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- 01 Mar 2019
- News
The Fight Beyond
The flight had been arranged by secret military cable. An elaborate code of flares and signal fires was agreed upon, and the US Army Air Force’s 52d Fighter Group staged a midair diversion over the Adriatic Sea. But these attempts at subterfuge were of little use.... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
After the Fall
Ten years ago, the global financial system teetered dangerously on the edge of total collapse. What began as a subprime mortgage crisis in the United States developed into a full-blown meltdown, causing the collapse of major banks worldwide. Could a crash of that... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
New Releases
psychological factors that influence risk-taking? Interested in updating yourself about information technology in the organization, the changing nature of the work force, or new and provocative insights into the history of American... View Details
- 19 Jun 2013
- News
Your Guide to Social Enterprise
the intersecting worlds of social entrepreneurship. Using examples from nonprofits, foundations, private industry, and government, Keohane presents a history of social entrepreneurship, explores its impacts, and chronicles both the... View Details
- 15 Dec 2015
- News
Jacek Makowski (MBA 1960)
as 1792, when the country lost its independence, there was a dearth of business acumen in Poland. That history makes the growth of Polish businesses since the fall of Communism nothing short of amazing.” Makowski’s recent gift adds a... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
African-American Alumni Conference Considers Success and the Bottom Line
entrepreneurial finance professor at Northwestern's Kellogg School. In view of this year's conference theme, HBSAAAA president Kenneth A. Powell (MBA '74) notes that Chicago was chosen "in part because of its history as a primary... View Details
Keywords: Mary Ellen Gardner
- 22 Apr 2010
- News
Using Business to Boost National Security
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
New Releases
development of Britain, Germany, the United States, and Japan. The other chapters focus on a number of remarkable entrepreneurs, such as Josiah Wedgwood, August Thyssen, Henry Ford, and Sakichi Toyoda, and the organizations they built. The work explores the View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
Porter Appointed to University Professorship
organizations, and numerous nations abroad as well as U.S. inner cities. "As the fourth University Professor in the 93-year history of HBS — a group that includes Nobel laureate Robert C. Merton, the late C. Roland Christensen, and the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Think Globally, Teach Locally
faculty to develop an executive training program in Africa that will use digital technology to reach students in remote areas of the continent — and allow for customization of course materials. These and other programs continue a history... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 19 Dec 2008
- News
WHBS, 820 on Your Dial
1948, with Professor of Business History N.S.B. Gras speaking on the “Socialization of American Industry.” At first, WHBS broadcast for 4 hours every evening, Monday to Thursday. The number of broadcast hours expanded (to five nights a... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Health IT at the Bedside
medical history existed. His primary care doctor was unaware of what his specialists were doing. A summary I had once written was now outdated. As much as any medication, my father needed health IT. This need became obvious during his... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
The Future of Stem Cells
Stem cells have been much in the news recently. But the hot-button ethical and political questions currently surrounding this area of research may ultimately prove moot, if the past is any guide. Business history shows that if the desire... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
HP's Fiorina Speaks at HBS
Fiorina Photo courtesy of Hewlett-Packard In the 1970s, after graduating from Stanford with a concentration in medieval history and philosophy, something happened to Carly Fiorina on her way to a successful legal career. “I hated law... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Celebrating Women at HBS
University: 1937–1970," an exhibit organized by Baker Library Historical Collections that traces the early history of business education for women at Harvard, from the founding of the one-year certificate program in personnel... View Details
- 01 Jun 2025
- News
Barbie: Reviving a Cultural Icon at Mattel
efforts to navigate that tension. There’s a heightened sense that these notions matter in the toy world because, with young children, if certain stereotypes are allowed to percolate, they have long-term influences. So Barbie felt like the perfect storm, with its View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Brick by Brick
Case Study Illustration by Corbis/Matthias Kulka Sometimes, a company's history contains more drama than a Russian novel. A recent case, "LEGO," explores how the toy maker grew to global dominance from humble beginnings, the mistakes that... View Details
- 21 Jul 2022
- News
How Sumner Feldberg Helped Transform Retail
overly dependent on downtown locations that were losing shoppers to suburban malls. Some New England rivals were opening discount stores in abandoned textile mills, which came with cheap rents and plenty of parking space. Mr. Feldberg, who had studied the View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Private Equity under Investigation
efficiency of capital markets, the opaqueness of the groups’ operations, and the abuse of inside information. It is hard not to feel that history is repeating itself. For not only is this investigation sure to fatten the profit pools of... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Innovation Takes Center Stage
DEAN NOHRIA: Addressing his first reunion audience in Burden Auditorium, he outlined the priorities that emerged from many conversations over the summer. Photos by Stuart Cahill Related Links Upcoming regional alumni events with Dean Nohria Imagine Leadership (video)... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson