George P. Baker - Publications - Faculty & Research

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A Campus Built on Philanthropy | About

life.” George F. Baker Founding Gift George F. Baker & Wallace B. Donham Donham’s vision, George F. Baker’s... View Details

23 Jul 2001
Research & Ideas

Sam Walton: Great From the Start

carefully after that, and maybe I became a little more wary of just how tough the world can be .... But I didn't dwell on my disappointment."' It is worth asking why P. K. Holmes, Walton's landlord, did not renew his lease. There... View Details

Keywords: by Richard S. Tedlow; Retail

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Technology & Operations Management Faculty - Faculty & Research

Assistant Professor of Business Administration Gary P. Pisano Harry E. Figgie, Jr. Professor of Business Administration (Leave of Absence) Ananth Raman UPS Foundation Professor of Business Logistics Willy C. Shih Robert and Jane Cizik... View Details

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Founders & Investors - Entrepreneurship

David Baker Co-Founder & COO, MBAs Across America MBA 2014 Joseph Baron Co-Founder & CEO, Janus Biotherapeutics MBA 1999 Nancy M. Barry President, NBA Enterprise Solutions to Poverty MBA 1975 Ruzwana Bashir CEO, Peek.com MBA 2011 Marla... View Details

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History | About

2013 Harvard Business School Online founded. Deans 2021 to Present Srikant M. Datar 2010 to 2020 Nitin Nohria 2005 to 2010 Jay O. Light PhD 1970 1995 to 2005 Kim B. Clark PhD 1978 1980 to 1995 John H. McArthur MBA 1959, DBA 1963 1970 to 1980 Lawrence E. Fouraker 1962... View Details

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Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Faculty - Faculty & Research

Assistant Professor of Business Administration Deepak Malhotra Eli Goldston Professor of Business Administration Chair, OPM Kathleen L. McGinn Baker Foundation Professor Cahners-Rabb Professor of Business Administration, Emerita Kevin... View Details

30 Apr 2024
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When Managers Set Unrealistic Expectations, Employees Cut Ethical Corners

organization, says Paine, a Baker Foundation Professor. In fact, the fault often lies with managers who set unrealistic deadlines, production targets, or other objectives that lead decent people to take shortcuts to achieve the goal... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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Research - Global

4,000 small businesses conducted between March 22 and 31, 2025, we examine firms’ knowledge, expectations, and decisions during a... April 2025 Teaching Material ZEISS: Commercializing Science By: Maria P. Roche and Richie Zitomer... View Details

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Blavatnik Fellowship in Life Science Entrepreneurship - Health Care

future leaders who want to make important advancements, take risks, and commercialize biomedical discoveries. ” Srikant M. Datar George F. Baker Professor of Administration Dean of the Faculty How to Apply... View Details

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After the Opium War: Treaty Ports and Compradors - A Chronicle of the China Trade

Nineteenth-Century China , p. 72. Digital Accessibility Contact Baker Library Historical Collections Baker Library | Bloomberg Center Harvard Business School Soldiers Field... View Details

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Faculty & Research - Global

highlight the vulnerability of small businesses, which represent a significant share of US economic activity, to rapid trade policy changes and suggest the need for clear policy communication and targeted support mechanisms. April 2025 Teaching Material ZEISS:... View Details

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People - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

People People Faculty Malcolm P. Baker Robert G. Kirby Professor of Business Administration Malcolm Baker is the Robert G. Kirby Professor of Business Administration at the... View Details

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Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

Greenwood & Samuel G. Hanson Robin Greenwood and Samuel G. Hanson describe a methodology to measure sentiment in the market for US Corporate Credit More Info Equity Market Sentiment By: Malcolm P. Baker &... View Details

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Accounting & Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Ioannis Ioannou. George Serafeim : Won the 2010 Wyss Award for Excellence in Doctoral Research. Charles C.Y. Wang : Received a 2010 George P. Schultz Graduate Student... View Details

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In The Classroom - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

PhD Investment Strategies By: Malcolm P. Baker & Samuel G. Hanson Former offerings Investment Strategies and Behavioral and Value Investing Investment Management By: Adi Sunderam & Luis M. Viceira HBS, MBA... View Details

01 Mar 2019
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The Burden Legacy

graduated from Harvard College. Her grandson Ordway P. Burden (AB 1966, MBA 1968, HLS 1971) represented the fourth generation of her family to be educated at Harvard and was attending HBS when the cornerstone of Burden Hall was laid in... View Details

Keywords: Linda Kush

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Augustine Heard & Co.: Building a Family Business - A Chronicle of the China Trade

January 16, 1855. HC: HP-1, p. 31. Digital Accessibility Contact Baker Library Historical Collections Baker Library | Bloomberg Center Harvard Business School Soldiers Field... View Details

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Chase Hall | About

Chase Hall Salmon P. Chase Chase Hall is one of seven buildings named for notable secretaries of the United States Treasury at the suggestion of George F. Baker. Chase Hall is named for Salmon View Details

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2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

more successful and sustainable tech ventures. Article CASE STUDY Facebook (Meta): Can Ethics Scale in the Digital Age? Senior Lecturer George Riedel (MBA 1987) This modified case discussion did not require pre-reading. + More Info – Less... View Details

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Speeding Up the Trade: Clippers and Steamships - A Chronicle of the China Trade

piracy, also stimulated refinements in hull design and rigging.” Layton, p. 44. John Heard, Diary, 1891. HC: FP-4, p. 123. John Heard, Diary, 1891. HC: FP-4, p. 139. Digital... View Details

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