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Historical Data & Sources - Business History

League of Nations Photo Archive Notes: There were no assemblies of the League between 1940 and 1945 Download Data Set in Excel Life Expectancy at Birth The World Bank, “Life Expectancy at Birth, Total (Years)” Notes: Values for Soviet View Details
  • 05 Jul 2012
  • What Do You Think?

Why Is Trust So Hard to Achieve in Management?

self." Questions that we might ask ourselves include several posed by Maree Stewart: Are women more or less trusting than men? Are young people more or less trusting than older? What part do unions play? My concern, of course, is... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
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The Railroads: The First Big Business - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School

Harper’s New Monthly Magazine , September 1877, p. 614. Statement Showing the First Mortgage Gold Bearing Six Per Cent. Bonds of The Atchison & Pike’s Peak Railroad Company (Central Branch of the Union Pacific) to be A First-Class... View Details
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Lehman Brothers Family Partners | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

1800s, the Lehman family has made noteworthy contributions to philanthropic work in health, social services, and the arts. Robert Lehman, ca. 1960. Lehman Brothers Records, Baker Library, Harvard Business School. Herbert Lehman giving a speech. International Garment... View Details
  • 01 Feb 2021
  • Blog Post

Choosing the Right Student Loan

you. For instance, the Harvard University Employee Credit Union offers a program called GreenPath Financial Wellness which provides one-on-one student loan counseling. And, of course, the Financial Aid Office is always here to help! View Details
  • August 2019
  • Case

Huawei and the U.S.-China Trade War

By: Elie Ofek and John Masko
In 2019, Chinese smartphone maker and telecommunications empire Huawei was preparing to launch its new flagship smartphone series, the Mate 30. After years of explosive growth, the previous 18 months had been a challenge for the company. In early 2018, Huawei’s planned... View Details
Keywords: Trade; Global Strategy; International Relations; National Security; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Information Infrastructure; Volatility; Adaptation; Telecommunications Industry; China; United States; European Union
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AASU50 - Alumni

Programs & Events Programs & Events AASU50 Home African Americans at HBS AASU50 Materials Related Content In Their Own Words In April 2018, the Harvard Business School community was invited to mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of the African-American Student... View Details
  • 04 Apr 2023
  • Book

Two Centuries of Business Leaders Who Took a Stand on Social Issues

While shareholders still reign supreme at many companies, a widespread shift toward more responsible business practices is driving more leaders to take a stand on social and environmental issues today, says Harvard Business School Professor Geoffrey Jones. Jones... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Consumer Products; Fashion; Retail; Green Technology
  • January 2009 (Revised December 2017)
  • Case

Who Broke the Bank of England?

By: Niall Ferguson and Jonathan Schlefer
In the summer of 1992, hedge fund manager George Soros was contemplating the possibility that the European Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM) would break down. Designed to pave the way for a full-scale European Monetary Union, the ERM was a system of fixed exchange rates... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Currency Exchange Rate; Investment; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Financial Services Industry; European Union
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  • July 2020
  • Case

King's College Hospital in Crisis

By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock
On December 11, 2017, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (King’s), one of London’s leading teaching hospital groups, was put into “special measures” by NHS Improvement (NHSI), the financial regulator of England’s National Health Service (NHS). The future of... View Details
Keywords: Hospitals; Financing; Health Care and Treatment; Financial Condition; Crisis Management; Organizational Structure; Transformation; Strategic Planning; United Kingdom
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  • 27 Jan 2023
  • Op-Ed

Have We Lost Sight of Integrity?

sexual relationships with employees. On January 18, Meta under Mark Zuckerberg was fined $414 million for violating European Union privacy laws. These leaders seemed to believe they could con the public with their ideas, mistruths, and... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
  • 24 May 2021
  • Op-Ed

Can Fabric Waste Become Fashion’s Resource?

COVID-19 has broken fashion’s supply chain. As a result, an already wasteful industry has become more wasteful. Even before the pandemic, the global apparel industry was producing about 92 million tons of textile waste a year. That’s about one garbage truck’s worth of... View Details
Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones and Shelly Xu; Fashion
  • 17 Apr 2012
  • Working Paper Summaries

Technology Choice and Capacity Portfolios Under Emissions Regulation

Keywords: by David Drake, Paul R. Kleindorfer & Luk N. Van Wassenhove
  • 24 Feb 2021
  • Lessons from the Classroom

What History's Biggest Wars Teach Us About Leading in Peace

US perspective, by evidence that the Soviet Union was installing nuclear missile sites in Cuba, 90 miles from the United States, the showdown is considered the closest to a nuclear war the world has ever come. Malhotra has used the... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
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Agents of Change: The Founding of the AASU - The Golden Age of Black Business

Johnson and Monroe Davis Dowling were deeply felt in both the private and public sectors. From 1915 to the founding of the African-American Student Union in 1968, however, fewer than 50 African American students had attended HBS. Norris... View Details
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Public Education Leadership Project

administrators School principals Regional supervisors Union leaders Teacher leaders Community liaisons Members of the school board, board of education, or school committee that governs the district Districts can build capability by... View Details
  • 21 Aug 2020
  • Blog Post

Pursuing a JD/MBA Joint Degree

conducting. Our alumni are doing everything imaginable in the law and business worlds, and while I haven’t yet been able to go on a JD/MBA retreat, I’ve gotten to talk to healthcare leaders, union leaders, and startup founders in fairly... View Details
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Historical Data Visualization - Business History

Over Time Politics & Economics Trade Union Membership Trends Over Time Politics & Economics Unemployment Rates Trends Over Time Politics & Economics Urban Population Density Trends Over Time Politics & Economics US Home Ownership Rates... View Details
  • 06 Mar 2006
  • Research & Ideas

Four Strategies for Making Concessions

wage increase. The union was asking for a 4 percent increase, while management wanted to raise salaries by only 1 percent. The executive considered the situation. During past negotiations, weeks were lost as each side jockeyed for... View Details
Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra
  • 01 Jun 2023
  • News

Curb Appeal

Jessica Tisch (JD/MBA 2008) has a problem. And she couldn’t be happier about it. It’s a chilly February morning in Lower Manhattan, and Tisch, who was appointed commissioner of the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) last April, has only hours to pivot the world’s largest... View Details
Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photography by Vance Jacobs; Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities; Government