The Great Divergence - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jan 2012
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Franklin P. “Pitch” Johnson Jr., MBA 1952

also as an insightful manager, a man of high ethical standards, and a team player. He provides more than money—quite often, his advice and counsel have been the key elements that helped entrepreneurs transform a good idea into a View Details

01 Dec 2022
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A Quiet Force: Remembering Jay Light

Jay O. Light, Dean of Harvard Business School from 2005 to 2010, died on October 15, 2022, at his home in South Dartmouth, Massachusetts, of cancer. He was 81 years old. Light served on the HBS faculty for more than four decades. He loved... View Details

Keywords: leadership; HBS Dean; obituary; academia

01 Sep 2015
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In My Humble Opinion: Keith Clinkscales (MBA 1990)

heroes: “I’ve seen some great things, but it’s hard to ever let go of Muhammad Ali. Jordan, LeBron, and Kobe...then watching the New England Patriots. One of the highlights of... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

01 Jun 1998
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Project outreach

in Dorchester, Long Island Shelter in Boston, and Gardner Elementary School in Allston. Participants painted, cleaned, and landscaped buildings and grounds. "This is a great way for HBS to get involved in View Details

01 Oct 2002
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What's Cookin'

Keith Garner of Pasta Cuisine, on finding a niche and serving it well: “It's a great feeling to serve someone lunch and have them tell you how delicious it tasted.” by Julia Hanna As a student at HBS, Joe Fox would unwind from a long week... View Details

Keywords: Hanna, Julia

01 Dec 2014
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Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2014

The period before the Great Depression saw the rise of economic forecasters, pioneers who used the tools of... View Details

10 Dec 2014
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Front-Row Seat

Advisory Board and the Corporate Executive Board, I never had the idea that I was a great businessperson, but I thought I was a good businessperson,” he says, citing View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; digital media; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Management

01 Dec 2011
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FAQ

$5 million for gifts mean that a charitable lead trust is a great vehicle for making an inter-generational transfer of family assets with little or no gift tax. Also, the IRS now allows View Details

01 Dec 2007
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Rediscovering America

from depression to optimism,” explains Kanter, who says she grew up “thinking that Americans have a special responsibility to improve the state of the world.” While her agenda is ambitious, Kanter notes,... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

01 Mar 2015
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Cracking Conferences

not team-oriented. Be relevant. Don’t ask for someone’s time without first knowing why it makes sense for the two of you to meet. How do your interests overlap? Engage online. If you’re not active on Twitter, says Molloy, conferences can... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services; Professional Services

01 Mar 2008
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An American Odyssey

attended and taught at Tuskegee Institute and knew Booker T. Washington, brought his family to Philadelphia during the great black northward migration before World War I. America’s father served in View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Lawrence Fouraker; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Finance

01 Sep 2004
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Richard J. Stillman (MBA 1940)

examine his attributes. Perhaps the key to his success was his total knowledge of military history, tactics, and procedures. That knowledge, combined with his own World War I combat experience and his great... View Details

01 Dec 2008
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Leadership: Getting Down to Fundamentals

being. In higher education, historically we’ve been really good at the first aspect, and we’re starting to develop simulations and external activities to take some of this into practice. Where we haven’t been so View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

10 Aug 2015
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A Talent Pipeline for Society’s Challenges

earthquake, they were still so hospitable. It was a great opportunity for me to think about how to help them.” She returned to the United States, committed to making a deeper dive into social enterprise... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

01 Mar 2019
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Case Study: Off to a Fine Art

“It’s been a great boost, and top-line results followed.” What’s ahead: Last spring the company raised $15 million in Series B funding, which will help GAIA expand into other densely populated urban areas in... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

01 Jun 1997
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New Releases

The Innovator's Dilemma by Clayton M. Christensen (Harvard Business School Press) The Innovator's Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail demonstrates why... View Details

01 Mar 2013
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Making Change

geographic spread. We often receive inquiries about interesting projects but have to balance that with our capacity. We are also working to build a strong culture and set of values across our teams to ensure that IDinsight is a great... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; housing; gay rights; diabesity; disability; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Educational Services; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Real Estate

02 Mar 2016
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On Credit

Rockefeller’s early days are chronicled, as are those of Frank Winfield Woolworth, who borrowed $300 from a former employer to open “The Great Five Cent Store” in Utica, New York, in 1879. The correspondents... View Details