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01 Dec 2018
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Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2018

IIB Bank by Paddy McEvoy (MBA 1970) Choice Publishing The story of one man’s journey from the early 1940s to the present day. It is a reflection on how choosing the positives and taking advantage of life’s opportunities can lead to View Details

01 Jun 2014
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Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2014

or industry. In three sections, it first examines all the key laws and regulations with which healthcare organizations must comply. In section two, it explores in detail the seven essential ingredients for a View Details

01 Sep 2016
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Why We Do—or Don’t—Donate Time and Money

They want the “warm glow”—to feel good from doing it. They want to signal something about themselves—that they are nice, for instance, or that they hold certain political tendencies. Volunteering is—or perhaps increasingly can be—a... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Mar 2017
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Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2017

good at it. Fit for the Presidency? Winners, Losers, What-Ifs, and Also-Rans by Seymour Morris Jr. (MBA 1972) (Potomac Books) Every four years Americans embark on the Super Bowl of democracy: a presidential... View Details

01 Sep 2016
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Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2016

the practices that characterize entrepreneurial individuals, families, and organizations and offer pragmatic advice. The Upside of Inequality: How Good Intentions Undermine the... View Details

01 Jun 2017
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Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2017

helping entrepreneurs grow their businesses and create more private sector jobs. One of his best lessons, “Entrepreneurs Ask,” invites leaders at all stages to carry on and push forward towards their... View Details

04 Sep 2019
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Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2019

research-based approaches to increase competitiveness in the digital economy. Networking: Coffee Not Cocktails by Janet Shaner (MBA 1989) Lulu.com A good network can bring new ideas, access to resources, funds, clients, View Details

01 Dec 2015
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Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2015

interrupted, and the resultant patchwork of schooling in Holland and Washington, DC, resulted in poor grades and caused him to reject all thoughts of going to college. A stint... View Details

01 Jun 2016
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Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2016

two full-length practice exams at the end of the book as well as a glossary. It compares and contrasts generally accepted accounting principles in the US and international financial reporting standards for... View Details

01 Sep 2015
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Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2015

forces of natural selection and enable us to take control of our genes. We will be able to alter our own species and many others—a good thing, the authors suggest, given that... View Details

10 Mar 2021
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New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books, Podcasts

Maximum Sustainable Goodness By Max Bazerman, Jesse Isidor Straus Professor of Business Administration Harper Business Every day, you make hundreds of decisions. They’re largely personal, but these choices have an ethical element as well;... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Apr 2000
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A Place in the Sun

about where we are, who we are, and what happened yesterday. We discuss each guest's enjoyment levels: Did George and Mary have a good time yesterday? Did they have a life... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna and Garry Emmons

29 May 2019
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Bloomberg: Restoring Our Faith in Business and Government

In his address to HBS graduates at this year’s Class Day, Michael Bloomberg (MBA 1966) spoke about the degeneration of American political culture and the challenge it poses. “Now, the good news is: There is... View Details

01 Dec 2001
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Reaching Out

HBS alumni often describe the MBA Program as a transformational experience. That observation especially rings true for students such as Meredith Weenick, Neera Nundy, Abdu Mukhtar, and Jonathan Hodgson who participate in the Nonprofit... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons and Julia Hanna; Health, Social Assistance

06 Mar 2018
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A Voice for Diversity and Impact at Scale

women) isn’t just a social good but improves performance within organizations and in wider economies. A London resident of two decades, Hunt serves on numerous UK boards, including the Mayor of London’s... View Details

14 Jun 2018
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Catalyzing Social and Economic Change in Rural Africa

impact investing was doing in other parts of the world, and we thought that it would be a very good trend to bring back investing to Africa, given what else was going on. “At the moment, our Impact Fund is... View Details

24 Apr 2014
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Teaching kids lessons in making choices and tradeoffs

teachers. We provide professional development to 55,000 teachers across the country. “I’ve been doing that for about two and a half years, after a long career in the private sector as a management consultant. “I would say I have a View Details

19 Aug 2021
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A Letter to My White Friends and Colleagues

ex-wife and I with the model that he and she who much is given much is required. They know that they've always had to give back as well. My life has been very intentional relative to giving back View Details

01 Jun 1996
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Four Professors to Retire

Government, and the International Economy, making good use of his long-standing interest in international business. In 1981, for example, Crum started working to create the Nomura School of Advanced... View Details

Keywords: Elaine Gottlieb and John Prestage

01 Apr 1998
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Microfinance's Big Payoff: Michael Chu and ACCION International

than a million microentrepreneurs - more than half of them women - and creating or strengthening some one million jobs in low-income communities. What kind of impact has that made? A good example is Banco... View Details

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