by Roger Thompson - Publications - Faculty & Research

08 Dec 2017
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Harvard Business Grads Are Putting Politics Above Profits

fundraising. And the super PAC With Honor, cofounded by Rye Barcott (MBA 2009), was formed in November to support veterans running for office. It plans to spend around $30 million campaigning for 25 to 35 congressional candidates in 2018.... View Details

Keywords: politics

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2018 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

manufacturing firms and one retail operation. Prior to becoming an entrepreneur, Professor Rogers worked at Bain and Company Consulting firm, Cummins Engine Company and UNC Ventures, a venture capital firm. He received the ‘Bicentennial... View Details

01 Apr 2000
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Deep in the Heart of Texas

Airlines, the mayor of Houston, Houston's leading entrepreneurs, HBS faculty members, and distinguished CEOs from energy, technology, and industrial fields. "The way we keep the membership interested in the club is by having great... View Details

Keywords: Amy E. Dean

01 May 2007
First Look

First Look: May 1, 2007

possibility that the effects of FDI differ by sector. Second, we differentiate FDI based on objective qualitative industry characteristics including the average skill intensity and reliance on external capital. Third, we use a new dataset... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Mar 2023
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Family Matters

driven by their desire to pay it forward for others. In addition to being the beneficiary of the Forward Fellowship, Thompson-Woode received the Barbara and Edmund A. Hajim (MBA 1964) Fellowship for students who are first in their family... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Mar 2017
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How Deep Brain Stimulation Could Change Medicine

Illustration by Jon Krause Illustration by Jon Krause Roger Frisch, a concert violinist with the Minnesota Orchestra, sees his instrument as an extension of himself—each time... View Details

Keywords: Janelle Nanos

01 Mar 2011
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Alumni Books

women and meant the difference between survival and starvation for dozens of families. Fixing the Game: Bubbles, Crashes, and What Capitalism Can Learn from the NFL by Roger L. Martin (MBA '81) (Harvard... View Details

26 May 2016
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Alan F. Horn, MBA 1971

President and COO, 20th Century Fox 1987 Cofounds Castle Rock Entertainment; named Chairman and CEO 1989 Castle Rock produces When Harry Met Sally and Seinfeld 1999 Named President and COO, Warner Bros. 2004 Awarded Pioneer of the Year, Will View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Dec 2002
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Hong Kong Club Thrives, Plans Next Global Alumni Conference

Joseph Yam (fourth from left), chief executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), and Vincent Lee, administrative assistant to the HKMA chief executive (third from left), with HBSA-HK copresident Hamilton Tang (MBA '90), Stephanie Hui (MBA '00), Anthony Teo... View Details

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Lessons in Economics | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

Roger M. Blough, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of U.S. Steel, was the chief spokesperson for the corporation in 1962, when U.S. Steel raised its prices by 3.5 percent. President John F.... View Details

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Related Resources - The High Art of Photographic Advertising - Baker Library | Bloomberg Center

document early examples of HBS marketing courses taught by Professor Cherington and his subsequent career as marketing consultant, economist, and author. Of particular interest are the materials pertaining to speeches and articles written... View Details

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Authentic Leader Development - Course Catalog

HBS Course Catalog Authentic Leader Development Course Number 2090 Baker Foundation Professor Robin Ely Senior Lecturer Monique Burns Thompson Spring; Q3Q4; 3.0 credits 26 Sessions Paper Purpose - Who Should Take this Course? The purpose... View Details

01 Dec 2017
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Case Study: The Doctor Deficit

illustration by Pablo Amargo illustration by Pablo Amargo There is a doctor shortage in the United States, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges, which predicts that the deficit could... View Details

Keywords: April White

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Morse and Polaroid’s Creative Ethos | Baker Library

conventional world and, as Howard Rogers wrote, made “impossible problems possible. . . . Everyone who came in contact with her felt uplifted by her presence.” 9 Meroe Morse, test photograph, 1950. Polaroid... View Details

21 Jun 2022
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Banquet Brings Latino Alumni Back Together; Dallas Club Marks 75 Years with a Look Ahead

before heading to Harvard Law School. He went on to serve as a Legal Aid attorney, a Providence Housing Court judge, and then a professor at Roger Williams University School of Law, where he cofounded the Latino Policy Institute. He has... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

26 Mar 2025
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Alumni Explore a Changing Hong Kong; Meet the Leader: HBS Club of Singapore

Conference Looks at Future of Hong Kong as a Global Leader The HBS Association of Hong Kong (HBSAHK) celebrated the club’s 45thanniversary in February, with its 2025 Signature Conference at Cloud 39, a rooftop ballroom at The Henderson skyscraper in central Hong Kong.... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

15 Jun 2021
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Case Study: Inside Story

Illustration by Lu Zhang Amelia Lin (MBA 2016) grew up feasting on the stories her parents told about how they met and what it was like for them to leave China to start a new life in the United States. These narratives were central to... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries; Information

01 Sep 2015
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Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2015

qualities that define a leader? Where does one find a mentor? What are the ingredients in the recipe for success? Getting beyond Better: How Social Entrepreneurship Works by Roger L. Martin (MBA 1981) and... View Details

01 Dec 1997
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Merton's Economics Research Wins Nobel Prize

trading has been beneficial. Derivatives serve as a form of sophisticated "adapters," he said, linking economic systems together and helping to bring about a unified world economy. They have also brought about vast reductions in costs by... View Details

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Research in Black and White | Baker Library

Edwin H. Land, b. V.33, f. 19. Test photographs taken by Polaroid employees capture the close quarters and camaraderie of the company’s Cambridge laboratory, where early experiments in instant photography took place. Peter C. Wensberg,... View Details

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