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Curriculum - Case Method Project
where delegates considered an anti-debt amendment that would sharply limit the state’s ability to borrow money, including for infrastructure such as the Erie Canal, but would also include a democratic escape hatch, allowing the electorate... View Details
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Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century - Leadership
suffrage Harlem Renaissance Rampant bootlegging and organized crime Influence: Medium 30 1930 19 Escapism in radio serials Prohibition repealed Golden age of movies Influence: Medium-Low 40 1940 19 Patriotism soars GI Bill Influence:... View Details
- 03 Oct 2023
- Research Event
Build the Life You Want: Arthur Brooks and Oprah Winfrey Share Happiness Tips
actually think that's right. I think that one of the reasons why I am so proud of myself is not just because I escaped apartheid Mississippi and was able to get an education and become successful in life. It's because I have paid... View Details
Keywords: by HBS Staff
- 19 Dec 2022
- Research & Ideas
The 10 Most Popular Articles of 2022
Stress) It's not about the bigger home or the better vacation. Financial stability helps people escape the everyday hassles of life, says research by Jon Jachimowicz. 3. Curiosity, Not Coding: 6 Skills Leaders Need in the Digital Age... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Turning Point: Where Credit Is Due
Nagi Otgonshar (MBA 2015) (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) Nagi Otgonshar (MBA 2015) (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) Earning a full scholarship has always been the only realistic ticket to a superior education for me. It was this golden opportunity that allowed me to... View Details
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Don't Deny the Facts
Investor's Business Daily, April 27, 2010
The ability to see facts objectively is paramount to business success. An interview with Richard S.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- HBS Case
A Nike Executive Hid His Criminal Past to Turn His Life Around. What If He Didn't Have To?
access to an education program while in prison. He began to take college classes in trailers just outside the prison walls as a way to escape the cell for a few hours a day. Then he started wondering if those classes could lead to... View Details
- 06 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
Cheese Moving: Effecting Change Rather Than Accepting It
would take to escape the kinds of mazes in which we are always subject to the designs of others. The book is as much about inspiring us to ask the important questions as it is about taking control of our destinies. Q: In challenging the... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 29 Jan 2018
- Book
How 'Teaming' Saved 33 Lives in the Chilean Mining Disaster
feat. "At that point, no expert considered rescue of the 33 men a reasonable possibility" In Chile, early estimates of the possibility of nding anyone alive—put at 10%—diminished sharply two days later when rescue workers narrowly escaped... View Details
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
That Was Then, This Is Now
It started with a question. But before that, it started in the classroom. Tony Deifell (MBA 2002) loved the discussions in his LEAD course, taught by Professor (and now former Dean) Nitin Nohria; wanting to make them more tangible, Deifell adapted the idea of... View Details
- 23 Jan 2024
- News
A Wide Net
businesses that I believe have no meaningful path to escape velocity—to outgrow an addiction to capital and become self-financing. But we’re certainly seeing far more sobriety, both on the founder side and the investor side,” he says.... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 31 May 2023
- HBS Case
Why Business Leaders Need to Hear Larry Miller's Story
Larry Miller shares how education helped him escape a life of crime and why employers should give the formerly incarcerated a second chance. ARTICLE: A Nike Executive Hid His Criminal Past to Turn His Life Around. What If He Didn't Have... View Details
- 18 May 2022
- Research & Ideas
Are Banks the ‘Bad Guys’? Overdraft Fees Are Crushing Low-Income Customers
of time. That, I think, escaped the regulatory net.” Imagine a checking account with $400. A bunch of debits post, and the bank first puts through the largest, a $500 rent check. That triggers a $35 overdraft fee. Two checks for $50,... View Details
- 27 Jul 2020
- Book
Reflection: The Pause That Brings Peace and Productivity
confidence, and motivation to continue. One manager, noting the need to escape what he called the “psychic prison of continuous improvement,” regularly set aside time to celebrate workplace achievements with his staff. “Reflection is... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 04 Apr 2023
- Book
Two Centuries of Business Leaders Who Took a Stand on Social Issues
While shareholders still reign supreme at many companies, a widespread shift toward more responsible business practices is driving more leaders to take a stand on social and environmental issues today, says Harvard Business School Professor Geoffrey Jones. Jones... View Details
- Portrait Project
Carlton Burrell
epidemic. It was a sanctuary for my grandparents escaping the segregated South during the Great Migration. It’s the birthplace and matchmaker of my parents. It is where blue-collar residents find their independence as they look to survive... View Details
- 16 Nov 2010
- News
The HBS Tunnels
escape routes for Defense Secretary Robert McNamara (MBA ’39) and Alabama Governor George Wallace during student protests and covert entry for police into student-occupied University Hall during antiwar protests in 1968. By contrast, HBS... View Details
Keywords: Keith Larson
- 09 Sep 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
Perspectives from the Boardroom--2009
- 11 Apr 2022
- Research & Ideas
A World of Difference: What Keeps Companies from Becoming More Inclusive
difference? Gino: As Frances and I were thinking about this, I came back to an experience of being in an escape room, which is something that I’ll never convince Frances to do with me. We created a similar experience with an expert puzzle... View Details
Keywords: by Jen McFarland Flint
- 09 May 2023
- Blog Post
Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month at HBS (part 1)
ignore. “Asian” is centuries of struggle and perseverance. “Asian” is my grandparents’ escape from North Korea and their sacrifice for their children. “Asian” is me overcoming my shame and knowing who I am. “Asian” is something I’m... View Details