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- 01 Jun 2001
- News
"Unheard Voices" Brings to Light Three Centuries of American Women at Work
Trade card from 1833 advertising "Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound." (Baker Library Historical Collections) From the time of her marriage in 1743 until her death in 1765, Sarah Chamberlain, wife of Nathaniel Chamberlain, a blacksmith... View Details
- 10 Jun 2013
- Research & Ideas
How Numbers Talk to People
one reason: a death in the customer's family. A look at the number of waivers showed double-digit growth for the past three years. Either there was a death epidemic, or customers had figured out they could... View Details
- 15 Dec 2024
- News
The Golden Thread
structure, whether it’s a small tweak or a big move. That’s something we saw over and over in our interviews,” says Amabile. At the same time, though, recognize that life changes unexpectedly, which requires Adaptability “Our life structures don’t stand still.... View Details
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Moving Mountains
the business just after their father's death and following a foray into entrepreneurship. "A drawback to family business," Barco observes, "is that the founder is often a dominant personality, like my father was, so the children-you might... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
In War-Torn Liberia, Student Gains a Wealth of Experience
realized that its activities had contributed to unnecessary death and destruction. I saw firsthand the role and power of business and the positive and negative impact it can have on people's lives." Ballou ultimately wants to work in... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Bill Dunaway (MBA 1964)
I was scared to death that everyone would be smarter than me. And they were. On the first day of class we were all anxious to talk and make a good first impression. I held my hand up until it had gangrene. Then Professor Ted Levitt ate me... View Details
- 18 May 2011
- News
Man with a Plan
ad campaign has been a game-changer for the Abbeville, Alabama–based wood company. Rane was a practicing attorney in Birmingham in 1970 when he acquired Great Southern following the deaths of its founders, his wife’s parents, in an auto... View Details
- 06 May 2008
- News
Small World? Read Nil about It
well-documented. They are the generation that will probably preside over and witness the death of newspapers in their lifetime. So here’s a question, especially for those Bulletin readers with international experience or business... View Details
- Web
2021 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
dramatically disproportionate effects of the death and devastation it has wrought on the poor, women, and other marginalized members of communities across the world. We hope to host a thoughtful conversation about these themes, the crises... View Details
- 12 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Unexpected Link Between Cadavers and Careers
nonprofit entrepreneurial ventures have begun to address the need for cadavers. Generally, recruiters for these ventures target those for whom death is likely to be top of mind. "They'll set up a stand at a retirees' convention, go... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
India's Chidambaram Says Nation Is "Poor Rich"
become destinations for “medical tourists” from the West. Meanwhile, the country’s infant and maternal death rates are high, and diseases such as cholera, dysentery, and malaria are still far too prevalent. Chidambaram concluded by... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Ink: Alumni Books and Recommendations
Shames and Peter Barton (MBA 1982) “This book is about a man on his deathbed (Barton) looking back at his life and appreciating the energy and enthusiasm with which he has lived it, and another man (Shames) comparing his own as he chronicles Barton’s life and View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Patricia ("Tosh") Rapoport Barron
Barron continued to rise through the ranks of the Xerox Corporation, earning kudos in 1993 as a Business Week "Executive to Watch." Three years ago, she was named president of Xerox engineering systems. But a string of personal events occurring in the last few years -... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Teaching and Learning Center Established, Honors Christensen’s Legacy
improve teaching across the faculty. The center is named after C. Roland (“Chris”) Christensen (MBA 3/’43, DCS ’53), a much-loved HBS faculty member who had a powerful impact on HBS students and faculty as well as educators around the world during his years at the... View Details
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Online Transforming Customer Experiences Course | HBS Online
5-6 hrs Module 2 Elevate Define a performance death spiral, learn how to motivate service excellence by elevating your employees, and navigate between top-down prescriptions and bottom-up solicitations in leadership. Highlights The View Details
- 21 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
Lessons for Retailers from the Rebirth of Indie Bookstores
As big box bookstores Barnes & Noble and Borders spread across the landscape in the 1990s, retail observers sounded the death knell for small, independent booksellers. But they had no idea of the onslaught that was coming. Amazon.com... View Details
- 04 Apr 2011
- Research & Ideas
Attention Medical Shoppers: What Health Care Can Learn from Walmart and Amazon
knew the goal of the procedure, and making sure they had ample blood available. Since the checklist system has been deployed throughout several operating rooms, he said, there has been an average reduction in death of 47 percent.... View Details
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Rapid Response: Inside the Retailing Revolution
sector of our economy is more advanced and productive than ever," concludes Hammond. "As Mark Twain might have put it, any reports of its impending death are greatly exaggerated." View Details
- 06 Aug 2021
- Blog Post
Socioeconomic Inclusion at HBS: Alexis Jackson (MBA 2021)
pandemic, but the sudden death of Jackson’s brother. It was the first time, she said, that things were not going according to her plans or expectations. It also led to her greatest lesson—which was tattooed on her shoulder all along:... View Details
- 17 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
Black MBA Students Pen Letters to the HBS Community: Letter 2/5
shot to death in a police car in 1941 because he laughed while standing in line at a movie theatre with his girlfriend. Or how about the hate that led to Timothy Hood’s, murder in the back of a police car? He was a World War II veteran... View Details