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Stock Exchanges - Coin and Conscience – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

in the great Hamburg fire of 1842. Fortunately, construction of a new exchange building on the Adolphsplatz had already begun in 1839, and was dedicated in 1841. It was enlarged several times during the remainder of the nineteenth... View Details

30 Nov 2017
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SEAS Complex Reaches for a New Frontier

Harvard Business School Dean Nitin Nohria, a wide cross-section of faculty, alumni, students, and friends from across the University were joined by the Turner Construction team, Allston residents, and Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh and... View Details

16 Jul 2013
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First Look: July 16

have described as characteristic of the modern neo-liberal regime. 2013 pub Fashioning an Industry: Socio-cognitive Processes in the Construction of Worth of a New Industry By: Khaire, Mukti Abstract—This study of the high-end fashion... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

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Estevan Santiago

this experience means to my family and me. Being part of the HBS community is like... ...being immersed in a space where you are consistently learning from those whose stories and experiences inspire you and where your pre-existing thoughts/opinions can be View Details

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Site Credits - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

Home Site map Map / Directions Search: General Information HBS Home About Annual Report Campus Commencement Dean Nohria Employment Fifty Years of Women Give News New Construction Academic Programs Doctoral Programs Executive Education MBA... View Details

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Related Collections - A Chronicle of the China Trade

Home Site map Map / Directions Search: General Information HBS Home About Annual Report Campus Commencement Dean Nohria Employment Give News New Construction Academic Programs Doctoral Programs Executive Education MBA Summer Venture in... View Details

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Bibliography - A Chronicle of the China Trade

Home Site map Map / Directions Search: General Information HBS Home About Annual Report Campus Commencement Dean Nohria Employment Give News New Construction Academic Programs Doctoral Programs Executive Education MBA Summer Venture in... View Details

01 Feb 1998
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C.D. Spangler, Jr.: A Leadership Role in Business and Academe

affordable education for all. As he once said of North Carolina's citizens, "In a sense, we are a large family. We will try to direct the proper proportion of our strengths and assets to each member of the family." A Charlotte native, Spangler rose to prominence in his... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry; photo by Ann Hawthorne

01 Oct 1998
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Putting on the Wheels

mainstay of the American economy. So questions about the current Asian economic crisis elicit from him the wry, seen-it-all-before observation that "when you expand, it's always at the wrong time." After all, Hughes points out, with planning and View Details

Keywords: Mary Ellen Gardner

01 Dec 2012
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Shareholders' Value?

outlast disgruntled investors. Giving a favored role to long-term shareholders, such as more voting power than for short-termers, could be one way to combat this. Closer, more constructive relationships between shareholders, managers, and... View Details

07 Aug 2012
Research & Ideas

Off and Running: Professors Comment on Olympics

Staging the Olympics is a Herculean task. Years of preparation, including budget-busting financial requirements, a panoply of construction projects, world-class logistical and communications challenges, and event-planning needs that... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty; Sports

02 Mar 2010
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First Look: March 2

prices associated (or contemporaneous) with JGTRRA. Consistent Constructs in Individuals' Risk Taking in Decisions from Experience Authors:Eyal Ert and Eldad Yechiam Publication:Acta Psychologica (forthcoming) Abstract The current... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

14 Mar 2018
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The 2+2 Program: Finding the Freedom to Take Risks

liberated from the construct of resume building. Knowing that I had HBS waiting for me allowed me to take risks. As a result, my first job after graduating was at a small non-profit. Every day after work, I was filled with pride and joy... View Details

13 Jun 2016
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Is HBS Cutthroat or Collaborative?

you travel to Cambodia, Cipro may become your new best friend.) While my experience in Cambodia was unique in many ways (crickets became our favorite evening snack), the the collaborative spirit demonstrated by my team is commonplace throughout HBS. HBS facilitates... View Details

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Database Best Practices - Research Computing Services

a balance between the efficiency of relational data and the usability of your database for analysis. Fully document the preparation and building of the database Draft up a design plan. You may find it helpful to create an entity-relationship diagram. As you View Details

08 Aug 2016
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Panic Management: Keep Your Eyes on the Road

at how workers could face challenges head on, by becoming more resilient, building a repertoire of skills that allow them to recover quickly, and responding constructively to hardships. “A lot of tough stuff hits us,” he told... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

24 Nov 2014
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Corrupting Silence: Companies Must Speak Up Against Bribes

discovered that many of these problem contracts were not very profitable," says Healy. The results were more stark for Montreal-based engineering and construction firm SNC-Lavalin, which Healy is researching for an upcoming case study. In... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

27 Jan 2016
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A Politician's Investment Portfolio Might Tip Off Corruption Potential

reporting requirements for US senators and representatives mandate the disclosure of all financial transactions in a given year, which allowed Minor to construct their risk preferences. Coupled with no shortage of examples of misconduct,... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland

01 Mar 2003
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All in a Day's Work

‘desk’ part of this position would suit me,” says Oakes, an Austin, Texas, native who worked for the Fifth Ward Community Redevelopment Corporation in Houston before enrolling at HBS. “In my last job, I was always out in the field, on View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Boston Community Capital; Samsung; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management; Real Estate

Earl D. Babst

When Babst took over the helm of American Sugar Refining, he embarked on a major investment in equipment and initiated the construction of a modern refinery in Baltimore, Maryland. During his tenure, Babst also built and purchased mills... View Details

Keywords: Food & Tobacco

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