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- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Amy S. Langer
humor and energy for action. “After my accident,” she says, “I got notes from people in the disability community saying, ‘Heard about your accident — great news for us!' I think what they were saying was, ‘With the help of this national... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Howard Stevenson: The Personal Side
Howard. By asking me the right questions, with humor and humility, he led me to make good decisions in my life. He mentored me without me realizing it.” — Stephanie Noone, HBS Development Officer “If there’s ever a fallen sparrow writhing... View Details
- 05 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
What It Takes to Restore Trust in Business
The crisis in American business has spawned tales of colorful characters who will surely live on in folk memory, quipped Harvard Business School professor D. Quinn Mills: the ignorant CEO; the creative accountants; the big-spending dot-com kid. Dark View Details
- 24 May 2004
- Research & Ideas
The Watsons: IBM’s Troubled Legacy
humor in the idea of the man they labeled "a dirty Talmud Jew," lodged a protest with the State Department, and refused to participate in the festivities. The IBM is not merely an organization of men; it is an institution that... View Details
Keywords: by Richard S. Tedlow
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Not Your Typical Business Conference
integrate professional and personal goals in making career choices. Christina R. Lane (MBA '82) took listeners on a humorous sojourn, recounting her adventures as an international management consultant to governments, businesses, and... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Alumni Books
J. Fox (MBA ’69) (Jossey-Bass) Fox’s business parable follows a young New England paperboy named Rain as he learns the business of being in business and quickly becomes the best paperboy in town. A series of humorous vignettes illustrates... View Details
- 01 Feb 2017
- What Do You Think?
Is the Next Jobs Crisis Just Ahead?
have in manufacturing). Joan, while commenting that “the issue is multi-dimensional and complex,” observed that: “Things seem to be changing faster than we as humans can adapt ” Paul injected some humor into an ominous-sounding comment... View Details
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Souvenirs & Novelties - The Art of American Advertising
in the size and shape of an advertised product. Flaps, pullout levers, and projecting tabs, known as “mechanicals,” created animations often to humorous effects—such as a man moving his mouth as he enjoys Snider’s Catsup or a Nelson... View Details
- 01 Aug 2001
- News
Class Day and Commencement 2001
relocated from nearby Aldrich Lawn due to construction of the new Hawes Hall classroom building, tradition otherwise prevailed in the form of beautiful weather, wise and humorous speeches, and an enthusiastic crowd of MBA graduates (some... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
HBS Alumni Explore Tanzania
how the animals move — the humorous strut of the ostrich, the clumsy run of the hippo, the scamper of the mongoose. Leopards, buffalo, hyenas, rhinos, warthogs, monkeys, baboons, crocodiles, waterbucks, impalas, and pink flamingos also... View Details
- 03 Mar 2008
- Research & Ideas
Marketing Your Way Through a Recession
times loom, we tend to retreat to our village. Look for cozy hearth-and-home family scenes in advertising to replace images of extreme sports, adventure, and rugged individualism. Zany humor and appeals on the basis of fear are out.... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
Alumni Books
who they really consider a trustworthy ally and friend. Walk beside Kinch as he faces challenges and adventures that are sometimes dangerous and scary and sometimes humorous and fun. Laugh, cry, and experience fear as the author navigates... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2015
Alumni Books The Boat House Café: Book One of First Light by Linda Cardillo (MBA 1978) (Bellastoria Press LLP) A novel set on Martha’s Vineyard. Buffoonery on Woodhouse Avenue by Bob Garland (PMD 20, 1970) (Gabbrolandbooks) The fourth in a series of View Details
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Jason A. Kilar
electrical engineer who worked for Westinghouse. His entire side of the family was about technology and science. On the other side, I had this crazy mom who was trying to kill ‘em in the aisles with jokes about our lives. She wrote a View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Mary Callahan Erdoes
runs his own venture capital firm, Bear Ventures LLC. “With his multiple investments in various early- and mid-stage companies, his point of view is invaluable to me,” she notes. But even more importantly, says Erdoes, given the couple's oftenstressful occupations,... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 10 Oct 2018
- Research & Ideas
The Legacy of Boaty McBoatface: Beware of Customers Who Vote
winner, an environmental activist. Despite the fact that the government thought the humorous name would be more popular, once again, an implicit contract had been broken, and outrage ensued. View Details
- 18 Mar 2014
- News
The Oz of Data Opens the Curtain
Inc., likes to tell that story, not only for the humor inherent in Wanamaker's statement, but also because it relates directly to his business. "That's a data problem," Howe says. "Business, like life, is full of decisions. Almost every... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
The Levitt Brand
weeks (the man does not let up!), the students come to appreciate the intensity and rapid-fire humor of their teacher. Clearly, he cares. A lot. And by the end of the semester, something transformative has happened: They are better... View Details
- 23 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Setting the Stage: A Young Scholar at HBS
opportunity to attend Professor Richard Tedlow's elective class, "The Coming of Managerial Capitalism." Anyone who has attended this class would, I think, agree that it is the kind of classroom experience that stays in your memory, not least because of... View Details
- 13 Apr 2021
- Blog Post
2021 48th Annual H. Naylor Fitzhugh Conference Honors Black Women Leaders
diversity officer at Zoom, kicked off the programming with a session titled “The Village.” He offered a straightforward, humorous timeline of his career and its challenges, frankly discussing the lack of representation in tech, the value... View Details