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Alan L. Wurtzel

superstore concept in electronics retailing) and a smaller, portable brand-name electronics storefront. Wurtzel perfected this merchandising strategy as his chain expanded throughout the United States, and under his direction, the firm’s... View Details

Keywords: Retail

01 Jun 2008
News

Letters to the Editor

were June 1959 graduates of the one-year Harvard-Radcliffe Program in Business Administration (HRPBA). They were (left to right) Roberta Moniz (later Lasley), Diana Greer, and Sara Beth Wilkinson. These three were the first women to be... View Details

Keywords: Roland Christensen; Roberta Moniz Lasley; Diana Greer; Edna Homa; Anne Jardim; Eunice Jensen; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training

01 Mar 2010
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How to Spur Prosperity

Many observers say that job creation is the key to economic recovery in the United States. Can government investments in entrepreneurial ventures succeed in creating jobs? A number of variables need to come together to make it happen.... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Administration of Economic Programs; Government

24 Apr 2014
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Exploring how companies manage talent and career development

Harvard Business School Professor Boris Groysberg (DBA 2002) describes his research into how companies manage hiring and talent development. (Published April 2014) View Details

01 Feb 2002
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Q&A: Wrestling with the Unthinkable

In June 2000, when the National Commission on Terrorism released its report, the commission's chairman, L. Paul ("Jerry") Bremer III (MBA '66), issued a warning. "There's a chance terrorists will try to stage a catastrophic event in the View Details

Keywords: counterterrorism; terrorism; National Security and International Affairs; Government

February 1999 (Revised November 1999)
Case

Securicor Wireless Networks: February 1996

By: G. Felda Hardymon and Bill Wasik

Securicor Wireless (SWN) sold software products to wireless telephone carriers. The company was incorporated in January of 1995 as a 40%-owned subsidiary of Securicor Telesciences (STI), itself a wholly-owned subsidiary of British security giant Securicor PLC. Just... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital; Business Subsidiaries; Nationality; Business Conglomerates; Applications and Software; Mergers and Acquisitions; Organizational Culture; Business Startups; Business and Shareholder Relations; Technology Industry; United Kingdom; United States

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01 Sep 2006
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HBS Student Battles ALS

KREMER: With classmate and friend Nate Boaz (right), celebrating at the MBA Class of 2006 Commencement. Avichai (“Avi”) Kremer is a man with a mission, and not a lot of time. Diagnosed with ALS early in his first year at HBS, Kremer has become a hero to his classmates... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training

01 Sep 2012
News

Faculty Books

How did the United States lose its leading edge in producing innovative goods and services? Pisano, the Harry E. Figgie Jr. Professor of Business Administration, and Shih, professor of management practice,... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

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Jeff Bernstein

Problem-solving drives Jeff Bernstein's ambitions. After graduating with bachelor's and master's degrees in civil engineering, he managed projects on some of the United States' busiest roadways, such as the Long Island Expressway and the... View Details

William H. Nichols

Nichols was instrumental in the building of the chemical supply business in the United States and was one of the original founders of the American Chemical Society. Under his leadership of General Chemical,... View Details

Keywords: Chemicals & Industrial

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Kresge Way | About

Hall was dedicated in 1953 and was a familiar Harvard Business School landmark and a central gathering place for meals, meetings, and reunions. In keeping with the School’s emphasis on learning beyond the classroom, Kresge was designed to... View Details

John Ringling North

After working in the financial sector for several years, North joined his family's business in the middle of a post-depression upheaval. With his shrewd business skills, North successfully guided the company... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment & Broadcast Media

Robert O. Anderson

Anderson parlayed a small oil business in New Mexico into one of the largest and most successful oil businesses in the United States. From 1966 to 1982, through acquisitions... View Details

Keywords: Utilities & Energy

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Charles Ellis | Baker Library

clients include commercial banks, investment banks, securities dealers, investment managers, and insurance companies in the United States, Europe, and Japan. Charley also holds a doctorate in finance and economics from New York University... View Details

01 Jun 2013
News

Notes from W50

negotiation tactics and responsible investing. Keynote speakers included Karen Gordon Mills (MBA 1977), administrator of the US Small Business Administration; Ann Moore (MBA 1978), retired chairman and CEO of Time Inc.; and Sheryl... View Details

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Alice Yang

Alice Yang was born in Taiwan, then lived in the Netherlands before immigrating to the United States. “The experience of attending public schools on three continents gave me a deep sense of gratitude for the opportunities I’ve been... View Details

John Merrick

Merrick began his professional life as a barber, at one time owning five shops. However, by 1905, he devoted himself fully to his insurance company, and by 1919, the premium income was $1.2 million with insurance in force totaling $26 million, making it the largest... View Details

Keywords: Finance

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Florence Evina-Ze

and improve customer satisfaction. “In the United States,” Florence says, “the waitstaff are motivated by tips. That doesn’t exist in Chinese culture.” The team spent a week interviewing employees and customers, then arrived at some “very... View Details

January 2014
Teaching Plan

MedImmune Ventures

By: Richard Hamermesh and Andrew Otazo

"MedImmune Ventures" highlights the problems faced by corporate venture capital firms, the challenges of investing in early-stage healthcare, and the difficulty of operating in distant markets. View Details