Baker Library - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Mar 2004
News

Leadership Project Codifies Elusive Traits

birth, or place of birth. “This was a particularly difficult database to put together because there is no public source of CEO tenure data prior to 1978,” says Mayo, who spent countless hours in Baker View Details

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services

04 Apr 2007
Research & Ideas

The Business of Global Poverty

or sell. Payatas and the orderly, verdant Harvard Business School campus—nearly equals, as it happens, in terms of the acreage they occupy—are separated by a gulf far greater than any measure of miles or statistics. Yet as HBS professor Kash Rangan hurries past View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons

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Research Links: Records of Railroad Companies & Personal Papers - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School

Railroads Finance Management Business Analysts Mass Distribution Mergers & Syndicates Research Links Railroad Records Photographs Research Collections Secondary Sources Related Sites Research Links: Records of Railroad Companies & Personal Papers View Details

01 Jun 2016
News

Prima Datarina

pricing puts it on the cutting edge of arts organizations. See how other orchestras, theaters, and performing arts organizations are experimenting with business model and pricing innovations – it’s probably no surprise that Disney has a killer algorithm. Or, look more... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

Expanding Horizons

my own ability to analyze the decisions of business leaders in my historical research. My research has benefited enormously from the resources available at Harvard Business School. The materials available across the Harvard libraries... View Details

31 May 2013
News

Seeing the Light

locale, Evans says, "For me, it's a toss-up between facing the Baker Library steps, and looking across the river to the boathouse." Now, through Evans's paintings, alumni can relive their own on-campus... View Details

Keywords: painting; Arts, Entertainment

02 May 2023
Blog Post

Sustainability Career Advice from the Career & Professional Development Office

the different opportunities and challenges that exist. Connect with Baker Library, talk to faculty, network with alumni. Baker Library can provide you with access to databases... View Details

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Historical and forecasted economic statistics

1970: Statistics back to Colonial times on population, work and welfare, economic structure and performance, economic sectors, and governance and international relations. International Historical Statistics: Provides key economic and social indicators for the... View Details

01 Dec 2018
News

Case Study: Your Data, Your Health

challenge to bulletin@hbs.edu From Baker Library | Bloomberg Center: According to Forbes, the healthcare industry is “increasingly recognizing the need to better serve women,” with digital women’s health... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

01 Feb 2001
News

HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

School's Web portal — and the multiple databases available through eBaker (the Baker Library Research Center) are examples of underutilized yet extremely valuable services that need to be properly marketed... View Details

Keywords: conferences; committees; leadership; alumni; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

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Introduction - Photography Collections - Historical Collections

Collections Site Credits Introduction The camera has chronicled the history of industry since the invention of the medium in 1839, and the photograph holdings at Baker Library Historical Collections are the... View Details

04 May 2023
Blog Post

Sustainability: Career Advice from HBS Career Coach Hillary Mann

understanding the different opportunities and challenges that exist. Connect with Baker Library, talk to faculty, network with alumni. Baker Library can provide you with access... View Details

15 Jun 2021
News

Diversifying HBS's Case Collection

Group (CRG) has helped faculty members source case leads beyond traditional networks. With the support of the Global Initiative and Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, the CRG has created a new case tracking... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

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Real estate: emerging markets

geography, or keywords. Most reports will be analyst reports that focus on specific sectors (retail, residential, etc) but you may also often find more general, country-specific real estate reports. For a multimedia learning module on LSEG Workspace check... View Details

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Field Course: Investing for Impact

company data, including pre and post-money valuations for startups. Market size estimates by topic area or industry, market maps by industry vertical, and comparable companies screening for competitor analysis. Meet with us: Set up group or individual research... View Details

01 Aug 2002
News

Seventy Years Out: Class of 1932 Celebrates Reunions

career was with the Air Force, in and out of uniform. His active duty in World War II took him to New Guinea, the Philippines, and Japan, and he later served in Korea. A statistics major, in 1960 he published Sampling in a Nutshell, a book still on the shelves of View Details

01 Jun 2001
News

"Unheard Voices" Brings to Light Three Centuries of American Women at Work

Trade card from 1833 advertising "Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound." (Baker Library Historical Collections) From the time of her marriage in 1743 until her death in 1765, Sarah Chamberlain, wife of Nathaniel Chamberlain, a blacksmith... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Professor Elton Mayo; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

01 Mar 2019
News

In Character: A Case Discussion Drama

Danijela Surgeon & Unofficial Family Mediator “Why are we not selling? I’m confused.” “This family would fall apart without me here.” From Baker Library | Bloomberg Center: The World Economic Forum estimates... View Details