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Concrete Symbols - A Concrete Symbol: The Building of Harvard Business School 1908-1927 – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

take a large share in that leadership in the community. . . . that buildings and grounds could and should help in this education, that personality could be developed in an atmosphere of quiet, good taste appropriate to an old university.”... View Details

24 May 2017
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Angie Hicks, MBA 2000

public in 2011, and today, 5 million members strong, it’s the go-to site for anyone who needs to hire local service providers. “Perseverance is important. I’m the kind of person who just refuses to give up.” “Perseverance is important.... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

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4.6 HBS Campus Demonstration Policy | MBA

environment of trust and mutual respect. All members of the HBS community, in joining it, agree to integrate the values of: respect for the rights, differences, and dignity of others, honesty and integrity in dealing with all members of the community, and... View Details

19 Jan 2017
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Finding Purpose in Profit

sale and liquidity options, and prepares businesses to lead a mission-driven life post-IPO. Benefit corporation laws have already achieved passage in 32 US states and Italy—receiving unanimous, bipartisan support in most—and approval is... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley; B corporations

01 Dec 2015
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Leading Boston and Beyond

innovative IT department focused on using technology to increase citizen engagement and the efficiency of city services. Their flagship project, the Citizens Connect app (recently rebranded as BOS:311), sends residents’ issues into the city’s work order management... View Details

Keywords: Jen Myers; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

13 Feb 2019
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We’re All Going to Get Hacked

something that you don’t like. We have all of these rules and regulations in our public health, in our medicine. And this building’s got sprinkler systems in it. Do we expect this room to catch on fire? No! Why do we put sprinklers in it? Just in case. And why do we... View Details

01 Mar 2019
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Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2019

have those important conversations, create those moments of meaning, and deliver great words to the people we care about at the office, at home, and in all areas of life. The 7 Laws of Enough: Cultivating a Life of Sustainable Abundance... View Details

01 Jun 2018
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The Long Run

complexity of pulling together idea, sound, and movement into a unified whole. The squirrel skitters to the edge of our path, thinks better of it, and darts back to safety—a smart decision, since Langford never saw it. Which isn’t to say that he is the sort of View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Melissa Golden

06 Nov 2015
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Casey Gerald: Becoming a Leader at HBS

and resources that I-- and people like me in my neighborhood-- never had access to. The question really became permanent in my mind: What am I going to do with my opportunities to provide opportunities to others? I used to think this meant becoming a lawyer. In... View Details

04 Sep 2019
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The School that Donham Built

government, became his mentor and continued to support his studies through law school. Donham specialized in corporate restructuring as a vice president at Boston’s Old Colony Trust Company and won wide praise from both labor and... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

26 Nov 2001
Research & Ideas

Women Entrepreneurs Use Springboard for Funding

personalize healthcare and benefits, and Carol Nacy of Sequella, Inc., a biotech firm focused on controlling global infectious diseases, especially tuberculosis. Most of the companies were already up and running. Their funding to date has... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Jun 2007
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2020 Vision

When it comes to setting personal goals, Lara O’Connor Hodgson (MBA ’98) aims high: Her ambition is to become, like another notable HBS alum, President of the United States, most likely in 2020. (For those with a similar aspiration and... View Details

Keywords: Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Mar 2009
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Damon Silvers

current system thwarted union organizing? A union election is supposed to be the expression of the employees’ desires to bargain collectively and choose their own representatives. Yet, the law allows employers to require employees to... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Administration of Economic Programs; Government; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Transportation

01 Sep 2020
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Turning Point: Change, Stat

Central Park. Patient-centered innovation is finally happening, and it’s up to all of us to make sure it continues. On a more personal note, I’ve learned two big things from working in the ER. I’m humbler in terms of what science knows... View Details

Keywords: COVID-19; healthcare; medicine; innovation; interpersonal communication; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

25 Mar 2001
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Who Wants to Be an Entrepreneur? [Part II]

"I believe 120 percent in what I'm doing," she said, well before the Boston site took shape. "If you didn't have that, you wouldn't have the energy to get up in the morning. You really enjoy the good days, because there are a lot of bad days right now.... View Details

Keywords: by John S. Rosenberg

30 Aug 2012
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Fundraiser makes the most of time at convention

Keywords: Personal Services; Personal Services; Personal Services; Personal Services

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1.18 FIELD Global Capstone - MBA

in person until the end of all scheduled events. Dress Code Students are responsible for packing attire that is appropriate for the weather and respectful of cultural norms in the FIELD Global Capstone location. Students are responsible... View Details

01 Sep 2018
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Turning Point: Power Outlet

provides information and support to moms and sons and promotes positive images of black males. MOBB United for Social Change aims to influence policy at the local, state, and federal levels to impact how black boys and men are treated and perceived by View Details

06 Jul 2009
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Conducting Layoffs: ’Necessary Evils’ at Work

be handled in a way that allows for the emotional cauldron that people experience when they are the ones who actually carry out these tasks. According to research by Joshua D. Margolis of HBS and Andrew Molinsky of Brandeis, the emotions and preparation of the View Details