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Dillon House | About

in government. During World War I, Dillon served on the War Industries Board, which coordinated the purchase of war supplies. Dillon’s gift to... View Details

04 Feb 2022
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Beyond the Cold War: Reinventing Socialism in 5 Countries

Although many view socialism through the rigid lens of Soviet orthodoxy, it has always been a work in progress and an evolving and adaptable ideology on a global scale, says Harvard Business School Marvin Bower Associate Professor Jeremy Friedman. In his new book, Ripe... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

15 Aug 2022
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University of the Future: Finding the Next World Leaders in Higher Ed

T.M. Chang Professor of China Studies at Harvard University and the Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration at HBS—explores the many ways the three countries have made their mark in higher education over the past two centuries. Here are five excerpts from... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Education

01 Dec 2023
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Action Plan: Life Study

an instructor to his home for a Sunday-morning art class. He had organized the gathering to engage his wife, the actress Dina Merrill, as she began showing signs of dementia: “I was afraid of losing contact with her, that I would miss the fading signals. It feels as... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

25 Apr 2024
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Origin Stories

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Where we come from and how we were raised has a profound effect View Details

31 May 2011
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Japan Disaster Shakes Up Supply-Chain Strategies

The full cultural and sociological aftershocks of the earthquake in Japan—the worst disaster to hit the country since World War II—are washing like a tsunami across many industries as manufacturers and their customers scramble to replace... View Details

Keywords: by Dennis Fisher; Auto; Technology; Computer; Electronics

18 Jan 2016
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Hazard Warning: The Unacceptable Cost of Toxic Workers

replacing one toxic worker, which is almost double the figure a company gains from hiring a “superstar.” A superstar in the top 1 percent of performers adds $5,303 in increased performance to a company’s profit, Minor’s paper Toxic... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland

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The Art of American Advertising: 1865 - 1910

cultural landscape after the Civil War. By the 1860s, the railroad industry had created a national network for the manufacture and distribution of industrial and consumer goods and, with it, the need for eye-catching, widespread advertising. Capitalizing View Details

30 May 2005
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Six Steps for Making Your Threat Credible

In the classic game of Chicken, two drivers on a crash course speed toward each other. The rules are simple: Whoever swerves first and avoids collision loses, and whoever is brave enough to stay the course wins. Of course, when both... View Details

Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra

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Political Risk, Foreign Intervention and International Arbitration

The Empire Trap: America's Attempts to Protect Property Rights Overseas, 1898-2008, is a history of the U.S. government's attempts to protect the property rights of American investors when they venture outside the boundaries of the United... View Details

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Investing in Emerging Industries | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

Philip Lehman, took over leadership from his father in 1925. Robert’s uncle, Arthur Lehman served as a senior partner of Lehman Brothers until his death in 1936. In 1928, Lehman Brothers moved to One William Street, an eleven-story... View Details

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Modern Capitalism: Mergers and Syndicates - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School

Emeritus, at Harvard Business School, explains that during this period, “the growth of big business was the central trend of the American economy.” 35 By the dawn of World War I, America’s journey from an agrarian society to a leading... View Details

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Impact of the New Medium - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

the photograph, it is hoped that many of the satisfactions of working in the early arts can be brought to a new group of photographers.” Edwin Land, "One-Step Photography," May 31, 1949 66 On Friday, November 26, 1948, the day after... View Details

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After the Opium War: Treaty Ports and Compradors - A Chronicle of the China Trade

administered over its trade began to diminish. After the end of the First Opium War in 1842 and subsequent Treaty of Nanking, additional ports were open including the newly formed British colony of hong Kong. By 1843, the Canton trade... View Details

02 Mar 2016
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David Moss is Rewriting History

Moss thinks; his own opinions are hidden behind a scholarly calm and the quiet joy he takes at playing devil’s advocate. This is a question of what the historical record—here, the case, filled with exhibits on View Details

Keywords: April White

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Morgan Hall | About

later, Morgan was able to underwrite federal bonds to help finance Civil War debt. The firm was reorganized after Drexel’s death and renamed J.P. Morgan & Company in 1895. By 1900, Morgan’s firm was one of... View Details

31 Aug 2021
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Feeling Powerless at Work? Time to Agitate, Innovate, and Orchestrate

power has on the psychology of those in power: It makes them overconfident and susceptible to hubris, and it makes them more self-centered and insensitive to others,” Battilana says. And if a CEO can’t or won’t cultivate humility and... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

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The Challenge of Color - The High Art of Photographic Advertising - Baker Library | Bloomberg Center

Colorless: American Photography and Material Culture Between the Wars . Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, 1991, p. 6. See Stein, note 11, p. 119. “Margaret Bourke-White on Color Photography and... View Details

01 Mar 2024
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Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts

their ground-breaking book Boys in the Barracks. Presented from the perspective of soldiers who are preparing for war during peace time, Boys in the Barracks shares the mundane, the exhilarating and the humorous aspects of life in the... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

05 Feb 2014
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Can Putin Score Olympic Gold?

network will have to spend time familiarizing viewers with its geography and culture. Early impressions, meanwhile, have been overshadowed by fears of terrorism and the anti-gay backlash. If NBC is going to be successful, it may depend... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Sports; Advertising

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