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Influence of the China Trade and the Heard Legacy - A Chronicle of the China Trade
lived by his word, helping Ipswich soldiers and their families during the Civil War and donating to the Ipswich Female Seminary. While in China, reading became a favorite pastime of Western merchants, and many became known for their... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
John Mulroney: Center Stage at the Opera
annual budget and then finding the means to support it. Fundraising, he says, has always intrigued him. He acknowledges that people don't usually like to ask for donations and that "it can be downright embarrassing," but he sees it as the... View Details
- 11 May 2011
- News
The PMD 70 Tree and Other Memorials at HBS
academe: a tree planted near Burden by the PMD 70 class at their graduation. The class may have been inspired by the Partners Association, which had planted a tree in front of Soldiers Field Park apartments. PMD 70 donated the money for... View Details
- 13 Oct 2020
- News
Running a Decathlon
unique was that it required that teams include students of varying academic abilities. Patton was impressed by Peterson’s vision and subsequently became Academic Decathlon’s first president. Patton helped put together a board of directors. Before long, the organization... View Details
- 16 Jul 2019
- News
The Making of a Movement
original donation total. With a second event complete, the two business school graduates at the helm were able to do a deep-dive analysis of their concept and forecast its future. From what they saw, it was positioned to grow rapidly in... View Details
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South Sea Bubble - Bancroft Collection | Baker Library
South Sea Bubble - Bancroft Collection The South Sea Bubble – Bancroft Collection, collected by Hugh Bancroft, a graduate of Harvard College and former president of Dow Jones & Company, and donated in 1935 by Bancroft’s widow, Mrs. Jane... View Details
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5.2 Use of Harvard Name & Logo | MBA
not intended for sale, such as club or conference t-shirts. Specific information regarding student club marketing and merchandise is found on the MBA Clubs website (login required) . HBS students may not endorse donated products and... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
The way to measure success
exponentially to positively impact the lives of millions. Through his family foundation and the New England Patriots Charitable Foundation, Kraft has donated hundreds of millions to nonprofit organizations. Kraft and his late wife, Myra,... View Details
- 19 Feb 2020
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Running a Decathlon
space was donated by Loyola Marymount University for the national competition and funding came from Pacific Life Insurance Company, Lawry’s Foods, Twentieth Century Fox, Walt Disney Company, and many other businesses. In 1982, Academic... View Details
Keywords: Lisa Scanlon Mogolov
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Adam Smith - Vanderblue Collection | Baker Library
collection was donated by Homer B. Vanderblue, Harvard Business School Professor of Business Economics and Dean of the School of Commerce. Professor Vanderblue was also honorary Curator of Early Economic Literature in Baker Library. The... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
@Soldiers Field
Conference. “They will make and embrace the choice to pursue power.” At an April “topping off” ceremony, the highest beam was raised on Klarman Hall, a forthcoming state-of-the-art convening center. Set to open in fall 2018, the space will accommodate events of up to... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Bridging Past, Present, and Future
and it’s also where I met Marc and many other lifelong friends,” says Doft, CEO of Highline Capital Management LLC. Reflecting on a class campaign that was notable for broad participation and substantial donation levels—the most ever... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
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Ron Shaich (MBA 1978)
Ron Shaich’s (MBA 1978) first venture, a cookie shop in downtown Boston, evolved into Au Bon Pain. His latest—Panera Cares—allows customers to pay only what they can afford at the popular restaurants he owns, Panera Bread. There’s a box for money—and a suggested View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Connell Family Gift Funds Curriculum Innovation
Terry and Margot Connell In memory of William F. Connell (MBA 1963), his widow, Margot, and the Connell family have donated $10 million to HBS to establish the Margot and William F. Connell Family MBA Innovation Fund. Made on the occasion... View Details
- 29 Mar 2023
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Supporting Earthquake Victims in Turkey and Syria
to ensure these students' education does not get disrupted. We really believe that the Harvard alumni network can make a difference,” says Karacesme. (International donations can be made here.) MARCH 15 Yasemin Sırali (MBA 2006), Director... View Details
- 30 Jan 2006
- Research & Ideas
Looking Behind Bad Decisions
fascinating. Why is it, for example, that most people agree organ donation makes sense, but they don't donate? Max Bazerman: Collectively, most Americans (and, more broadly, humans) believe that organ View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Turnaround Situation
was homeless,” Cordova noted with a smile. When Cordova came to RS&VP in 1997, its operating budget was $30,000. Under his leadership, it has grown this year to $1.7 million, which helps provide housing, employment training, and legal services for some seventeen... View Details
- 22 Feb 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Most Important Management Trends of the (Still Young) Twenty-First Century
the last decade is the dramatic increase in the number of companies concerned with corporate social responsibility, and the resultant rise in the range and variety that such efforts have taken. From "old" models in which companies either View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Jun 2008
- Research & Ideas
Spending on Happiness
prosocially on others (giving gifts to friends, donating to charities) rather than on themselves (buying flat-screen televisions). Q: What are the psychological factors involved when it comes to individuals and feelings they encounter... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 07 Jul 2016
- News
Rescuing Fresh Food to End Hunger in Australia
Australia’s largest supermarket chains, as evidence of success. The grocery giant makes weekly food donations from 550 of its stores and enjoys significant employee engagement. “What we do with Coles is the best example in Australia—and... View Details