John Shad (MBA 1949) - Publications - Faculty & Research

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General Management Curriculum - Faculty & Research

General Management Overview Faculty Curriculum Awards & Honors Doctoral Students MBA Required Curriculum (FIRST YEAR) Leadership and Corporate Accountability In this course, students learn about the complex responsibilities facing... View Details

01 Oct 2007
Research & Ideas

Encouraging Dissent in Decision-Making

cannot surface: Abjuring rigorous debate about its merits, a youthful president John F. Kennedy essentially rubber-stamped a 1961 plan to invade Cuba at the Bay of Pigs, resulting in one of the biggest U.S. foreign policy fiascoes in... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons

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AASU50 - Alumni

Henderson, Jr., MBA 1991 LaDetra J. White, MBA 1992 Kenneth H. Fearn, Jr., MBA 1993 Valerie S. Grant, MBA 1994 Kimberly Corbin, View Details

09 Oct 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, October 9, 2018

after our intervention. Entrepreneurs with MBAs or accelerator experience did not respond to this intervention, suggesting that formal training can limit the spread of peer advice. Publisher's link:... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

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Commodities, Currencies, and Balancing of the Trade Deficit - A Chronicle of the China Trade

Home Site map Map / Directions Search: General Information HBS Home About Annual Report Campus Commencement Dean Nohria Employment Give News New Construction Academic Programs Doctoral Programs Executive Education MBA Summer Venture in... View Details

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In The Classroom - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

PhD Investment Strategies By: Malcolm P. Baker & Samuel G. Hanson Former offerings Investment Strategies and Behavioral and Value Investing Investment Management By: Adi Sunderam & Luis M. Viceira HBS, MBA Managing the Financial Firm By:... View Details

Teaching Interest

Business Opportunties in Climate Adaptation

By: John D. Macomber

This is a Short Intensive Program or SIP at Harvard Business School. It’s an optional student offering prior to the formal start of the Spring semester the following week. SIPs tend to cover new material on current topics, to be less formal than the HBS Case Study... View Details

Keywords: Resilience; Climate Risk; Climate Impact; Fire Protection; Insurance Risk Exposure; Hedge Fund; Public Health; Public Health Measures; Climate Change; Adaptation; Infrastructure; Real Estate Industry; Transportation Industry; Insurance Industry; United States; Africa; Latin America

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Winners & Runners-Up | New Venture Competition

AI-powered, genetic insights. Team: Brandon Chi, MBA 2024; Joseph Swift; Amitesh Pratap; Leonie Luginbuehl. Play Solara: Sacerdote Grand Prize Winner, Social Enterprise Track, 2024 New Venture Competition video Play Video duration: 2:05... View Details

21 Jun 2023
Blog Post

Building a Better World: The Harvard Builders Club

2022) and Tomer Avni (MS/MBA 2022) We – Yarden and Tomer – are graduates of Harvard’s MS/MBA Engineering Sciences program. The program was founded in 2018 by Harvard Business School and Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and... View Details

09 Nov 2023
Blog Post

The No. 1 Character Trait You Will Need to Succeed in Business

of FrameBridge. You need to decide whether to expand into a market your business knows almost nothing about or stick with providing a service that you know will eventually become obsolete. This choice echoes the challenges tackled by John... View Details

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Partners & Fellows | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 2024 Audrey Atencio, Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation, John C. Whitehead Fund for Not-for-Profit Management;... View Details

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Courses - Private Capital Project

and real estate. The curriculum includes modules on alternative investments, various types of alternative investments and their characteristics, and methods for evaluating investment opportunities to enhance portfolio value. MBA Courses... View Details

01 Mar 2003
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New Book Recounts Storied Class of ’49

of Xerox, Thomas S. Murphy of Capital Cities/ABC, William J. Ruane of the Sequoia Fund, John Shad of Wall Street and the SEC, and Marvin S. Traub of Bloomingdale’s. But lesser-known figures like George M.... View Details

Keywords: Laura Singleton

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Online Business Analytics Course | HBS Online

research in his industry Arjun Bhandegaonkar Film studio executive Strengthen your analytical skills before pursuing an MBA or other graduate program. I majored in engineering and minored in economics as an undergraduate, but the content... View Details

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HBS Entrepreneurship Summit - Alumni

Endline (MBA 2001), SweetRiot Panelists: Yasmin Cruz Ferrine, Visible Hands Archie L. Jones Jr. (MBA 1998), Senior Lecturer of Business Administration Josh Aviv, CEO & Founder of Sparkcharge 10:30–11:30 a.m. Turning Adversity into Advantage Laura Huang, View Details

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McArthur Hall | About

McArthur Hall McArthur Hall was named in honor of John H. McArthur (MBA 1959, DBA 1963), Dean of Harvard Business School from 1980 to 1995. The 97,000-square-foot, Georgian-style building with contemporary finishes was designed by the... View Details

09 Mar 2023
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Where Will You Be in 30 Years: Behind the Scenes of the 5 Big Life Decisions Documentary

and Hackett was about to start her MBA journey. But instead of simply pondering the questions, Singer and Hackett chose to be active in their pursuit of answers. The result is a project 30 years in the making, 5 Big Life Decisions, a... View Details

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Faculty - Private Capital Project

Hill. He then earned a Ph.D. from Harvard's Economics Department. Affiliated Faculty John D. Dionne Senior Lecturer of Business Administration John D. Dionne is a Senior Advisor to Blackstone and a Lecturer... View Details

18 Aug 2016
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Relocating to Boston with Your Partner

students travel across the world to attend the MBA program, we felt like we may as well have been moving to another country when we left for Boston. With a great job, family, and friends in Los Angeles, Megan had to make a very difficult... View Details

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Augustine Heard & Co.: Building a Family Business - A Chronicle of the China Trade