Eastern United States - Publications - Faculty & Research

February 1996 (Revised May 1996)
Teaching Note

Fidelity Investments: Spartan Florida Municipal Fund (TN)

Keywords: City; Investment Funds; Florida

01 Mar 2017
News

Ask the Expert: Capital Architect

state control to free enterprise in Asia, Africa, and Eastern Europe—more than 20 countries in all, including Zambia, Vietnam, and, most recently, Myanmar. “Reforming economic infrastructure and privatizing... View Details

Oscar S. Wyatt, Jr.

Using his Ford automobile as collateral, Wyatt entered the gas distribution and energy pipeline business with $800 in 1955. His tenacity and determination quickly secured gas contracts throughout Texas, and in short order, Wyatt had built one of the largest suppliers... View Details

Keywords: Utilities & Energy

07 Oct 2008
First Look

First Look: October 7, 2008

children who are victims of abuse, disability, illness, and poverty. As one of the 50 largest fundraising charities in the United Kingdom, the organization's trustees wrestle with how to meet the needs of this vast and most vulnerable... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

24 Apr 2014
News

Understanding the global economy from a new perspective

to further economic growth and environmental preservation in the United States and China. “The United States and China need to help power global... View Details

Francis B. Davis Jr.

In 1928, United States Rubber lost $10 million due to the collapse of the world crude rubber market. Taking over the helm in 1929, Davis reorganized the company, putting in place a multi-divisional... View Details

Keywords: Chemicals & Industrial

19 Nov 2014
HBS Case

Marketing Marijuana

the United States, two new states, Alaska and Oregon, as well as the District of Columbia had legalized the recreational sale of marijuana. They joined Washington and Colorado, which legalized pot in the 2012 election, as well as two... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Food & Beverage

01 Sep 2010
News

An Encore for the MBA Oath

School and inspired over 4,000 MBAs in the United States and around the world to participate. The MBA Oath grew out of concern over the widespread criticism leveled at business schools and MBAs regarding the... View Details

Keywords: MBA Oath

01 Mar 2009
News

Model Patient

as a national blueprint. Near-universal coverage, a pipe dream anywhere in the United States a few short years ago, is the chief reason that the state’s model has generated so much excitement. And the Bay... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Health, Social Assistance

01 Apr 1999
News

Time to Vote in University Elections

Eversley, Jr., EdD '76, CAS '73; MA '70, University of Colorado; BS '68, University of Minnesota. Executive Officer/District Superintendent of Eastern Suffolk Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES), Patchogue, N.Y. Rajat K.... View Details

19 Jul 2006
Research & Ideas

Political Turmoil and Mexico’s Economy

history, HBS assistant professor Noel Maurer considers these questions and opens the door to other queries involving issues of economics and governance that reach well beyond the United States and its... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

01 Sep 2011
News

Rolling Stock in Baker Exhibit

the United States and examines how the state influenced railroads’ development on both continents. (Indeed, some researchers suggest that American railroads were sometimes... View Details

Keywords: Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions; Arts, Entertainment; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Rail Transportation; Transportation

01 Oct 2002
News

Steven C. Watson

need to live in a huge house and have two of everything,” he states with a poignant smile. “I turned back to Christianity and started to look for ways to put my energy back into society.” Following an interest in public policy, Watson... View Details

15 Sep 2016
News

US Competitiveness Report Sees ‘A Nation Divided’

prosperity to millions of Americans if the United States remains mired in crippling political gridlock and vicious rhetoric. In addition to government, business must take responsibility for restoring US... View Details

Profile

Mi Zhou

of Chinese businesses,” she says, “is rapid growth that overtakes corporate governance. In many cases, there’s very loose control over the business. I worked with one client that had business units making up their accounting numbers. In... View Details

John M. Franklin

Franklin served as the CEO for United States Lines both prior to and after World War II. Under his leadership, United States Lines grew from a... View Details

Keywords: Transportation

Web

Lessons in Economics | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

Slider Selection of springs made by U.S. Steel, American Steel & Wire, Waukegan, Illinois. U.S. Steel Annual Report, 1951. Corporate Reports Collection, Baker Library, Harvard Business School. Douglas A. Fisher. Steel Serves the Nation, 1901-1951: The Fifty Year Story... View Details

03 Jul 2012
Research & Ideas

HBS Faculty on Supreme Court Health Care Ruling

ultimately be bankrupt, and Americans will be forced to pay for a much higher share of their health care bills. There is a better way. The United States must make healthy living the twenty-first century... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty; Health

01 Jun 2000
News

Going Public: Herman I. Safin

Despite those accomplishments, however, his first application to the prestigious Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) was turned down. "I had one year to deal with my failure," Safin relates. He used that time to... View Details

Keywords: Amy E. Dean