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- 23 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
New Challenges for Long-Term Investors
the U.S. in the last few years. About a year ago, the Wall Street Journal ran a story about how Fed rate cuts had forced many retirees in the U.S. to "pinch pennies" (WSJ, July 7, 2003). Many people who retired in the '80s and... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
- 25 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
Developing the Global Leader
gives you a heightened sensitivity to cultural differences, and how those differences are tied up in language." After 60 or so hours of Japanese language instruction, George could more or less carry on a conversation, and did so with a View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Deep in the Heart of Texas
elected Dallas Club President Kenneth P. Winslow (MBA '76) cites the special activities and informal networking that mark his club's events. He recalls in particular a July 28, 1994, outing at a Texas Rangers baseball game, where pitcher Kenny Rogers View Details
Keywords: Amy E. Dean
- Web
Working at Harvard Business School | Employment
Dental Quality and affordability are the hallmarks of Harvard's medical and dental plans. Work/Life Balance Harvard offers an array of resources for working parents. Retirement Planning Learn about saving for View Details
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Exploring Trade Links in the Interior - A Chronicle of the China Trade
to no other American house in China. Indeed, I doubt if many would not have called it the first.” 37 John Heard sailed for America on December 1, 1862, the same year Augustine Heard retired from the business. Hao, The Commercial... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Creating Miracles — Charles A. Coverdale (MBA 1971)
'76), have developed an astounding array of community outreach services -- from elaborate food pantries to job assistance programs; from tutoring, mentoring, and counseling services for children and young mothers to retirement planning... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 11 Dec 2014
- News
Fashion's Retail Revolution
MBAs in retail, starting in the bargain basement of Bloomingdale’s. He worked his way up through the ranks of the department store to chairman and CEO, establishing the old, family-owned store as a national luxury brand and the flagship New York store as a destination.... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Trouble in Mouse Land
Michael Eisner announced that he would retire in 2006, Gold and Disney filed suit to challenge the designation of Robert Iger as his successor, charging that the board rubber-stamped Eisner’s pick without conducting a valid search for a... View Details
- 25 Sep 2017
- Blog Post
Michael Schrader (MBA 2012) on Finding Entrepreneurial Success with HBS Resources
because we didn’t raise any money and were able to win again." Schrader credits much of the company's success to the advisory board they were able to build from across the university, the tools they were provided, and the mentorship of recently View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
The Military and the MBA: Chris Howard (MBA 2003)
“Yes, sir. No, sir. No excuse, sir.” —A case study in responsibility—in business or the military Chris Howard (MBA 2003) served in the Air Force in Afghanistan, for which he was awarded a Bronze Star; he retired from the reserve in 2013... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
A Case of Achievement
which he and a partner bought in 1971 and built into the largest independent contract laboratory in the world. Retiring early, he spent eight years serving on the Seattle school board, where he helped initiate bold reforms that attracted... View Details
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Visionary, Innovator, Educator - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School
Library Visionary, Innovator, Educator W hen Doriot retired from HBS, Nathan Pusey, the president of Harvard, reflected on the professor's careers in education, the military, and industry: "I should like to add a personal word of... View Details
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Short Takes
experienced workers retire or move on? Leonard and coauthor Sylvia Sensiper examine such questions in a 1998 HBS working paper that was published as "The Role of Tacit Knowledge in Group Innovation" in the spring 1998 California... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 05 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
Greed, Fear, and The System Hinder Corporate Reform
supplemental executive retirement plans, in which up to 100 percent of one's compensation can be deferred into a non-taxable account that gets a guaranteed return that's much higher than, say, the State Treasury fund rate—it's often 9, 10... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 23 Oct 2024
- News
Running Man
There aren’t many people on this planet—let alone septuagenarians—who can contemplate running 50 or 100 miles at a time. But for 77-year-old Eric Spector (MBA 1972), a retired entrepreneur and CEO in the tech, consumer retail, and media sectors, running long (long,... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Brand New
Crumbl Cookies. “If it is a long day of meetings and we’re both tired, my wife and I love to order cookies delivered to our house. I’m a traditionalist, so my favorite is the milk chocolate chip—and I want to try the salted caramel cheesecake.” Course correction: Turn... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Duncan M. ("Greg") Murray (MBA 1964)
about what I did at HBS), and allows me to learn a great deal about, and appreciate, the joys of working with livestock. People are OK too, but cows don’t talk back! I have no particular aspirations for retirement at this point. Ozone... View Details
- 24 Jul 2013
- Op-Ed
Detroit Files for Bankruptcy: HBS Faculty Weigh In
bankruptcy calculations last week, most people were prepared for the $3.5 billion in unfunded pension liabilities. Many people were surprised, however, to see the much larger amount of $6.4 billion in other post-employment benefits ( OPEB )—primarily obligations to pay... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
The Wise Men
University and was accepted at HBS at age 19. During World War II, Williams survived the sinking of the USS Lexington in the Battle of the Coral Sea and in 1945, as ship’s announcer on the USS Topeka, he read President Truman’s announcement of the dropping of the atom... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
C.D. Spangler, Jr.: A Leadership Role in Business and Academe
Recently retired after eleven years as president of the University of North Carolina, C.D. ("Dick") Spangler, Jr. (MBA '56), views his accomplishments as those of "an average person who simply tried to be a part of North Carolina's... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry; photo by Ann Hawthorne