Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Apr 1998
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World Class Learning

Education Programs, bringing their valuable global perspective to classroom discussions. While welcoming students from other countries to its classrooms over the years, HBS has engaged in numerous other... View Details

Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey

01 Apr 2002
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Q&A - Mark Fields

resides with his wife, Jane, and their two sons in Mazda’s home city of Hiroshima, four hours south of Tokyo by bullet train. Says Fields:“Mazda has deep roots in Hiroshima. Generations of local people have... View Details

Keywords: auto; Mazda; Ford; Mark Fields; Machinery Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Dec 2018
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Hard Choices

a record of racist or misogynist or homophobic tendencies. Boards of directors afflicted by conflict or indifference will sometimes look the other way at the actions of their management teams. All of this, of course, is unacceptable. And,... View Details

Keywords: Seth Klarman (MBA 1982)

01 Oct 2002
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Books

research and stressed in this book is the consistency with which real change is generated by engaging people's emotions, not their intellect, to alter behavior. Emotions such as fear View Details

01 Jun 1997
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Sorting Myth from Reality at Hong Kong Conference

advantages and disadvantages. "Younger generations might have a different set of values [from their elders]," which can lead to conflicts when running a business. On the other... View Details

Keywords: Alejandro Reyes

04 Sep 2019
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The School that Donham Built

connection to practice—were established during his tenure. He shaped the School in profound and long-lasting ways.” The son of a traveling dentist, Donham (AB 1898, LLB 1901) majored in government at Harvard... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

01 Jan 2003
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James E. Burke, MBA 1949

customers stuck by us in ways we never could have imagined," Burke says. "A company credo that put customers first and shareholders last ultimately benefited both groups." General Johnson taught Burke View Details

09 Feb 2017
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Turning Disorder into Opportunity

creating a net benefit per year of $28,740 for the individual and $26,260 for the government. Over a 20-year career, for 39 participants, these benefits would generate $67 million in benefits to the View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers

01 Jun 2017
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Supercharged

promise of better charging infrastructure, and evolving trends in foreign markets all indicate that EVs are approaching a global tipping point. But with political winds imperiling government incentives in... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; illustrations by Tavis Coburn

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Past Issues - Alumni

helping others What's the Word? The business ideas and trends that generated buzz in 2021—and could define 2022 New Wave Tapping the power of tides View Details

01 Oct 1996
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Leading In a New Era

executives set standards for leadership. As good as the late 1980s were to forest products company Boise Cascade (BC) Corporation, the early 1990s spelled near disaster for its primary business — making plain, white copier paper. Like View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

22 Jan 2014
Research & Ideas

High-Tech Immigrant Workers Don’t Cost US Jobs

period between 1995 and 2008. In jobs closely linked to innovation and technology, the share of immigrants was even higher, closer to 24 percent. "Skilled immigration is important for the United States,... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Computer; Financial Services

21 Dec 2022
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HBS Community Comes Together in Wake of Ukraine Invasion

representing pharma, energy, and investment discussed their responses, and those of other corporations, and the critical roles that partnerships... View Details

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Training Course in Personnel Administration: 1937 - 1944 | Baker Library

general administrative issues in government and industry. Women in the program also took courses from the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences,... View Details

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Educating Leaders - Georges F. Doriot:Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School

historian Jeffrey Cruikshank observes. 9 Viewed as a highly original, theatrical, and sometimes provocative figure, the professor influenced generations of students whose impact on business was felt... View Details

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The Strategic Case for Diversity in Digital Transformation - Blog: RGE Report

all aspects of businesses, while many companies struggle to keep pace with the changes. Simultaneously, we’re seeing a divisive split in how companies approach the workforce, with some reaffirming a commitment to diversity, while others... View Details

16 Sep 2015
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Built for Speed

told General Medina. He was a CFA with experience in international business, and now he had spent four years in one of the most taxing leadership positions imaginable. But he needed View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Machinery Manufacturing; Manufacturing

27 Jul 2017
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Seeing a Way Forward

surgeries, 40 percent of which were free of charge. The enterprise has been able to reduce the cost of surgery by up to 60 percent, working with support from partners that include Duke University, World Diabetes Foundation, Pfizer... View Details