Death - Publications - Faculty & Research

10 Nov 2017
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Girl’s Pendant Found at Nazi Camp Site Reunites a Family

Chaim Motzen (MBA 2006) More than 70 years ago, the record of a Nazi death camp in Sobibor, Poland, was nearly lost to history. But archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority have been excavating the site, uncovering mass... View Details

Keywords: Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions; Arts, Entertainment

01 Dec 2014
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Book Review: My Lunch with Warren

evidence has shown that social behavior—including helping others—improves our mental and physical health and extends life expectancy. One study on mortality following 7,000 people found that the risk of death among men and women with the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Sep 2005
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Trouble in Mouse Land

amply rewarded; over the course of ten years, annual profits of WDC went from $291 million to $1.11 billion under the management of Eisner (CEO and chairman) and Wells (president and COO). By the mid-1990s, however, storm clouds had gathered over the Magic Kingdom.... View Details

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

02 Jun 2019
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A Data-Driven Approach to Gun Policy

Christopher Poliquin (now assistant professor of Strategy at UCLA Anderson School of Management), were at first unsure about how they could have an effect on a dire statistic: Nearly 40,000 gun-related deaths occur annually, almost 15,000... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie; Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities; Government

01 Sep 2020
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Turning Point: Change, Stat

60 percent. I remember one shift at the end of March where we were crushed by the number of patients, and for the first time in my career I had to specifically schedule extra time after my shift to complete all of the death certificates... View Details

Keywords: COVID-19; healthcare; medicine; innovation; interpersonal communication; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

01 Jun 2001
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High Stakes on the High Seas

of blue-water sailboat racing,” says Walter Cronkite. The book captures the fury and drama of a killer storm at sea while illuminating the reasons why some people are driven to risk death in the name of recreation. Anticipating brisk... View Details

Keywords: Arts, Entertainment

01 Dec 2001
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New York Club Asks for Donations to September 11 Relief Fund

complex. The New York Police & Fire Widows' & Children's Benefit Fund assists the families of fallen New York City firefighters and police officers. It provides funds to families at the time of a death to assist with immediate expenses.... View Details

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

01 Jun 2012
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In Brief

global strategy, a new position. More Social Enterprise Start-Ups Recognized for Bold Ideas Diabetes is one of the leading causes of death and disability in the developing world, affecting nearly 250 million people. Yet most can't afford... View Details

Keywords: meta; contests; awards

01 Feb 1999
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Classmates Rally to Help Family Stricken with Rare Disease

a genetic enzyme deficiency that leads to rapid muscle deterioration and death from respiratory failure, usually before age five. Although fewer than one thousand children worldwide suffer from any form of Pompe's disease, the Crowleys'... View Details

28 May 2021
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Unspent Love

Kingston’s father carried them up to the children’s rooms. Kingston opened the first gift on her 12th birthday, 10 days after her mother’s death at the age of 48. “When I was a child, opening the next package felt like a treasure hunt. As... View Details

15 May 2018
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Spreading the Safety Net

paid sick leave and the flexibility to work from home, or even abroad. Our hourly employees, working in Rent the Runway’s warehouse, on the customer service team and in our retail stores, had to face life events like caring for a newborn, grieving after the View Details

21 Jun 2020
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Rooting out Racism

players—spurred into action after the death of George Floyd—spoke out. “The final, most pernicious category undergirds the everyday black experience,” Rice writes. These practices put people of color at a disadvantage in the competition... View Details

13 Jun 2017
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Finding Common Ground

Death Star,’” recalls Crespin, the founder of CollaborateUp, a consulting firm that specializes in tackling big societal problems and bridging difficult, cross-sector relationships. He adds, “The environmental people had their arms... View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli

01 Apr 1998
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Professor Ramchandran Jaikumar Remembered

country and abroad. His premature death has robbed us of a world-class scholar and a valued friend and colleague." Professor Marshall Fisher of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, who worked closely with Jaikumar for... View Details

09 Feb 2015
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Remembering John Whitehead (MBA 1947)

his death to the HBS community, Dean Nitin Nohria said, “John Whitehead has been an alumnus we have held up as exemplifying the competence and character we associate with true leadership. It is with deep sadness, as a community, that we... View Details

01 Mar 2008
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Alumni Books

Thelma Olexa (AuthorHouse) Valley Boy: The Education of Tom Perkins by Tom Perkins (MBA ’57) (Gotham Books) Sentinel of the Seas: Life and Death at the Most Dangerous Lighthouse Ever Built by Dennis M. Powers (MBA ’69) (Kensington... View Details

Keywords: Noel Capon; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

29 Mar 2023
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Supporting Earthquake Victims in Turkey and Syria

overwhelming number of applications,” says Karacesme. In just one week, some 94,234 university students have applied, he notes, and all have acute needs: 1,122 of them have had deaths in the immediate family (mother, father, and/or... View Details

01 Jun 2025
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Crucible: Relocation

Illustration by Caroline Tomlinson When we discussed the concept of crucibles at HBS, my best guess then—based on my dating record and polycystic ovaries—was that I might struggle with finding a life partner and with fertility. As I re-emerge from my first real... View Details

Keywords: Zhang, Qian

01 Sep 2011
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Letters to the Editor

contributions that Howard's great friend and colleague Pat Liles made to entrepreneurial teaching at HBS before his untimely death in the spring of 1984. He and Howard made a great team, and we're very fortunate to have had the... View Details