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01 Dec 2012
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From Where We Stand

expansion (President Johnson's Great Society); there were more opportunities for advancement. I soon became manager of the research department, then advertising manager of the book clubs division—Doubleday's largest and most profitable... View Details

22 Sep 2017
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The Epicenter of Miami’s Vice

was for a time the center of the universe for drug smugglers and celebrities in Miami. Farzad: I left to college in 1994. I grew up in Miami. I was born in Iran, we came to Miami just on the eve of the Iranian revolution because my aunt... View Details

01 Sep 2007
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Riding It Out

contaminated. “We had been following the dog food recall, which centered around contaminated wheat gluten, a cheap dog food ingredient used primarily in supermarket brands,” explains Gisholt. “But we were totally shocked to discover that... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; dog food; pets; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade

12 Jul 2021
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Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis

directly to NGOs that have been authorized to supply equipment and supplies to hospitals and COVID care centers in India. By May 12, GiveIndia’s web page was showing a tally of 1,550 donors from 30 different university groups, raising... View Details

01 Sep 2018
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September 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books

Identifying its four fundamental building blocks, he lays out a structured and repeatable process for reinventing an existing business model or creating a new one and then incubating and scaling it into a profitable and thriving... View Details

28 May 2019
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A More Perfect Union

organizations with HBS alumni ties working toward bipartisan democracy reform. The following list outlines a handful of others. What have we missed? Please leave a comment to share the word about other alumni-led efforts, whether focused on the local or federal level,... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; illustration by Dan Bejar

01 Dec 2016
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Alumni Books of 2016

threatening to organizations—or entire industries—that they are best described as “wicked.” Wicked Strategies offers a comprehensive framework for identifying, responding to and profiting from wicked problems. Aston Martin DB4GT by... View Details

02 Oct 2015
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The ‘F’ Word

launch were exhausting but exciting as we raced to hit our deadlines. We were living the Silicon Valley dream. The afternoon before the launch, I had retreated to a quiet restaurant to work alone when my phone rang. It was our data center... View Details

Keywords: Walt Disney Studios

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