Retirement - Publications - Faculty & Research

07 Sep 2021
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Skydeck Voices: For My Next Act

Teeling, DBA 1979, who has started a number of Irish whiskey distilleries, hadn’t intended to sit and offer his advice, but his companion had other ideas. Teeling: The reason you have me here is because my wife was listening to the request to come on and she says I’m... View Details

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Donaldson Room | About

Donaldson Room The Donaldson Room, located within the Emeriti Faculty Center of Cumnock Hall , was named to honor the service of Professor Gordon Donaldson. About the Name The Donaldson Room in Cumnock Hall was dedicated in 1993 upon the View Details

August 2019 (Revised September 2019)
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Dirk Nowitzki: Changing the Game

By: Boris Groysberg, Sascha L. Schmidt and Evan M.S. Hecht

NBA Superstar Dirk Nowitzki was unsure whether the 2018–2019 season would be his last as an NBA player. He had not faced such uncertainty since 1998, when he had navigated a difficult decision regarding the timing of his move to the NBA. He also did not know what he... View Details

Keywords: Career Decisions; Career Journey; ＂Sports Organizations,; Mentoring; Retirement; Sports; Performance; Training; Personal Development and Career; Sports Industry; United States

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for war production again during World War II, providing needed war materials and building over 1,000 ships. By the time of Grace’s retirement in 1957, Bethlehem was the second largest steel producer in the world, and the world’s largest... View Details

Keywords: Metals

24 Apr 2014
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Investing in a community's housing and cultural life

Randy Hawthorne (MBA 1973), a retired real estate executive, talks about the community benefits of investing in housing and the arts. (Published April 2014) View Details

Clarence M. Woolley

of the major European markets. As business picked up in the United States in the 1910s, especially with the onset of World War I, American Radiator began handling annual sales of $10 million and by the time Woolley retired as chairman in... View Details

Keywords: Fabricated Goods

24 Apr 2014
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Securing financial stability for a local commuinity

Michael Henzi (MBA 1973), a retired securities and financial planner reflects on using his expertise to maintain stability for his community's finance agency. (Published April 2014) View Details

19 Nov 2014
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Creating solutions for the oil industry

Retired high-tech entrepreneur Thomas Scambos (MBA 1954) started a company that developed additives to make oil flow more efficiently and also help deal with oil spills. (Published November 2014) View Details

10 Feb 2016
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A Leader’s Call to Action

example. So when the mother of six retired in 2012, she tapped the expertise of her colleagues and friends—her HBS classmates included—and published a book of 26 of their essays on what makes an effective leader, entitled Lenses of... View Details

01 Sep 2011
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Donor Spotlight

Ann Moore (MBA ’78) When Moore retired as chairman and CEO of Time, Inc., she turned the company’s offer of a parting gift into a fellowship for HBS women. Crediting the School with having opened doors for her, she says, “This is my way... View Details

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

01 Mar 2006
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Baker Dies in Plane Crash

Last December 1, a plane piloted by George F. Baker III (MBA ’64), a retired financier and philanthropist, crashed off the coast of Nantucket Island, Massachusetts. Authorities presumed that the 66-year-old Baker died in the accident. The... View Details

Keywords: George F. Baker III; obituary

24 Apr 2014
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Giving back after gaining so much

Lynwood P. Randolph (PMD 43, 1982), retired from NASA, reflects on his career and his volunteer work for Harvard Business School's Alumni Board. (Published April 2014) View Details

J. Ogden Armour

Upon the death of his father in 1901, Armour took over the direction of Armour and Company. Under his management, sales increased from $200 million in 1900 to $1 billion in 1920. When Armour retired in 1923, the company employed over... View Details

Keywords: Food & Tobacco

09 Dec 2020
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How to Fix America

American child at the time of birth. “At historical rates of equity returns of 8 percent annually, a $6,750 at-birth retirement account—which would cost the government $26 billion a year based on the average number of children born in the... View Details

23 Oct 2019
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Training Principals to Build Great Schools

retired MBA Class of 1957 Professor of Management Practice. “Great schools have great leaders. If you have an ineffective leader, the school will not succeed.” How do you help principals become great leaders? That question inspired a... View Details

Keywords: University Collaborations

Henry Crown

During its first year of operation, Materials Service Corporation had sales of $218,000. Crown took over the helm shortly thereafter and grew the company until it dominated the Chicago sand and gravel market. After retiring from his... View Details

Keywords: Construction & Real Estate

29 Jul 2021
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Support System

for-profit B2C company that offers fair wages and provides education and retirement funds to its 7,500 registered pickers in the region. She later launched Mother’s Shea. As they have landed in retailers like Anthropologie, Credo Beauty,... View Details

Jack I. Straus

Having joined the company immediately after graduation from college, Jack Straus was the driving force behind Macy’s expansion in the mid-1900s. In addition to expanding the stores through numerous acquisitions, he adjusted the company’s cash-only policy to allow for... View Details

Keywords: Retail

01 Jun 2000
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Professors Fox, Mace Remembered

Division of Research from 1953 to 1968, died on March 14. He was 92. Fox joined the HBS faculty in 1949 and served at the School for 25 years. He was the Edsel Bryant Ford Professor of Business Administration from 1955 to 1967, and from 1967 until his View Details

John G. Smale

Known for his patient managerial style, Smale worked at Procter & Gamble for 38 years. Under Smale's leadership as CEO, P&G's earnings and stock price doubled while the company expanded abroad and into higher margin products. Two years after View Details

Keywords: Personal Care & Home Products

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