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06 Nov 2007
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First Look: November 6, 2007

outside of the market, or having to engage in costly and risky strategic behavior. I'll draw on recent examples of market design ranging from labor markets for doctors and new economists, to kidney exchange, and school choice in View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

11 Oct 2023
News

Soldier On

in the joint degree program at HBS and the Kennedy School, moving to Newport News after graduation and serving on the city planning commission before launching his successful run for office. A meticulous... View Details

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Suggested Resources: Israel - Hamas War

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Lehman Brothers Family Partners | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

the public sector. Herbert H. Lehman left the firm in 1928 for politics, serving as governor and senator of New York State. Irving Lehman, who never entered the partnership, was a lawyer and chief judge of... View Details

05 Oct 2023
Blog Post

A Pathway to Public Service: Brandon Moore (MBA/MPP 2025)

range of elective options from both schools. What was your background before attending Harvard Business School? I was a helicopter pilot! Upon graduating from West Point in 2014, I commissioned as an Army aviation officer. My service brought me from frigid upstate... View Details

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Teacher Profiles - Case Method Project

Czarnecki Bishop Seabury Academy Lawrence, KS MO Cindy Dagnan Webb City High School Webb City, MO Subjects: AP US History NY Greg Daniel Harlem Prep High School New York, NY NC Katie Daniels Early College of... View Details

July 2004 (Revised July 2020)
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Hines Goes to Rio

By: Arthur I Segel and Ricardo Reisen De Pinho

The Torre Almirante office tower, Hines' newest project in Rio de Janeiro, was a 36-story, Class AA office tower with an adjoining 420-stall parking structure and a preserved 14-story historic facade. It was completely different from anything that had previously been... View Details

Keywords: Property; Design; Construction; Buildings and Facilities; Risk Management; Problems and Challenges; Real Estate Industry; Brazil; New York (city, NY)

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Economic Strategy - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Strategy Economic Strategy Economic Strategy Nations, regions, states, and cities all require clear economic strategies that engage all stakeholders, boost innovation and ultimately improve productivity. A collaborative strategy—which is... View Details

01 Nov 2020
Research & Ideas

Good Leadership Is an Act of Kindness

in fear of losing their jobs. In times of crisis, bosses must alter their expectations. As Bryce Covert wrote in a New York Times op-ed, "Keeping output steady while maintaining our physical and mental... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Susan Seligson

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A Campus Built on Philanthropy | About

recognition of the remarkable generosity of George Fisher Baker, Sr. (1840-1931) whose extraordinary 1924 gift funded the construction of the original campus. A prominent financier, philanthropist, and president of the First National Bank of View Details

15 Mar 2021
Blog Post

REFLECTIONS ON MY TIME AS BEI DIRECTOR

At the end of March, I will retire from my role as Director of the HBS Business and Environment Initiative and turn the reins to BEI’s new Director Lynn Schenk and Coordinator Elise Clarkson. What has changed since I started in the... View Details

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The Railroads: The First Big Business - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School

the railroads linked port cities to outlying areas, and, by the 1850s, they pushed westward and helped settle the frontier. From eastern terminals, American railways grew at an astonishing pace: from 23 miles of track in 1830 to 240,000... View Details

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Leadership Transitions | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

center, 2001. Prints & Photographs Division, Library of Congress, LC-DIG-highsm-15224. Vartan, Vartanig G. "Peterson Is Named Chief Executive by Lehman: Former Commerce Secretery to Take Ehrman's Post." The New View Details

March 2022 (Revised January 2023)
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Clara Wu Tsai and Brooklyn Loan Innovation

By: Archie L. Jones, Jeffrey J. Bussgang and Henry McGee

Philanthropist Clara Wu Tsai is committed to racial equity and investing in Brooklyn-based minority business owners. In the wake of the George Floyd murder, she decides to create a new initiative called the Social Justice Fund and commit an initial $50 million over 10... View Details

Keywords: Minority-owned Businesses; Racial Equity; Entrepreneurship; Race; Values and Beliefs; Small Business; Partners and Partnerships; Social Issues; Investment; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Decision Making; Brooklyn

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13 Mar 2018
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March 13, 2018

Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54145 Digitizing Disclosure: The Case of Restaurant Hygiene Scores By: Dai, Weijia (Daisy), and Michael Luca Abstract—Collaborating with Yelp and the City of San... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

31 Mar 2008
HBS Case

JetBlue’s Valentine’s Day Crisis

information systems. "We had so many people in the company who wanted to help but who weren't trained to help," Neeleman told the New York Times. "We had an emergency control center full of... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Air Transportation

07 Feb 2024
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The Sound of Success

A groundbreaking gene therapy developed by Akouos, Inc., a precision genetic medicine company founded in 2016 by Emmanuel (Manny) Simons (MBA 2012), has enabled an 11-year-old boy from Morocco to hear sounds for the first time. According to a recent View Details

10 Nov 2011
HBS Case

HBS Cases: Making Lincoln Center Cool Again

New York City Ballet, New York Philharmonic, the New View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Entertainment & Recreation

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Online Business Strategy Courses | HBS Online

Interested In Leadership & Management Entrepreneurship & Innovation Business Essentials Finance & Accounting Business in Society Marketing 90% are more self-assured at work, 10x return on investment, 87% acquired new skills that were... View Details

18 Feb 2020
Blog Post

A Vision of Love@HBS in 2020

rising college seniors. At SVMP, we developed a friendship, which turned into a relationship a year later during Laura’s work trip to the New York City Wine and Food Festival.... View Details

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