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Harvard Business School

served on the boards of numerous philanthropic and arts organizations, including the Dance Theatre of Harlem, Howard Theatre Restoration Corporation, and the Achievement First Apollo School Board. Pamela 'Pam' Joyner MBA 1984 Pam Joyner... View Details

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Entrepreneurial Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Mifflin Harcourt, 2017). Scott Duke Kominers : Winner of a 2018 Webby Award for Best Use of Machine Learning from the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences for Streetchange with Nikhil Naik, Ramesh Raskar, Edward L. Glaeser,... View Details

16 Aug 2004
Research & Ideas

Luxury Isn’t What It Used to Be

senior advisor at Steuben Glass in New York who operates her own consultancy. "It's a great art to define what relevancy means for your brand while keeping its heritage alive. It's a matter of catering to existing clients while... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Consumer Products

December 2008 (Revised March 2009)
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The Metropolitan Opera (B)

By: Anita Elberse and Crissy Perez

In April 2007, the New York City Metropolitan Opera's general manager Peter Gelb looks back on the first season of a daring experiment to broadcast performances live in high-definition to movie theaters across North America. While the "Live in HD" program has received... View Details

Keywords: Technology Adoption; Arts; Fine Arts Industry

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20 Feb 2017
Research & Ideas

Having No Life is the New Aspirational Lifestyle

compiled by Harris Wittels, author of Humblebrag, The Art of False Modesty, and found more than 1 in 10 were about being too busy or “not having a life.” (A typical example: “Hi, I’m 16 and I’m publishing 3 books and an album this year.... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

07 Apr 2020
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What Customers Need to Hear from You During the COVID Crisis

imposed by social distancing by facilitating community, offering empathy, and providing social support. AB InBev joined thousands of museums and performing arts organizations in offering virtual performances, sponsoring the Bud Light Dive... View Details

Keywords: by Jill Avery and Richard Edelman

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Organizational Behavior Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Collective Genius: The Art and Practice of Leading Innovation with Greg Brandeau, Emily Truelove, and Kent Lineback (Harvard Business School Press, 2014). Linda A. Hill : Winner of the 2015 Thinkers50 Innovation Award which “recognizes... View Details

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2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

crises. Participants will leave this session understanding the state of the art in identifying financial market bubbles, and how predictable crises are. Women Protagonists: On and Off the Page Carin Knoop (MBA 1994), Executive Director,... View Details

September 2013 (Revised August 2015)
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Leadership and Teaming

By: Ethan Bernstein

Small differences in the leadership of teams can have large consequences for the success of their efforts. Many initiatives fail not because of a fatal error in judgment or insufficient ideas, knowledge, motivation, or capabilities to deliver a solution. They fail... View Details

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29 Oct 2006
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The History and Influence of Andy Grove

youth. Q: Grove was also a prolific writer on the art and science of business management, including the books Only the Paranoid Survive and High Output Management. How does he stack up as a thinker in this area? Why do you think someone... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Computer

04 Oct 2018
Research & Ideas

Diversity Boosts Profits in Venture Capital Firms

information on where each person went to school from LinkedIn. Birds of a feather invest together The information showed that the venture capital world is incredibly homogenous, consisting mostly of white men from liberal arts colleges... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Banking; Financial Services

25 Aug 2022
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Up on the Corner

Home Preservation launched a new, $9 million redevelopment project in West Baltimore, transforming a neglected factory into a live-work arts center for emerging artists. Her company has also received additional funding from the Growing... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photographed by Melissa Golden; Real Estate

01 Mar 2014
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Generation Next

from a half-orb chair strung from the ceiling. Shahani runs the Godrej India Culture Lab, a three-year-old arts center. Its website states that the lab is "hard to categorize." Its events, free and open to the public, mix the academic and... View Details

Keywords: Mark Bergen; Godrej Group; Management

May 1993
Teaching Note

Museum Accounting Methods Controversy TN, The

By: Regina E. Herzlinger

Keywords: Accounting; Problems and Challenges; Arts; Fine Arts Industry

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01 Feb 2002
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It's academic. (Not!)

business administration (DBA) in accounting and control, marketing, policy and management, or technology and operations management. Another option is a joint program with Harvard University's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences that... View Details

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

April 1975 (Revised April 1983)
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Boston Symphony Orchestra

By: Malcolm S. Salter

Keywords: Arts; Music Entertainment; Fine Arts Industry; Fine Arts Industry; Boston

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February 2000 (Revised April 2000)
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San Francisco Opera

By: John C. Sawhill and Elizabeth Kind

The San Francisco Opera, second largest in the United States, has embarked on a initiative to attract a larger audience and more support from Silicon Valley. Given that the opera's traditional constituency is the older, wealthier residents of San Francisco, this... View Details

Keywords: Arts; Nonprofit Organizations; Marketing Strategy; Internet; Fine Arts Industry; San Francisco

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31 Jan 2019
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A Global Mission

Art DeFehr (MBA 1967) didn’t plan to become a businessman. The Canadian-born DeFehr always imagined life as a diplomat—until he ran afoul of the FBI. As a college student in Indiana, DeFehr had become involved in anti-Vietnam protests and... View Details

Keywords: April White; human rights

January 1977
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The Harley Masks of Northeast Liberia

By: Louis T Wells Jr

Keywords: Arts; Liberia

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June 2001 (Revised July 2001)
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Boston Lyric Opera

By: Robert S. Kaplan and Dennis Campbell

The Boston Lyric Opera was the fastest growing opera company in North America during the 1990s. Having successfully completed a move to a larger facility in 1999, the board and general director recognize the need to develop a formal strategic planning and governance... View Details

Keywords: Balanced Scorecard; Strategic Planning; Arts; Growth and Development Strategy; Governing and Advisory Boards; Fine Arts Industry; Massachusetts

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