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- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Gordon Donaldson Remembered
An expert in corporate financial management, HBS professor emeritus Gordon Donaldson (DCS ’56), a faculty member from 1955 to 1993, died on February 12. He was 87. Donaldson, a native of Canada, taught in the MBA, Executive Education, and... View Details
- 07 Jul 2016
- News
Creating a Viable Future in Rural Africa
agriculture, poultry production, and savings and lending services. In December 2015, it “graduated” its first three villages in Senegal. “They reached self-sufficiency, which is the holy grail of this work,” says Ruhr, a former corporate... View Details
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
Strategists analyze market forces—great strategists also look beyond the market
Traditionally, corporate strategists define industry structure, competitive positions, resources, and knowledge flows as the key sources of competitive advantage. Within these sources, they look for areas of opportunity in the market that... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Top Ten Cases: Research from Around The World
Computers and e-commerce, cars and corporate titans — these themes are at the core of Harvard Business School Publishing’s latest compilation of best-selling cases. Written wholly or in part by current or former members of the HBS... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Alumni Bookshelf
Authentic Leadership by William W. (“Bill”) George (MBA ’66) (Jossey-Bass) Drawing from a decade of experience as CEO and chairman of medical technology company Medtronic, George analyzes the causes of the current crisis in corporate... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
To the Rescue
from ticket and merchandise sales, corporate sponsorships, and donations. The money was disbursed by Robin Hood to organizations, large and small, in storm-damaged areas in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Deborah Winshel (MBA... View Details
Herbert W. Hoover
Hoover was instrumental in introducing vacuum cleaners to the market and creating the world’s most famous vacuum cleaners’ trademark. By the mid-20th century, Hoover’s international corporation was operating in 107 nations, employing... View Details
Keywords: Fabricated Goods
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Why Does Your Company Exist?
help the local community. While most companies have some type of socially positive goal, it usually takes a back seat to making money. But for some companies, a corporate purpose is actually much, much more—it's a powerful force that... View Details
Responsibility of Business
and environmental and social sustainability in a global context. I was able to meet scholars involved in a broad spectrum of research domains; from emerging markets to corporate sustainability, which made it possible to synthesize my... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Andrews, Raymond Remembered
Professors Emeriti Kenneth R. Andrews and Thomas J.C. Raymond, two distinguished and much-loved faculty members, both passed away in September. Andrews, who served on the HBS faculty from 1946 to 1986, was a founder of the field of View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Thinking Inside the Box
bought Maryland-based Atlas Container Corporation and began to think inside the box. “We had no idea what the box industry was about; we had no idea that there even was an industry,” said Peter. “But now, unlike everyone else, when we get... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Faculty Books
suggestions for how public ventures should be implemented in the future. Experiments in Financial Democracy: Corporate Governance and Financial Development in Brazil, 1882-1950 by Aldo Musacchio (Cambridge University Press) Associate... View Details
- 04 Oct 2016
- Blog Post
Why We Recruit: CVS Health
Corporate Intern Program. We hire interns across a diversity of business areas working on market-shaping strategies in areas which include Digital Innovations, Merchandising, Marketing, Analytics, Product Development, and Government... View Details
Keywords: Health Care
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Activating a Legion of People | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
fundraising activities, corporate outreach, and an emerging area, conservation finance, which includes growing sustainable revenue streams through mechanisms such as carbon offsets. Impact Much of my work at the United Way focused on... View Details
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Mandy Xu
Mandy tried out different industries and experienced multiple career pivots. Prior to HBS, she worked in both client services and corporate with focuses in real estate, retail, and financial institutions. Through her experiences, Mandy... View Details
George W. Hill
Hill led the American Tobacco Company (Pall Mall, Lucky Strike) into the era of mass advertising. By the end of his life, he was regarded by many as the world’s most successful salesman, a corporate genius whose company consistently made... View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
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Introduction - The Response - The Human Factor – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
1933 Publicity departments responding to the Business Historical Society’s request for photographs typically sent a generous series of images that conveyed a persuasive story of corporate success. The Kraft-Phenix View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Good Luck Charm
Far from the Great White Way, the Big Apple also shines brightly, in the neighborhood arts-and-culture scene that thrives throughout the city’s boroughs. Those lively goings-on are often made possible through the good work of Lisa Quiroz (MBA ’90), senior vice... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Bad Times for Business
Below are outtakes from the faculty roundtable discussion on the crisis in corporate America (“Bad Times for Business,” December 2002). For more information about the research and academic activities of the roundtable participants, or any... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Broad Range of Interests Among Nine New Faculty
which all technological shifts are.” During the winter term, Henderson will coteach the first-year course Leadership and Corporate Account-ability, which she says has broad relevance to her work. “LCA really looks at the responsibilities... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley