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- 25 Jan 2010
- Research & Ideas
A Macroeconomic View of the Current Economy
certain strategic assets that are important for building critical military equipment. One can be too cautious about reliance on foreigners. In the early 19th century, the British thought their grain supply was strategic, and they... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Non-Discrimination | About
sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, creed, national origin, age, ancestry, veteran status, disability, military service, or any other legally protected basis. Discrimination or harassment on the basis of these... View Details
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ARD - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School
Library Visionary, Innovator, Educator I n the 1930s, investments were generally targeted for trusts, pensions, and other conservative funds rather than emerging industries. 32 The urgent military needs during World War II had fostered... View Details
- 11 May 2009
- Research & Ideas
The IT Leader’s Hero Quest
pick up our hero, Jim Barton, at a latter point in his career, as he's offered the opportunity to lead the transformation of a struggling medium-sized military aircraft company into a successful twenty-first-century commercial airplane... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
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Drug & Alcohol Policy | About
of alcohol at any given event to accommodate one (1) drink per hour for each guest. State law requires all guests to show valid photo identification before being served (a driver’s license, valid passport, or military ID). In the... View Details
- 13 Jul 2021
- Blog Post
A View from the Horizon
experiences and identities shape the possibilities we imagine for ourselves, and how Dr. Cash and Harvard Business School helped me become the person I am today. My father was a military man who continued working at Fort Devens even after... View Details
- 15 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
What You Don’t Know About Making Decisions
balance—the ability to embrace both the divergence that may characterize early discussions and the unity needed for effective implementation. Cyrus the Great, the founder of the Persian Empire and a renowned military leader, understood... View Details
Keywords: by David A. Garvin & Michael A. Roberto
- 27 Feb 2017
- Research & Ideas
Reputation is Vital to Survival in Turbulent Markets
companies to compete. The reality is much different in developing economies, where the rule of law might be poorly enforced, social anarchy flourishes, or the military runs the government. So, it is quite remarkable when entrepreneurs in... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Feb 2019
- Blog Post
LOVE At HBS
odds were not already against us, my decision to join the military put a strain on the time we could spend together and challenged our relationship. This past July we welcomed our first child, more than 13 years after we started flirting... View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Brice Cutrer Jones
Permanente; and to his decision to follow his passions. "Make sure you do what satisfies you," he advises. "If it's just for the money, it won't work." A graduate of the Air Force Academy who grew up in a military family, Jones developed... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
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Charts & Statistics - Leadership
Low 40 1940 s 19 Military spending explodes Graduated income tax, Victory Tax adopted to fund war effort Rationing Influence: Medium-Low 50 1950 s 19 Military spending shifts to nuclear deterrents Small... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Up to the Challenge: Demola Gbadegesin - In the Right Direction
not being able to do things that are important to you,” he says, citing the fact that his family could not return to tend to his ailing grandmother as one example. In 2000, however, after the military government was replaced with a... View Details
- 10 Jan 2022
- Research & Ideas
How to Get Companies to Make Investments That Benefit Everyone
easily shared more broadly. Limit the power of gatekeepers. Look to Antarctica, not the Amazon. Both ecosystems are of vital importance to the global community. In the case of Antarctica, a 1961 agreement known as the Antarctic Treaty System made the continent... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
- 01 Aug 1998
- News
High Honors
insurance conglomerate. He left a legacy of openness to new technologies, a commitment to employee training, and a collaborative style of leadership that had transformed the company. His success at USAA followed an equally impressive and lengthy View Details
- 21 Feb 2005
- Op-Ed
Is Business Management a Profession?
in other spheres that are vital to the interests of society (such as law and government, military affairs, health, and religion, to consider the classic examples), modern societies have responded by creating the institutions that we know... View Details
- 19 Aug 2021
- Op-Ed
Don't Ignore Your Employees' Misery—TAKE Control
officers—some of the military’s most senior leaders—sometimes assume that great officers leave the military for the private sector because they want to make more money. In reality, some of those officers move on because their needs have... View Details
Keywords: by Hise O. Gibson and MaShon Wilson
- 23 May 2018
- News
Claudio L. Haddad, OPM 12, 1987
Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page TIMELINE 1946 Born, Rio de Janeiro 1969 Earns BS, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Military Institute of Engineering 1974 Earns PhD, Economics, University of Chicago 1974 Named... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 18 Feb 2020
- Blog Post
A Vision of Love@HBS in 2020
studying and raising Ren. But, as Kaz deeply thought about my life and encouraged me to continue to pursue my career, I was able to come here at HBS. Kamal, Class of 2021, & Ashley Wheeler Ashley and I met during our freshman year at West Point. We were both... View Details
- 05 Nov 2021
- Op-Ed
Is the Business World Finally Ready for the Wisdom of Shibusawa?
Eiichi Shibusawa continues to gain influence in Japan—even though he died almost a century ago. Japan’s government announced earlier this year that the 19th century business leader would be the face on 10,000 yen ($90) bank notes—the highest value denomination in... View Details
- 24 Jan 2011
- HBS Case
Terror at the Taj
his father, a military man, telling him that his job is like being the captain of a ship. "I think that's the way everyone else felt, too," says Kang. "A sense of loyalty to the hotel, a sense of responsibility to the... View Details