by Karen Mills - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Mar 2005
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In the Blood

Chimneys (named for the Bermuda address of an old fraternity brother and the number of chimneys on Clay’s restored farmhouse). By 1978 he had twenty broodmares; in 1984 he launched his stallion business. “I enjoy the spectacle of animals... View Details

Keywords: Hanna, Julia; horse racing; Animal Production and Aquaculture; Agriculture; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

01 Sep 2007
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Getting Security Right

MILLS: Many business leaders do not know enough about markets and business practices abroad. In his many years of teaching and research on the topic of leadership, HBS professor emeritus D. Quinn Mills developed a “natural concern” about... View Details

Keywords: National Security and International Affairs; Government; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

24 Aug 2017
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Unlocking Potential

prison. Studies by the US Bureau of Justice Statistics show that nearly seven out of 10 former inmates reoffend and return to prison within three years. The Reset Foundation tries to break that cycle by... View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli; Community Partners; Legal Services; Professional Services

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DEC - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School

1957, Olsen and Anderson submitted a four-page, typewritten business proposal to ARD, followed in May by a nine-page proposal. 43 ARD offered the two entrepreneurs $70,000 in equity financing for a 70 percent share and an additional loan... View Details

01 Jun 2015
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Case Study: Sneak Peak

school districts and vending machine operators to reclaim vending space made vacant by the new federal guidelines against unhealthy, sugary beverages. The profit margin may be slimmer, but it could be made up View Details

Keywords: Whole Foods; Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade

01 Aug 1998
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Spring Reunions: Milestones and Memories

which develops and markets pharmaceutical products. Starting at age 10, Bertarelli accompanied his father on business trips. By 17, he was helping to craft the company's annual budgets. He was 29 when he became CEO, just when Fabio... View Details

Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey

01 Jun 1996
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Class Acts

Albert J. Dobron, Jr. by Marguerite Rigoglioso "Been there; done that." That's what first came to Al Dobron's mind when he thought about getting involved in student government at HBS. But by his second... View Details

08 Aug 2018
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Getting Life Back in Balance

Photos by Louise Agnew The day he returned home to Australia from three months in Harvard Business School’s General Management Program, Benjamin Gower (GMP 19, 2015) quit his job as senior vice president of operations for Australian... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers

31 Jul 2012
First Look

First Look: July 31

Interorganizational Conflict Authors:Elizabeth Long Lingo, Colin Fisher, and Kathleen L. McGinn Publication:In Handbook of Conflict Management Research, edited by Neal M. Ashkansy, Oluremi B. Ayoko, and View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

01 Mar 2009
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Damon Silvers

Silvers Illustration by Jeff Smith Damon Silvers (MBA ’95) tried to put his whirlwind day on hold just long enough to answer my queries about labor’s wish list for the new Congress and his role as a member of the Congressional Oversight... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Administration of Economic Programs; Government; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Transportation

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Georges F. Doriot

build powerful computers that were far smaller and less expensive than the giant multi-million dollar mainframes that ruled the day. With a modest $70,000 investment from ARD that allowed Olsen to set up his nascent Digital Equipment Corporation in an old woolen View Details

01 Apr 1999
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New Releases

The Intellectual Venture Capitalist(Harvard Business School Press) In the ninety-year history of Harvard Business School, John McArthur's fifteen-year tenure as Dean is exceeded only by Wallace B. Donham's 23 years at the HBS helm. When... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

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Labor Practices | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

Wire, [1956?]. American Steel & Wire. Welcome. New Haven: American Steel & Wire, [1956?]. Labor Practices: Body By 1946, the total number of women employed by U.S. Steel dropped View Details

01 Jun 1997
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Blockbuster Deals

theoretical and practical challenges related to an organization's philosophy and operations. According to Associate Professor Karen Wruck, an expert on finance and firms in crisis, acquisitions often fail to create the value anticipated... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons and Nancy O. Perry

21 May 2018
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Community Partners Delivers “Expert Goodness” to the Bay Area

Williams, a home furnishing manufacturer; Karen Kaplan, CEO of ad agency Hill Holliday; and Felix Rappaport, CEO of Foxwoods Resort Casino. The event opened with a cocktail reception in the Spangler Center’s Williams Room, followed View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Sep 2009
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Read All About It!

many households, the most important symbol of their place and economic possibilities was where they lived. Before World War II, about 40 percent of families owned their own home. In 1970, a firm majority — 62 percent — did. By the late... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Apr 1999
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An Eye to the East

as a base of operations for work in the twelve countries in the region. Yeh and her small staff are set up to provide a significant part of the intellectual and logistical support needed by visiting HBS scholars. Yet logistical help is... View Details

Keywords: Alejandro Reyes

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2019 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

religion, and media. Her first book, Rage Becomes Her: The Power of Women's Anger . was named a Best Book of 2018 selection by NPR, The Washington Post, Book Riot and Psychology Today. A prolific writer and speaker, her articles have... View Details

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Dean Srikant Datar’s 2023 Commencement Remarks | About

lived through—what some call by their acronym, VUCA—have become a signature feature of this era. This is true in geopolitics, in the economy, and in industries. Yesterday, our Class Day speaker Ray McGuire noted the significant challenges... View Details

01 Apr 1998
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World Class Learning

Turkey. When the video ends, Janice McCormick, director of Academic Services, flicks on the lights and leads the group on its first foray into case method learning. Despite McCormick's encouragement, it is an awkward exercise, marked by... View Details