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The Campus Emerges - A Concrete Symbol: The Building of Harvard Business School 1908-1927 – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

on May 14, 1927 featured a military procession and drew large crowds along the banks of the river. Construction View, East Dormitories, June 1926 Hegeman-Harris Company, the contractors hired to construct the HBS campus, broke ground on June 2, 1925. Harvard’s... View Details

20 May 2020
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Keeping Families Connected

executive, Tuchman points out that traditional video-call technology wasn’t built for children. “Adults are fine spending hours on video-calls, talking and asking each other questions.” But kids have short attention spans and need to be... View Details

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Oral Histories | Baker Library

the boards of the Houston Museum of Natural Science, the Museum of Fine Arts and the Houston Ballet. Play Video duration: 1:24 Before HBS Play Video duration: 8:10 At HBS Play Video duration: 5:22 After HBS... View Details

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Jonathan Arena

In the winter, I would fix skis and snowboards. I wouldn’t earn much, but it felt great.” While most people see fine arts and business as worlds apart, Jonathan sees them as kindred interests. “When you’re... View Details

01 Jun 1997
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Taylor R. M. Keen

the reservations, gradually assuming roles of increasing responsibility in sacred ceremonies and serving as an administrative intern for both of his tribes. The high-profile Cherokee chief, Wilma P. Mankiller, served as his mentor. "I got the chance to witness the... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso

03 Nov 2015
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Siblings at HBS: Katie and Tyler Harris

art history major, would rather trade Friday night lights for First Fridays with friends at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Was coming to HBS a joint decision? It wasn’t – Tyler knew much earlier that she... View Details

10 Mar 2021
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Turning Point: Coming to Cambodia

director, and started small by simply updating the museum’s English-language entry on Wikipedia. That led to conducting strategy, management, and proposal-writing workshops for, among others, the National Museum, the Royal University of View Details

Keywords: mentorship; nonprofit management; retirement; leadership

26 May 2016
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Alan F. Horn, MBA 1971

Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts from Union College 2012 Named Chairman, The Walt Disney Studios Chairman, The Walt Disney Studios After two years working on the Ivory Soap account at Procter & Gamble, Alan Horn... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

August 2023
Technical Note

Two Ways of Pursuing a Calling

By: Leslie Perlow and Hannah Weisman

Work can be a means to a financial end, a stepping stone to higher-level jobs, or a meaningful end in itself: a calling. The technical note provides an overview of two different ways people can pursue a calling: with an internal focus or external focus. View Details

Keywords: Personal Development and Career; Job Search; Job Design and Levels; Happiness; Identity; Well-being; Motivation and Incentives; Human Needs; Satisfaction; Mission and Purpose; Fine Arts Industry; Fine Arts Industry; Fine Arts Industry; Fine Arts Industry; Fine Arts Industry

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05 Sep 2007
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First Look: September 5, 2007

specializes in modern and contemporary Indian art. Having been the first firm to offer Indian fine art with authenticity guarantees in an auction setting that increased the transparency of prices, Saffronart... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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2017 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

cross-cultural training, change management, and creating transformational learning environments in unusual spaces. Mara holds a Bachelor of Science in Education and a Master of Fine Arts in Acting from The... View Details

01 Dec 2000
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Opening Doors: Inside the World of Museum Management

In 1995, Boston's Museum of Fine Arts reopened its grand front entrance on busy Huntington Avenue. The symbolism was hard to miss. After decades of attracting a scholarly, sophisticated, highbrow crowd to... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; museums; marketing; management; nonprofits; education; facilities; Internet; Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions; Arts, Entertainment; Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services; Professional Services

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Hiroshi Mikitani

that customers prefer this method has paid off handsomely. In certain categories, Rakuten became a forceful presence. For example, Rakuten merchants sell more than 10 percent of all the wine sold in Japan. They also sell cars, art and... View Details

24 Jun 2014
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First Look: June 24

Publications August 2013 Harvard Business Review Press Collective Genius: The Art and Practice of Leading Innovation By: Hill, Linda A., Greg Brandeau, Emily Truelove, and Kent Lineback Abstract—Why can some organizations innovate time... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 2004
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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

Keywords: Julia Hanna; luxury; Retail Trade

11 Mar 2015
Research & Ideas

How Do You Grade Out as a Negotiator?

wonder if we could have done better; if we get a great deal, we wonder if we could've gotten even more." In his book The Art of Negotiation: How to Improvise Agreement in a Chaotic World, Wheeler gave readers concrete strategies for... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

13 Feb 2006
Research & Ideas

Turning High Potential into Real Reward

book, Crossing the Chasm. NB: Why do so many companies have a hard time getting traction during this phase? Lassiter: The art in this process is recognizing how you get from "today" to the mainstream market of... View Details

Keywords: Re: Joseph B. Lassiter; Consumer Products

16 Apr 2019
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New Research and Ideas, April 16, 2019

forthcoming The Creativity Reader The Art of (Creative) Thought: Graham Wallas on the Creative Process By: Amabile, Teresa M. Abstract—The Creativity Reader is a necessary companion for anyone interested in the historical roots of... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

14 May 2008
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Getting Down to the Business of Creativity

the economic success of fashion designers in the marketplace. (Her research on the market for modern and contemporary fine art in India also bears out this phenomenon.) "One of the most well-accepted... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Retail; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion; Entertainment & Recreation

18 Dec 2007
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First Look: December 18, 2007

aspects of software design evolution in large-scale systems. Learning the Fine Art of Collaboration Authors:Alan MacCormack and Theodore Forbath Periodical:Forethought. Harvard Business Review (forthcoming):... View Details