Southern United States - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Apr 2002
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"Rising to the Challenge" Program Addresses Post-9/11 Issues

to enter the medical profession. With the United States on the brink of nuclear war, he wondered, "What use will I be as a doctor if the world is not a betterrun place?" He shifted his field of study and... View Details

Keywords: War on Terror; Ronald Levy; Health, Social Assistance

October 2018 (Revised September 2020)
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Testing Autonomy in Pittsburgh

By: Mitchell Weiss and Brittany Urick

Pittsburgh’s mayor had been among the first to welcome self-driving vehicles but was now one of many needing to react after a pedestrian fatality involving an autonomous Uber in Arizona. He had originally preferred to roll out “the red carpet” instead of the “red... View Details

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During MacMillan’s presidency, the family grain business grew significantly. He invested in several large grain elevators within the United States and expanded Cargill’s operations to Europe (becoming the... View Details

Keywords: Agriculture & Mining

Fred R. Lazarus, Jr.

Through acquisitions and organic growth, Lazarus, Jr. created the largest department store operation in the United States (including Filene’s, Bloomingdale’s, and Bullocks). Lazarus targeted the middle class... View Details

Keywords: Retail

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Benjamin Story

"Summer Analytics was great. I loved it." Eventually, Ben intends to return to southern California for "something in media and entertainment," which is the focus of his internship search as well. "I don't want to... View Details

17 Jun 2015
Research & Ideas

Michael Porter on America’s Historic Energy Opportunity

A new report from experts Michael E. Porter, David S. Gee, and Gregory J. Pope at Harvard Business School and The Boston Consulting Group outlines a strategic approach for improving United States competitiveness while reducing environmental impact and making progress... View Details

Keywords: Re: Michael E. Porter; Energy; Utilities

01 Mar 2004
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Ex-Con Talks Ethics with HBS Students

official. He eventually turned himself in and served four years in prison in Costa Rica and the United States. Currently on probation, he spoke at HBS last November as part of the Leadership & Ethics Forum (LEF), a student-led... View Details

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

01 Mar 2011
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Where the Jobs Are

uses state-of-the-art machines to fabricate component parts for a worldwide customer base. For the Kirlin Company, technologically advanced lighting designed and manufactured in the United States keeps the... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Manufacturing

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

Benjamin F. Fairless

Fairless oversaw the world’s largest iron and steel producer with total assets over $2 billion. In 1947 alone, Fairless spent $20 million per month for additions and improvements as part of a $500 million expansion initiative designed for full vertical integration.... View Details

Keywords: Metals

13 Dec 2011
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Harvard Business School Launches US Competitiveness Project

and actions that boost the ability of companies in the United States to compete in the global economy and raise American living standards. The announcement included the introduction of a new digital forum... View Details

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

12 Dec 2012
Research & Ideas

Power to the People: The Unexpected Influence of Small Coalitions

in the United States and Europe. Within this new scenario, three groups play unique roles: policymakers who identify and use groups for support; companies that understand the interests of diffuse groups and... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard

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Juliane Schwetz

Many HBS graduates will manage brands; few, however, will be responsible for a brand as storied – and as important – as the one that will be under Juliane Schwetz’s care: the United States Military Academy... 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

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01 Mar 2010
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How to Spur Prosperity

by venture capital in the past decades, there were many failures. But collectively, the companies that did succeed represent a significant fraction of the private-sector jobs in the United States today. The... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Administration of Economic Programs; Government

26 Apr 2011
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BioMine Strikes Gold

Contest were Boss Medical and Baby.com.br, while SANA Care won in the social enterprise track. More than 90 teams submitted entries as part of this year's Alumni New Venture Contest. Clubs in Boston, Brazil, Chicago, Germany, India, New York/Washington D.C., Northern... View Details

Keywords: Mining (except Oil and Gas); Mining; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Jun 2023
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Turning Point: Sum of the Parts

easy. This norm is kaizen, and it basically states that whatever you do today is “not good enough.” It is one of the reasons Toyota, Honda, and Sony piled up such quick successes as Japan was still lifting itself out of the rubble of... View Details

Keywords: happiness; purpose; meaning; work-life balance; social pressures

24 Jul 2000
Research & Ideas

Something Ventured, Something Gained: A European View of Venture Capital

States. But that was then; this is now. Just in the past few years, said Lerner, "we've seen a lot more syndication transactions across the United States and Europe and more early-stage involvement by... View Details

Keywords: by James E. Aisner; Financial Services

01 Mar 2009
News

Buddy, Can You Spare a Trillion

historic emergence of credit and debt was as important in the rise of civilization as technological invention. In the excerpt that follows, he explains the recently developed symbiotic financial relationship between the United View Details

Keywords: Finance; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

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