Status and Position - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Sep 2004
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Big Brothers

Cincinnati police lieutenant, and West, president and CEO of Hospice of Cincinnati, remain BBBS supporters; both spoke at BBBS’s national convention last spring. “Big and... View Details

Keywords: Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations

01 Sep 2011
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The Progress Principle: Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work by Teresa Amabile and Steven Kramer (Harvard Business Review Press) The best managers build a group of employees who... View Details

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

01 Jun 2011
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Alumni Books

strategies, virtual workplaces, results-only work environments, babies at work programs, and on-ramp and off-ramp opportunities. Get the Job You Really Want by James Caan (AMP 164, 2003) (Portfolio) To land... View Details

Keywords: National Security and International Affairs; National Security and International Affairs; National Security and International Affairs; National Security and International Affairs; National Security and International Affairs

01 Mar 2012
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Robots to the Rescue

investment.” Once Staples embraced the Kiva approach with positive bottom-line results, other retailers followed. Kiva’s robots today are processing millions of orders a year in retailers’ warehouses across the United States, the UK,... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; e-commerce; order fulfillment; robotics; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises

19 Apr 2017
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Chicago Becomes a Hub of Startup Action

position as “capital of the heartland” (making it a magnet for graduates of the Midwest’s top universities), its relatively low cost of living (number 10 in the nation), and its View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Emmanuel

01 Sep 2006
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Light Years Ahead

interdisciplinary life-sciences research center on Western Avenue across from the HBS campus, and several of the Harvard professional schools are scheduled to move next to us within several years. This will eventually View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

06 Feb 2020
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HBS Alumni Join Forces on Virus Outbreak in China

like Dr. Wenliang, who have been significantly harmed or have died from the outbreak and whose personal stories will be a positive inspiration to a wider community of potential donors or supporters. The... View Details

01 Aug 2014
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A Shared Sense of Identity

As Participation Committee Section cochair for her 20th Reunion, Stacy Enxing Seng said she was inspired by the positive response and generosity shown by her classmates, who achieved 45 percent... View Details

13 Feb 2015
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Lessons in Perseverance

before 22 of her teachers. It was her weekly 20-minute talk. The topic: the need for a positive attitude. “Banish your negative thoughts,” she said as the teachers took notes. “We need to think positively, because we’ll transmit that to... View Details

Keywords: Tyler Bridges; Elementary and Secondary Schools; Elementary and Secondary Schools

01 Sep 2004
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Promise & Perils

people moving from rural provinces to work in coastal-region factories, this status translated into officially sanctioned lower wages and poorly monitored working conditions. This system is now under assault... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

22 Mar 2023
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Dean Datar Meets with Alumni in Los Angeles

(BiGS), which he described as an interdisciplinary research enterprise that will position HBS as an intellectual hub for examining the most critical issues and opportunities of our times—from climate change... View Details

01 Mar 2010
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Lords of Strategy

customers, in other words — and its position vis-à-vis competitors. If an enterprise had different lines of business, it might view these in historical terms — “First we got into radio, which led us into... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises

01 Jun 2012
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Straight to the Heart

cohesive online presence that promotes your personal brand and to make sure that your status updates are appropriate. If you’re a die-hard Republican, and all of your posts are... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; marriage; social media; matchmaking; Personal Services

01 Jun 2003
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HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

School for alumni that can be taken on the road. The presentation was launched at a number of HBS clubs this spring and received positive response. It can be updated easily to ensure that the most current... View Details

Keywords: Susan Luick Good; HBS Alumni Association; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

29 Aug 2018
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The Value of Valleys

that. Really hard, kind of walking around with the knowledge of who was going to lose their positions and after I got through that I had a hard time pulling myself out of it View Details

05 May 2022
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Lesson Plans

Khan Academy across 190 countries and 50 languages. In this special edition of Skydeck honoring recipients of the Alumni Achievement Award, Associate Editor Julia Hanna talks to Khan about how the nonprofit got its start View Details

13 Apr 2022
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New School

could have the biggest positive impact in education. When Waldron joined Curriculum Associates, the company had already been doing just that for almost 40 years. The owner asked Waldron to make a long-term commitment to those same ideals... View Details

01 Sep 2012
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High Honors

Carroll has increased operating profits and decreased debt. “Once we started partnering with the local communities, unions, and governments, we saw a positive change in... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices

01 Jan 2013
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Thomas A. James, MBA 1966

Baker Scholar, James accepted a position as controller at his father's firm, by then a 75-person financial planning company that was called, as a result of a merger, Raymond James Financial (RJF). At the same time, he enrolled in law... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

26 Jul 2016
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Alumni Capture the Essence of Pokemon GO Craze

The Pokemon GO craze swept across the HBS campus in the last few weeks and it’s also gotten the attention of HBS alumni around the world. Beyond sharing the fun of capturing the game’s many little monsters, alumni also are taking note of... View Details

Keywords: Arts, Entertainment

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