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- 12 Dec 2012
- Research & Ideas
Power to the People: The Unexpected Influence of Small Coalitions
modern consumer society: agriculture, retail, pharmaceuticals, and the credit industry in post-World War II Germany, France, Britain, and the United States. In postwar Europe and the United States, the consumer protection idea "emerged... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
- 01 Jan 2002
- News
Orin C. Smith (MBA '67)
experienced," says Smith. "It's important to establish the fundamentals of general management early in one's career, but sometimes there aren't any precedents to follow. You're simply trying to meet challenges on a day-to-day basis." Beyond the creation of the View Details
- 15 May 2019
- Research Event
The Unconventional Capitalism That Shapes Business History
Lalocracio In thinking about the current contested state of global capitalism, and what to do about it, much can be learned from the debates I heard at the recent Harvard Business School conference, Seeking the Unconventional in Forging Histories of Capitalism, which... View Details
- 25 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
China’s Economic System has Difficult Road Overcoming its Political System
curse to the economic fortunes of the county. On the one hand, it has poured massive investment into infrastructure improvements, as anyone who has witnessed the incredible growth of mega-cities such as Shanghai and Shenzhen can see. Along with that, View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 25 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
How Disruptive Innovation is Remaking the University
evolved over the past several hundred years. Even more than most organizations, traditional universities are products of their history. That history is shared, because most universities have emulated a handful of elite American schools that began to assume their View Details
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Buy Now, Pay Later: Research Links - Secondary Resources
Remington Rand and the Industry They Created, 1865-1956 (Princeton, N.J: Princeton University Press, 1993). Dun & Bradstreet Corporation. Dun & Bradstreet and the Rise of Modern Business: A History of the Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (New... View Details
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Burden Park | About
hospital, music, and St. Thomas Episcopal Church in New York, where she was a lifelong member. William A.M. Burden (AB 1927) Florence and William’s eldest son, William A.M. Burden (AB 1927) , father of William III, spanned aviation, government, View Details
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2019 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
Professor at Stanford University, presents Flash Talk, “Identity Theft Rediscovering Ourselves after Stroke”, at the 2019 Gender and Work Symposium. Finsta: A Mental Health Resource for the Modern Age: What happens when authenticity and... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2016
Rothschild, creator of the modern bond market; and William Lever, of the employee-owned John Lewis Partnership. Entrepreneurs in Every Generation: How Successful Family Businesses Develop Their Next Leaders by Allan Cohen (MBA 1961) and... View Details
- 09 Sep 2014
- First Look
First Look: September 9
the late twentieth century come to believe that more credit would make even poor families better off? This book traces the historical emergence of modern consumer lending in America and France. If Americans were profligate in their... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
How to Put Meaning Back into Leading
early-twentieth-century social scientists is what we call "the meaning and organization problem." One of the main trends of modern society was the rise of large formal work organizations. Capitalists and managers encouraged the... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
Where Main Street Meets Wall Street
redeemable shares, affordability, oversight by professional investors, asset diversification, and diminished risk. With these consumer-oriented advantages, with the flourishing postwar American economy, and with the industry's own aggressive marketing campaigns, the... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
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Bibliography - The Human Factor - – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
Hawthorne Experiments. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991. Handy, Ellen. Images from the Machine Age: Selections from the Daniel Cowin Collection. New York: International Center for Photography, 1997. Hine, Lewis W. Men at Work: Photographic Studies of View Details
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Leadership and Happiness - Course Catalog
the bad, and better handle the good. Educational Objectives: Students will take the best surveys on happiness, read some of the most influential modern research on the topic, discuss the research in class, and apply their knowledge to... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Home from the Sea
this authenticity-challenged modern age. Ask Wilson why he undertakes this grueling event and he will tell you that what drives him is an educational mission. Wilson is the founder and president of sitesALIVE!, a nonprofit that has... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Himalayan Journey
schools, health-care system, or electricity. Even today, in a country whose capital has only one traffic light, our route over the breathtakingly narrow mountain passes required all our drivers’ considerable skill and patience. We cheered! Evening lectures on the... View Details
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Breaking Down the Barriers - The High Art of Photographic Advertising - Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
this trend. “Stieglitz worked hard to establish photography as a truly modern art,” Michele Bogart writes. “Steichen was of a different generation and sensibility. He could build upon the aesthetic and institutional foundation Stieglitz... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Alumni Books
Alchemists of Loss: How Modern Finance and Government Intervention Crashed the Financial System by Kevin Dowd and Martin Hutchinson (MBA ’73) (Wiley) The authors discuss modern finance as a U.S. invention,... View Details
- 16 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Researchers Contribute Globalization of Markets Papers
new opportunities. Empires of Profit: Commerce, Conquest and Corporate Responsibility Author Daniel Litvin presented his evidence that modern companies find it difficult to operate on foreign soil. Big companies, in spite of their wealth,... View Details
Keywords: by Working Knowledge editors
- 20 Feb 2025
- Blog Post
IFC India 2025: Building Resilience - Mumbai’s Journey to Sustainable Water Management
Solutions and Future Considerations To bridge these gaps, Mumbai must continue prioritizing infrastructure modernization and sustainable innovations. Expanding the use of recycled sewage water for potable purposes can significantly... View Details