Liberalization - Publications - Faculty & Research

13 Feb 2020
News

Not Throwing Away My Shot

leverage that into something bigger. [MUSIC] Dan: Why is history important to business? What are we missing when we don't reflect on the past? Eric: So I have what I would call a liberal arts perspective. And by that I mean knowledge is... View Details

31 Aug 2017
Blog Post

Why I Spent This Summer Coding

innovation is so difficult and the number of product cycles are high). It's liberating to be self-reliant and not be hamstrung by the "I need a developer" excuse. There's been a lot of debate on whether business school students... View Details

Keywords: Technology

22 Dec 2015
Blog Post

HBS Takes Business Education Online

stages of their careers that contribute a wealth of knowledge and experience. There is also a great mix of those with a background in liberal arts, STEM fields, and business. How is CORe similar to the MBA program? CORe was designed by... View Details

01 Sep 2004
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Richard J. Stillman (MBA 1940)

he had already successfully invaded North Africa and liberated Sicily. As we stood before him, he said, “Gentlemen, look to your right, look to your left, and remember that one of you won’t be around at the end of the war.” That... View Details

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Tessa Vacher-Desvernais

analytics, but truly appreciate aesthetics. I’m very conscious of my inner tension between analytical and creative thinking.” Following her mathematical and sciences baccalaureate, she pursued liberal arts at an all-girl military boarding... View Details

Keywords: Retail/Hospitality; Financial Services

14 Mar 2018
Blog Post

The 2+2 Program: Finding the Freedom to Take Risks

liberated from the construct of resume building. Knowing that I had HBS waiting for me allowed me to take risks. As a result, my first job after graduating was at a small non-profit. Every day after work, I was filled with pride and joy... View Details

01 Jun 2017
News

Ask the Expert: On the Fly

free-market competition. While market liberalization internationally is still evolving, the consumer benefits of the competitive marketplace are pretty compelling. Putting any one carrier in charge of the infrastructure that forms the... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Mar 2014
News

Book Review: The Old West

with a fistful of freedom in one hand and the corpse of tyranny at your feet.'" —Ron Brown (JD 1971/MBA 1973) on Bolívar: American Liberator by Marie Arana View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

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Entrepreneurs Promise Signers - Alumni

Flare Capital Matt Graham (MBA 2017), Rapid Dev Eric Grossman (MBA 2014), TAIT Shalabh Gupta (MBA 2023), Liber Management Walter Haas (MBA 2014), Sacred Quality LLC Richard Horgan (MBA 2018), Cure Rare Disease Zachary Hoyt (MBA 2020)... View Details

23 Oct 2019
News

Designing a More Artful Future for the Middle East

fellowship is a great liberator and enabler, allowing students like me the ability to pursue our passions. It inspires me to pay it forward for other students after I graduate.” View Details

Keywords: Inclusion

01 Oct 2018
Blog Post

Josh Latson and his Fellowship: “It’s like a pie eating contest.”

a second two years at Yale “taught me the importance of liberal arts,” says Josh, “and I started to ponder bigger questions. What could I do that was important?” On his first day of business school classes, both interests collided in... View Details

Keywords: Health Care

02 Nov 2020
Blog Post

2+2 Where Are They Now Spotlight: Tyler Teykl (MBA 2017)

international projects in the Gulf States and Asia before working in Alaska for two years. I was liberated to be fully focused at work without the distraction of scoping or applying to graduate schools. Alaska Alaska Where are you... View Details

12 May 2016
News

Food Rescue Is on a Mission

Success began with vegetable lentil soup. Ian Carson (OPM 42, 2012) was fresh off volunteering in Australian politics as state president of the Liberal Party in Victoria when he was inspired to take action about food waste and hunger. He... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

05 Jun 2007
First Look

First Look: June 5, 2007

multilateral, liberal rules for global finance. Instead, European policy makers conceived and promoted the liberal rules that compose the international financial architecture. Whereas U.S. policy makers have... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

13 Nov 2020
News

Insatiably Curious

and analytics than liberal arts when you don’t speak the language,” observes Ma. Her hard work and focus paid off: She was accepted at MIT and graduated with a degree in electrical engineering. “I believe in what the School is trying to... View Details

01 Oct 1998
News

Beyond the Numbers

growing pains. " A native of White Plains, New York, Robinson says he came to finance by wending his way from liberal arts to economics as an undergraduate at the University of Wisconsin. He attended HBS immediately after college. "I... View Details

Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey

22 Jan 2013
First Look

First Look: Jan. 22

welfare in Mexico. Did liberalization lead to an increase (or decrease) in the supply of credit? Did liberalization lead to an increase (or decrease) in the cost of credit? Did View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

05 Dec 2005
What Do You Think?

Is Growth Good?

decline"? Growth at the organizational level opens up opportunities for new customers, new hiring, acquisitions, increased profitability, and generally more liberal policies as a result of the removal of constraints associated with... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Rapid Response: Inside the Retailing Revolution

documented in their book, the authors are optimistic about the future of U.S. apparel and textile firms, even as many other commentators see danger ahead as a result of liberalized global trade agreements and the phasing out of the... View Details

Keywords: by James E. Aisner; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion; Consumer Products; Manufacturing; Retail

02 Jun 2019
News

A Data-Driven Approach to Gun Policy

Goldston Professor of Business Administration (photo by Evgenia Eliseeva) The researchers worked with two MBA students—a liberal and a conservative to ensure diverse perspectives—to document existing gun policies, and to determine which... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie; Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities; Government

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