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01 Sep 2015
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Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2015

on track. Underpinning his advice with research and illustrating it with stories from others’ successes, Barnett lays out practical, step-by-step processes to help readers realize their goals. Money, Murder, and Madness: A Banking Life by... View Details

01 Jun 2011
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The Best-Laid Plans

Commercializing Science and included members with medical, science, public health, and business backgrounds from HBS, MIT, and across Harvard University. The realization that DFA’s product had the power to impact the health of millions... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; contests; Health, Social Assistance; Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services; Professional Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

15 Jun 2021
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Alumni Achievement Awards 2021

ocean exploration. It’s an entire world that needs to be understood and is incredibly valuable to our existence. So that excites me a lot. This last year prompted me to think about the arc of life and death. I lost my eldest son in a... View Details

05 Sep 2008
What Do You Think?

Is Case Method Instruction Due for an Overhaul?

conviction," and foster the realization "that life is filled with ambiguity." Tony Prehn pointed out that "The case study method ... is also an organic learning tool that updates itself as business environments and... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett; Education

08 Mar 2017
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Education Sector Opportunities at HBS

program called Leadership Fellows, which provides year-long senior-level positions in public-sector organizations. The prestigious program also provides a cohort of peers, professional development, and continued access to CPD. Life After... View Details

07 Dec 1999
Research & Ideas

Henry Heinz and Brand Creation in the Late Nineteenth Century

of novel consumer goods—ready-made shirts, watches, Japanned fans, celluloid baby rattles, Swiss buttermilk soap, and much more. Heinz could also sense that the pace of urban life was quickening, spurred on by transportation and... View Details

Keywords: by Nancy F. Koehn

12 Sep 2012
Research & Ideas

The Unexpected Link Between Cadavers and Careers

jointly decide to donate their bodies to science after they die. In Individuals' Decision to Co-Donate or Donate Alone: An Archival Study of Married Whole Body Donors in Hawaii, published online by the Public Library of Science, the... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Education; Health

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

and steel in blast and open-hearth furnaces and foundries. The distribution of educational kits provided another vehicle for reaching elementary, junior high, and high school classes. For example, How Steel Is Made , a science kit created... View Details

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Research Resources | Baker Library

Impossible: The Life of Edwin Land . Reading, Mass.: Perseus Books, 1998. “Polaroid-Land Process Now Has Black and White.” U.S. Camera 13, no. 8 (August 1950): 42–43. Quick, Jennifer. “Designing Polaroid: Ansel Adams as Consultant.”... View Details

25 Oct 2024
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Harvard Business School Announces Latest RISE Fellows

opportunity,” he said. Rohan Bajaj (MBA 2026)Rohan was born in Delhi, raised in Canada, and attended medical school at Johns Hopkins. “Having my life experience split across three vastly different healthcare systems, it has been clear to... View Details

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Business and Climate Change Course | HBS Online

within this subject area to earn a Certificate of Specialization Learn More about what you earn Syllabus 3 Modules, 25-30 Hours Download full syllabus 5-6 hrs Module 1 - 1 week The Fundamentals of Climate Change Understand climate change View Details

26 Sep 2024
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Syngenta Tomato Vision

fruit virus. Founded in 2000 from the merger of the agrichemical units of Novartis and AstraZeneca, Syngenta is a provider of a broad range of agricultural science and technology products focused on seeds and crop protection. They spend... View Details

01 Mar 2018
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Money (Actually) Can Buy Happiness

Professor Michael Norton and Assistant Professor Ashley Whillans (image by John Ritter) People aren’t very good at predicting what will make them happy, say Professor Michael Norton and Assistant Professor Ashley Whillans, who both study the intersection of time,... View Details

Keywords: April White

03 Jun 2008
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First Look: June 3, 2008

Digital Photography Company' Author:Mary Tripsas Publication:Organization Science (forthcoming) Abstract Organizations often experience difficulty making technological transitions. Large bodies of research have examined the behavioral,... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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

Doriot held seven positions in four divisions of the Quartermaster Corps and eventually rose to the rank of brigadier general. Thereafter referred to as "the General," even in civilian life, Doriot proved tremendously adept in bringing together View Details

01 Sep 2005
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Clark Bids Farewell to HBS

people’s lives, not only job performance but family matters, health issues, disappointments. The most difficult issues often involve life outside the School. What accomplishments are you proudest of? When we started out ten years ago,... View Details

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

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Online AI Course | HBS Online

diverse applications of AI, machine learning, predictive modeling, and data science Explore ethical AI-related challenges to implement it responsibly and manage risks Develop the skills and frameworks to shape your organization’s digital... View Details

08 May 2007
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First Look: May 8, 2007

be useful for managing change after the Kyoto period is a challenge both for Kyoto ratifiers and for countries like the United States that have not ratified the agreement. Summarizes the science and economics of climate change, and... View Details