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Ansel Adams and Polaroid R&D | Baker Library

be universally available at reasonable cost, creative expression and communication would be enhanced on a scale heretofore considered impossible.” (4) While in his own practice Adams took an active role in all aspects of developing and... View Details

03 Nov 2014
Research & Ideas

Brand Lessons From the Nobel Prize

relevant, one should identify it, try to activate it, and then leverage it," says Greyser, Richard P. Chapman Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus at Harvard Business School. "All brands have a history, many brands have a... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

06 Jun 2012
What Do You Think?

Is Something Wrong with the Way We Work?

commented that this mindset "leads to poor morale and burn out," as well as a loss of effective communication skills. Gerald Nanninga added that "it is destroying the art of pondering" and "by valuing work as a 24/7 View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Consulting

04 Jan 2012
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Income Inequality: What’s the Right Amount?

achievement'" (Dennis Nelson); "the level that does not allow segments of activity to capture regulators or regulations while also ensuring support for the disadvantaged and those in poverty" (Peter Bowie); one that... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

01 Aug 2008
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Has the Time Come for “Stretch” in Management?

knowledge workers confronted with a barrage of data and distractions delivered by new information technologies? A reluctance on the part of managers to relinquish "ownership" over activities and processes needed to achieve... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

30 Jan 2006
Research & Ideas

Looking Behind Bad Decisions

deciding in large numbers not to donate. Rather, they are not thinking about it. In other countries (e.g., Belgium), the default is that unless you specify that you do not want to donate your organs, you become a viable donor at death. In the U.S., unless you View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

21 Jun 2004
Research & Ideas

Racial Diversity Pays Off

rather than ignore or suppress them. Comparing 450 bank branches of a single organization, a large commercial bank in the northeast U.S., Ely and Thomas discovered that when work groups actively acknowledge and engage with their different... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

16 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Researchers Contribute Globalization of Markets Papers

"Although Levitt's article was primarily concerned about the globalization of the product market, this paper expands the domain to three areas—the labor market, the financial market, and the product market—and investigates the assertion that Japan has not View Details

Keywords: by Working Knowledge editors

09 Jun 2023
Blog Post

How to Communicate your Organizations’ People-Centered Values

concerns. Current and prospective employees understand that no organization is perfect, but many are more eager to work for organizations that are actively demonstrating equality as a key priority.” Mission, Values, and Support Other... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

17 Sep 2024
Blog Post

The International Experience at HBS: Zoe Sun (MBA 2024)

Global Capitalism. This second-year course provides cases on entrepreneurs from many countries who were active in pursuits ranging from luxury watches to fashion, beauty, shipping, finance and information and communications technologies.... View Details

08 Sep 2021
Blog Post

Socioeconomic Inclusion at HBS: Joshua Mbanusi (MBA 2021)

and MBA Student Activities & Services—aimed towards socio economic inclusion. The task force also established several student-led working groups to help develop, inform, and execute on innovative strategies to promote socio economic... View Details

30 Aug 2019
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3 Growing Pains from my First Year at HBS: Academic, Social, and Career

that you can really trust and connect with makes life much richer. However, to be honest, I sometimes found it difficult to form the kinds of close friendship I had before because everyone is so busy engaging in so many kinds of View Details

08 Jun 2023
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Koppert Cress: Macro Greenhouses, Microgreens

In January 2023, Professors Willy Shih and Mike Toffel led more than 40 HBS MBA students on site visits to witness the energy transition and innovative sustainable production activities throughout Denmark and the Netherlands, in their new... View Details

20 Feb 2025
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IFC India 2025: Building Resilience - Mumbai’s Journey to Sustainable Water Management

Team at Colaba Sewage Treatment Plant. Pictured left to right: Francesca Polycarpe, Emily Orchant, Safiyah Bharwani, Sandra Charipper Mumbai Water Treatment Facility In addition to this robust infrastructure, Mumbai is actively pursuing... View Details

21 Mar 2024
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IFC India: Renewable Energy - CleanMax

cleanings per month to ensure optimal performance of its solar site. On other sites they perform four to five cleanings a month, dependent on the level of soiling and dusting on the location. They separate their maintenance activities... View Details

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Black History Month | Baker Library

curriculum of the Harvard Business School today and into the future. Collection activities focus on the career and professional development needs of our MBA students and alumni, as well as on access to business content to the Harvard... View Details

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Expatriate Traders in the Treaty Port Communities - A Chronicle of the China Trade

breakfast.” 52 Other recreational activities included billiards, bowling, cricket, fencing, amateur theatricals, and reading in lending libraries established in the treaty ports. Augustine Heard, Jr. explained that “it was the dream of... View Details

19 Jun 2018
News

Pittsburgh Alumni Annual Meeting Features PPG’s McGarry

was one of the original and largest HBS alumni clubs for a long time,” Slivka says. “Our records show that our first club president was Nathan Pearson (MBA 1934) who served in 1941 to 1942. So we go back close to 80 years.” Slivka said the club was most View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Sep 2016
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Offshore Learning

situations where science learning comes naturally. “We’ve adapted our activities on the island to be the outdoor laboratory for Boston’s middle-school science curriculum,” explained Pearson. “We know exactly what content they’re trying to... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Outward Bound; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

01 Dec 1998
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A Journey to Leadership: Luke O'Neill

combines academic and experiential learning and involves students in activities as diverse as constructing solar panels, producing maple syrup, and delivering emergency medical care in search-and-rescue situations. "Our educational goal,"... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

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