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- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Letters to the Editor
capitalism “survived the Great Depression.” But did it get out of the Depression on its own or through the help of the state, in the form of the New Deal? If market capitalism gets through the present crisis, as it probably will, will it... View Details
- 28 Feb 2025
- News
Joy to the World
getting a little older now, that in a study where they looked at taking antidepressants or having exercise, they found that six months later, the people who exercised had the greatest improvement in depressive symptoms. So, I'm not giving... View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2014
The period before the Great Depression saw the rise of economic forecasters, pioneers who used the tools of science to predict the future, with the aim of profiting from their forecasts. Friedman, director of HBS’s Business History... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Rediscovering America
Kanter: Seeking to help shift the national mood from depression to optimism. An internationally respected authority on strategy, innovation, and leadership for change, HBS professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter advocates solving many of the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Turning Point: In Good Company
campus. When they left, the depression set in. While my classmates prepared cases and exercised after class, I went to my dorm room and cried, sometimes thinking of self-harm but not acting on it. Over time, I recovered. I saw a counselor... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
The Little Ice-Cream Company That Could
Oakland to inquire about franchise opportunities. Founded during the Depression by William Dreyer and Joseph Edy, Dreyer’s had established a Bay Area reputation for premium quality and inventiveness, dating back to the debut of its Rocky... View Details
- 22 Jan 2018
- News
The First Five Years: ‘30 Under 30’ Edition
ostensibly he taught us about entrepreneurship, Professor Ghosh explored difficult and personal topics with us in his classes, such as depression and failure in the framework of being a leader. He encouraged us to share our stories and... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Turning Point: Network Effects
positive impact of meaningful interaction. All too often, mental illness is an invisible enemy. Let’s be proactive in routinely addressing depression as an aspect of simple wellness—and of productivity, if you want to look at it from a... View Details
Keywords: Bruce Shuttleworth (MBA 1997)
- 13 Dec 2022
- News
The First Five Years: Christine Keung and Reggie Smith
decided to write a case study to bring the conversation into the classroom and to business leaders who would be able to direct capital, economic opportunities, and social services to an often-overlooked region of the country." Please talk about your work on behalf of... View Details
- 30 Mar 2017
- News
Negotiating Peace in Canada's Largest Rainforest
communities which were literally going into Great Depression style economies, environmentalists, forest companies, First Nation governments, and the landowner-- which in Canada is the provincial government, the government landowner. Each... View Details
- 01 Aug 2001
- News
Ray A. Goldberg (MBA '50)
genetic research revolution is changing our global economy and society more dramatically than any other single event in the history of humankind," Goldberg observes. "On the other hand, we have a worldwide agricultural economic depression... View Details
- 17 Dec 2017
- News
How Music Forged a Fighter for Free Expression
And so I had a number of issues. You know, I had—not only was it this voice in the back of my head. I was dealing with depression myself and feeling sort of unfulfilled, and that was sort of at the height of when most of the people would... View Details
- 02 Oct 2015
- News
The ‘F’ Word
an archaeologist; he said that he was depressed because his life was in ruins. In 1985, I felt the same way, having just been involuntarily released (fired) as CEO of a bank. My late father had founded the parent organization, Michigan... View Details
Keywords: Walt Disney Studios
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
How Business Schools Lost Their Way
management itself, the times seem ripe for reopening the question of what exactly this institution is for, what functions we as a society want it to perform, and how well it is performing them. Great Depression Rekindles the Drive for... View Details
- 13 Feb 2020
- News
Not Throwing Away My Shot
hard drinker and that didn't help his music. But number three is there's an underlying ... It's risky to diagnose someone from 125 years later, but some kind of depression or manic depression that he was... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
(MBA 1963) Xulon Press Have you ever wondered how a nation feeding a starving population during the Great Depression could, 20 years later, be approaching the greatest growth period in history? This book could be the story of you, your... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Too Big To Fail
banking panics roughly every fifteen to twenty years,” explains Moss. When the Great Depression struck, it was “in a league of its own” in severity and governmental response, he continues. With the banking system near collapse, the... View Details