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Agents of Change: The Founding of the African-American Student Union

Building on the Legacy Thought Leadership Andrew F. Brimmer James I. Cash Jr. Linda A. Hill David A. Thomas HBS Faculty Members HBS Doctoral Students Alumni Profiles Research Links Essay on HBS Thought Leadership Early AASU documents... View Details

06 Nov 2018
Research & Ideas

8 Ways to Make Olympic Stadiums Useful After the Games End

after the torch has been extinguished and the athletes and spectators have gone home, the stadium built to host the opening ceremonies and other events—usually at enormous cost—remains. In After the Carnival: Key Factors to Enhance Olympic View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Sports

09 Nov 2022
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Building Community: Meet the HBS Latino Student Organization Leadership

legacy this upcoming year. LASO Priorities for 2022-2023 Our priorities this year are focused on community building, sustaining and celebrating LASO history and tradition, fostering a strong pipeline of diverse applicants, and giving back... View Details

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John H. McArthur | About

content that informs and inspires managers, corporations, and educators around the world. The Campus: A Legacy for the 21st Century The total renovation of Morgan Hall (a faculty and support staff office building), the addition of Shad... View Details

19 Jun 2015
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What is the HBS Show?

vehicle through which the community came to laugh, be astounded by the talent of their classmates, find themselves and their experiences reflected on stage and leave feeling overwhelmed with happiness at having chosen to spend two years of their lives at HBS. We hope... View Details

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The de Gaspé Beaubien Reading Room | About

beyond in the study and appreciation of the lessons and legacies of business history, the endowment supports a wide range of innovative projects and programs associated with Historical Collections. In Philippe de Gaspé Beaubien’s words,... View Details

07 May 2007
Research & Ideas

Rediscovering Schumpeter: The Power of Capitalism

research and thoughts on Schumpeter's legacy in this e-mail interview. Sean Silverthorne: What attracted you to research and write about Schumpeter? And why the title Prophet of Innovation? Thomas McCraw: I first encountered Schumpeter... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Education

01 Jun 2024
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Firm Foundation

you’re focused on is maximizing short-term value, we tell a family or founder-owner, go hire a banker and sell to private equity. That will maximize your dollars today,” she says. “But if you really care about where your company ends up, if you care about who you... View Details

Keywords: Janelle Nanos; private equity; Warren Buffett; career path; investment strategy; family business; Finance

12 Jul 2004
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Enron’s Lessons for Managers

Salter said Enron's legacy of corporate reforms in the U.S. since its fall is deep and wide and not necessarily reassuring. Steps to curb Enron-like corporate abuses, such as the shift from a principles-based corporate governance system... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

06 May 2021
HBS Case

How Four Women Made Miami More Equitable for Startups

turn, led to BlackTech Week, an annual event established in 2015 to connect startup founders, tech professionals, and investors, drawing crowds well beyond the Black community. Armed with advanced degrees and a family legacy of Black... View Details

Keywords: by Carolyn DiPaolo

01 Jan 2002
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Egon P.S. Zehnder (MBA '56)

professionals are frequently the least willing to change," he told his colleagues in his valedictory remarks as chairman. "But to preserve the outstanding legacy of our momentum, this firm needs to be open continuously to change." The... View Details

01 Aug 1998
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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... View Details

12 Nov 2021
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Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge

that do will win, and those that don’t will lose. It’s as simple as that. To the future business leaders, the role is simply to seize the opportunity at hand. The irresponsible unwillingness of most of the world’s legacy business leaders... View Details

07 Apr 2020
Research & Ideas

What Customers Need to Hear from You During the COVID Crisis

trust has always been important to consumers, in times of crisis, consumers’ desire to patronize trusted brands increases, with 60 percent of consumers reporting that they were finding themselves turning toward brands that they are absolutely sure they can trust,... View Details

Keywords: by Jill Avery and Richard Edelman

08 Mar 2021
Blog Post

International Women's Day Featured Stories

challenge at HBS, I realize how these experiences have been moments of personal growth and impact. I believe that the business community has a responsibility to support communities that were denied their chance of prospering. This is why in the classroom, discussing... View Details

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Organizational Behavior Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

the Study of Management from London Business School. Tsedal Neeley : Awarded the 2012 Marvin Bower Fellowship by Harvard Business School to support research by outstanding scholars. Leslie A. Perlow : Recipient of the 2012 Work Life View Details

01 Mar 2014
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Generation Next

corollary are the US industrialists of the 19th century, who built legacy charities and cultural institutions alongside their business empires. Outside work, Nisa supports Dasra, an Indian social enterprise fund. Girls' education is a... View Details

Keywords: Mark Bergen; Godrej Group; Management

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