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- 02 Mar 2016
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David Moss is Rewriting History
between the board’s conservative Republicans, who perceived a liberal bias in the curriculum, and its more moderate Republicans and Democrats. For three days, the board held contentious open meetings, arguing issues centuries old—Were the View Details
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April White
- 01 Dec 2023
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Research Brief: Staying in the Game
Illustration by Peter Hoey In Monopoly, declaring bankruptcy has a very permanent consequence. Game over; you lose. In the paper “Life After Death: A Field Experiment with Small Businesses on Information Frictions, Stigma, and Bankruptcy,” HBS professor Shai Bernstein...
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- 01 Mar 2024
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Counter Intelligence
When Pano Christou (AMP 195, 2018) was hired at Pret A Manger in 2000, the idea that he would one day run the entire company could not have been further from his mind. At the chain’s Carnaby Street shop, in London’s Soho district, the 22-year-old had enough work just...
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Amy Crawford
- 01 Jun 2023
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Bridging the ESG Data Gap
“I found lots of ESG buzzwords and messaging,” Murday notes, “but quantitative data was missing.” Nurturing Breakthrough Ideas READ MORE STORIES Nurturing Breakthrough Ideas READ MORE STORIES Her assessment resonated with HBS classmates...
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Deborah Blagg
- 26 Nov 2019
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The Ritual Effect
Source: Norton Source: Norton Professor Michael Norton studies the ways in which rituals can influence human behavior. In his research, he has found that people establish rituals to enhance their enjoyment of something or to improve their...
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- 01 Jan 2013
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Roger W. Sant, MBA 1960
considered part and parcel of leadership, especially when running a multibillion-dollar enterprise, Sant's quiet style is more Socratic. "I like grappling with ideas, not dictating what should be done," says the BYU graduate, who found...
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Susan Young
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Banking on Success
spent four years in London as cohead of the firm's European operations before resigning in 1996 to found Compass Partners International, a privately held investment banking advisory and investment firm that manages a large European...
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Deborah E. Blagg
- 16 Nov 2010
- News
The HBS Tunnels
constitutional in the tunnels, and on one of those walks, behind an open door usually locked, I “discovered” the tunnel to Kresge. Nervously going through a workroom and down a ramp, I found a hot, narrow, half-dark tunnel almost...
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Keith Larson
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Digital Transformation
going forward,” he notes. Since founding Broad Peak Investment in Singapore 11 years ago, Ahmad has seen firsthand the effects. “We now have much better data around how businesses are performing and, in some cases, we can analyze the data...
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- 07 Nov 2022
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Victoria’s Secret Buys Alumni-Founded Adore Me
Morgan Hermand Waiche Morgan Hermand Waiche The Wall Street Journal reported last week that startup lingerie retailer Adore Me was bought by Victoria’s Secret for $400 million. Launched soon after Hermand Waiche graduated, Adore Me aimed to upend the industry. "My...
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- 01 Mar 2024
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Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts
at a price. The 70-hour work weeks, constant travel, and intense pressure from his players and their corporate partners took Norton away from his family and ultimately led to divorce. At the same time, in an effort to protect his players and his career, he View Details
- 19 Jan 2024
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The Values and Virtues of a Quick Fix
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Speed has gotten a pretty bad rap, says Anne Morriss (MBA 2004). The Silicon Valley mantra of moving fast and breaking things has led to waves of high-profile...
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- 20 Dec 2023
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New School
In the early days of the pandemic in 2020, Curriculum Associates, a Massachusetts-based company that creates research-based print and online instructional and assessment tools, made the decision to make its products free to teachers and students who suddenly View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
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Case Study: Testing the Waters
Illustration by Christina Spano Endurance training was nothing new to Lauren Picasso (MBA 2014), who’d raced through her younger years as a cross-country runner and swimmer. In 2017, when she was director of marketing at Jet.com and looking for a physical challenge,...
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- 01 Sep 2023
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Case Study: The Home Team
Illustration by Jon Krause Illustration by Jon Krause Brendan Kennealey (MBA 2006) wasn’t even searching for a business idea. A couple of years ago, the Wilmington, Delaware, native met up with an old friend who’d bought a new house. Over dinner this friend enumerated...
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- 01 Dec 2016
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In My Humble Opinion: Chip Brewer (MBA 1991)
(photo by Christina Gandolfo) Perhaps not surprisingly, Oliver “Chip” Brewer III (MBA 1991) found his first job in golf while playing the game with a friend who happened to know the founder of Adams Golf. At the time, Brewer was working...
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Julia Hanna
- 16 May 2024
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On the Job
finding his way back to Wall Street, Schwartz returned to his native Canada, and in 1984 founded Onex Corporation, a private equity firm built on the values that changed the trajectory of his life so many years ago. Gerald Schwartz: I...
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- 09 Feb 2021
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Investing in Entrepreneurship
founding partner of Venrock, the firm established in 1969 to handle the family’s venture capital investments. Crisp went on to serve as president, chairman, and managing general partner of Venrock. “I consider Laurance to be the godfather...
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Susan Young
- 11 Mar 2024
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In Harmony
recommendation? Put this in a drawer and start anew when you have more to say. “I took it personally; but that’s what I did. In hindsight, she was right. Recently, when I went back and looked at it, I found myself admiring the energy and...
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