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25 Jun 2020
News

Former Professor and Associate Dean Vernon Alden Passes Away

Vernon Alden (MBA 1950), has passed away at age 97. A former associate dean and faculty member at HBS, Alden would go on to become the president of Ohio University at age 38. He would later help support... View Details

01 Sep 2012
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Case Study Pioneer

HBS’s first director of case development, Andrew Towl (MBA 1936), whose three-decade career at the School was instrumental in establishing the influence of the case method worldwide, died in June at the age of 101. Towl conducted... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

Thomas S. Murphy

At the age of 29, Murphy took control of a nearly bankrupt television station in Albany, NY, that would become a launching point for a media empire worth over $5 billion. Through successfully acquiring and integrating over 30 media... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment & Broadcast Media

01 Mar 2003
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Visionary of the Year

HBS professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter was named the Intelligent Community Visionary of the Year in 2002 by the Intelligent Community Forum. The award recognizes an individual or group that has taken a leadership role in promoting broadband technology as an essential... View Details

Keywords: Intelligent Community Visionary of the Year; Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services; Information

09 Dec 2020
News

How to Fix America

million at age 65, or $2 million at age 74,” writes Ackman. Raj Choudhury, Lumry Family Associate Professor at HBS, argues that supporting the “work from anywhere” movement—a topic he discussed at length in... View Details

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Harvard Business School

Baker Library Special Collections Exhibits More Exhibits Explore the Exhibit Student Pioneers The Value of Business Education The Golden Age of Black Business AASU Early Years & Influence AASU Founders Core Demands & Proposals Early Years... View Details

01 Jun 1998
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Wanted: Leaders for the New Millennium

Top MBA Program seeks applicants from all industries and backgrounds. Minimum requirements: demonstrated leadership potential, high standard of academic achievement. Must be able to lead through others and guide an organization through change. Risk-taking a plus. No... View Details

Keywords: Cindy Olnick

01 Dec 2012
News

Wang Papers to HBS

nascent days in the 1970s. At its peak in the 1980s, Massachusetts-based Wang Laboratories had 23,000 employees and earned annual revenues of $2 billion. Dr. Wang died in 1990 at the age of 70. View Details

Keywords: Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing

William Steere, Jr.

programs, Steere led Pfizer to become the number three pharmaceutical maker for human medicines, with strong presence in treatments for aging and related diseases, as well as the world leader in animal health products. View Details

Keywords: Healthcare

John D. Rockefeller, Sr.

The company Rockefeller started at age 23, Standard Oil, came to hold a virtual monopoly on the American oil industry. He maintained control of Standard Oil until its eventual break-up by the U.S. government. The company was so successful... View Details

Keywords: Utilities & Energy

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The Medium - The Human Factor – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

The Message The Product The Production The Worker The Audience Bibliography The Medium: Industrial Photography and the Machine Age Baker Library | Historical Collections | Site Credits | Digital Accessibility Contact Email:... View Details

05 Aug 2015
News

Nourishing the Next Generation

says. Today, California-based Chefables prepares more than 30,000 fresh, from-scratch, and mostly organic meals: think vegetable chow mein, edamame hummus, chicken shawarma, and whole-grain pastas shaped like bunnies or bears—a day for children View Details

Howard B. Keck

Assuming leadership of his father’s company at the age of 50, Keck focused his energies on growing the independent oil firm. He invested heavily in energy exploration and production, allowing Superior to become one of the most successful... View Details

Keywords: Utilities & Energy

01 Jun 2013
News

Francis J. Aguilar, 1932-2013

Frank Aguilar (MBA 1959, DBA 1965) Photo courtesy of HBS News Office HBS professor emeritus Frank Aguilar (MBA 1959, DBA 1965), a faculty member from 1964 to 1995, passed away in February at the age of 80. "Frank was an expert in general... View Details

Keywords: obituary

Career Coach

Henry Tao

functions, and industries. Henry can help brainstorm career choices, build a target company list, and suggest networking strategies. Henry is also happy to help with elevator pitches, investment pitches, and interview preps. Work Experience: Bayer View Details

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Agents of Change: The Founding of the AASU - Site Credits

Baker Library Special Collections Exhibits More Exhibits Explore the Exhibit Student Pioneers The Value of Business Education The Golden Age of Black Business AASU Early Years & Influence AASU Founders Core Demands & Proposals Early Years... View Details

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Harvard Business School

Baker Library Special Collections Exhibits More Exhibits Explore the Exhibit Student Pioneers The Value of Business Education The Golden Age of Black Business AASU Early Years & Influence AASU Founders Core Demands & Proposals Early Years... View Details

July 2023
Case

Honeycomb

By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang and Kumba Sennaar

Honeycomb, an audio app enabling seniors to record stories and save family memories, suddenly draws interest from a younger user demographic. The co-founders consider pivoting to better serve this new user demographic. How should they think about strategy, brand, and... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Operations; Business Startups; Customer Focus and Relationships; Age; Brands and Branding; Technology Industry; United States

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Educators

Orphaned at age fifteen, Coors worked as an apprentice in a brewery in his native Prussia. Six years later, he began his westward journey as a stowaway aboard a ship headed for Maryland. Gradually moving west, Coors eventually landed in... View Details

Keywords: Food & Tobacco