by Robert G. Eccles - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 1999
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From the Editors

range of ideas and voices assembled by a succession of talented editors. From ardent speeches on leadership by the School's founders, to impassioned editorials about the causes of the Great Depression, to... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

01 Jun 2008
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The Prophet of Start-Ups

(HBS Press, 2008), by BusinessWeek editor Spencer E. Ante. What follows is an excerpt adapted from the book. Venture capital has existed in one form or another since the earliest days of commercial activity. The Spanish monarchy and... View Details

Keywords: Spencer E. Ante; George Doriot; Charles F. Kettering; Lawrence Lowell; F. Warren Hellman; Finance; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

01 Dec 2001
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September 11: A Community Reflects

in the U.S. Army. Before joining Aon, he was a managing director at Marsh & McLennan, where he worked for 31 years. Robert P. Williams, a friend and colleague, called Demas "a natural leader and mentor." At Demas's memorial service,... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young;Deborah Blagg

01 Sep 2011
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The City Solution

estimates that China may build possibly dozens of such cities, each housing 10 million people, by 2050. HBS professors Robert Eccles and Amy Edmondson (once Buckminster... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Administration of Environmental Quality Programs; Government; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities

01 Apr 1999
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An Eye to the East

assisted by special guest Zhang Ruimin, president and CEO of China's Haier Group, a maker of appliances; a briefing by HBS assistant professor Walter Kuemmerle on global research and development networks;... View Details

Keywords: Alejandro Reyes

01 Dec 2013
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Faculty Opinion: Making It Better

Image by Jezper by Regina E. Herzlinger Health care now represents some 18 percent of the American economy. With its costs continuing to rise, and with tens of millions uninsured, we in the United States are... View Details

Keywords: Herzlinger, Regina; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

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