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- 12 Feb 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
Management Practices, Relational Contracts, and the Decline of General Motors
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Economic Development in Inner Cities - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
organization founded in 1994 by Professor Porter. The ICIC seeks to spark the revival of inner cities by bringing market-based approaches to economic development in these distressed areas. Its mission is to help inner cities create jobs,... View Details
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two-time Super Bowl champion, was hired as head coach at the University of Colorado Boulder (CU). He was tasked with reviving the struggling football program, which had achieved only one winning season in the prior 15 years. His hiring... View Details
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A Campus Built on Philanthropy | About
twelve HBS buildings between 1925 and 1927. Facing the banks of the Charles River in a pattern that follows its graceful curve, the original structures represented a continuation of the stately, Georgian Revival style that dominated the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
The Burden Legacy
the first structure on the HBS campus to break away from the Georgian Revival style. The professional life of William A.M. Burden, son of William Sr. and father of William III, spanned aviation, government, modern art, and business. After... View Details
Keywords: Linda Kush
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Alumni - Global
Kelley 23 Jan 2024 HBS Alumni News A Wide Net Former tennis star and investor Navroz Udwadia (MBA 2005) sees scoring opportunities in global markets Re: Navroz Udwadia (MBA 2005); By: April White 29 Nov 2023 HBS Clubs A Holiday Benefit Dinner in LA; Seattle Club View Details
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Shad Hall | About
when it opened in 1990, the Shad Hall fitness center was designed by Kallmann McKinnell & Wood. Despite its massive size, the 118,000-square-foot facility includes architectural details that allow the building to blend harmoniously with the Georgian View Details
- 27 Nov 2019
- Sharpening Your Skills
Secrets for Creating a Long-Lasting Brand
aboard with a plan to revive the brand. Why Your Company Wants to be a 'Cognitive Referent' (Hint: SpaceX) Companies that come to epitomize a nascent market—think Uber, Starbucks, or SpaceX—can capture greater success than other startups.... View Details
- 04 Apr 2023
- Book
Two Centuries of Business Leaders Who Took a Stand on Social Issues
While shareholders still reign supreme at many companies, a widespread shift toward more responsible business practices is driving more leaders to take a stand on social and environmental issues today, says Harvard Business School Professor Geoffrey Jones. Jones... View Details
- 06 Jan 2014
- Research & Ideas
Technology Re-Emergence: Creating New Value for Old Innovations
industries, and technologies re-emerge from the brink of collapse. And while his initial research has focused on the watch industry, his findings also help explain a recent resurgence of independent bookstores, a renaissance of streetcars in numerous urban city... View Details
- 13 Feb 2020
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Open Your Organization to Honest Conversations
New Video: Books@Baker Virtual Session with Michael Beer After prospering for more than 100 years, General Electric found itself in trouble in the early 2000s, facing the double wallop of a depressed energy sector and the financial crisis of 2008. CEO Jeff Immelt tried... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 24 May 2021
- Op-Ed
Can Fabric Waste Become Fashion’s Resource?
COVID-19 has broken fashion’s supply chain. As a result, an already wasteful industry has become more wasteful. Even before the pandemic, the global apparel industry was producing about 92 million tons of textile waste a year. That’s about one garbage truck’s worth of... View Details
- 15 Aug 2022
- Book
University of the Future: Finding the Next World Leaders in Higher Ed
civil war, and multiple periods of domestic unrest. But can this systemically decentralized Harvard continue to be the ‘Harvard’ of the 21st century?” Which universities will step into the void as American universities decline? “As Germany retools and View Details
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Action Plan: Life Study
Above: photo by Beth Perkins “There’s an artistic spark in everybody,” says Ted Hartley (MMP 4, 1956). “If you can get rid of that left-brain inner critic, you can explore what will open up in the right-brain side in all of us.” Hartley came to painting a little over a... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 28 Mar 2012
- What Do You Think?
Are Factory Jobs Important to the Economy?
too-commonly used term, not mine) are tradable on international labor markets. They especially follow the migration of manufacturing activity involving jobs requiring lower skills and compensation. Efforts to revive high value-added... View Details
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Events - Business History
Capitalism and German Imperialism before World War I: A Reassessment Steven Press, Stanford University New time: 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm, followed by refreshments New location: Chao Center, Room 120 Nov 18 18 Nov 2019 Business History Seminar Statoil and the View Details
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Dean’s House | About
Baker Library to allow room for future structures. HBS Deans lived at the house until 1980, when it came to be used primarily for social functions. Dean Nitin Nohria revived the in-residence tradition when he was named Dean in 2010. About... View Details
- 31 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
From SpinPop to SpinBrush: Entrepreneurial Lessons from John Osher
SpinBrush. "He knew it would be knocked off, so he had a two- to three-year product plan," Sahlman said. "He built this company to flip, not to last. It was organized to be sold." The SpinBrush became a huge success for P&G, helping View Details
- 05 Feb 2019
- News
The First Five Years: Karan Shah (MBA 2016)
What is your favorite HBS case and why? “One of my favorite cases is about the re-emergence of the Swiss watch industry. The case discussed the near collapse of the industry after failing to adapt to Japanese competition from battery-powered quartz technology.... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
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Eight Among Many: Alfred A. Checchi
on the line, Checchi had to somehow revive the company amid an industry-wide slump that saw six other airlines go bankrupt. Under his leadership, Northwest eventually did roar back to strength and profitability. "To lead our employees,"... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons