Wealth And Poverty - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Oct 1998
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Answering the Call

change, Brooks says that entering the ministry late in life has been an asset. In guiding his church and parishioners, he is able to draw on a wealth of life experience, as well as on the leadership View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Jun 1998
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Generation Next

such as the life cycles of the family business, dilemmas inherent in working with relatives, grooming the next generation of company leadership, governance of the firm, and managing the impact of wealth on... View Details

01 Dec 2000
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Opening Doors: Inside the World of Museum Management

nation's cultural, intellectual, educational, and spiritual wealth is a very different thing from simply contributing to the gross national product," observes Brown. "You need to have a long-term vision that... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; museums; marketing; management; nonprofits; education; facilities; Internet; Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions; Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions; Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions; Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions

10 Aug 2022
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Skydeck Live: Stage Not Age

problem, whereas a lot of companies were always looking at their customers were aging and aging out. They saw that as an opportunity to rethink how are they going to develop their wealth management products.... View Details

01 Mar 2007
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Letters to the Editor

Smart Choices Regarding your December cover story on Jeff Hicks (MBA ’97), CEO of Crispin Porter + Bogusky, I find it interesting that in the many articles written about the firm, the principals never seem to acknowledge the fact that their early View Details

05 Dec 2016
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The Dragon’s Tale

(photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty) When F. Warren McFarlan and a small group of HBS colleagues arrived in Beijing in July 1979, they stepped off the plane into a country struggling for a toehold in the 20th century. “They brought ladders up to... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

03 Mar 2014
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A Life Transformed

brought back 60 or 70 percent of what I studied, but there was so much. In all honesty, I probably brought back only 40 percent, but it was enough, and it made me very rich." One final payoff from AMP for Parija: it put him in touch with... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley; Finance; Transportation

12 Apr 2023
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Step Change

investment (one made as managing director at Global Ventures), demonstrating that impact and profit aren't mutually exclusive. "I want founders and entrepreneurs to be wealth... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; entrepreneurship; women; venture capital; Egypt; developing economies; Finance

01 Mar 2009
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Model Patient

their own. The state subsidizes residents who have incomes that meet or somewhat exceed federal poverty guidelines. An independent public authority, known informally as the Health Connector, helps individuals View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Health, Social Assistance

01 Sep 2010
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Dean Nohria Looks Ahead

which now consumes more and more of society’s resources, particularly as people live longer? Global poverty is a huge issue as the demand for a more prosperous life increases everywhere. View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson

01 Dec 1996
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An Entrepreneurial Journey

serving as a volunteer football coach at Western Maryland College, a student complained to him that there were "no opportunities left in America." A survivor of childhood poverty who became a millionaire by age 35 through nursing-home... View Details

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