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Introduction 1840s – 1880s General Merchants to Commodities Brokers 1880s – 1920s Investment Banking & Securities Underwriting 1920s – 1960s Investing in Emerging Industries 1850–1968 Lehman Brothers Family Partners 1960s – 2000s View Details

01 Jun 2015
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The Military and the MBA: Chris Howard (MBA 2003)

less important than your subordinates. You are less important than the mission. You are less important than the team. The honor to lead is the honor of eating last, the honor of making sure your troops, your airmen, your sailors, your Marines are taken care of first.... View Details

Keywords: National Security and International Affairs; Government

01 Dec 2001
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and the MBA elective The Coming of Managerial Capitalism. Koehn's research and writing focus on branding, business strategy, and connecting with customers and on the broad range of economic, social, and organizational transitions that... View Details

Keywords: reunions; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

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Introduction 1840s – 1880s General Merchants to Commodities Brokers 1880s – 1920s Investment Banking & Securities Underwriting 1920s – 1960s Investing in Emerging Industries 1850–1968 Lehman Brothers Family Partners 1960s – 2000s View Details

Jan 2014
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Rethinking Cities: Chicago on the Move

in Chicago: rail decongestion; airport modernization; mass transit modernization; a complete streets plan; and an infrastructure trust as a financing innovation. It also discusses leadership by Mayor Rahm... View Details

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Dan Lennox-Choate

glorious light. "I went in blind," Daniel says, about his transition from platoon leadership in Afghanistan, to becoming the executive officer of a headquarters company responsible for logistics... View Details

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Frances Dixon

was time to pursue her dream of getting an MBA. Transitioning to the private sector “I realized I didn’t know much about business,” says Frances. “In order to truly leverage my leadership skillset and make... View Details

November 12, 2020
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What We Can Learn About Unity from Hostile Takeovers

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter

In the wake of the recent election, the United States faces a fraught, difficult transfer of power. What we know about hostile takeovers in business can provide help in finding a path forward. Leaders on the winning side of the more successful acquisitions emphasized... View Details

Keywords: Leadership; Transition; Government and Politics; Mergers and Acquisitions

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21 Aug 2014
Blog Post

HBS Social Enterprise Initiative Visits NYC

days in July, to visit Social Enterprise students and alumni. Within SEI, we have a lens before fellowships start, when we receive student applications for the Social Enterprise Summer Fellowship or when HBS selects opportunities for HBS View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

December 2018 (Revised June 2019)
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Wolfgang Puck: Setting the Table for the Future

By: Boris Groysberg and Matthew G. Preble

Chef Wolfgang Puck oversees a disparate business empire that includes fine dining restaurants, a catering business, and various licensed products that run from cookware, to soup, to fast-casual restaurants. His businesses activities are divided among three separate... View Details

Keywords: Brands and Branding; Growth and Development; Management Systems; Business Processes; Leadership; Transition; Food and Beverage Industry; Consumer Products Industry

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01 Dec 2003
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Watkins, an expert on leadership transition, presses his case for “accelerating” the critical transition period that begins when a new CEO — or a new manager at any level — is hired. Watkins estimates that... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Mar 2017
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Ask the Expert: Capital Architect

Brunell spent five years helping Vietnam transition to a market economy, instituting government transparency measures and a national competitiveness index. (© Whitehotpix/ZUMAPRESS.com) David Brunell (MBA 1962) is a master at making... View Details

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Christina LaMontagne

Christina (HBS '09, Dartmouth '03) has held senior roles across innovative healthcare companies. She has led small digital health companies to achieve market leadership and >$100M ARR and has helped larger global companies embrace... View Details

Keywords: Health Care; Technology

08 Nov 2024
Blog Post

Harvard Business School’s Armed Forces Alumni Association

Veterans Day, we checked in with the HBS Armed Forces Alumni Association, the club on campus for student veterans. The mission of the Armed Forces Alumni Association (AFAA) is to help talented veterans transition out of the military to... View Details

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Eileen Stephan

at Morgan Stanley; with the Career Development team at HBS (1995-1999 and again 2004-2008); and as a member of the CareerLeader team. With experiences that include bridging the transition from academia to professional, to senior level... View Details

Keywords: Education; Commercial Banking; Financial Services (All); Investment Management; Financial Services (All); Investment Banking; Financial Services (All); Private Equity; Financial Services (All); Venture Capital; Financial Services (All); Hospitality; Retail; Social Enterprise

01 Dec 2016
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Managing Change

Narayandas (photo by Jimmy Ushkurnis) Narayandas (photo by Jimmy Ushkurnis) Das Narayandas, the Edsel Bryant Ford Professor of Business Administration, was named Senior Associate Dean for External Relations this fall, taking over for Bill Sahlman, who is retiring and... View Details

29 Jul 2024
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Leading the Way

of underserved youth like Trejo in Arizona, and currently serves more than 14,000 middle, high school and college students annually. Programs aim to develop leadership skills, self-awareness, and familiarity with pathways to postsecondary... View Details

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Cheryl Rousseau

transitions of all kinds: On-Boarding; Inter-Company Movements; Succession/Planned Exits; Out-Boarding; Job Search; Boards Seats. Cheryl has an MBA in Finance and Strategy (Kellogg ’87) and gained first-hand executive knowledge in a... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Investment Banking; Financial Services (All); Investment Management; Financial Services (All); Private Equity; Financial Services (All); Health Care; Retail

07 Feb 2005
Research & Ideas

How “Career Imprinting” Shapes Leaders

competitors, competing in the area of IV solutions in the 1970s. Another reason is that they were located in similar geographic regions, making the transition of many of these people out of Baxter and Abbott and into east- and west-coast... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark

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Abena Nyantekyi-Owusu

that her customers – health providers – needed much more than point products. “They’re looking for holistic solutions,” Abena says. “They want the full package: credit, financing, facility design, training and logistics – everything that can favorably impact clinical... View Details

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