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- 16 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
Luxury Isn’t What It Used to Be
we're doing," says McEvoy. Today, Queen Elizabeth II wears her Burberry trench coat. But so does supermodel Kate Moss. At Waterford Crystal, CEO John G. Foley (HBS ISMP '89) has brought on contemporary designers like Versace and Vera... View Details
- 21 Feb 2005
- Op-Ed
Is Business Management a Profession?
is not to make an airtight case about the state of contemporary management, but rather to raise important questions. By comparing management with the legal and medical professions, we hope to stimulate discussion and debate that can lead... View Details
- 01 Apr 1997
- News
Learning from the Past
specially commissioned maps, and 11 explanatory appendices as well as numerous footnotes and other study aids. Insights into contemporary human behavior and society, written more than 2,400 years ago. Insights into View Details
Keywords: James E. Aisner
- Web
2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
Professor David Moss explores what’s happened, what it means, and what can be done, drawing especially on the history of democracy, democratic capitalism, and past democratic breakdowns to help make sense of this tectonic shift and how it... View Details
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
Capitalist Revolutions Analyzed in MBA "Foundations" Course
When HBS professor Leonard A. Schlesinger and the other architects of the new MBA introductory "Foundations" curriculum decided that a thorough understanding of capitalism's underpinnings was essential, they asked Professor Thomas K. McCraw and other members of the... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
A Close-Up Look at the Men behind the Empire
tools and techniques of which their contemporaries were only vaguely aware to serve markets which, in some instances, they had to create." In a recent interview, Tedlow described Giants of Enterprise as a labor of love. "I have been... View Details
- 07 Nov 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Forgotten Book that Helped Shape the Modern Economy
provided me with a unique opportunity, because all the changes that were made to the text survived as archaeological layers for me to excavate. The ever-expanding Essay became my way of making sense of the larger question I was facing—namely, how a rigorous View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Faculty Q&A: That’s Classic
Lead to Rome, a one-off elective course team-taught by HBS professor Frances Frei (left) and Harvard history and classics professor Emma Dench (right), juxtaposed ancient texts by Julius Caesar, Seneca, Tacitus, and others with View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
Ink: Framing the Full Picture
have been part of the fabric of American history from the outset. And in this latest series, you’re also fitting in American history lessons. How does that change your approach? The choices of what to... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 04 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
Why Most Leaders (Even Thomas Jefferson) Are Replaceable
like to think of themselves as truly indispensable—impact makers, history movers, culture changers—few reach the bar set by Steve Jobs, Napoleon, or Martin Luther King Jr., Mukunda says. (Even some people you might think would be shoo-ins... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
- 13 Jun 2014
- News
The Art of Effecting Change
the last 10 to 15 years educating myself on art history and contemporary artists." Evans's philanthropic work also extends to HBS, where she and Bruce, both financial aid recipients, paid forward the... View Details
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Israel Business Club | MBA
Israel Business Club Dedicated to elevating the Israeli business scene by fostering connections and understanding. We promote Israel's vibrant culture and host enriching learning sessions focused on its history and View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
A Trusty Board
its board. "There needs to be a sense of the difference between the fiduciary responsibility of the board and the managerial responsibility of the paid staff," he says. While the role of MBAs as museum managers has expanded in recent years, there is a long View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Downtime
Chouinard because the founder of Patagonia must have an interesting story to tell. Stop Me If You’ve Heard This: A History and Philosophy of Jokes, Jim Holt because my son gave it to me. Do you have a “guilty pleasure” author? The... View Details
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Collection Areas | Baker Library
Collection Areas Contemporary Corporate Archives Company archival records are an essential component in fully understanding a corporation’s advance from fledgling entrepreneurial enterprise to industry giant. Baker Library’s growing... View Details
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Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion | Baker Library
Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion As a research library committed to collecting, preserving, and making accessible resources that document the history of business, Baker Library welcomes a wide range of users to explore our rich... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Luxe Redux
has brought on contemporary designers like Versace and Vera Wang to create new china patterns that will maintain the brand’s appeal with a new generation of customers. “When they think of crystal and fine china, most young people remember... View Details
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2018 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
anniversary is not only a key inflection point in the history of HBS, but it is also an important opportunity to take stock of the dynamic business landscape for Black professionals. In keeping with the School’s AASU50 commemoration, this... View Details
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2018 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
anniversary is not only a key inflection point in the history of HBS, but it is also an important opportunity to take stock of the dynamic business landscape for Black professionals. In keeping with the School’s AASU50 commemoration, this... View Details
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Items in Baker Library's Contemporary Collections $ 1 m+ Amount invested in search technology and artificial intelligence since 2020. We're dedicated to helping business scholars, researchers, and leaders at every level uncover the... View Details