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Walter H. Annenberg

Annenberg built a fledgling, debt-burdened newspaper business into a publishing empire. He introduced Seventeen in 1944 – sparking a new trend in targeted publications to America’s youth. In 1953, he overcame numerous logistical challenges to launch TV Guide, combining... View Details

Keywords: Publishing & Print Media

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Chipmaking in the Desert: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's Global Expansion

By: William C. Kirby and Noah B. Truwit

On December 6, 2022, in Phoenix, Arizona, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) Executive Chairman Mark Liu outlined the company’s ambitious plans to invest $40 billion to build semiconductor manufacturing plants in Phoenix. The event also celebrated the... View Details

Keywords: Geopolitical Units; Government and Politics; Government Legislation; Expansion; Market Entry and Exit; Semiconductor Industry; Taiwan; United States

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Trade Publications - Bubbles, Panics & Crashes – Historical Collections – Harvard Business School

with American Periodicals Series Online, 1740-1900 (Harvard users only: Harvard ID and University PIN required) Note: issues from 1929 (July - December) online with Google Trust Companies of the United View Details

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Julio Cedeno

Julio Cedeno was born in Texas just months after his mother and father (originally from Mexico and Venezuela respectively) arrived in the United States from Venezuela. As the oldest among a generation of... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing/Energy

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Clarissa Quintanilla

As a dual United States and Mexican citizen, Clarissa Quintanilla made a long road trip with her family each Christmas from St. Louis, where she and her twin brother, Pablo, attended high school, to her... View Details

17 Sep 2020
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Many Small-Business Employees May Be Close to Losing Health Insurance

insurance coverage going forward,” the authors write. Small businesses, which account for more than 40 percent of economic activity in the United States, prioritized employee health insurance premiums as the COVID-19 pandemic hit,... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Health

2021
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Leading Through Challenging Times: Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms

By: Michael Norris, Rawi Abdelal and Kimberlyn Leary

Keisha Lance Bottoms took office as Mayor of Atlanta in 2018 with a progressive agenda and hopes to “keep Atlanta moving forward, leaving no one behind.” She was an Atlanta native, had previously served as a local judge and city councilor, and came into office with... View Details

Keywords: Leadership; City; Problems and Challenges; Health Pandemics; Social Issues; Economy; Atlanta; United States

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01 Jun 2013
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Minding The Gap

neighborhoods across Baltimore, with competitive admissions) is annually ranked among the best public schools in the United States. This year, 96 percent of the school's graduates are college bound, many to elite institutions in the View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Blagg, Deborah; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Educational Support Services; Educational Services; Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services

24 Jun 2016
Op-Ed

Why Brexit is a Big Deal

States will reassert itself. Likewise, the trade links among British Commonwealth countries will be revitalized. Look for the UK to also accelerate its expanding business links with China. Brexit is not only bad news for the European ... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

01 Dec 2001
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Q&A: John Quelch

of the School. For instance, in MBA and Executive Education admissions, we are interested in applicants who will enrich our classroom discussions with a wide range of international perspectives. We are also evaluating the degree to which our faculty members — whether... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

01 Mar 2005
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Venture Capital’s Comeback

great ideas abroad and bring them to the United States to launch. That approach works for Domain Associates in Princeton, New Jersey, which invests exclusively in life sciences companies. “We try to license... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

Lorimer D. Milton

Under Milton’s leadership, Citizens Trust grew to become one of the top five black-owned financial service institutions in the United States by 1940. It was the first black-owned bank to become a member of... View Details

Keywords: Finance

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High Impact Women Entrepreneurs: Insights from Pioneers who are Changing the Game

During this webinar, Professor Lynda Applegate, faculty chair of the HBS Owner/President Management program, will discuss new research that is developing profiles and case studies on women entrepreneurs who founded new ventures that have become successful high-growth,... View Details

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Justin Bardin

As a participant in the United States Navy's Immediate Graduate School Program, Justin Bardin is one of only twenty Naval Academy graduates selected for continued graduate studies, even as he maintains... View Details

01 Jun 2004
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Strengthening Ties with Executive Education Graduates

entire spectrum of manufacturing and service enterprises in the United States and upward of 100 other nations. Executive Education alumni are different from MBA alumni in important ways. Unlike the MBA... View Details

Keywords: Ted Fischer; Alumni Association Board of Directors; committee; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

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Buildings: performance data

Where can I find design and performance data for green buildings worldwide? You may begin with: Building Performance Database - United States EU Buildings Database - European Commission Additional... View Details

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and economic information and data United States Census Bureau: American Community Survey Federal Reserve Bank of Boston: View Details

Alex Manoogian

Arriving in the United States with $50 in his pockets, Manoogian went on to found a Fortune 500 company and revolutionize the home furnishing industry. Though Masco had its roots in automobile parts... View Details

Keywords: Fabricated Goods

John P. Thompson

Continuing the expansion begun by this father, John Thompson, aided by his brother Jere, grew 7-Eleven into the national business it is today. Despite a failed venture into the oil industry with the Citgo chain, Thompson successfully grew 7-Eleven through franchising,... View Details

Keywords: Retail

Edward J. Bednarz

Bednarz secured Pinkerton’s position as the market leader in the office security business. Between 1968 and 1976, Pinkerton’s financial performance was among the top 50 companies in the United States in... View Details

Keywords: Services

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