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George F. Baker - A Concrete Symbol: The Building of Harvard Business School 1908-1927 – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
a low profile and rarely gave interviews, but those in business and government consistently sought advice from the man who had lived through ten financial panics and still kept his optimism and judgment intact. 9 Sheridan A. Logan. George... View Details
- 17 Nov 2015
- News
Carbon Neutral
Natural Resources Center Harvard University Center for the Environment Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, Sustainability Science Program “In effect it would become politically acceptable because it would enhance economic... View Details
Keywords: Michael Blanding
- 23 Apr 2018
- News
Sowing the Seeds of Leadership
logistics of running a university based in a remote location. “It takes over two hours to drive to the city of San José when we need to meet with bankers, government officials, or lawyers,” explains Condo,... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Immersion Program Digs Deep
241 participated in immersions to China and Vietnam, India, the Middle East, Europe, and New Orleans. A sixth immersion on the health-care industry, chaired by University Professor Michael Porter, took place on campus. HBS senior fellow... View Details
- 04 Nov 2014
- News
Fundación México en Harvard Celebrates 25 Years
Santiago Ocejo (MPH 2010/MBA 2014) wants to improve health care in Mexico. He always thought he would do that, one patient at a time, as a surgeon. But, today, the medical school graduate is a social entrepreneur, working with the Mexican View Details
Keywords: April White
- 03 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 3, 2009
Why Public Efforts to Boost Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Have Failed—and What to Do About It Author: Josh Lerner Publication: Princeton University Press, forthcoming Abstract In response to the financial crisis, View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Ruling from the Bench
courtroom at the same time.” Women were just beginning to gain momentum in the professional world when Snyder enrolled at Case Western Reserve University law school. There, her androgynous first name and stellar academic record led to an... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Competitiveness at Risk
officials to take steps to enhance competitiveness. “While government policy sets the platform, companies have an essential role in improving the business environment in US communities,” says Porter, the Bishop William Lawrence View Details
- 05 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 5, 2007
Case 707-559 Describes the joint efforts of the German health plan KKH and Essen University Hospital to develop an integrated practice unit (IPU), and the West German Headache Center's efforts to improve the quality of migraine care.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Feb 2008
- What Do You Think?
How Sustainable Is Sustainability in a For-Profit Organization?
may not lead us to the greatest common good ... without government action(s).... These might take the form of incentives." Richard Eckel expanded on this idea, saying that "To suggest that for-profits embody any form of moral... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 01 Jan 2004
- News
Minoru Makihara, 75th AMP, 1977
Senior Corporate Advisor, Former Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, Mitsubishi Corporation Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page EARLIER EDUCATION Harvard College, 1969 A.B., Government LIFELONG LESSON FROM HBS "By... View Details
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Elsa Sze
afford when he was young,” she says. But Elsa believes her gratitude cannot be fulfilled by what she accomplishes for herself alone. “I don’t want to work just for my kids, but for all kids, so that everyone has an opportunity to succeed.” After completing her BA in... View Details
- 24 Jul 2019
- Lessons from the Classroom
Can These Business Students Motivate Londoners to Do the Right Thing?
For years, the United Kingdom sent out letters to delinquent taxpayers urging them to pay their overdue tax bills. The letters cost the government tens of millions of pounds per year, but, unfortunately, most citizens ignored these pleas... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 14 Feb 2019
- News
Plotting a Path Forward on Climate Change
Boston Green Ribbon Commission, a group of business, institutional, and civic leaders developing strategies to fight climate change and meet Mayor Marty Walsh’s 2050 carbon-neutrality goal. However, McCarthy added, “the city is slow to respond, and it takes View Details
- 17 Feb 2022
- Blog Post
The Fifth Year of Short Intensive Programs (SIPs) at HBS
Leschly led students through conversations, Q+A sessions, and presentations aimed at inspiring change and innovation in the sector. The lauded American dream, Leschly posed, rests heavily on the promise of higher education—a supposedly View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2017
do not have the time or money to travel physically, do it on your iPad. Don’t rely on any pension: it’s invested in Italian government bonds. Resign yourselves to working to age 70 and more. Look in Italian history for models to follow,... View Details
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2019 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
understanding of systemic inequities and to equip them to create an equitable society rather than accept the status quo. She received her BA from Mount Holyoke College, where she was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, and her MA and PhD from the View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
History’s Lessons
the North continued to suffer crushing numbers of casualties. Pressure grew on the Union side to end the conflict, even if it meant foregoing universal emancipation. Facing the prospect of an upcoming presidential election against a... View Details
- 23 May 2019
- News
Michael R. Bloomberg, MBA 1966
Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page TIMELINE 1942 Born, Boston, Massachusetts 1964 Earns BS, Electrical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University 1966 Earns MBA 1966 Joins Salomon Brothers 1981 Launches Bloomberg LP 1983 Merrill... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 05 Jan 2017
- Blog Post
Crossing the River: The HBS/HKS Joint Degree Program
university affiliation, they’re two very different institutions that reflect the sectors their students gravitate toward. Physically separated by the Charles River, HKS and HBS embody an ideological tension that pervaded my graduate... View Details