Retirement - Publications - Faculty & Research

06 Oct 2003
Research & Ideas

The Problem with Hedge Funds

way in which the market is changing against the interest of most investors.281 In 2001 the California Public Employees Retirement System, America's largest pension fund, put $1 billion into hedge funds. It was a major stamp of approval.... View Details

Keywords: by D. Quinn Mills

05 Oct 2020
Book

Want to Be Happier? Make More Free Time

focus away from success equaling economic growth and toward other measures, including the way they value time for individuals. We need to acknowledge the real and significant costs associated with the cultural obsession with financial growth: rising health care costs,... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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John H. McArthur | About

including peer reviews for tenured faculty members at five-year intervals to provide feedback and assist them in establishing or clarifying professional directions. He also paved the way for the creation of the Senior Faculty Center for emeriti professors after Harvard... View Details

24 May 2017
News

Ilene H. Lang, MBA 1973

Picture 1982 Joins Symbolics 1993 Joins Lotus Development Corp. 1995 Joins Digital Equipment Corp. 1996 Named President and CEO, AltaVista 2003 Joins Catalyst as President 2008 Named CEO, Catalyst 2015 Retires from Catalyst View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

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McCollum Center | About

where he served as chairman from 1947 to 1972. Leonard McCollum (1902-1993) gained a reputation as a skilled oil industry leader during his early career with Standard Oil. He joined Continental Oil when it was a medium-sized company with $209 million in assets. When he... View Details

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Documenting the Wartime Effort | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

government helped subsidize U.S. Steel efforts including the development of new blast and open-hearth furnaces. U.S. Steel doubled the output of raw materials, constructed new steel plants, rehired retired workers, and reused obsolete... View Details

11 Oct 2006
What Do You Think?

How Do We Respond to the “Dependency Ratio” Dilemma?

"Short term, the solution is to require companies to fully fund and expense their current retirement contributions/obligations. Ouch!" Gerald Schultz agreed, saying, "I believe that in the end it comes down to 'pay as you... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

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Ludcke House | About

After his retirement from Putnam in 1965, Ludcke continued his influence in the industry as the widely read author of “The Human Side of Investing,” a syndicated financial column that ran in 17 newspapers across the country. In addition,... View Details

31 Jul 2017
HBS Case

It’s Hard to Fix the Family Business Without Offending the Family

1981. Opened in 1992, Pho Hoa has been run with few formal processes in place and no regular income statement reporting, forecasting, or budgeting. Thanh, wanting to take a well-deserved retirement after 25 years of hard work, has named... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Food & Beverage

13 Jul 2021
Blog Post

A View from the Horizon

experiences and identities shape the possibilities we imagine for ourselves, and how Dr. Cash and Harvard Business School helped me become the person I am today. My father was a military man who continued working at Fort Devens even after he View Details

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Case Studies - Social Impact Collaboratory

public school teachers (CalSTRS) was mandated by his board to “prioritize engagement with makers and retailers of firearms in California” following a series of gun-related tragedies in schools. While CalSTRS had a long history of engagement and even divestment, as a... View Details

29 Nov 2017
Research & Ideas

How to Succeed in Business (According to a 15th Century Trade Merchant)

In what could be considered the first business how-to book, an Italian merchant from the 1400s advises leaders to be charitable, ethical, and treat people fairly; be modest; look for the right qualities in a wife; be selective in deals; and View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

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Cash House | About

information technology in the service sector. During his time at the School he served as Chair of the MBA Program, head of the Leadership and Learning initiative, Chair of Baker Library, and Senior Associate Dean and Chair of HBS Publishing. After more than 27 years at... View Details

01 Mar 2003
News

Dick Franyo: From Banker to Barkeeper

something that fit my personality and lifestyle,” explains the affable Franyo, who is now the proud proprietor of the Boatyard Bar & Grill, located in the Eastport section of Annapolis, Maryland. Prior to retiring in March 2002, Franyo... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality

30 Jun 2022
News

Scaling Hope

D’Antonio retired from Morgan Stanley, in 2016, to focus on his family, he quickly realized the need for more accessible information on addiction. What was available felt scattered and dense—written for experts, rather than laypeople.... View Details

06 Jan 2021
Blog Post

My HBS Student Loan Story: Gorick Ng (MBA 2018)

consulting for two years prior to coming to HBS. Growing up in a family that prioritized saving for a rainy day, I had been contributing as much as I could to retirement savings. I was relieved to find that doing so would not hurt my... View Details

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HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information

by the resumption of the bonus program and, to a lesser extent, a voluntary early retirement program for staff with a minimum of 10 years of University service. Expanding the size and diversity of the faculty is a strategic priority for... View Details

02 Feb 2022
Blog Post

How I Spent My HBS 2+2 Deferral: Nikki Philip

At the NFL I was responsible for the holistic wellness of active and retired football players as well as coaches and staff. Did 2+2 change your path or alter your post-undergraduate plans? 2+2 made many of my decisions between undergrad... View Details

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HBS - The year in Review

virtual Executive Education programs 14,000 hybrid classroom hours across 16 classrooms Harvard Business Publishing Leadership Change In February 2021, Harvard Business Publishing announced the retirement of CEO David Wan (MBA 1981). Wan... View Details

01 Sep 2023
News

End Game

Illustration by James Steinberg In the 1960s and 1970s, as the environmental movement dawned in the United States, a new generation of activist-minded entrepreneurs appeared. Among them were companies like Body Shop, Aveda, Tom’s of Maine, and Whole Foods—all founded... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade

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