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- 01 Dec 2013
- News
War History
In September, with President Obama trying to rally support for military action against Syria, the media repeatedly sought out Michael Beschloss (MBA 1980), the author of eight books about American presidents. Beschloss noted that the... View Details
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External Funding | MBA
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Ben Seipel
industry you can think of, everything from finance and consulting to mining in Africa or pursuing a social enterprise." The combination of personal and professional insight has been exceptionally useful. "I came to HBS with the notion that a lot of View Details
Keywords: Tech
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle
In Israel, getting into business is not so much a matter of what university you went to but rather what military unit you served in. And that may be the single thing you need to understand about what makes Israel a leading center of... View Details
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Frances Dixon
As an undergraduate attending Tufts, Frances Dixon was deeply impressed by the idea of service to others. While searching out how to accomplish this life goal, she was inspired by the military officers she met. “They were clearly... View Details
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Ben Faw
For Ben Faw, a lifelong interest in both military history and leadership made West Point a logical destination. But upon graduation, when Ben had many options at his disposal, he responded to a calling that went deeper than mere logic. “I... View Details
- 20 Feb 2014
- News
Managing the World’s Trouble Spots
their health and education programs. Goodwin’s days as a global citizen began in the air force. In his early years as a second lieutenant, during the mid-1990s, he worked in foreign military sales in Saudi Arabia, then in Colombia setting... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
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Wartime Schools Collections | Baker Library
Wartime Schools Collections When the United States entered World War II, Harvard Business School (HBS) found its enrollment dropping as men were called to fight overseas. At the same time, the U.S. military was facing an increased need... View Details
Joseph W. Crosby
Crosby built a small $3 million military supply (jet propulsion fuels) company into a $275 million advanced research and development operation. During his tenure, Thiokol designed sophisticated rocket launch equipment used for the Mercury... View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Sister Soldier
Author Gayle Tzemach Lemmon (MBA 2006) has been here before—speaking with palpable enthusiasm and urgency about women who have defied cultural norms and changed the world around them through acts of bravery and heroism. In her first book, The Dressmaker of Khair Khana... View Details
- 01 Mar 2016
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The Western Front
technologies is ploddingly slow. Traditional military contractors have built their businesses around that process, but Valley innovators can’t wait as long. “We can approach it two ways,” Hendrickson says. “We can say, ‘You need to learn... View Details
Keywords: Jason Feifer
- 21 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
7 Successful Battle Strategies to Beat COVID-19
Drawing on lessons from the battlefield is common practice for business leaders seeking tested strategies to succeed against adversity. Today, the battle against COVID-19, an invisible enemy, feels to many observers like a military... View Details
Keywords: by Euvin Naidoo
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Juliane Schwetz
Many HBS graduates will manage brands; few, however, will be responsible for a brand as storied – and as important – as the one that will be under Juliane Schwetz’s care: the United States Military Academy at West Point. An Army captain,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Success for the Underserved
communities and individuals—such as women, military veterans, and people of color—to help them find jobs and career information. With a membership fee of only $25 a month, it's a business-opportunities networking site that also helps... View Details
- 09 Jun 2015
- News
Lessons in perseverance lead to high-quality schools for Peru
Pilar Deza (OPM 30, 2001) went from opening a nursery in her garage for four neighborhood children to operating some of Peru’s best-run private schools. She faced challenges all along the way, trying to create and operate new schools amidst a View Details
Bernard M. Baruch
Intercontinental Rubber Company. During World War I, Baruch served as Chairman of the War Industries Board, where he helped to facilitate the military preparedness of the nation’s businesses. View Details
Keywords: Finance
Pierre S. du Pont
per month to 1 million pounds per day. duPont manufactured close to 1.5 billion pounds of military explosives during the war, and employed a high of 86,000 workers. In the process, duPont totally reorganized the explosives industry. View Details
Keywords: Chemicals & Industrial
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Expansion of the Case Method | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Business Administration records (E73.10B). 'The Umpteenth Fighter Squadron Case, Part I' case, 1949. Kenneth R. Andrews Papers (GA 3). Download page 1 'The Umpteenth Fighter Squadron, Part I .' Wartime School, military formation in HBS... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
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Holding Steady in the Wild Blue Yonder
new post in June, Roche, a former Northrop Grumman executive, served in the U.S. Navy for 23 years and was commander of the guided missile destroyer USS Buchanan. Other assignments in Washington have included various posts at the State Department and Pentagon. As Air... View Details
- 01 Aug 2001
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J. Ronald Fox (MBA '59)
resumed his academic career at HBS and completed the first of several influential books, Arming America, an exploration of the military weapons acquisition process. After leaving the faculty in 1972 to immerse himself in a successful... View Details