS Business & Environment Initiative (BEI) and the HBS Club of Washington, D.C. presented a... View Details

01 Jan 2012
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Franklin P. “Pitch” Johnson Jr., MBA 1952

Founding Partner, Asset Management Company Download Johnson profile (pdf) Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page TIMELINE 1928 Born, Quincy, Illinois 1950 Earns BS, Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University 1962 Launches Draper and Johnson Investment Company... View Details

16 Nov 2010
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Bullish On Harare

Keywords: Administration of Economic Programs; Government; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Government

27 Jan 2021
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Taking a Stand on Racial Equity

01 Jun 2001
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Leng Lim: The Spiritual Face of Business

As an MBA student, Leng Lim (MBA 2001) found his motives and goals were questioned more than most. “People say, ‘You’re a priest? You’ve abandoned God for money?’ My response is, ‘Why is it OK for you to make money, but not OK for me to make money?’” he laughs. Lim, a... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

01 Dec 2014
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Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2014

the herbs, spices, and other seasonings that best enhance their flavor. For God’s Sake: An Adman on the Business of Religion by Ambi Parameswaran (AMP 186, 2014) (Portfolio) Combining his thirty-year experience as an adman with a passion... View Details

10 Feb 2020
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