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04 Nov 2020
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The Long View: Persevering Through Past Crises

credit: Library of Congress / Dorothea Lange READ MORE Hi, this is Akilah Rogers. I graduated in 2009, companies were rescinding offers, and the only companies that were hiring were investment banking, consulting, and CPG. It was a really tough time and people were... View Details

18 Aug 2021
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Alumni on the Black Lives Matter Movement

2020 prompted reflection on how we could expand Edwards' active community engagement to provide even more support for our employees and communities, particularly as it relates to social equity and justice," said Scott Ullem (MBA 1994),... View Details

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Where Main Street Meets Wall Street

For Boston, whose history is better known for its midnight rides and tea parties with attitude, this was, by comparison, a low-key moment. On a slow July day in 1924 in the Hub's financial district, a new... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Financial Services

31 May 2016
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May 31, 2016

for persons 6 months of age and older, but less than half of U.S. adults get vaccinated. Many employers offer employees free influenza vaccinations at workplace clinics, but even then take-up is low. Objective: To determine whether... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

16 Dec 2020
Blog Post

Faculty Books Published in 2020

for yourself, how buildings can have an impact on our health, and how leaders can have an impact on today's biggest issues. A list of the titles, authors, and their abstracts are included below. American Business History: A Very Short... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

20 Jan 2010
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First Look: Jan. 20

Working PapersContracting in the Self-reporting Economy (revised) Authors:Romana L. Autrey and Richard Sansing Abstract This paper examines the effect of accounting on the use of intellectual property. We analyze the licensing of intellectual property in exchange... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

12 Jul 2021
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Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis

receive a portion for their local medical personnel. Following that initial publicity, requests came in from organizations including the Cleveland Clinic, the City of Boston, rural police departments in... View Details

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Leading Change and Organizational Renewal | HBS Online

Download our guide to learn more about this limited-time offer. Leading Change and Organizational Renewal $1,850 Next 6-week session starts May 21st Enroll Now Lead your organization through successful transformation by learning how to execute View Details

01 Dec 2001
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September 11: A Community Reflects

on September 14, when the campus community came together for a noontime memorial service honoring those lost in the September 11 terrorist attacks. Under gray skies, a steady rain fell on students, faculty, and staff members who stood... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young;Deborah Blagg

09 Jan 2006
Research & Ideas

Rebuilding Commercial Real Estate

for savvy dealmakers. The siren song of real estate never sounded so sweet. Then the music stopped. Dan Dubrowski (HBS MBA '90) remembers it well. "When I came to HBS in 1988, real estate was hot. When I left, it was in a virtual... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Construction; Real Estate

26 Sep 2006
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First Look: September 26, 2006

firm-level turbulence starting in the 1990s, as measured by the average intra-industry rank change in sales, enterprise value, and other metrics. Furthermore, we find that IT-intensive industries account for most of this increase in... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

10 Jan 2005
Research & Ideas

How to Put Meaning Back into Leading

The bottom line is, after all, the bottom line when it comes to business success. No profit, no business. But should money be the sole measure for evaluating and rewarding the effectiveness of a leader? In a new Harvard Business School... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Mar 2005
News

Answering the Call

case sets forth various proposals for increasing its capacity. In considering change, the importance of the organization’s close-knit culture — built around quality service, attention to patients, and an... View Details

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

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Print View - Course Catalog

Assignment: Present refinement of your preliminary business plan interest and partners/contacts you are looking for. During the prior week, please post these requests on Canvas. Session 5 Assignment: Present your progress to date in... View Details

01 Apr 1997
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Facing the Music

manufacturing, which would allow a store to digitally download from a central facility any CD a customer requested and press it on the spot in a matter of minutes. "This could eliminate the need for... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso

01 Feb 2001
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Drilling Down

The news last October of Chevron's proposed acquisition of Texaco for $36 billion in stock was hardly surprising to industry analysts. The planned merger — which would streamline projects and save some $1.2... View Details

Keywords: Hanna, Julia; Matthew R. Simmons; Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining; Natural Gas Distribution; Utilities

01 Sep 2010
News

Dean Nohria Looks Ahead

studies (see sidebar). I recently had a chance to talk with Nohria about his formative years, the opportunities he sees ahead for the School, and his views on the role of business in society. What follows is an edited version of that... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson

01 Mar 2014
News

My HBS Eureka Moment

Lincoln Agnew Just Do It Ralph Sultan (MBA 1960) IT WAS DURING MBA CLASSES THAT I LEARNED THAT we are all capable of sustained effort, far into the night, and no problem is too complex to tackle analytically—as long as due allowance is given View Details

Keywords: Walter Frese; Martin V. Marshall; C. Roland Christensen; Lawrence Fouraker; Educational Services

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Past Issues - Alumni

Now, serving as the nexus for a community of farmers, entrepreneurs, investors, and researchers, she feels entirely at home. Work of Art Trading private equity for the arts, Jason Price is incubating a... View Details

20 Dec 2022
News

Singing to the Corn

just one example of the formal and informal networks in place to pass along Native heirloom seeds. Each season, Keen can request two varieties from the Cherokee Nation seed bank, and the volunteers at the Tri-Faith garden are always... View Details

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