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Revital Gabay

For Israelis, military service is an important obligation. But for Revital Gabay, MBA 2015, it was also something of a revelation. "I come from Binyamina, a small town of about five-thousand people," Revital explains.... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing/Energy; Tech; Consulting

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Marla Metz

For me, HBS almost ended before it even started. When I left the military the summer before moving to Boston, I felt lost, disconnected, and hopeless. Later, I would discover that I suffered from depression and service-related... View Details

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Drew Richard

had a catastrophic injury, a helicopter crash in Afghanistan. I spent a year and a half in intense rehabilitation. This past summer, I transitioned from the military to school. HBS has proven to be a phenomenal way to move forward; it’s... View Details

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Stamps Reading Room | About

restoration of the space, workers uncovered and restored skylights that were painted over during World War II per order of the government, as during that time the School served as a military training program for army and navy personnel.... View Details

01 Jan 2011
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Hüsnü Özyeğin, MBA 1969

Founder and Chairman, FiBA Group Download Özyeğin profile (pdf) Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page TIMELINE 1945 Born, Izmir, Turkey 1966 Elected student body president at Oregon State 1972 Returns to Turkey for military... View Details

26 Mar 2007
Research & Ideas

Learning from Failed Political Leadership

growing rapidly and modernizing its military as fast as it can, and will be a major threat beginning in about another ten years. Even Europe, which is now trying to move unification forward by anti-Americanism (which we cannot stop, no... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Dec 2012
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Rival Visions

hardest assignments. He drafted plans to institute new military regulations, to reform the inspector general's office, and—most remarkably—to reorganize the entire army . Despite his emotional insecurities, he had total confidence in his... View Details

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Historical Research - India

the world (46679 results for India). Reports with translations are issued for eight world regions daily and cover such topics as military affairs, politics, the environment, societal issues, economics, and science and technology. Readex... View Details

01 Oct 1999
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The View from the Pit

hands-on practitioners to the faculty. Cheerfully characterizing his faculty appointment as "Dennis: Act III," the energetic Hightower became a senior lecturer in 1996 and a professor of management in 1997 following an exemplary business career and a stellar eight-year... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

01 Jun 1999
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Moir Donelson

Moir Donelson's first year at West Point wasn't easy. "Brains," as his Southside Chicago buddies called him, was valedictorian, class president, and a football star at his high school, yet he found it difficult to make a C average at the famously rigorous View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Oct 2000
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Mario A. Corti: Global Reconnaissance

every country in the world. "One of the high points of that trip," recalls Corti, "was flying over and touching down on the endless plains of Russia. You realize how enormous the country is and the folly of trying to conquer it." Military... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

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1.11 Leaves of Absence | MBA

making payments, he/she is encouraged to contact the loan servicer right away. Deferment or forbearance options may be available. Leaves Due to Voluntary or Involuntary Military Service for United States Armed Forces Service Members In... View Details

13 Sep 2019
Blog Post

An Uncommon Summer: Project Management at an Education Non-Profit

This article is a repost from the Social Enterprise Initiative blog. Prior to Harvard Business School, I spent eight years on active duty military service as an Aviation officer and helicopter pilot in the United States Army. My career... View Details

18 Sep 2017
Blog Post

Recruiting HBS MBA Students in 2017-2018

have this background, but a great many more have functional skills that will be useful in a role with a strategic focus. Our military veterans may not have consulting on their resumes, but they absolutely understand big-picture strategy... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

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The Campus Emerges - A Concrete Symbol: The Building of Harvard Business School 1908-1927 – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

on May 14, 1927 featured a military procession and drew large crowds along the banks of the river. Construction View, East Dormitories, June 1926 Hegeman-Harris Company, the contractors hired to construct the HBS campus, broke ground on... View Details

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1.4.5 Required Internship & Internship Courses | MBA

requirement include the following: Medical reasons, including for mental health. Birth or adoption of one’s own child. Death or serious illness in the student's immediate family. A court summons. A military order. To apply for a waiver... View Details

01 Oct 1996
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Lasting Impressions

peace in Indochina was signed by one-third of the student body and later publicly denounced by other students who felt the gesture misrepresented the majority's opinion at the School. Bearded "peaceniks" faced off in heated debate with Vietnam vets who still wore View Details

Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg

07 Apr 2014
Research & Ideas

Negotiation and All That Jazz

There's a saying in the military: "Plans go out the window at the first contact with the enemy." Even General Dwight Eisenhower—who oversaw the most ambitious military invasion in modern history—said, "Plans are worthless." But he added... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

28 Oct 2013
Research & Ideas

Book Excerpt: The Good Struggle: Responsible Leadership in an Unforgiving World

market actors who support them would have only one shot at success, and this would typically be a shot in the dark, given the many uncertainties new ventures face. Evolving commitments are basically the managerial version of a longstanding view of View Details

Keywords: by Joseph L. Badaracco

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Jake Johnston

with his family. He may also pursue research in economics "that I can use when I start teaching at West Point." His appointment commits him to the school for three years. After that, "I'd like to command a Reconnaissance Squadron prior to completing my... View Details

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