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Judith Prior Lawrie Oral History - Business Education For Women At Harvard University | Harvard Business School

Cherington who was then the transportation professor at the School. And this was a consultancy that dealt primarily with transportation matters, but almost entirely with the airlines. And had a big specialty in developing the case work for what was then the View Details

06 May 2014
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First Look: May 6

Publications August 2013 Cambridge University Press Democracy and Its Elected Enemies: American Political Capture and Economic Decline By: Rosefielde, Steven, and Daniel Quinn Mills Abstract—Democracy and Its Elected Enemies reveals... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

05 Feb 2007
Research & Ideas

Business and the Global Poor

have several great examples of that. First of all, Nestlé. Since World War II, Nestlé's milk has by and large been produced by thousands of small farmers in developing countries. And their supply chain efforts have gone way beyond just... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

30 Jun 2020
Book

Capitalism Is More at Risk Than Ever

The book Capitalism at Risk first appeared in 2011. The problems it identified with social inequality, global trade strife, and environmental degradation have only accelerated by 2020. The new edition of Capitalism at Risk, subtitled How Business Can Lead, is expanded... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Oct 2002
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Class Notes Extra

Harmony Growing up in late-1960s Milwaukee, Bill Ahlhauser was a self-described “young radical,” a teenager who took part in civil rights marches and who dropped out of his Catholic private school in order to start up an independent high... View Details

07 Aug 2012
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First Look: August 7

exporters have been politically repressive, generous with foreign aid when oil prices are high, and free of civil war; in contrast, the recipients of petro aid were relatively repressive (and peaceful) during the period of high oil prices... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

18 Jun 2013
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First Look: June 18

http://hbr.org/search/913041-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 913-034 Distribution at American Airlines (C) Presents 2011-2012 updates to American's distribution strategy including new challenges and disputes. Purchase this case:... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

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Medium of Artistic Expression - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

MANUFACTURING COMPANY Commercialization of the Polarizer Innovation and the War Effort A Rewarding Working Life INSTANT PHOTOGRAPHY The Idea of Instant Photography Research and Development, Project Code SX-70 Introducing One-Step... View Details

01 Sep 2017
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City of Dreams

crippling civil conflict: Sri Lanka is at a pivotal moment in its history, he says, a moment that represents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to do no less than help shape his country’s future. He turns back to the lake, framing the view... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Alice Carfrae; Sri Lanka; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Government

20 Dec 2011
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First Look: December 20

majority of investors in U.S.-listed foreign firms from the protection of the U.S. civil liability regime and cast at least partial limitations on the SEC's regulatory authority. This event nonetheless was met with positive abnormal... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

05 Feb 2019
News

Protecting the Power Grid

US Army War College was having a three-day workshop on critical infrastructure threats. He wangled an invitation from a retired general and drove seven hours from his home in New Hampshire to Carlisle, Pennsylvania, where he listened to... View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli; terrorism; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities

26 Aug 2016
News

Connecting with the Past

Conference Palace in Baghdad, built for the Conference of the Non-Aligned Movement. When Iraq went to war with Iran, the conference moved to India and the palace sat unused until the United States destroyed it during the 1990–1991 Gulf... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

01 Sep 2003
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Globalization Revisited

today, Levitt’s article caused a minor sensation when it first appeared. Apart from its insightful specifics, its language (“globalization” was a novel term) and expansive vision offered a hopeful alternative to the grim reality of a world economy locked down in an... View Details

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

01 Jun 2014
News

Ready for Takeoff

Santos-Dumont—not the Wright brothers—made the first manned flight in 1906.) Twenty years ago, this kind of consumer class would have been unthinkable. "In 1994, Brazil was really stuck in the mud," says Jorge Domínguez, Harvard's vice provost for international affairs... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Air Transportation; Transportation

04 May 2020
Research & Ideas

Predictions, Prophets, and Restarting Your Business

media usage had declined among Americans less than 35 years old, and the only age group using Facebook more were people 55 or older, according to Edison Research.) As a marketing medium, online channels were cluttered and increasingly... View Details

Keywords: by Frank V. Cespedes

11 Oct 2024
Research & Ideas

How AI Could Ease the Refugee Crisis and Bring New Talent to Businesses

can be painfully slow and difficult—and the decade-long surge of refugees and asylum seekers has left staff members scrambling to make timely placements, Paulson says. The war in Ukraine, coupled with ongoing conflicts and instability in... View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand; Technology; Information Technology

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Post-war PR Campaigns Reaching Wide Audiences | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

TV Bibliography From the Director Site Credits Visit & Contact Us Special Collections Baker Library Search Search Search U.S. Steel Exhibition Post-war PR Campaigns Reaching Wide Audiences Post-war PR Campaigns Reaching Wide Audiences: Header Post View Details

08 Apr 2008
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First Look: April 8, 2008

http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=307076 Financing American Housing Construction in the Aftermath of War Harvard Business School Case 708-032 At the start of WWI, the United... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

17 Mar 2008
Research & Ideas

The Lessons of Business History: A Handbook

American business history in Spanish, as well as a good understanding of European business history that requires knowledge of multiple languages. "This loss of history has resulted in the spread of influential theories based on... View Details